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"I am happy to work with Srinivas Avasarala garu for the third time and I can’t do a much better film than PAPA" - Naga Shaurya at the teaser launch

'Phalana Abbayi Phalana Ammayi (PAPA)' is Srinivas Avasarala’s co... Read More
'Phalana Abbayi Phalana Ammayi (PAPA)' is Srinivas Avasarala’s comeback film with his trademark comedy, emotion, and classical touches. This is the third film of Naga Shaurya under Srinivas Avasarala’s direction. So, expectations are sky-high.

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Their previous outings 'Oohalu Gusagusalade' and 'Jyo Achyutananda' are hilarious and tug at the heartstrings. 'PAPA' also brings Naga Shaurya and Malavika Nair together for the second time. The cute pairing, the looks, and the sparkling chemistry shall be the highlight of the film. The makers released the official teaser for the film today.

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About the launch event:

The teaser launch is graced by cast and crew members Naga Shourya, Malavika Nair, Srinivas Avasarala, Shreyas, Kiran, Kalyani Malik, Sri Vidya, Sowmya, Abhishek, Sunil Kumar, Bhaskarabatla, Lakshmi Bhupal, and others.

Music director Kalyani Malik said, “I feel privileged to get any Srinivas Avasarala films. The songs I composed for his films always came out well. You’ll love all the songs of PAPA. 50% of the credit goes to singers and lyric writers”.

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Lyric writer Bhaskarabatla praised the director for the literary values in the film. Then speaking about Kayani Malik on great music for the film. Another lyric writer Lakshmi Bhupal compared Srinivas Avasarala and Kalyani Malik's combo with that of Vamsi and Ilaiyaraja. “There are great songs in the movie, and I too contributed to the lyrics”, he added.

Director Srinivas Avasarala put forward an interesting thing about PAPA. He remarked, “We planned to make the film in collaboration with inputs from the cast and crew. We tried to make it more conversational. Sound is recorded on sets and most of the lines are impromptu. Everyone on the stage is my collaborator”. That makes PAPA a first-of-its-kind film made with a collaborative effort in terms of scripting the film.

Malavika Nair thanked everyone and said, “I began my journey in 2016 and thanks to all the supporters and well-wishers on the stage. PAPA is Sanjay and Anupama’s love story. There are highs and lows in the film. So, watch and enjoy it”.

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Hero Naga Shourya sharing his experience:

Naga Shourya grabbed a lion’s share of the speeches as he spoke to the end. He said, “I am happy to get a good launch from Srinivas Avasarala back in those days, and now I have done 23 films. No one else can recreate the magic of Avasarala. And I can’t do a much better film than PAPA. Thanks to editor Kiran who travelled to London and showed us the edits. Lakshmi Bhupal is more like a family now and supported me in my journey. Bhaskarabatla’s songs are always a hit in my films. Kalyani Malik took all the songs to next level. Cinematographer Sunil shot beautiful frames in a minimalistic way. Malavika has an amazing screen presence and always loves to work with her”.


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If playing a single role effectively with intense action and emotions is a huge task these days, some actors have played dual and triple roles and yet made their movies blockbusters with their acting and engaging screenplays. The upcoming Nandamuri Kalyan Ram’s film ‘Amigos’ features him in three roles the feat earlier repeated by his brother Jr.NTR in ‘Jai Lava Kusa’ (2017). Therefore, ETimes has compiled a list of actors who have played triple and more roles in Tollywood films.

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Sr NTR’s 1977 film ‘Daana Veera Soora Karna' is a film based on Hindu Mythology in which Sr.NTR played the title character Karna beside Lord Krishna and Duryodhana. The film was based on the life of Lord Karna from ‘Mahabharata’ which is also co-written, produced and directed by NTR Rama Rao. The cult hit film is even popular today among the Telugu people.

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Akkineni Nageswara Rao’s 1966 film ‘Navaratri’ directed by Tatineni Rama Rao showcased Akkineni Nageswara Rao in 9 characters based on its storytelling such as he was seen as Anand Rao – The Widower, Devadasu – T

he Drunkard, Karunakar – The Doctor, Gopal Rao – The Gunman, Shantaiyah – The Villager, Siriopuram Sundaramaiyah – The Leper, Bhagavathar – The Actor, SP Rao – The Hunter and Venu the Bridegroom as the plot itself is based on what happens with a man during the nine nights of ‘Navaratri’.

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If we have to talk about Superstar Krisha and his film in triple roles it is a huge topic as he was one of the earlier actors in Tollywood to do this feat and one of the actors with more no.of films with Triple roles. He has done triple roles in more than 7 films and a few of them are given above.

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Sobhan Babu has featured in a Telugu remake of a Tamil film enacted by Rajinikanth in the original titled ‘Moondru Mugam’ in which Sobhan Played the 3 roles directed by Tatineni Ramarao entertained the Telugu audience and the movie is said to be a decent hit at the box-office.

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This is a comedy film produced by Jyothi Kumar and directed by K.Vasu starring Rajendra Prasad, Chandra Mohan, Naresh and Jeevitha Rajashekar in the lead roles. The film showcases actor Chandra Mohan in a triple role as Chandram, Chalapathi and Parvathisam.

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This 1994 film by K.Raghavendra Rao and produced under Chiranjeevi’s home banner by Nagendra Babu and Pawan Kalyan feature Chiranjeevi in triple roles as Prudhvi, Vikram and Dattatreya. The film has its music composed by Vidyasagar dubbed into Tamil as ‘Alex Pandian (1994).’

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Nandamuri Balakrishna’s 2012 film ‘Adi Nayakudu’ written and directed by Paruchuri Murali starred Nandamuri Balakrishna in triple roles. He was seen as Harishchandra Prasad, Rama Krishna Prasad and Bobby in the movie which has its music composed by Kalyani Malik.

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The 1990 Tamil comedy film ‘Michael Madana Kama Rajan’ (1990) written by Kader Kashmiri and directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao featured Kamal Haasan in four roles. The film has its music composed by Ilayaraja while its cinematography was performed by B.C.Gowrishankar and the film were edited by D. Vasu. Though this is not the only film Kamal Hassan acted in in multiple roles, this is also one of the Best films that he did in multiple roles before his ‘Dasavarataram’.

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Nandamuri Kalyanram’s 2023 film ‘Amigos’ written and directed by Rajendra Reddy features him in doppelganger roles as Siddharth an entrepreneur, Manjunath a software engineer and the Gangster Michael. The film stars Kannada actress Ashika Ranganath as the female lead while NIthin Prasanna and others play other important roles in the film.

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