Avunanna Kadanna

Avunanna Kaadanna is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Teja. The film stars Uday Kiran and Sadha.

Cast

 * Uday Kiran as Ravi
 * Sadha as Aravinda (credited as Sadaf)
 * Krishna as Ramakrishna Ravi's father
 * Pilla Prasad as Mangaraju
 * Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Ravi and Aravinda's Father
 * Suman Shetty
 * Rallapalli
 * Sana
 * Sudha
 * Duvvasi Mohan
 * Sangeeta
 * Rama Prabha
 * Shravya
 * Nirmala Reddy
 * Rajendra
 * Rajababu

Soundtrack
The music was composed by R. P. Patnaik.
 * "Avunanna" – R. P. Patnaik
 * "Gudigantala" – S. P. B. Charan, Usha
 * "Anaganaga" – KK, Usha
 * "Nelathalli" – Shankar Mahadevan
 * "Preminchanani" – Sandeep, Usha (singer)| Usha
 * "Malinam" – Usha
 * "Suvvi Suvvi" – K. S. Chithra, Mallikarjun

Production
Sadha was chosen to make her second collaboration alongside Teja after Jayam. This film marks the third collaboration of Uday Kiran and Teja after Chitram and Nuvvu Nenu. Teja's frequent collaborator, R. P. Patnaik, was roped in to compose the music. The producer spent a good sum of money although he did not make money after Venky and Mr & Mrs Sailaja Krishnamurthy.

Reception
The film released to positive reviews. A critic from Sify praised the performances of the lead actors and Dharmavarapu and stated how "On the whole, Teja tries his best with a sugar-coated love story that is fun to watch". A critic from Idlebrain.com gave the film three and of five stars and praised the performances of much of the cast and the first half of the film.