Priyudu

Priyudu is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Shravan and starring Varun Sandesh and Preetika Rao.

Cast

 * Varun Sandesh as Karthik
 * Preetika as Madhu Latha
 * Ranadhir Reddy as Vara Prasad
 * Kota Srinivasa Rao
 * Thagubothu Ramesh
 * Vennela Kishore
 * Nassar as Karthik's father
 * Vijay Sai
 * Ali as Kuphli Baba, Hukka Baba and Pungi Baba
 * Pragathi
 * Surekha Vani
 * Y. Kasi Viswanath as Madhu Latha's father
 * Shweta Basu Prasad (cameo appearance)

Production
Varun Sandhesh plays the role of a businessman's son. Amrita Rao's sister, Preetika, is the heroine. Danayya named the film. The film was shot in Hyderabad and a couple songs were shot in Bangkok. Preetika took lessons in Mumbai to learn Telugu.

Soundtrack
Music by Mohan Jona.

Reception
Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "Priyudu is a better film for Varun Sandesh after Kotha Bangaru Lokam. A critic from The Hindu wrote that "The story gives out an outdated approach to narration and also the characters". A critic from The Times of India wrote that "It just looks like a mish mash of many similar films of the past". 123 Telugu wrote that "Priyudu is a film that has not much going for it except for some instances of humour in the first half". A critic from Full Hyderabad opined that "The movie is a plain commonplace romance, nothing more than an over-dramatization of the kind of unremarkable situations that college youth get into".