Oh My Friend is an upcoming Telugu-language musical film written and directed by debutant Venu Sriram
Cast :
Siddharth Narayan
Shruti Haasan
Hansika Motwani
Navdeep
Siddharth Narayan plays the lead role, while actress Shruti Haasan replaced Amrita Rao as the heroine. Earlier Ye Maya Chesave fame Samantha Ruth Prabhu was planned as the female lead, but was later replaced by Amrita Rao, since a Hindi dubbed version is probable; and then recently finalized to Shruthi Haasan. Hansika Motwani has been roped in to play the second female lead. The film also had conducted photo shoots with actresses Amala Paul and Nithya Menen, with the latter suggesting that Siddharth wanted Shruti Haasan in the role.
The film score and soundtrack are composed by Kerala State Film Award winner Rahulraj, who makes his debut in Telugu cinema after an impressive 10 film stint in Malayalam cinema.
Several photo sessions held on January 17, 2011. The shooting commenced on February 21, 2011. The first audio teaser was released on August 6.
All the music is composed, arranged and programmed by Rahulraj, except one song Sri Chaitanya which was composed by the late Anil R. The lyrics are written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sasthry and Krishna Chaitanya. The audio received overwhelming responses, and the song Maa Daddy Pockets became a rage among the youth immediately on release
Telugu film portal kothimeer.com qouted that " Certain albums come with a 'guaranteed success' tag and no doubt 'Oh My Friend' is one of them. All the songs are extremely easy on ears with smooth flowing affect and focuses more on melody, lyrics and vocals. Malayalam music director Rahul Raj rightly acquires the tag of hit machine in the music industry with this album. Songs are the treat for all those in love as well as for them who believe in true friendship. Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry and Krishna Chaitanya came together to frame the best lyrics that compliments the tunes composed by Rahul Raj."
Another famous telugu film portal 123telugu.com concluded by giving the verdict "The album of 'Oh my Friend' feels fresh and youthful. There are some terrific tracks in the album. Malayalam music director Rahul Raj makes an impressive Telugu debut with this movie. ".
The audio went on to mark record sales of 3 lakh CDs within 9 days of release.The cast and crew celebrated the Triple Platinum Disc celebrations on November 5th, 2011; six days prior to the film's release
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