Attarintiki Daredi (2013)

Original title

అత్తారింటికి దారేది

Directed by

Trivikram Srinivas

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 50m

Rated

U

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy heir goes undercover as a driver in his aunt's home to heal a family rift. He tries to bring her back into the family after a long estrangement.

lightheartedupliftingfamily-orientedcomedicaction-packedsentimentalwhimsicalenergetic

What happens

Attarintiki Daredi (transl. Which way is aunt's home?) is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. Produced by Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra and Reliance Entertainment, the film stars Pawan Kalyan, Samantha and Pranitha Subhash. Nadhiya, Boman Irani and Brahmanandam feature in supporting roles. The film score and soundtrack album were composed by Devi Sri Prasad. Prasad Murella was the cinematographer. The film focuses on Gautham Nanda, a business heir who acts as a driver in his estranged aunt Sunanda's house to mend her strained relationship with his grandfather Raghunandan who expelled her for marrying against his wishes years before. Principal photography began in January 2013 and ended in July 2013, with the film being primarily shot in and around Hyderabad. Significant portions were shot in Pollachi and Europe. Prior to the film's release, on 22 September 2013, 90-minute footage of the film was leaked online and was widely shared leading to a delay in its release. The film was released on 27 September 2013 and received positive reviews. Despite the leak of half of the film prior to its release, Attarintiki Daredi emerged as a major box office success, and went on to become the highest grossing film in the Telugu language, surpassing Magadheera (2009), with earnings of over ₹131 crore, whilst also collecting a distributor's share of ₹74.88 crore. It was the second highest-grossing film produced from Tollywood in terms of overall box office, due to Magadheera being one of the few Telugu films prior to Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) to receive a widespread dubbed release. It was later surpassed by the after mentioned Baahubali: The Beginning. The film won five Nandi Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, and the B. Nagi Reddy Memorial Award. It was remade in Kannada as Ranna (2015), in Bengali as Abhiman (2016) and in Tamil as Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven (2019). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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