Ullasamga Utsahamga

Ullasanga Utsahanga
Release poster
Directed byA. Karunakaran
Written byChintapalli Ramana (Dialogues)
Screenplay byA. Karunakaran
Story byA. Karunakaran
Produced byG. S. Ranganath
B. P. Somu
StarringYasho Sagar
Sneha Ullal
CinematographyI. Andrew
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Music byG. V. Prakash Kumar
Production
company
Amruth Amarnath Arts
Release date
  • 18 July 2008 (2008-07-18)
Running time
156 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget40 million[1]

Ullasamga Utsahamga (transl. Joyfully and energetically) is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by A. Karunakaran. The film stars Yasho Sagar and Sneha Ullal in their Telugu film debut. With music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, the film was released on 25 July 2008. The movie was declared a blockbuster at the box office.[1] The film was dubbed in Malayalam as Ayyo Pavam.[2] It was remade into Kannada as Ullasa Utsaha (2009).

Yasho Sagar died in a car crash on 19 December 2012. He had starred in another unreleased film titled Mr Premikudu.[2]

Plot

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Dhanalakshmi, alias Dhana, is the only daughter of a landlord who has over 50 crore of property. As she lost her mother in her childhood, her father married another woman. However, Dhana faces neglect from her stepmother. After Dhana's father passes away, there is no one to console her, and the only friend who showed affection was Balaji. He, too, leaves her after she completes her schooling. After Dhana grew up, she bequeathed her father's property, and her mother saw it and wanted to marry Dhana against her wishes. Then, Dhana escapes from her house and takes shelter in her friend's house in Hyderabad.

Aravind, the son of a garage owner, is a vagabond. He comes across Dhana and loses his heart to her. However, after a few encounters, Dhana gets caught by her stepmother, and when she is about to take her away, Aravind helps her escape the abduction with the help of the police. This makes Dhana befriend Aravind, and she reveals her childhood friendship and tells him that she is in love with Balaji and cannot imagine any other in his place. After refusing, Aravind decides to seek employment in Kolkata. At the same time, Dhana also learns that Balaji is in Kolkata.

They both again meet on a train, and accidentally, Dhana misses the train during the journey. Aravind helps her reach Kolkata to meet Balaji. In the process, Aravind gets severely hurt at the hands of a criminal who tries to implicate Dhana in a narcotics case. Later, Aravind takes Dhana to Balaji's house in Kolkata. Dhana's stepmother also reaches Kolkata and agrees to Dhana's marriage to Balaji. When the marriage is about to take place, Dhana realises that her stepmother enacted a drama and created a fake Balaji to impress Dhana. Again, Aravind comes to her rescue, and at that time, Dhana realizes that she is in love with Aravind. The film ends with Dhana and Aravind accidentally meeting Balaji and his fiancée. Shocked, Dhana faints upon knowing this, then Arvind manages the situation and tactically leaves the place with her.

Cast

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Production

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Bharath, the son of Kannada film producer B. P. Somu and a relative of Prajwal Devraj, made his debut under the stage name of Yasho Sagar.[3]

Soundtrack

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Ullasamga Utsahamga
Soundtrack album by
Released7 May 2008
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length33:20
LabelAditya Music
G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology
Kaalai
(2007)
Ullasamga Utsahamga
(2008)
Kuselan / Kathanayakudu
(2008)

The soundtrack consisted of seven songs composed by G. V. Prakash. Lyrics were written by Anantha Sriram. The audio of the film was released on 7 May 2008. The song "Priyatama" was later reused for the Tamil film Saguni.

No.TitleSingersLength
1."Ullasamga"Krish04:30
2."Dhannale Thalli"Rahul Nambiar04:55
3."Naa Prema"Karthik, Harini04:25
4."Lalipata"V. V. Prasanna03:10
5."Priyatama"Sonu Nigam06:01
6."Mata Matiki"Sayanora Philip, Rahul Nambiar, Karthik05:32
7."Chakori"Vasundhara Das, Benny Dayal04:45
Total length:33:20

Reception

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Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "On a whole, Ullasanga Utsahanga is a decent love story with some cute and cherishing moments".[4] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "On the whole, Ullasanga Utsahanga is watchable for its feel-good appeal".[5]

Award(s)

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2008- Top 5 films at the box-office". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b P. T. I. (19 December 2012). "Telugu actor Bharath dies in road accident". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Family event". Bangalore Mirror. 24 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. ^ jeevi (25 July 2008). "Telugu Movie review - Ullasanga Utsahanga". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. ^ Rajamani, Radhika (25 July 2008). "Ullasanga Utsahanga is a good watch". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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