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Atu America Itu India

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Atu America Itu India
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGummaluri Sastry
Written byChilumula Shanthi Kumar
Produced byAmit Limaye
Chilumula Shanthi Kumar
StarringSunny
Vannessa
Santhi Kumar
Christina
Vijay Nainan
Pranathi
CinematographyTom Agnello
P. Diwakar
Edited byV. Nagireddy
Music byMadhavapeddi Suresh
Production
company
DotCom Art Creations
Release dates
  • 25 May 2001 (2001-05-25) (New Jersey, USA)
  • 12 October 2001 (2001-10-12) (India)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Atu America Itu India (transl. That is America, this is India) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Gummaluri Sastry and starring Sunny, Vannessa, Santhi Kumar, Christina, Vijay Naynala and Pranathi. The film won the Nandi Award for Third Best Feature Film.[2][3]

Plot

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The film is about the confused lifestyle faced by Indian expatriates in America during the 2000s.[1]

Cast

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  • Sunny as Vikas
  • Vannessa
  • Santhi Kumar
  • Christina as Sahiti
  • Vijay Nainan as Mohan
  • Pranathi
  • Appaajosyula Satyanarayana as the house owner

Production

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This film marked the debut of ChristinaJ, who later became known as the author of the children's book Royal Planet.[4] The film was shot in the tri-state area. A song was partially filmed in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[5]

Release

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The film premiered in New Jersey at the former Strand Theatre in Plainfield.[6] After a 24% tax was imposed on the film for being shot outside of Andhra Pradesh (including present day Telangana), the release of the film in India was delayed for some time until the film was exempt from taxes by the state government.[1]

Reception

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Sri of Telugucinema.com concluded that the film was a "[g]ood [t]ry by the producers".[5] E M Bhargava of Full Hyderabad wrote, "It's perhaps easier to get to America than to sit through this".[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tax Holiday for Atu America ..." Idlebrain.com. 20 September 2001. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Nandi Awards 2001–2002". Idlebrain.com. 19 October 2002. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Gummuluri Sastri is no more". Idlebrain.com. 27 November 2008. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Success Knows No Boundaries for ChristinaJ M.Eng. '06". Stevens Institute of Technology. 28 February 2023. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  5. ^ a b Sri. "Atu America – Itu India". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2001. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  6. ^ Chodavarapu, Prasad A. (19 May 2001). "Re: [racchabanda] "Atu America – Itu India" – Telugu movie premier in NJ!". Google Groups. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  7. ^ Bhargava, E. M. "Atu America Itu India Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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