Avakai Biryani
| Avakai Biryani | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster for the film
|
|
| Directed by | Anish Kuruvilla |
| Produced by | Sekhar Kammula, Chandra Sekhar Kammula |
| Written by | Anish Kuruvilla |
| Starring |
Kamal Kamaraju Bindu Madhavi |
| Music by | Manikanth Kadri |
| Cinematography | Shamdat |
| Edited by | Praveen Boyina |
|
Production
company |
|
| Distributed by | Amigoes Creations Pvt Ltd |
|
Release date
|
|
|
Running time
|
140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Avakai Biryani is a 2008 Telugu film written and directed by Anish Kuruvilla. Filmed in Telugu, it revolves around Akbar Kalam, a Muslim auto rickshaw-driver and Lakshmi Jandhyala, a traditional Hindu woman with a romantic backdrop. The film stars debutants Kamal Kamaraju and Bindu Madhavi in the lead.
Avakai Biryani (Pickeled Biryani) is a coming of age story of two individuals from two completely different backgrounds and cultural upbringing. The only similarity between them is the fact that they both belong to the same picturesque, historic town of Devarakonda, about 100 km from Hyderabad city.
Akbar, an orphan Muslim is an auto driver, whose days are all about lugging passengers from one town to another on the highway. But driving an auto is not all he wants to do. He wants more in life. His goal is to pass his final year B.com examinations, something he has failed to do now three times in a row.
Lakshmi, a traditional Brahmin girl, resettled with her family in Devarakonda, having been displaced from Polavaram. Her family used to traditionally run a hotel over there for many years. Her aim now is to be able to open up a hotel on the highway near Devarakonda and make it a success. She also takes a lot of pride in the avakai (mango pickle) she makes and has big plans of selling them in Hyderabad.
While these central characters go about their goals, the town of Devarakonda itself has a lot of things going on: the village panchayat which seldom takes care of its own people, a thriving 7 seater auto business run corruptly, with the conspirators in this case being two influential people in the town.
Akbar and Lakshmi become friends after first being apprehensive about each other's faiths and backgrounds. They respect each other's dreams and ambitions, which much later turns into a mature loving relationship.
The goings on in the town compel Akbar to take a stand on certain issues. He becomes an accidental hero, but what happens to his relationship with Lakshmi? How much further can it go? Her father is uncompromising in his attitude towards Muslims. The couple takes a decision.
Music composed by Manikanth Kadri. Music released on ADITYA music company.
Anish Kuruvilla previously assisted Nagesh Kukunoor in Rockford. At that time, Sekhar Kammula cast Kuruvilla for Dollar Dreams, Kammula's maiden directorial venture. Kuruvilla also assisted Kammula in the direction. Their relationship continued with the rest of Kammula's films - Anand (2004), Godavari (2006) and Happy Days (2007 film) (2007). It was only after the latter film, that Kuruvilla found himself ready to direct feature films. Though Kuruvilla had directed a film titled Naa Video Diary in 2007,Avakai Biryani was his first feature film.
...
Wikipedia