Vennela 1½

Vennela 1 1/2
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Directed by	Vennela Kishore
Produced by	Vasu, Varma
Written by	Vennela Kishore
Starring	Chaitanya Krishna Monal Gajjar Bramhanandam Vennela Kishore
Music by	Sunil Kashyap
Cinematography	Suresh Bhargav
Production company	GR8 Films
Release date	21 September 2012 (2012-09-21)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Vennela 1 1/2 (Telugu: వెన్నెల 1 1/2) is a 2012 Telugu film directed by Vennela Kishore and produced by Vasu & Varma on GR8 Films banner. It is a sequel to the critically acclaimed 2005 Telugu film Vennela by Deva Katta. It stars Chaitanya Krishna, Monal Gajjar, Bramhanandam & Vennela Kishore in the lead. Sunil Kashyap provided the Music while Suresh Bhargav handled the Cinematography. It was released on 21 September 2012.

The movie opened to negative reviews. Haricharan Pudupeddi of DNA India gave a review stating "Vennela 1 1/2 is loathsome with the senseless 'bathroom humour' that runs throughout the film. Vennela 1 1/2 is one of the worst comedy films of recent times." IBN Live stated "After watching the trailers, most of us did not expect anything more from Vennela 1 1/2 than low brow comedy. What came as a surprise was that the film did not pack a sensible story that might have made us sit through the haranguing second half." The Times Of India gave a review stating "The performances vary from loony to queer. It would be unfair to call it acting. What the characters just indulge in is absolute tom-foolery of degenerated variety. Chaitanya has a presence, but really has nothing much to do as does Monal. Let's just say, the other departments are in tune with the rest of the film." The Hindu gave a review stating "From the Kya Kool Hai Hum clan of film-making, it tries to be like American Pie, but fails miserably. It's just a mindless excuse for a film, filling up the 70mm. The film is not for those looking for cinema, but for those with raging hormones, looking for a cheap laugh." 123telugu.com gave a review stating "If you are a fan of the original 'Vennela' and go in for this movie expecting something similar, you will be sorely disappointed. I was a fan of Vennela Kishore the actor. But I am not going to be a fan of Vennela Kishore the director." telugu.way2movies.come gave a review stating "Except for few comedy parts, Vennela 1 ½ has nothing to offer."

The movie's audio release function was held on 5 February 2012 at Hyderabad. Monal Gajjar, Madhurima, Chaitanya Krishna, Manoj Manchu, Nara Rohit, and V. V. Vinayak graced the event.