Okato Number Kurraadu () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and starring newcomer Taraka Ratna and Rekha.
Cast
Taraka Ratna as Balu Rekha as Swapna Tanikella Bharani as Swapna's father Rajeev Kanakala as Rajeev Devadas Kanakala as Rajeev's father Giribabu as Swapna's uncle Chitram Srinu MS Narayana Dharmavarapu Subramanyam Sunil Chitti Babu Raghu Babu
Production This was the second film Taraka Ratna shot for but ended up releasing first. The film was initially titled 1va Number Kurraadu.
Soundtrack Music was composed by M. M. Keeravani and lyrics were written by Chandrabose and Suddala Ashok Teja. "Thodakotti Chebutunna" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Godwin "Nuvvu Choodu Choodakapo" - M. M. Keeravani, Ganga "Orey Nuvvu" - S. P. B. Charan, K. S. Chitra "Aggipulla" - Tippu, Kalpana "Nemali Kannoda" - Udit Narayan, K. S. Chitra "Enni Janmalettinaa - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra
Reception Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu wrote, "He [Taraka Ratna] impresses with acting, dancing and fighting, the essential ingredients of modern cinema. But the theme is ordinary, narrating a routine story" and called M. M. Keeravani's music "a redeeming factor". Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote, "The film starts with an interesting incident [...] But the scenes shown in between are not good enough make viewers excited". A critic from Full Hyderabad opined, "As a movie, Okato Number Kurraadu sucks. That's because it has nothing new by way of a script, remorselessly follows an earlier movie by the same filmmakers".
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