Shatamanam Bhavati
Directed bySatish Vegesna
Written bySatish Vegesna
Screenplay bySatish Vegesna
Story bySatish Vegesna
Produced byDil Raju
StarringSharwanand
Anupama Parameswaran
Prakash Raj
Jayasudha
Narrated byMurali Mohan
CinematographySameer Reddy
Edited byMadhu
Music byMickey J. Meyer
Production
company
Release date
  • 14 January 2017 (2017-01-14)
Running time
133 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹80 million[1]
Box office

Shatamanam Bhavati (transl. 'live long for 100 years') is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Satish Vegesna.[4][5] The film is produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations and stars Sharwanand, Anupama Parameswaran, Prakash Raj and Jayasudha in key roles.[6][7] An ensemble cast including Naresh, Indraja, Raja Ravindra, Shiju, Himaja, and Sithara plays supporting roles. Shatamanam Bhavati deals with the themes of "tradition-technology conflict", "joint family vs nuclear family", and "midlife crisis".

The score and soundtrack are composed by Mickey J. Meyer, and cinematography is by Sameer Reddy. The film released worldwide on 14 January 2017 with highly positive reviews and coinciding with Sankranti.[8][9] The screenplay of the film was archived at the Oscar Library.[10] The film has received the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 64th National Film Awards "in appreciation of providing a feeling of jubilation by respecting family values in an unexplored manner".[11] The film has also garnered the Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Award for Best Direction, and Best Home Viewing Feature Film.[12]

Plot

Raghavaraju is a farming landlord in Atreyapuram village of Andhra Pradesh. He lives with his wife Janakamma, along with his nephew Bangararaju, his wife and their son Raju. Raghavaraju lives in his ancestral house built by his forefathers consisting of many generations living in the same household as a joint family. However, with changing times, Ragahvaraju's two sons, Ravi and Kalyan and daughter Jhansi live in the United States, Canada, and Australia respectively as nuclear families. After a gap of 10 years, all of his children arrive in the village during the holiday season of Makara Sankranti, under mysterious circumstances after they receive an email from Raghavaraju, who expresses his wish to divorce his wife.

Nithya is the daughter of Jhansi. Soon Nithya and Raju fall in love but do not express it to each other. The siblings soon reunite. Raju and Nithya set up a meeting of their uncle with his old love interest. However, Jhansi asks Raju to not to keep up his hopes on Nithya's love, which he does but which leaves Nithya heartbroken.

Raghavaraju and Janakamma reveal that they are not going to divorce but getting separated from each other, while Janakamma wants to live with her children. Raghavaraju wants to see her wife happy, so he emails his children so that they can come home and take their mother with them. Raju sent the divorce papers to a lawyer to make them understand the value of family. After Raghavaraju's words, they felt sorry for avoiding their parents. Jhansi accepts Nithya and Raju's marriage and their marriage was accepted by the whole family. All of them celebrate Sankranti and promise to come back for celebrating Ugadi with their family, while Nithya expresses her wish to stay with her grandparents, Raju and his parents.

Cast

Production

Development

The idea of Shatamanam Bhavati originated in 1990s. Director Sathish Vegesna wrote a short story Palle Payanam Etu?, which was written as part of a single-page short story competition conducted by Andhra Prabha. The story was then rejected and not published. Later, in early 2015, Vegesna decided to make a feature film based on the same story.

Role



In September 2015, Sai Dharam Tej has signed two projects for Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations, which were Supreme directed by Anil Ravipudi and Shatamanam Bhavati by Satish Vegesna.[13] In February 2016, Sai Dharam Tej has opted out due to schedule conflicts and replaced by Raj Tarun[14] alongside Anupama Parameswaran.[15] Later in May 2016, Raj Tarun was replaced by Sharwanand as lead in the film.[16] After performing well in two Telugu films Premam (2016) and A Aa (2016), Anupama was cast to play the role Nithya, an NRI from Australia.[17]

Filming

The film was officially launched on 27 August 2016 and muhurtam shot was also done. The principal photography of the film began in Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh in September 2016. completed by.[18] Few scenes were filmed at Thalluru, nearby Rajahmundry.[19] Filming was wrapped up on 28 November 2016 within 49 days.[20]

Soundtrack

Shatamanam Bhavati
Film score by
Mickey J. Meyer
Released18 December 2016
Recorded2016
GenreSoundtrack
Length18:24
LabelAditya Music
ProducerMickey J. Meyer
Mickey J. Meyer chronology
Okka Ammayi Thappa
(2016)		 Shatamanam Bhavati
(2016)		 Mister
(2017)

Music is composed by Mickey J. Meyer. The album was released by Aditya Music company.[21]

Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Mellaga Tellarindoi"Sri ManiAnurag Kulkarni, Ramya Behara, Mohana Bhogaraju4:12
2."Shatamanam Bhavati"Ramajogayya SastryK. S. Chithra, Vijay Yesudas3:21
3."Naalo Nenu"Ramajogayya SastrySameera Bharadwaj3:46
4."Nilavade"Ramajogayya SastryS. P. Balasubrahmanyam2:52
5."Hailo Hailessare"Sri ManiAditya Iyengar, Rohith Paritala, Mohana Bhogaraju, Divya Divakar4:13
Total length:18:24

Home media

The film was dubbed in Hindi as S/O Krishnamurthy and released by Aditya Movies in September 2019.[22] It was also dubbed in Tamil under the same name. The television broadcast rights of the film were acquired by Zee Telugu. The film was premiered on 26 March 2017[23] and registered a TRP rating of 15.4.[24] Later it was made available on ZEE5.

Reception

Box office

Made on budget of ₹80 million (equivalent to ₹110 million or US$1.4 million in 2023), the film collected a gross of ₹107 million (equivalent to ₹150 million or US$1.9 million in 2023) and distributor's share of ₹60 million (equivalent to ₹84 million or US$1.1 million in 2023) in its opening week. Mint reported that the film collected a gross of $653,664 (₹44.5 million) in the United States in the first two weeks since its release.[25] The film was exhibited for 100 days in few movie theaters across the Telugu states.[26] In late April 2017, a success meet was held for the film's 100 days theatrical run.[27]

Critical response

Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics. Various critics praised Vegesna's screenplay.[28] Srividya Palaparthi of The Times of India gave the film three stars out of five and commented, "Shatamanam Bhavathi doesn’t offer much as a film. However, this is the holiday season, and if you wanted watch a laid-back low-risk film with your family, there couldn’t be a better choice."[29] and also praised cinematography done by Sameer Reddy. The Hindu's Srivathsan Nadadhur quoted the film as "rightly peppered for the festive season" and "an ideal family watch".[30] He further added that the film gets its balance right predominantly due to the performances, humour and Mickey J. Meyer's music.

Writing for Deccan Chronicle, Pranita Jonnalagedda gave mixed review about the film and felt that the music compositions by Mickey J. Meyer have similarities with other films like Brahmotsavam, Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu and A Aa. She also criticized of the predictability of most of the scenes in the film.[31] Jeevi of Idlebrain praised the dialogues written Vegesna's which explored morals and relationships. On a whole, he wrote that "Shatamanam Bhavati has elements and intent that attract family crowds this festival season."[32]

Legacy

Following the success of the film, Vegesna further directed two family drama films Srinivasa Kalyanam (2018) and Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020). Both films have similar plot, focusing more on "tradition-technology conflict", "joint family vs nuclear family" and "age-old wedding traditions".

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu listed Shatamanam Bhavati among "Top 10 Telugu films of 2017".[33] It was also featured on The Indian Express's "2017’s best Telugu films" article, written by Manoj Kumar R.[34]

Accolades

Award[lower-alpha 2] Date of ceremony[lower-alpha 3] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
65th Filmfare Awards South 16 June 2018 Best Film – Telugu Shatamanam Bhavati Nominated [35]
Best Director – Telugu Satish Vegesna Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Telugu Prakash Raj Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Jayasudha Nominated
Best Music Director – Telugu Mickey J. Meyer Nominated
Best Lyricist – Telugu Ramajogayya Sastry – "Shatamanam Bhavathi" Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu Anurag Kulkarni – "Mellaga Tellarindoi" Nominated
Nandi Awards of 2016 14 November 2017 Akkineni Award for Best Home-viewing Feature Film Dil Raju Won [36]
Best Director Satish Vegesna Won
Best Supporting Actress Jayasudha Won
Best Character Actor Naresh Won
Best Cinematographer Sameer Reddy Won
64th National Film Awards 3 May 2017 Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Satish Vegesna and Dil Raju Won [37]
7th South Indian International Movie Awards 14–15 September 2018 Best Film (Telugu) Shatamanam Bhavati – Dil Raju Nominated [38]
Best Director (Telugu) Satish Vegesna Nominated
Best Cinematographer (Telugu) Sameer Reddy Nominated
Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) Prakash Raj Nominated
Best Supporting Actress (Telugu) Jayasudha Nominated
Best Comedian (Telugu) Praveen Nominated
Best Lyricist (Telugu) Ramajogayya Sastry – "Nilavade" Nominated
16th Santosham Film Awards 26 August 2018 Best Supporitng Actor Naresh Won

Notes

  1. ↑ International Business Times India estimates the film worldwide gross to be ₹535 million (US$6.7 million).[2] Deccan Chronicle estimates the film worldwide gross to be ₹550 million (US$6.9 million).[3]
  2. ↑ Awards are in Alphabetical order.
  3. ↑ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Tollywood in 2017: 15 highest grossing Telugu movies of the year - Baahubali 2, Khaidi No 150, JLK, DJ and others". International Business Times. 17 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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