Ami Thumi
2017 film by Mohan Krishna Indraganti
Ami Thumi (transl. 'Fight it out') is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Mohanakrishna Indraganti. It stars Adivi Sesh, Eesha Rebba, Srinivas Avasarala, Aditi Myakal, Tanikella Bharani and Vennela Kishore. The film was produced by K C Narasimha Rao, music composed by Mani Sharma, and cinematography by P. G. Vinda and edited by Marthand K. Venkatesh.
Ami Tumi is loosely based on Richard Brinsley Sheridan's comic opera The Duenna. There is another movie called Ananda Nilayam (1971) directed by B.S. Narayana which is also based on the same literature.
Plot
Ami Thumi is a situation comedy about two couples in love: Maya (Aditi Myakal) and Vijay (Srinivas Avasarala) and his sister Deepika (Eesha Rebba) and Ananth (Adivi Sesh). Deepika's father Janardhan (Tanikella Bharani) objects to her relationship and is also a business rival of Maya's father. While Maya opts to become a nun, Janardhan arranges Deepika's marriage with another man, Sri Chilipi (Vennela Kishore); however, Deepika tricks Sri Chillipi into helping them. The movie follows his plans to help them change Janardhan's mind.
Cast
Adivi Sesh as Ananth
Eesha Rebba as Deepika
Srinivas Avasarala as Vijay
Aditi Myakal as Maya
Tanikella Bharani as Janardhan, Vijay and Deepika's father
Vennela Kishore as Sri Chilipi
Jogini Shyamala Devi as Kumari, Vijay and Deepika's maid
Ananth Babu as Sarva Mangala Sastry "SMS"
Madhumani as Maya's stepmother
Kedar Shankar as Gangadhar, Maya's father
Venu Gopal as Pedda Chilipi, Sri Chilipi's father
Tanikella Bhargav as Kaashi
Thadivelu
Production
Ami Tumi was shot in just 31 days, with post-production taking 13 more days.
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