Okariki Okaru is a classical movie, directed by Director

Film director

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-turned-Cinematographer

Cinematographer

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 Rasool Ellore. It starred Tamil actor, Srikanth

Srikanth (actor)

Srikanth is a South Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. He debuted in the 2002 Tamil film Roja Kootam before going on to make notable appearances in successful films such as Parthiban Kanavu and Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule...

 and Aarthi Chhabria.

Synopsis

Swapna (Aarthi Chabria) is a NRI who has come to India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 for a visit along with her grandfather. Kameshwar rao (Sreeram) is on a pilgrimage to Kaasi on the request of his grandmother as he had completed graduation successfully. Kamesh sees Swapna at a railway station and falls in love with her at the first sight.

Swapna along with her grandfather leave for their relative's place in a hurry without giving a chance for Swapna to inform Rahul, but somehow Swapna places a note in Rahul's wallet before leaving. When Swapna goes to her relative's house she learns that it was her engagement which is being arranged and is upset. Her father comes in between for the engagement and stops it as the relatives had actually cheated them on business due to which Swapna's uncle (father's brother) succumbs to a cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest

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After one year Kamesh is in hunt for his love, so he decides to go to the USA. For this purpose he gets into a software company as an engineer so that he can somehow get to the US on a work permit. The story unfolds in such a way that he goes to the US and is working under Deepak, who is Swapna's cousin. Deepak wants to marry Swapna, and Swapna almost compromises in marrying Deepak. The climax anyway sees Kamesh meeting his love and winning it. And so the film ends with a happy note.

Trivia

It won the Nandi

Nandi Awards

The Nandi Awards is the most Prominent award ceremony for Telugu films, Telugu Theater & Television, presented annually in Andhra Pradesh, India. "Nandi" means "bull", the awards being named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — a cultural and historical symbol of Andhra Pradesh.Nandi...

 for the Best Beginner Film.
M. M. Keeravani got Nandi award in Best Music Director Category.

Reception

The film was praised for the non vulgarity and classiness carried throughout. It turned out to be a hit even though it was released without any hype or expectation. The audio, which proved a huge hit, helped the film gross well.