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Naani

Naani

20045.62h 40m

Overview

An impulsive youngster, who is furious with his mother, seeks assistance from a scientist for a way to become an adult overnight. His wish is granted and he begins look like a 28-year-old man. How will he deal with the complexities of adulthood? How will his relationship with his mother evolve?

Directed by S. J. Suryah
Written by S. J. Suryah, Ganapathi Rao Kommanapalli, Veturi Sundararama Murthy
Produced by Manjula Ghattamaneni, Sanjay Swaroop
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Top Cast

Mahesh Babu

Mahesh Babu

Naani / Vijay a.k.a. Vijju

Ameesha Patel

Ameesha Patel

Priya

Devayani

Devayani

Indira Devi

Raghuvaran

Raghuvaran

Scientist

Aishwarya Bhaskar

Aishwarya Bhaskar

Priya's Friend

Nassar

Nassar

Priya's Father

Brahmanandam

Brahmanandam

Satyam

Ravi Babu

Ravi Babu

Satyam's Son

Sunil Varma

Sunil Varma

Vishwanath / X

Kota Srinivasa Rao

Kota Srinivasa Rao

Doctor

Themes & Keywords

dual identitytransformationwishcoming of agemagic realismchild as an adultdual rolemischievous childtoy makerwish fulfillmentage changescience fictionfantasy

About Naani

Naani is a family, comedy, fantasy film released in 2004 exploring themes of dual identity, transformation, wish, coming of age, magic realism, child as an adult. Directed by S. J. Suryah, it stars Mahesh Babu, Ameesha Patel, Devayani. An impulsive youngster, who is furious with his mother, seeks assistance from a scientist for a way to become an adult overnight. His wish is granted and he begins look like a 28-year-old man. How will he deal with the complexities of adulthood? How will his relationship with his mother evolve?

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