Okariki Okaru
Okariki Okaru (, English: "Each for the other") is a 2003 Indian Telugu romantic drama film directed by cinematographer Rasool Ellore in his directorial debut. It stars Sriram and Aarthi Chhabria. The film was successful and was subsequently dubbed in Tamil as with the comedy track by Ramesh Khanna added for Tamil version. Synopsis. Swapna is a non-resident Indian (NRI) who has come to India for a visit along with her grandfather. Kameshwar Rao 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 first sight. Swapna, along with her grandfather, leaves for their relatives' place in a hurry without giving Swapna a chance to inform Rahul, but somehow Swapna places a note in Rahul's wallet before leaving. When Swapna goes to her relatives' 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 cardiac arrest. After a year  Kamesh is on the 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 she almost compromises in marrying Deepak. The climax sees Kamesh meeting his love and winning it, and so the film ends with a happy note. Production. Tamil actor Srikanth used  his birth name, Sriram, as his stage name for the film to avoid confusion with established Telugu actor Srikanth. He was first credited as Sriram for "Roja Poolu", the Telugu dub of "Roja Koottam". Sriram sported a clean-shaven look for the first time in his career. Soundtrack. The music and background score was composed by M. M. Keeravani. S.S. Rajamouli, Jr. NTR and Allu Arjun attended the audio release event as chief guests. 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's gross well. The film gained cult status in music and cinematography, which were soothing and blended with the story.