Repallelo Radha is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Sarath and starring newcomers Dilip Tadeshwar and Gayathri Raghuram (credited as Deeksha).
Production.
The film's story is based on the novel of the same name by Balabhadrapatruni Ramani that featured in the "Andhra Prabha" weekly. Ramani chose Dilip Tadeshwar, who appeared in Hindi music videos, to be the film's hero. Producer M. R. V. Prasad, who previously worked with Sarath for "Sultan" (1999) launched a new banner Priyadarshini Pictures for this film, which marked the return of Gummadi after a hiatus. The recording of the songs was scheduled to take place on 21 March 2001.
Soundtrack.
The soundtrack was composed by Koti. The song "Oh Papa" was based on "Rasputin".
Release.
The film was a box office failure and producer M. R. V. Prasad who produced films with Nandamuri Balakrishna like "Bala Gopaludu" (1989) and "Sultan" never lost money on those films but lost money on this film. He was also deceived by a USA distributor who after screening the film for one month there, "lost" the print of the film and did not pay him.