Happy Days (2007)

The movie revolves around eight youngsters, who become good friends in their freshman years when they join the college for their Bachelors in Engineering (B.E.). The life of these young ... See full summary »

Director:

Sekhar Kammula

Writers:

Sekhar Kammula (dialogue), Sekhar Kammula (screenplay),

Stars:

Varun Sandesh, Tamanna Bhatia, Raahul

Cast

Credited cast:
Varun Sandesh	...	Chandu
Tamanna Bhatia	...	Madhu
Raahul	...	Tyson aka Arjun
Sonia	...	Shravs
Gayatri Rao	...	Appu
Nikhil Siddharth	...	Rajesh
Monali Chowdary	...	Sangeetha
Vamsi Krishna	...	Shankar
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Randhir Gatla
Krishnudu
Kamalinee Mukherjee	...	Shreya
Kiran Reddy Thumma	...	Panduranga Rao

Storyline

The movie revolves around eight youngsters, who become good friends in their freshman years when they join the college for their Bachelors in Engineering (B.E.). The life of these young minds, be it personal or that in college, is dealt with aplomb. The first-half deals with the relationship of these freshmen with their seniors, who try to gain an upper hand over their juniors. In the second half, the movie also shows love and affection among one another, but does not ignore to emphasize the main aim of going to the college, i.e., to evolve from a young person with fruity dreams, to a more purposeful professional.

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Plot Keywords:

college | farewell party | ego clash | hostel | lecturer | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Telugu

Release Date:

28 September 2007 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

INR 30,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amigos Creations

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Autobiographical with inspiration from Dil Chahta Hain & Naa Autograph

Instead of creating a story out of thin air, sometimes the easiest way out is to take inspiration from your own life incidents. Not doubting Mr. Kammula's capabilities, but I wouldn't be surprised to know if it was an autobiography or at least a semi. In fact it wouldn't be wrong to state that "Happy Days" is biography of everyone one of us.

Characterisation:: Keeping the long story short, every character you see in "Happy Days" will be identifiable with each one of our classmates. Ditto for situations, very true to life. It is very difficult to pin-point one single character or one situation which stand out – because "Happy Days" is fully-loaded.

Romantic track:: The lead pair get the slice of the pie. And its all about KISS ie. Keeping it Simple Stupid! No mushy-mushy stuff or an ode' to Maine Pyar Kiya (read that as "over the top").

The songs are soothing and blend in with the story quite well. Screenplay is good and the editor has made good use of the scissors to keep the narrative engrossing. "Happy Days" is sound from all technical fronts. Without a doubt – Mr. Kammula, you hold the reigns well.

The success of "Happy Days" proves that the audience is yelling "ENOUGH!!" to the "old wine in the new bottle" intoxication techniques'. Treading the path unknown, thinking out of the box, executing with passion and conviction are the new buzzwords which will eventually find its way – into the audience's heart.

PS: CBIT never looked "the enshrined temple" of knowledge until now.