Muthyam

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = Muthyam | image = Muthyam poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | native_name =  | director = Vasan | writer = Nivas (dialogues) | screenplay = Vasan | story = | based_on =  | producer = Venkat Ramana Reddy | starring = Rohit <br /> Anu Choudhury | narrator = | cinematography = Prabhu | editing = Kola Bhaskar | music = Vandemataram Srinivas | studio = Silverline Cinema | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2001|11|26|ref1=<ref name="I"/>}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Telugu | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Muthyam''''' ({{Translation|Pearl}}) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Vasan and starring Rohit and Anu Choudhury. The film was released on 26 November 2001 to mixed-to-negative reviews criticising the film's screenplay although the music was praised. The film underperformed at the box office.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=26 November 2002 |title=Finding a foothold |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/finding-a-foothold/article28387124.ece |url-status=live |access-date=3 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802225232/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/finding-a-foothold/article28387124.ece |archive-date=2 August 2022}}</ref>

==Plot == Karthik and Anu fall in love. However, Anu is unaware that her foster father is not her real father, and learns the truth about her real father: he killed his wife after learning that she was cheating on him. Anu must get his approval before marrying Karthik.<ref name="H"/><ref name="I"/>

== Cast == {{cast listing| *Rohit as Karthik *Anu Choudhury as Anu *Giri Babu as Major Chandrakanth *AVS as Dr. G. Sivarama Krishna *Ahuti Prasad as Dr. Surya *Ali as Chanti *Rallapalli as Shop Owner *Gautam Raju as RTO Officer *Siva Parvati as Rajani }}

== Soundtrack == The music was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. All lyrics were written by Chandrabose.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmVaE3GiW-k |title=Muthyam Full Length Telugu Movie |work=YouTube|date=October 2013 |access-date=2024-06-03 |archive-date=2020-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301140230/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmVaE3GiW-k |url-status=live }}</ref> *"Krishna Shasthri Lo" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, chorus *"Noojiveedu Maamidi" - Udit Narayan, Mahalakshmi Iyer, chorus *"Premalo Padadhama" - Sriram Prabhu, Swarnalatha, chorus *"Vuchitam Vuchitam" - KK, chorus *"Urike Kundhelu Song" - Nithyasri

== Reception == Gudipoodi Srihari of ''The Hindu'' wrote that "The film falls in the genre of youth films now in vogue, with weird themes revolving around inconsequential interpretations of love".<ref name="H">{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mrg-muthyam.html|title=Of youth and love|work=The Hindu|first=Gudipoodi|last=Srihari|author-link=Gudipoodi Srihari|access-date=3 June 2024|archive-date=1 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601080748/https://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mrg-muthyam.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Jeevi of ''Idlebrain.com'' rated the film two-and-a-half out of five and wrote that "The film story is very short. Screenplay is shabby. This film's duration is just 2 hours. Strength of the film is Vandemataram's music and songs. Weakness is screenplay".<ref name="I">{{Cite web|url=https://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-muthyam.html|title=Movie review - Muthyam|date=26 October 2001|work=Idlebrain.com|last=jeevi|access-date=3 June 2024|archive-date=1 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601080750/https://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-muthyam.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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== External links == *{{IMDb title|3411678}}

Category:2001 Telugu-language films Category:Indian romantic drama films