Jabili

Jabili
Directed by	S. V. Krishna Reddy
Dialogue by	Janardhana Maharshi
Screenplay by	S. V. Krishna Reddy
Story by	Janardhana Maharshi
Produced by	M. Arjuna Raju
Starring	Dilip Thadeshwar Rekha
Cinematography	Sarat
Edited by	Nandamuri Hari
Music by	S. V. Krishna Reddy
Production company	Roja Movies
Release date	29 November 2001 (2001-11-29)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Jabili (transl. Moon) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film stars Dilip Thadeshwar and Rekha Vedavyas.^[1]

Cast

• Dilip Thadeshwar as Hemanth
• Rekha as Lavanya
• Chandra Mohan as Lavanya's father
• Chalapati Rao as Hemanth's father
• Tanikella Bharani
• Brahmanandam
• Jogi Naidu
• Mallikharjuna Rao
• Sana
• Jayalalita
• M. S. Narayana
• Sudha

Soundtrack

The music is composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy himself. Lyrics by Suddala Ashok Teja, Veturi and Bhuvana Chandra.^[2]

• "Ganga Yamuna Godari" - KK, K. S. Chitra
• "Chiguraku Evaro" - P. Unnikrishnan, K. S. Chitra
• "Vayasu Talupu Teriche - P. Unnikrishnan
• "Achamaina Telugu Bajji" - Udit Narayan, Mahalakshmi
• "Jollu Jolly College" - Shankar Mahadevan
• "Pada Pada Nee" - Hariharan, Snehapanth

Release

Despite being complete, the film had trouble finding buyers.^[3]

Reception

Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu opined that "The film goes haywire due to poor story and dialogues [...] A poor show unexpected of Krishna Reddy, where even the music too lacks the usual vigor and sense".^[4] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com said that "The story starts in the interval and drags till the climax. The only console in the film is occasional parallel comedy track by Brahmanandam. This film has no soul".^[5] Telugucinema.com wrote "This simple and worn out story, despite the presence of the young and glamorous lead pair, lacks romantic touch. Even music doesn’t enhance the quality or the mood of the film that is expected with the title. The title has no relevance at all in the film".^[6] Indiainfo wrote "Jabili is nothing but remix of all the Chitram, Nuvvekavali, Manasantha nuvves together. He took some of the scenes from these films and made a film of his own style, which is so boring. And at the end he leaves hackneyed message that youngsters should stand on their feet before loving. Who needs a message, man?".^[7]

Awards

Nandi Awards^[8]

• Best Costume Designer - Ghalib

References

1. "SV Krishna Reddy to direct 'Jaabili'". Idlebrain.com. 25 July 2001. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
2. "Jabili - Jukebox". Idlebrain. Archived from the original on 24 October 2002. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
3. "SV Krishna Reddy sells Jabili hard". Idlebrain.com. 22 November 2001. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
4. Srihari, Gudipoodi (29 November 2001). "Unlikely flick from SVK". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
5. "Movie review - Jabili". Idlebrain. 29 November 2001. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
6. CV. "Jabili". Telugu Cinema. Archived from the original on 6 June 2002. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
7. Jalapathi. "Jabili- Eclipsed with bore!". Indiainfo. Archived from the original on 5 February 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
8. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

External links

• Jabili at IMDb