Thank You Subba Rao

Thank You Subba Rao is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language film directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. The film stars Srihari as the titular character, Prakash Raj and Abhirami, in her Telugu debut. It was theatrically released on 12 October 2001,^[1] and it was a box office failure.^[2] The film is inspired by Stakeout (1987) and its Malayalam remake Vandanam (1989).

Thank You Subba Rao
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	E. V. V. Satyanarayana
Written by	Marudhuri Raja (dialogues)
Story by	Boopathy Pandian
Produced by	Jeetu
Starring	Srihari Prakash Raj Abhirami
Music by	Vandemataram Srinivas
Production company	A. A. Arts
Release date	12 October 2001 (2001-10-12)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Cast

Source^[3]

• Srihari as Subba Rao
• Prakash Raj as G. K.
• Abhirami as Dr. Susheela
• Dog as Shakeela
• L. B. Sriram as Pawan
• Brahmanandam as Priest
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as SP
• Rama Prabha as Subba Rao's mother
• M. S. Narayana as Peon
• Chalapati Rao as Nayana Guru
• Mallikarjuna Rao as SI

Production

The film marks the debut of mass hero Srihari as a comedy hero and was completed in mid-2001.^[4] A dog plays a major role.^[1]

Soundtrack

The film notably has no songs,^[4] and the score was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas.^[1]

Reception

Gudipoodi Srihari from The Hindu wrote, "Prakash Raj and Abhirami dominate the show with Srihari playing the second fiddle to them. Some sequences at the end, featuring Srihari and LB Sriram are entertaining. Music score by Vandemataram is average".^[5] A reviewer of idlebrain.com said, "The first half of the film has no story and is full of comedy. The second half has a little bit of story and sentiment along with comedy. The comedy of the second half is very well received (mainly due to the presence of sentiment)".^[6] A reviewer of Sify wrote, "Prakash Raj proves he has a comic angle, while new girl Abhirami has made a decent debut in Telugu films. Thank god the film does not have any songs".^[7]