Venky is a graduate from Anakapalli. He goes to Hyderabad to attend the engagement ceremony of Nandini, daughter of Murthy. Murthy is a childhood friend of his father Sekharam. Nandu is about to be engaged to a software professional from the USA. Venky helps the family in arrangements and soon bonds with everyone. He also has petty fights with Nandu. The relationship starts with hatred and turns into friendship. On the request of Sekharam, Murthy helps Venky in securing a job. Nandu confesses her love for Venky to him. Venky, who does not want to spoil the relationship between their parents, decides to leave the house, but Murthy goes to the railway station and talks to Venky, which makes Venky return. On his return, Nandu stops talking to him. When Venky accompanies Nandu and Pinky to Nandu's friend Asha's wedding, sparks fly between them. Even though Venky is also in love with Nandu, he does not express it and pretends that he did not have any feelings for Nandu. When they return, it is time for Nandu's wedding. Venky takes the onus of running the show of marriage. The demure Nandu is shattered. Circumstances lead to everyone finding out about Venky and Nandu. What follows, and how Nandu and Venky end up together, forms the climax of the story.
Cast
Soundtrack
Music is composed by Koti and released by ADITYA Music Company. The song "Okkasari Cheppaleva" is based on the Robert Miles song "Fable".
Release
The film was released with 113 prints in 147 centres. About Trivikram's work on Nuvvu Naaku Nachav, Fullhyd.com wrote, "The highlights of the film are all the original humour and the subtlety in approach so alien to Tollywood. The dialogue writer, Trivikram Srinivas, is perhaps the real hero in this one." He is popularly known among Telugu audiences as "Maatala Maantrikudu" meaning "Wizard of words" for his crisp dialogue writing.
Box office
The film had collected a distributors' share of Rs.180 million in its complete theatrical run. and Rs.26.3 million in its opening week. It was the third highest grossing Telugu filmof all time, at its release. The film had a 50-day run in 93 centres and a 100-day run in 57 centres. It had a 175-day run in three centres.
Remakes
It was remade in Kannada as Gowramma, starring Upendra and Ramya; in Tamil as Vaseegara, starring Vijay and in Bengali as Majnu, directed by Rajib, starring Hiran and Shrabanti.