143 (and I miss You)

Siddu (Sairam Shankar) is a carefree boy-next-door. Sanjana (Samiksha) is a doting sister of four elder brothers. Siddu is like a family member in Sanjana’s household. One fine day, Sanjana elopes with Siddu. And fate separates them. Sanjana goes into the protective hands of naxalites. Siddu lands up in the house of a journalist (Flora Saini). Siddu thinks Sanjana is dead. Sanjana thinks Siddu is no more. The rest of the story is all about how fate unites them again. The film’s shoot began in April of 2004 and was completed by 17 July. The music was composed by . The audio launch was held at Viceroy (now Marriott) Hotel & Convention Centre, Hyderabad on 5 August 2004 with as the anchor. Jeevi of rated the film 3.25/5 and wrote, “The positive points of the film are Puri Jagan’s story, screenplay, comedy and music. The negative point is dubbing of the hero and lack of love episodes (being a film that is titled as 143 (I love you)”. A critic from wrote, “On the whole the film will disappoint you”.