Bommarillu

Toy House) (pronunciationⓘ) is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy family drama film directed and co-written by Bhaskar in his directorial debut, and produced by Dil Raju.

When contemplating his options at a temple, Siddhu accidentally meets Hasini and is attracted to her energetic nature, craziness and cheerfulness.

On learning this, Hasini, though dejected for a while, comes back to him a few days later, and advises Siddhu to break off his engagement, also declaring that she loves him too.

He also convinces Hasini to stay at his house after lying to her father, Kanaka Rao, that she is going on a college field trip.

After receiving a lukewarm welcome, Hasini finds it difficult to get along with the other members of Aravind's household but stays for Siddhu's sake.

The more time passes, the more Hasini lets slip to the family about Siddhu's behavior outside of his rigid household, including the fact that he sought out a loan.

One day, the family attends a wedding, where, despite Siddhu warning Hasini to behave herself, she acts unreservedly and makes a fool of herself in front of Aravind.

Siddhu admonishes Hasini for her antics, and insults Kanaka Rao, prompting her to angrily remind him of his own habits of getting drunk and cursing at his father.

Meanwhile, Aravind tries to convince Kanaka Rao to accept Siddhu and their family and forgive them for the pain they caused Hasini during her week's stay.

Prior to Bommarillu, Bhaskar assisted Dil Raju in Telugu films such as Arya (2004) and Bhadra (2005).

[3] In an interview, he said that the story for the film began taking shape in as early as 1997 when he wrote about a father and a son's relationship.

[3] He cites personal examples of some scenes from the film such as the choice of clothes for Siddhu by Aravind, the head-bump between the lead actors and Lakshmi singing in the kitchen.

[4] In an interview, Vijay C Chakravarthy, the cinematographer for the film, said that Dil Raju offered him the position in November 2005.

[7][8] The choice of Prakash Raj was easy as he befitted the character he portrayed while, Jayasudha was persuaded to play the role of the lead actor's mother.

[4] The palatial house where the entire family stayed in the film is part of Ramanaidu Studios at Nanakramguda, Hyderabad.

[5] For the film's music and soundtrack, Raju renewed his previous association (Arya and Bhadra) with Devi Sri Prasad.

[9] The film has seven songs composed by Devi Sri Prasad with the lyrics primarily penned by Chandrabose, Ravi Kumar Bhaskarabhatla, Kulasekhar and Sirivennela Sitaramasastri.

[citation needed] Released in six major metros in the United States, the film collected $73,200 (then approximately ₹0.3 crore) within the first four days of screening.

[citation needed] A September 2006 survey done in the United States by a popular entertainment portal revealed that the film was watched by an Indian expatriate population of 65,000, which generated a revenue of ₹3 crore at that time.

All the wonderful performances of the lead cast and some nice talent from the crew made the film a grand success.

[citation needed] The film's producer, Dil Raju, ensured a special code on each distributed print to track piracy with a warning for copyright violation which would incur a fine or a jail term.

A Hindi remake of the film titled It's My Life was started by Boney Kapoor in 2007, and scenes were shot with Harman Baweja and Genelia.