American Born Confused Desi

The film stars Allu Sirish and Rukshar Dhillon. The phrase American-Born Confused Desi describes Indians born in America, who have difficulty in balancing their ethnic culture within the majority non-Indian American culture. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film of the same name starring Dulquer Salmaan and was released on 17 May 2019.

ABCD: American Born Confused Desi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sanjeev Reddy
Based on	ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi by Sooraj-Neeraj
Produced by	Madhura Sreedhar Reddy Yash Rangineni
Starring	Allu Sirish Rukshar Dhillon
Cinematography	Raam Reddy
Edited by	Naveen Nooli
Music by	Judah Sandhy
Production company	Madhura Entertainment
Distributed by	Big Ben Cinemas
Release date	17 May 2019 (2019-05-17)
Running time	145 min
Country	India
Language	Telugu

The story revolves around two spoiled youngsters, Aravind and his cousin Bhasha. Avi is the son of a millionaire who is settled in New York, while Bhasha's mother left for Paris with her new husband. Aravind and Bhasha enjoy their luxurious life by driving expensive cars, going to pubs, etc. Avi's father decides to send them to India, telling them it is a vacation, but then blocks their credit cards, forcing them to live in poverty in Andhra Pradesh, where they eventually become famous. Aravind and Bhasha try to stay at a hotel, unaware that their credit cards have been blocked, but are soon aware of this fact and try to escape from the hotel to avoid paying. However, they are caught by the hotel manager, who confiscates their visas until they are able to pay. Avi and Bhasha are given very poor accommodations by Avi's father. They try to make money by trading fake bills but are duped.

Both Avi and Bhasha join a college to finish their MBA (which was forced to do by Avi's father). Later in the college, he meets Neha and Avi falls in love with her. After a series of events, Neha too reciprocates her feelings towards Avi. Aravind inadvertently becomes a candidate for the Mr. Fame award, and realizes that he can return to America by winning the award and receiving the prize money (500,000 rupees). Bhasha and Avi participate in a protest to increase their popularity, but the event ends up in police lathi charge. Although the event increases the popularity of Aravind and Bhasha, it also draws the attention of Bhargav, another Mr. Fame candidate and the son of a minister, who tries to break up the protest through violent means. Amidst the violence, Aravind is finally able to understand and sympathize with the struggles that people born into poverty experience. Avi wins the Mr. Fame award, but confesses the motives behind his actions onstage. Aravind chooses to stay in India and complete his degree.

ABCD – American Born Confused Desi
Soundtrack album by Judah Sandhy
Released	11 May 2019
Studio	Sathya Studios
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	17:40
Label	Madhura Audio
External audio   Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Judah Sandhy and lyrics by Bhaskarabhatla, Krishna Kanth and Tirupathi Jaavana.

The film was theatrically released on 17 May 2019. The film was also dubbed in Hindi and directly premiered by Goldmines Telefilms on Dhinchaak on 20 February 2021.