Chalo (transl. Let's go) is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film written and directed by director Venky Kudumula marking his debut as a director.[3][4] The film, produced by Usha Mulpuri on Ira Creations banner features Naga Shourya and Rashmika Mandanna (in her Telugu debut).[5] Mahati Swara Sagar composed the soundtrack and the background score for the film while Sai Sriram provided the cinematography and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao did the editing for the film. The film was extensively shot in Hyderabad.
| Chalo | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Venky Kudumula |
| Written by | Venky Kudumula |
| Produced by | Usha Mulpuri |
| Starring | Naga Shourya Rashmika Mandanna |
| Cinematography | Sai Sriram |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Mahati Swara Sagar |
Production company | Ira Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹3 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹24 crore[1][2] |
Released worldwide on 2 February 2018, the film became Naga Shourya's highest-grosser in India and overseas.[6]
Plot
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The story starts with a man entering a jail cell. The other prisoner asks the man about his story, and the man tells. Actually, he is the father of Hari a young man who loves fights. When the boy was little and would cry, the father would then let him beat someone which made him happy. As he became older, he started getting in every fight. The police told Hari's parents that if he did anymore wrong things, they'd punish the parents. So they decide to send Hari to Tirupur, a place where fights happen everyday, so that he gets tired of them. When he enters the college, he goes to the shed behind the college to participate in the fight match between Tamil and Telugu people, where he accidentally helps Tamil people and be friends them and he will see Karthika in the shed supporting the fights and instantly fall in love with her. Later she also develops feelings for him, but tells him to get her parents approval for their marriage. But accidentally he helps Karthika's father enemy and learns that there is a huge war from 1953 between Tamil and Telugu people in the village, and Karthika is a Tamilian.
Cast
edit- Naga Shourya as Hari, Karthika's love interest
- Rashmika Mandanna as L. Karthika, Hari's love interest and Veeramuthu Jr's daughter
- Achyuth Kumar as Keshava, Veeramuthu's rival turned friend [at the end]
- Mime Gopi as Veeramuthu, L. Karthika's father
- Naresh as Hari's father
- Pragathi as Hari's mother
- Viva Harsha as Telugu student in college
- Satya as Sathya, Tamil student in college
- Raghu Babu as Principal Paramathma, Hari and Karthika's principal
- Vennela Kishore as Revenge Param, Karthika's fiancee
- Praveen as Auto Driver Bose, Hari's friend
- Posani Krishna Murali as Lecturer of Hari and Karthika
- Rajendran as Senior Veeramuthu
- Vasu Inturi as Nalla Seenu, College Canteen owner
- Sivannarayana Naripeddi
- Swapnika as Raji, Karthika's friend
- Venugopalas Param's father
- G. M. Kumar as Zamindar
Soundtrack
edit| Chalo | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Mahati Swara Sagar | ||||
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| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:48 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Mahati Swara Sagar | |||
| Mahati Swara Sagar chronology | ||||
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Music composed by Mahati Swara Sagar. Music released on Aditya Music Company.
All music is composed by Mahati Swara Sagar
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chal Godava" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | Yazin Nizar | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Choosi Chudangane" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | Anurag Kulkarni, Saketh Komanduri, Aditya Iyengar, Dhanunjay, Saagar Mahati | 5:29 |
| 3. | "Chepave Balamani" | Shyam Kasarla | Sweekar Agasthi | 5:20 |
| 4. | "Drunk & Drive" | Shyam Kasarla | Rahul Sipligunj | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Ammaye Chalo Antu" | Krishna Madineni | Yazin Nizar, Lipsika | 3:59 |
Reception
editThe Times of India rated the film three out of five stars and stated "Despite the story of Chalo being somewhat a cliché, director Venky somehow cleverly manages to turn the tropes into a fun and interesting ride."[7] Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu wrote:"Chalo is a good showreel for Naga Shaurya; it’s within the commercial domain and also one where we see his range as an actor."[8] Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost gave the film a rating of 3/5 and opined that "Chalo turns the concept of cross-border enmity into a hilarious premise that’s full of surprises."[9]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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| 2019 | 8th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Debut Director (Telugu) | Venky Kudumula | Nominated |
| Best Comedian (Telugu) | Satya | Won | ||
| Radio City Cine Awards S2[10] | Best Heroine | Rashmika Mandanna | Nominated | |
| Best Comedian | Satya | Nominated | ||
| Best Debut | Rashmika Mandanna | Nominated | ||
| Family Enteratainer of the Year | Chalo | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b "2018 round-up: Six low-budget Tollywood films that grossed big at the box-office". The Times of India. 22 December 2018. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Tollywood box office report of 2018: highest grossing Telugu movies of year; List of hits and flops". International Business Times. 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Telugu film director Venky Kudumula: confident steps". The Hindu. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ HaribabuBolineni (27 October 2017). "Naga Shourya's New Film Titled Chalo". Chitramala.in. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Naga Shourya – Ira creations production no. 1 movie launch – Telugu cinema". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Suhas Yellapantula (3 February 2018). "Chalo box-office collections: Naga Shaurya-starrer crosses $200K mark at the US box-office". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Chalo Movie Review {3/5}: Chalo is the film you want to watch this weekend if you're looking for a popcorn entertainer", The Times of India, retrieved 20 August 2020
- ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (2 February 2018). "'Chalo' review: Being fair in love and war". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Chalo movie review: Naga Shaurya, Rashmika Mandanna stand out in this quirky comedy". Firstpost. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "City-Cine Awards". www.radiocity.in. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.