Chalo
Chalo (transl. Let's go) is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy 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.[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 |
| Produced by | Usha Mulpuri |
| Written by | Venky Kudumula |
| Starring | Naga Shourya Rashmika Mandanna |
| Music by | Mahati Swara Sagar |
| Cinematography | Sai Sriram |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
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
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 {{Naga Shourya}} 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. The rest of the story is about how he unites the town.
Cast
- Naga Shourya as Hari
- Rashmika Mandanna as L. Karthika
- Achyuth Kumar as Keshava
- Mime Gopi as Veeramuthu
- Naresh as Hari's father
- Pragathi as Hari's mother
- Viva Harsha As Telugu student in college
- Satya as Sathya
- Raghu Babu as Principal Paramathma
- Vennela Kishore as Revenge Param
- Praveen as Auto Driver Bose
- Posani Krishna Murali as Lecturer
- Rajendran as Senior Muthu
- Vasu Inturi as Nalla Seenu
- Sivannarayana Naripeddi
- Swapnika as Raji, Karthika's friend
- Venugopal as Param's father
Soundtrack
| 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 |
Music composed by Mahati Swara Sagar. Music released on Aditya Music Company.
| 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, Saagar Mahati | 5:29 |
| 3. | "Chepave Balamani" | Shyam Kasrala | Sweekar Agasthi | 5:20 |
| 4. | "Drunk & Drive" | Shyam Kasrala | Rahul Sipligunj | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Ammaye Chalo Antu" | Krishna Madineni | Yazin Nizar, Lipsika | 3:59 |
Reception
The 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 opined that "Chalo turns the concept of cross-border enmity into a hilarious premise that’s full of surprises."[9]
Awards
References
- "2018 round-up: Six low-budget Tollywood films that grossed big at the box-office". The Times of India. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "Tollywood box office report of 2018: highest grossing Telugu movies of year; List of hits and flops". 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, 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 - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.