Keratam

Keratam is a 2011 Indian Telugu film directed by Gautham Patnaik and produced by S. V. Babu. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as Yuvan by director R. N. Saran. The film stars Siddharth Rajkumar, Aishwarya Devan and Rakul Preet Singh in the lead roles.[1] A remake of the Kannada film Josh (2009), the films featured music composed by Joshua Sridhar and were released in August 2011.[2][3]

Keratam
Film poster (Telugu)
Directed byGautham Patnaik (Telugu)
R. N. Saran (Tamil)
Produced byS. V. Babu
StarringSiddharth Rajkumar
Aishwarya Devan
Rakul Preet Singh
Music byJoshua Sridhar
Varshan
CinematographyA. Venkatesh
Edited bySuresh Urs
Production
company
SV Productions
Release date
  • 26 August 2011 (2011-08-26)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Tamil

Cast

Production

A remake of the Kannada film Josh (2009), the bilingual Telugu and Tamil project was launched by Kannada producer S. V. Babu. It marked the acting debut of Siddharth Rajkumar, a nephew of actor Krishnam Raju and a cousin of Prabhas.[4] The film also marked the debut of actresses Rakul Preet Singh and Aishwarya Devan in the Tamil and Telugu film industries, and it became the first project the actresses had signed in either language.[5][6]

The Telugu version of the film was directed by Gautham Patnaik, the brother of renowned music composer R. P. Patnaik. The Telugu version has been shot in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Goa.[7] Production for the Telugu film was completed by June 2011.[8]

The director of the original Kannada film, Shivamani, was approached to make the Tamil version but his refusal meant that newcomer R. N. Saran worked on the project.[9] A song for the Tamil version of the film was shot in August 2011 in a secluded area of Goa, where the team of Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981) had earlier shot.[10]

Release

The Telugu version of the film opened to mixed reviews, with a reviewer from Indiaglitz.com noting "the storyline taken by the director is good but while trying to explain on the screen as to how the youth are spoiling their career in the name of love, he made several mistakes."[11]

References
  1. Raghavan, Nikhil (6 August 2011). "Itsy Bitsy" – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. "Interview with Keratam hero Siddharth Rajkumar >> Tollywood Star Interviews". www.ragalahari.com.
  3. "Yuvan (2011) Yuvan Tamil Movie". NOWRUNNING.
  4. "Big debut for Prabhas's cousin - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. "Meet Rakul Preet Singh".
  6. "Miss India finalist Rakul debuts in Tollywood". Bollywood Life. 3 June 2011.
  7. Narasimham, M. L. (28 May 2011). "Entertainer with a message" – via www.thehindu.com.
  8. "Keratam, Siddharth Rajkumar`s next".
  9. "Shivamani to reprise Bell Bottom role in Tamil". Bangalore Mirror.
  10. "Yuvan Connects With Ek Duje Ke Liye - Yuvan - Ek Duje Ke Liye - Saran - Saran - Prabhas - - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com.
  11. "Keratam review. Keratam Telugu movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
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