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.[2][3] The film, produced by Usha Mulpuri on Ira Creations banner features Naga Shaurya and Rashmika Mandanna.[4] It was dubbed into Hindi with the same title. 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. The film was released worldwide on 2 February 2018. The film received mostly positive reviews from both audience and critics, praising the comedy and the screenplay and the film became Naga Shourya's highest-grossing film in India and overseas.[5]
| Chalo | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Venky Kudumula |
| Produced by | Usha Mulpuri |
| Written by | Venky Kudumula |
| Starring | Naga Shaurya 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 |
| Box office | est. ₹24 crore[1] |
Plot
The story revolves around a village which is divided into half by Telugu and Tamil people and involves many riots amongst the two sections of the village. Hari (Naga Shaurya) gets dragged into it as he joins a college in that village. He falls for Karthika (Rashmika Mandanna). She eventually starts to like him and soon reciprocates it. But his life takes a new turn when he discovers that she is a Tamilian from this village. There on follows comedy of errors. How he resolves the fight and marries his love forms the crux of the story.
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 Tamilian
- 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 |
References
- "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.