Falaknuma Das
Falaknuma Das is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film released on 31 May 2019 written and directed by Vishwak Sen.[1] This movie is an adaptation of Malayalam movie Angamaly Diaries.
| Falaknuma Das | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Vishwak Sen |
| Produced by | Karate Raju |
| Written by | Chemban Vinod Jose (original screenplay) Vishwak Sen (adapted screenplay) |
| Starring |
|
| Music by | Vivek Sagar |
Production company | Vanmaye Creations Vishwak Sen Cinemas Terranova Pictures Media9 Creative Works |
Release date |
|
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹4 crore (US$560,000) |
The film was produced by Karate Raju, Sandeep Cherlapally & Manoj Kumar Katokar[2] under Vanmaye Creations in association with Vishwak Sen Cinemas, Terranova Pictures & Media9 Creative Works [3][4] while Vivek Sagar[5] scored music for this movie. The movie is presented by Daggubati Suresh Babu, on the Suresh Productions.[6]
Vishwak Sen, Saloni Mishra, Harshita Gaur and Prashanthi Charuolingah play the lead roles along with Uttej and Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam.
The film is a Telugu remake of the critically acclaimed Malayalam movie Angamaly Diaries.[7]
The movie generated a lot of buzz when its teaser was launched in March 2019, garnering over 3 million views[8] within a few weeks. The movie's trailer was launched on 13 May by superstar Daggubati Venkatesh and it became popular on YouTube, trending at number one on day one with more than a million views. The movie was released in over 250 screens on 31 May 2019. The Censor Board gave it an “A” rating for violence and language.
Cast
- Vishwak Sen as Das
- Vivek Chepuri as Ravi
- Sunjit Akkinepally as Raju
- Saloni Mishra as Zoya
- Harshita Gaur as Sakhi
- Prasanthi Charuolingah as Tina
- Uttej as Peg Pandu
- Sharath Sreerangam as Mahesh
- Venkatesh Kakumanu as Circuit
- Sonu Shahnawaz as Filament
- Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam as Saidulu
- Jeevan Kumar as Shankar Anna
- Master Aman as Child Das
- Bala Parasar as Das Mother
- Anmona Chaliha as Das Sister
- Laxman Meesala as Laxman
- Pranith Reddy as Rinku
- John Kottoly as Mallesh
- Abhinav Gomatam as Psychiatrist (cameo)
Plot
This is a story about the undesirable outcome that awaits a man with uncontrollable aggression. Das (Vishwak Sen) is a young man from Falaknuma who lives with his mother and sister. He forms a gang with his childhood friends and their role models are Shankar Anna and Peg Pandu (Uttej). As they grow up, they grew fond of them looking up to them as their mentors. Meanwhile, Das and Tina, who is his childhood friend, get into a relationship. One day, Shankar Anna gets murdered by two gangsters named Ravi and Raju and they go to jail for that and it devastates Das. Fast forward, after a few years, Das breaks-up with Tina and get into a serious relationship with Sakhi (Harshita Gaur) whose parents are staying in Germany. It is very important that Das need a livelihood so that he can get an acceptance from Sakhi's parents. So, he tries his hands in the cable business and moves on to set up Mutton shop with Peg Pandu's guidance. But, Ravi and Raju, the gangsters, are the wholesale Meat suppliers in Faluknama and Das and his gang approach them to get their permission to set Mutton shop Business and name the shop after Shankar Anna. Later, they build their own business.
Rinku is Raju and Ravi's brother-in-law, and he gets into a fight with Das in a circumstance. Rinku wants revenge for it. Meanwhile, due to competitive business, Ravi threatens Das to close his business and hurls a bomb at Das's shop. This enraged Das and he approaches Mallesham to get crude Bombs for himself.
Pandu mediates with Ravi and Raju to end the fighting and let the business run peacefully and they accept it. But, Rinku provocate Das and his friends to fight and results in the death of Rinku's friend Anish in a bomb blast. It ends up with a police case where Rinku is the prime witness. Das breaks up with Sakhi to avoid dragging her into this situation. Zoya (Saloni Mishra), who is Das's friend's sister, starts feeling sympathetic towards Das.
Later, Ravi and Raju accept to make a deal upon which Das has to pay Rs. 20 Lakhs to withdraw the police case. It is interesting how Das can get out of this situation while surviving assassination attempts from Rinku.
Music
The soundtrack for the film is composed by Vivek Sagar. Lyrics of this film are written by Suddala Ashok Teja, Bhaskarbhatla Ravikumar and Kittu Vissapragada.
| Falaknuma Das | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 21:02 | |||
| Label | Lahari Music | |||
| Producer | Vivek Sagar | |||
| Vivek Sagar chronology | ||||
| ||||
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paye Paye" | Shiva Nagulu, Rahul Sipligunj | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Dasu Bindasu" | Kailash Kher | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Arerey Manasa" | Sid Sriram | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Falaknuma Mama" | Jassie Gift | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Tum Miley Ho" | Kailash Kher | 2:33 |
Release
First teaser of this movie was released on 13 February 2019.[9]
Trailer released on 13 May 2019 by Venkatesh[10]
The movie is released on 31 May 2019 with premiere shows on 30th night. The movie is released in the US in more than 100 theatres The movie received mixed reviews and praised the culture of Hyderabad shown in the film .
References
- Chowdhary, Y Sunita (19 February 2019). "With native flavour". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- hybiz.tv. "Manoj Kumar Katokar CEO Of Media9 | My South Diva Calendar - 2019". hybiz.tv. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "::: Media 9 - Celebrity Management". Media9.in. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "Media9 Celebrity Management Private Limited Information - Media9 Celebrity Management Private Limited Company Profile, Media9 Celebrity Management Private Limited News on The Economic Times". M.economictimes.com. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- Saumya (19 February 2019). "Falaknuma Das, Paye Song - Vivek Sagar Delivers Mass With Confidence". Mirchi9.com. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "Suresh Productions releasing six films". telugucinema.com. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "Vishwak Sen is Falaknuma Das". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- "Falaknuma Das Official Telugu Teaser | Vishwak Sen | Vivek Sagar | Tharun Bhascker". YouTube. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "'Falaknuma Das' Review: A tough gang leader - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 14 February 2019.
- "Here's how Vishwak Sen's 'Falaknuma Das' trailer launch went! | Telugu Movie News - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.