Red (2020 film)
Red is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Kishore Tirumala and co-produced by Krishna Chaitanya and Sravanthi Ravi Kishore under Sri Sravanthi Movies.[1] An official remake of the 2019 Tamil-language film Thadam, it stars Ram Pothineni in a double role alongside Nivetha Pethuraj, Malvika Sharma and Amritha Aiyer.[2] The story has been written by Magizh Thirumeni who also wrote and directed the original film, and the music has been composed by Mani Sharma. Sameer Reddy handled the cinematography, while Peter Hein choreographed the action sequences.[3] It is Ram's eighteenth film as an actor.[4] The film went on floors from 14 November 2019, after the first shot was clapped by Puri Jagannadh and Charmme Kaur on 30 October 2019.[5][6]
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Directed by | Kishore Tirumala |
Produced by | Sravanthi Ravi Kishore |
Written by | Kishore Tirumala (dialogue) Magizh Thirumeni (story) |
Based on | Thadam |
Starring | Ram Pothineni Nivetha Pethuraj Malvika Sharma Amritha Aiyer |
Music by | Mani Sharma |
Cinematography | Sameer Reddy |
Edited by | Junaid Siddiqui |
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Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
The story revolves around two lookalike men living in the same city. One of them attacks a man and leaves him dead, following which an investigation begins. A strong evidence leads the cops to capturing one of the lookalikes. However, just as they believe the case is closed, the cops also capture the second lookalike, and now have to find out which one among the two committed the murder.
Red was scheduled to release theatrically on 9 April 2020.[7] The release was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There were rumors that the film might premiere on an over-the-top media service (OTT), but Ram denied and confirmed the film would be released in theatres.[8]
Cast
- Ram Pothineni as Siddharth / Aditya
- Nivetha Pethuraj as Yamini
- Amritha Aiyer as Anandi
- Malvika Sharma as Deepika
- Sampath Raj
- Vennela Kishore
- Nassar
- Posani Krishna Murali
- Satya
- Sonia Agarwal
- Pavitra Lokesh
- Narra Srinivas
- Charandeep
- Hebah Patel as item number in "Dinchak"
Soundtrack
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Released | 6 March 2020 | ||||
Recorded | 2020 | ||||
Studio | Mahati Recording Studio, Hyderabad | ||||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
Language | Telugu | ||||
Label | Lahari Music / T-Series | ||||
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Soundtrack is composed by Mani Sharma and lyrics are by Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nuvve Nuvve" | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | Ramya Behara, Anurag Kulkarni | 4:12 |
2. | "Dinchak" | Saketh, Keerthana Sharma |
Release
The release has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- "Ram Pothineni shares the FIRST LOOK of his upcoming movie Red & we are curious". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "Amritha Aiyer joins Ram's Red". Telugucinema.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "VIDEO: Ram Pothineni's PAIN message to stunt choreographer Peter Hein". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- "Ram Pothineni unveils first look of his next titled Red". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- "Ram's film with Kishore Tirumala is 'RED'". Indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- "Ram Pothineni's RED goes on floors; Charmme and Puri grace the opening ceremony of this 'Thadam' remake". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "Ram Pothineni and Kishore Tirumala's 'RED' has a release date!". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "Ram Pothineni's Red to have a digital release? The iSmart Shankar actor responds". India Today. Retrieved 12 April 2020.