Second Hand (2013 film)

Second Hand is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama starring Dhanya Balakrishna, Sudheer Varma, Kireeti Damaraju, Vishnuvardhan and Anuj Ram.[1] This film marks the debut of writer B. V. S. Ravi as a co-producer and Telugu debut of director Kishore Tirumala.[2] Avaneedra, who previously worked for the Hindi film Bhoot Returns (2012), and Uma Shankar were the cinematographers for the film.[3][4]

Second Hand
Film poster
Directed by	Kishore Tirumala
Produced by	Poorna Naidu B. V. S. Ravi
Starring	Dhanya Balakrishna Sudheer Varma Kireeti Damaraju Vishnuvardhan Anuj Ram
Music by	Ravichandra
Cinematography	Avaneendra Uma Shankar
Edited by	SR Sekkhar
Production company	Sreeyas Chitra
Release date	13 December 2013 (2013-12-13)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

Santosh (Sudheer Varma) and Subba Rao (Kireeti Damaraju), both who were not successful in their lives, meet and discuss their love lives. Santhosh talks about his girlfriend, Deepu (Dhanya Balakrishna) while Subba Rao talks about his wife, Swecha (Dhanya Balakrishna). Both of them meet Sahasra (Dhanya Balakrishna), who is decided between two men. One of them is her ex-boyfriend, Chaitanya (Vishnuvardhan).[2][5]

Cast

• Dhanya Balakrishna in three roles as:
  • Sahasra, a women who is struggling who to choose between two men[2]
  • Deepu, Santhosh's former girlfriend[2][5]
  • Swecha, Subbarao's wife who can't get over her former boyfriend[2][5]
• Sudheer Varma as Santosh, a photographer[2]
• Kireeti Damaraju as Subba Rao, Swecha's husband who runs away from her[2]
• Vishnuvardhan as Chaitanya (Chaitu), Sahasra's ex-boyfriend[6][2]
• Anuj Ram[5]
• Posani Krishna Murali[5]
• Kishore Tirumala in a cameo appearance[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ravichandra.[7] The lyrics were written by Kishore Tirumala, Sagar and Krishnakanth.[4]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Breaking News Konjam"	Revanth, B. Aditya, Sweekar Agasthi	3:50
2.	"Jo Tera Hi Ho Mera Hai"	Sweekar Agasthi, Jyotsna, Dhanya Balakrishna	4:00
3.	"Love Ra Love Ra"	Kishore Tirumala, Ravichandra, Avaneendra	4:25
4.	"Govinda Govinda"	Avaneendra	1:32
5.	"Subbarao"	Avaneendra, B. Adithya	4:13
6.	"Love Ra Love Ra (Bar Mix)"	Ravichandra, Avaneendra	3:21
7.	"Jagaana Prema Inthena"	Ravichandra	1:56
Total length:			23:17

Release

The Times of India gave the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "The cinematography and editing is a bit amateur, however, it’s an interesting movie to watch".[2] Full Hyderabad gave the film an average rating of six out of ten and stated that "Clever dialogues and an engrossing screenplay help the movie work".[5] Telugu123 gave the film a rating of two-and-three-quarters out of five and wrote that "The film has a decent first half, with nice performances, clever screenplay and good humour".[6]

References

1. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (December 15, 2013). "Boyzone". The Hindu.
2. "Second Hand Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Second Hand by Times of India". The Times of India.
3. "BVS Ravi turns co-producer - Telugu cinema news".
4. "Second Hand Theatrical Trailer HD - Dhanya Balakrishna, Sudheer, Kireeti, Vishnu, Anoojram". Filmy Time. 10 June 2013.
5. "Second Hand review: Second Hand (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com".
6. "Review : Second Hand – Almost there, but…". December 13, 2013.
7. "Second Hand - Ravi Chandra - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn". JioSaavn.

External links

• Second Hand on IMDb