Holi is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film starring Uday Kiran and Richa Pallod in the lead roles.
| Holi | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | SVN Vara Prasad |
| Written by | SVN Vara Prasad |
| Produced by | N Surya Prakasa Rao |
| Starring | Uday Kiran Richa Pallod |
| Cinematography | Sarath Sameer Reddy |
| Edited by | Shankar |
| Music by | R. P. Patnaik |
Production company | SP Creations |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast
edit- Uday Kiran as Kiran
- Richa Pallod as Sandhya / "Chinni"
- Sunil as Raja
- L. B. Sriram as Sriram
- Banerjee as Kiran's friend
- Sudha as Lakshmi, Kiran's mother
- Chalapati Rao as Krishnam Raju, Sandhya's father
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as JP a.k.a. Jayaprakash, Kiran's foster friend
- Giri Babu as Rama Chandra Murthy
- Chandra Mohan as Rama Chandraiah, Kiran's father
- Rajashree as Vasanthi
- Sri Lakshmi
- Swetha
- Kavitha
- Raghu Kunche as Sekhar
- Rashmi Gautam as Shalu
- Mink Brar as an item number in "Chamak Cham"
Soundtrack
editIn an audio review, Sreya Sunil wrote that "RP Patnaik comes out with some impressive, some average to above average songs".[1]
All lyrics are written by Kulasekhar; all music is composed by R. P. Patnaik[2]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ounani" | R. P. Patnaik | |
| 2. | "Priyathama" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 3. | "Aadapillalu" | KK, Kavita Krishnamurthy | |
| 4. | "O Cheliya" | KK, Sadhana Sargam | |
| 5. | "Nee Manasu" | R. P. Patnaik, Sadhana Sargam | |
| 6. | "Chamaku Chamak" | Suneeta Rao | |
| 7. | "Life is Beautiful" | Uday Kiran, Anoop | |
| 8. | "Chinthamani" | R. P. Patnaik, Sunil |
Reception
editThe film was released to mixed reviews although the songs were praised.[3] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com gave the film three and a half of five stars and praised the performances of the new age concept, lead actors, the songs, and the cinematography.[4] Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu wrote that "This is another love story, but for a change deals with responsible love and happy ending".[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "On a Song - Telugu cinema songs - audio review - Holi - RP Patnaik, Kula Sekhar - Richa Pallod, Uday Kiran - Vara Prasad - Sreya Sunil". Archived from the original on 17 October 2002.
- ^ "Holi Songs Download: Holi MP3 Telugu Songs Online Free on". Gaana.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Holi review: Holi (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com". Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Jeevi (30 August 2002). "Telugu Cinema - Review - Holi - Uday Kiran, Richa Pallod, Sunil - Vara Prasad - RP Patnaik". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Srihari, Gudipoodi. "Love in the air". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022 – via Idlebrain.com.
- ^ Moviebuzz. "Holi". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 January 2005.