Kaalicharan is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language political drama film that stars Chaitanya Krishna, Chandini Tamilarasan, and Pankaj Kesari.[1] The film marks the Telugu debut of Tamilarasan and Kesari.[1][2] The film was dubbed into Tamil as Por Kuthirai.[2][3][4][5] Chaitanya Krishna won the Nandi Special Jury Award and Prawin Pudi won the Nandi Award for Best Editor.[6][7]
| Kaalicharan | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Sri Prawin |
| Written by | Dialogues: Khaja Shiva Sri Prawin |
| Produced by | Sri Prawin |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Viswa Devabatuula Sathish Muthuyala |
| Edited by | Prawin Pudi |
| Music by | Nandan Raj |
Production company | Sri Karunalayam |
| Distributed by | Baby Manaswini |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast
edit- Chaitanya Krishna as Kaalicharan[8]
- Chandini Tamilarasan as Thirtha[8]
- Pankaj Kesari as Pasupathy[9]
- Kavitha Srinivasan as Pasupathy's mistress[9]
- Nagineedu as Kaalicharan's father[8]
- Rao Ramesh[9]
Production
editThe film is directed by Sri Prawin, a pupil of Ram Gopal Varma, who earlier made Gaayam 2 (2010).[10] Kaali Charan stars Chaitanya Krishna and Tamil actress Chandini Tamilarasan in the lead roles while Bhojpuri actor Pankaj Kesari essays a negative role.[2] The film is set in the 1980s and is based on the life of MLA Erra Satyam.[11] The muhurat (launch) of the film took place in Hyderabad with Lakshmi Manchu, Allu Aravind, Tammareddy Bharadwaja, and Sundeep Kishan in attendance.[12]
Soundtrack
editThe songs are composed by Nandan Raj.[10]
All lyrics are written by Vanamali, Sada Chandra
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kurisikurisi" | Nandan Raj, Sri Krishna, Aparna | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Mella Mellaga" | Nandan Raj, Vinay | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Devudanna Peru" | Nandan Raj, Suresh Babu | 2:35 |
| 4. | "Palike Aa Guvva" | Nandan Raj, Sri Krishna | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Nakallu Chudu" | Nandan Raj, Geetha Madhuri | 4:22 |
| 6. | "O Ningey Thuli Holi" | Nandan Raj, Ramki, Sahithi | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Naa Ninnu" | Nandan Raj, Anjana Sowmya | 4:07 |
| Total length: | 27:33 | ||
Reception
editThe Times of India gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and wrote that "The problem you have with the movie is the director’s attempt to create suspense at some places. You feel cheated and taken for a ride".[8] The Hindu wrote that "While it’s refreshing to see a filmmaker explore a new format and show courage in not introducing force-fit commercial elements, it’s a pity when a good attempt is letdown by tiresome narration".[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Chandini gets a makeover - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ a b c Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (21 October 2014). "Banking on nativity". The Hindu.
- ^ "Chaitanya Krishna hopes 'Porkuthirai' finds him more work in Tamil films". 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Chandini is back with Por Kuthirai - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Tamil version of Kaalicharan gears up for release". Hindustan Times. 21 August 2014.
- ^ https://twitter.com/iamchandini_12/status/837362086661455873
- ^ "Nandi Awards: Here's the complete list of winners for 2012 and 2013". Hindustan Times. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Kaalicharan Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Kaalicharan by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ a b c d Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (10 November 2013). "Kaalicharan: A throwback to the 80s" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ a b "Praveen Sri's new movie is Kaalicharan - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Proud to be part of 'Kalicharan': Chandini". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Tollywood celebs at the muhurat of 'Kaalicharan' in Hyderabad - Times of India". The Times of India.
External links
edit- Kaalicharan at IMDb