Love in Singapore is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by OSR Anjaneyulu and starring Ranganath, Latha, Chiranjeevi, and Jose Prakash (in his Telugu debut).[2] The film was simultaneously shot in Malayalam with the same name with a different director starring Prem Nazir and Jayan.[3]
| Love in Singapore | |
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| Directed by | OSR Anjaneyulu |
| Dialogue by | Modukuri Johnson Chittibabu |
| Produced by | M. Venkata Ramana Kumar |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Shankar–Ganesh |
Production company | Sri Venkateswara Swamy Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
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In a village in Andhra Pradesh, rebels steal the diamond from a Kali Sword and take it to Singapore. The central government hands over the case to the CBI, who appoints officer Prem to bring the stolen jewel back to India. Prem leaves for Singapore and meets his younger brother Suresh, who ran away from home as a child. How Prem and Suresh together return the jewel back to India forms the rest of the story.
Cast
edit- Ranganath as Prem[4]
- Latha as Sudha
- Chiranjeevi as Suresh
- Jose Prakash
The uncredited cast includes:
- Madeline[2] as Madeline
- Mukkamala[4]
- Hema Sundar[4]
- P. J. Sarma[4]
- Attili Lakshmi[4]
The rest of the cast consists of junior artistes from Singapore.[2]
Production
editThis was the first film that Chiranjeevi had clapped for the muhurat shot.[2] This film was shot in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore for about twenty days.[1][2][3] This film marked Chiranjeevi's first film shot outside of India.[1] Although both Ranganath and Chiranjeevi's roles were given equal importance to the media during shooting,[1] the film was promoted as a Chiranjeevi film prior to release due to his craze at the time post the success of Punnami Naagu (1980).[2][1]
Release and reception
editThe film had a preview at Meena Theatre in Chennai (then Madras), which was attended by Kamal Haasan.[3] The film was released a week after Kaali and Thathayya Premaleelalu, both starring Chiranjeevi.[2] The film was dubbed and released in Tamil with the same title.[5]
Kalki reviewed the Tamil version praising the acting of Chiranjeevi, cinematography and music but found OSR's direction as okay.[5] A writer from Movie Volume wrote that the film's fights are the main attraction while also praising Chiranjeevi's dance and Shankar–Ganesh's music.[4] A writer from iDreamPost felt that Chiranjeevi had become a better actor through this film.[1] The film was a box office success.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Love In Singapore : మెగాస్టార్ నటించిన ఫారిన్ లవ్ స్టోరీ – Nostalgia". iDreamPost (in Telugu). 5 November 2021. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Chiranjeevi : నలబై ఏళ్ల లవ్ ఇన్ సింగపూర్.. ఆసక్తికర విషయాలతో ప్రత్యేక కథనం." News18 (in Telugu). 27 September 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d Kallamadi, Suma (29 September 2020). "లవ్ ఇన్ సింగపూర్ సినిమాలో ఆసక్తికరమైన విశేషాలు ఇవే..." India Herald (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "చిరంజీవి 'లవ్ ఇన్ సింగపూర్' సినిమాకి 40 ఏళ్ళు". Movie Volume (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ a b "லவ் இன் சிங்கப்பூர்". Kalki (in Tamil). 19 October 1980. p. 46. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.