2007 Indian film
| Deepavali | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Hari Babu |
| Written by | Diamond Ratnababu (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Hari Babu |
| Story by | Hari Babu |
| Produced by | Teegala Kripakar Reddy |
| Starring | Venu Thottempudi Megha Nair Aarti Agarwal |
| Cinematography | Prasad K. |
| Edited by | Ramgopal Reddy |
| Music by | Vandemataram Srinivas |
| Production company | AAA Arts |
| Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Deepavali is a 2008 Indian romantic drama film directed by Hari Babu and starring Venu Thottempudi, Megha Nair and Aarti Agarwal.
Plot
A village man, who does not celebrate Deepavali, falls in love with a woman while traveling to Delhi.
Cast
- Venu Thottempudi as Venu
- Megha Nair as Sirisha
- Aarti Agarwal as Aarti
- Brahmanandam as Bunny
- Bhanu Chander as Commissioner
- Vinod Kumar as Kidnapper
- Subbaraju as Inspector Ramesh
- Ali as Ajay Devagan aka Cheta
- Chalapathi Rao as Sirisha's father
- Brahmaji as Encounter Specialist
- Satya Prakash as Rahman
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Gundu family head
- Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao as Pillai
- Ananth as Cellphone salesman
- Hema as Sirisha's sister
- Sudha as Sirisha's mother
- Gundu Sudarshan as Sudarshan
- Shankar Melkote as Melkote
- Junior Relangi as Doctor
- Babloo as Bike owner
Production
Cast and crew
The film began production in November 2007. Ernakulam-based model Megha Nair made her debut with this film. The film was shot prior to Aarti Agarwal's marriage although it released afterwards. Ogeti Ramana was supposed to be the music director before he was replaced with Vandemataram Srinivas.
Filming
The film began shoot in Secunderabad. Most of the film was shot in a single schedule. Some of the songs were shot in foreign locations in Southeast Asia. The climax scene was shot for three days at an aluminum factory in Gachibowli in May 2008 with Master Vijay choreographing the stunts. As of 24 May 2008, the entire film was shot except for a song.
Music
| Deepavali | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Vandemataram Srinivas | ||||
| Released | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 24:56 | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Vandemataram Srinivas chronology | ||||
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The music was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. The audio release function was held on 28 June 2008 with Tammareddy Bharadwaja releasing the audio CD.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Japanu Cheera" | Ranjith Govind, Geetha Madhuri | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Masaka Masaka - Remix" | Suchitra | 5:19 |
| 3. | "Ye Nimisham" | Venu, Geetha Madhuri | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Tuhi Mera Dil" | Karthik, Pranavi | 5:28 |
| 5. | "Chiruraku Kommallo" | Karunya, Pranavi | 5:02 |
| Total length: | 24:56 | ||
Release
The film was planned to release in June 2008. The film was eventually released on 26 November 2008 alongside R. Narayana Murthy's Devarakonda Veerayya and Nagendra Babu's Ek Police.
References
- ^ "Three releases this Friday". Idlebrain.com. 26 November 2008. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- "31న తెరపైకి వస్తున్న". Webdunia (in Telugu).
- ^ "Music launch - Deepavali". Idlebrain.com. 28 June 2008. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- "Deepavali Muhurat". Ragalahari. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- "Deepavali (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. 2008. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.