| Hushaaru | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Sree Harsha Konuganti |
| Written by | Sree Harsha Konuganti |
| Produced by | Bekkem Venugopal Riaz A. |
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| Cinematography | Raj Thota |
| Edited by | Vijay Vardhan Kavuri |
| Music by | |
| Production companies | Lucky Media Asin Movie Creations |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | ₹13 crore |
Hushaaru (transl. Zest) is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language coming of age buddy comedy film written and directed by Sree Harsha Konuganti. It stars Tejus Kancherla, Tej Kurapati, Dinesh Tej, Abhinav Medishetti, Rahul Ramakrishna, Daksha Nagarkar, Priya Vadlamani, Hemal Ingle and Ramya Pasupuleti.
Plot
Four engineering graduates from middle-class families Arya, Chay, Dhruv and Bunty are clueless about their lives but enjoy being in each other's company, making the most of their energy. Just when things are going smooth, a personal setback hits them hard. How they rise above it and help their friendship stand the test of character and time is the story of Husharu.
Cast
- Tejus Kancherla as Arya
- Tej Kurapati as Bunty
- Dinesh Tej as Dhruv
- Abhinav Medishetti as Chaitanya "Chay"
- Rahul Ramakrishna as Raj Bollam
- Daksha Nagarkar as Geeta, Arya's love interest
- Priya Vadlamani as Riya, Chay's ex-girlfriend
- Hemal Ingle as Sowmya, Dhruv's love interest
- Ramya Pasupuleti as Priya, Chay's love interest
- Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Arya's father
- Pramodini as Chay's mother
- Fish Venkat as Laddanna
- Krishna Kranthi as Amaram
Soundtrack
The songs were composed by Sunny M.R., Radhan, and Varikuppala Yadagiri.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Na Na Na (music by Radhan)" | Bhaskarabhatla | Bobo Shashi | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Undiporaadhey – Male Version (music by Radhan)" | Kittu Vissapragada | Sid Sriram | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Friendship (music by Sunny M.R.)" | Krishna Kanth | Tushar Joshi | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Pichaak (music by Varikuppala Yadagiri)" | Varikuppala Yadagiri | Varikuppala Yaadagiri | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Naatu Naatu (music by Radhan)" | Krishna Kanth | Rahul Sipligunj, Priya Himesh | 1:43 |
| 6. | "Nuvve Nuvve (music by Sunny M.R.)" | Krishna Kanth | Arjit Singh | 3:10 |
| 7. | "O Pilla Kabooma (music by Varikuppala Yadagiri)" | Kalanidhi Masterji | Rahul Ramakrishna | 1:28 |
| 8. | "Undiporaadhey – Sad Version (music by Radhan)" | Kittu Vissapragada | Sid Sriram | 2:33 |
| 9. | "Kaboom (music by Sunny M.R.)" | Roll Rida | Roll Rida | 1:30 |
| 10. | "Undiporaadhey – Female Version (music by Radhan)" | Spoorthi Yadagiri | Spoorthi Yadagiri | 2:25 |
| 11. | "Bad Boys (music by Sunny M.R.)" | Krishna Kanth | Roll Rida (rap portions), Sunny M.R. | 3:00 |
| Total length: | 30:13 | |||
Release
The film was scheduled to release in August 2018 before being postponed to December of that same year. Raj Surya is directing the Kannada remake of the film starring Chandan Achar, Anup Revanna and Shrimahadev.
Reception
Critical reception
The Times of India gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and wrote that "Hushaaru is mostly refreshing, captures the humorous side to friendships with zest". Asianet News Telugu gave the film 2.5 of 5 and appreciated the film's screenplay.
Box office
The film grossed ₹5 crore in five days, and ran for 50 days in theatres.
References
- ^ "'Husharu': The youthful comedy-drama gets a release date". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Vyas (19 December 2018). "Husharu Five Days Box Office Report". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Hushaaru – All Songs – Download or Listen Free – JioSaavn". JioSaavn. October 2018. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "'Husharu' gearing up for an August release?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "Chandan Achar to be seen in Husharu remake in Kannada". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "Hushaaru movie review {3/5}: You'll come out of theatres with a smile". The Times of India.
- "టైటిల్ కు తగ్గట్లే... ('హుషారు' రివ్యూ)". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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