Speedunnodu (transl. The one with the speed) is a 2016 Indian Telugu romantic comedy film directed by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao. It is produced by Bheemineni Sunitha under her production company Good Will Cinema, Speedunnodu features Bellamkonda Sreenivas, Sonarika Bhadoria, and Prakash Raj in the lead roles while Kabir Duhan Singh plays the antagonist. Production commenced in April 2015, and the film's principal photography was completed by January 2016. The film released worldwide on 5 February 2016. This film is a remake of the 2012 Tamil movie Sundarapandian.
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| Directed by | Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao |
| Screenplay by | Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao |
| Story by | S. R. Prabhakaran |
| Based on | Sundarapandian |
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| Cinematography | Vijay Ulaganath |
| Edited by | Gowtham Raju |
| Music by | Sri Vasanth |
Production company | Good Will Cinema |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editSobhan is the son of the president of Rapthaadu, Veerabhadrappa, who leads a happy life and spends all his time with his friends. Sobhan ensures that he is always of some help to his friends. He goes to any extent to help his friends. He tries to help his friends woo Vasanthi, the daughter of Ramachandrappa, after she rejected his love proposal when she was in tenth. As it happens, she falls for Sobhan again by seeing his deeds to help his friend. He, too, reciprocates, but trouble comes as Vasanthi's father fixes her marriage with his relative Jagan. A murder happens, and the blame falls on Sobhan. Things get further complicated when Shobhan and Vasanthi's parents turning to be rivals.
Cast
edit- Bellamkonda Sreenivas as Sobhan
- Sonarika Bhadoria as Vasanti
- Prakash Raj as Veerabhadrappa (Sobhan's father)
- Rao Ramesh as Ramachandrappa (Vasanti's father)
- Pavitra Lokesh as Lakshmi
- Pragathi as Vasanti's mother
- Ali as Wifi Vaikuntam
- Kabir Duhan Singh as Jagan
- Posani Krishna Murali as Krishnappa
- Pruthviraj as Sobhan's brother-in-law
- Srinivasa Reddy as Suri
- Madhunandan as Giri
- Chaitanya Krishna as Madhan
- Satya as Babu
- Jhansi as Vasanti's aunt
- Vidyullekha Raman as Vasanti's friend
- Shakalaka Shankar as Qadir
- Raghu Karumanchi
- Cameo appearance
- Tamannaah Bhatia in the song "Bachelor Babu"
Production
editThe film was launched officially in April 2015.[1] Sonarika Bhadoria was signed in as a lead actress in May 2015.[2][3]
"The song is a very important factor in the film and I felt that it would be good move to have a star like Tamannaah Bhatia. The song comes when the hero and his friends are having a bachelor party right after his marriage is fixed. It would be weird if a guy dances with another girl, soon after his marriage is fixed. But here, she is telling him how he needs to be after marriage and so, we felt the concept is totally legit."
—Director Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao about the casting and theme of the special song "Bachelor Babu".[4][5]
Later in last October 2015, actress Tamannaah Bhatia was signed in to make a performance in the special song.[6] Filming of this song was completed by mid November 2015[7] and it was reported that she charged half of her remuneration to appear in the movie.[8] That song, titled "Bachelor Babu" was made on a budget of ₹2.25 crore (US$270,000).[5] The film's title was announced as Speedunnodu in December 2015.[9]
Music
editThe audio of the movie was released on 22 January 2016.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aatakundhoy (Bachelor Babu)" | Chandrabose | L. V. Revanth, Sravana Bhargavi | 04:38 |
| 2. | "Ye Sunami Aina" | Sri Mani | L. V. Revanth | 03:52 |
| 3. | "Gurrani Cheruvu Daaka" | Ananta Sriram | Anudeep Dev, Damini | 03:41 |
| 4. | "Yellow Yellow Dirty Fellow" | Chandrabose | Rahul Sipligunj | 01:30 |
| 5. | "Ammayini Abbayi Choodagane" | Chandrabose | L. V. Revanth | 02:31 |
| 6. | "Hollywood Hero Lekka" | Karunakar Adigarla | Simha, Geetha Madhuri | 03:34 |
| 7. | "Rekkalatho Chukkalakegira" | Sri Mani | L. V. Revanth, Ramya Behara | 04:12 |
| 8. | "Kasai Katthi Padunu" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | L. V. Revanth | 01:21 |
Release
editIn January 2016, Sreenivas announced the film's release date as 5 February 2016 in a press meet.[10]
Reception
editThe film received mixed critical response.
References
edit- ^ ""Bellamkonda SrinivasBheemineni movie launched"". Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ ""Sonarika in Bellamkonda Srinivas film"". Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ ""Sonarika on a roll"". Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Interview : Bheemineni Srinivas". 123telugu.com. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Sreenivas-Tamannaah song cost Rs 2.25 crore". The Times Of India. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Tamannaah in a special song in Bellamkonda's next". TOI. 31 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Tamannaah's special song". DC. 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Tamannah paid a bomb for an item song". Sify. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 12 November 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ ""Bellamkonda is Speedunnodu"". Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "My next will be helmed by Boyapati: Sreenivas". The Hans India. 3 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
External links
edit- Speedunnodu at IMDb