Holi (2002 film)
| Holi | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | SVN Vara Prasad |
| Written by | SVN Vara Prasad |
| Produced by | N Surya Prakasa Rao |
| Starring | Uday Kiran Richa Pallod |
| Cinematography | Sarath Sameer Reddy |
| Edited by | Shankar |
| Music by | R. P. Patnaik |
Production company | SP Creations |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Holi is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film starring Uday Kiran and Richa Pallod in the lead roles.
Cast
[edit]- Uday Kiran as Kiran
- Richa Pallod as Sandhya / "Chinni"
- Sunil as Raja
- L. B. Sriram as Sriram
- Banerjee as Kiran's friend
- Sudha as Lakshmi, Kiran's mother
- Chalapati Rao as Krishnam Raju, Sandhya's father
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as JP a.k.a. Jayaprakash, Kiran's foster friend
- Giri Babu as Rama Chandra Murthy
- Chandra Mohan as Rama Chandraiah, Kiran's father
- Rajashree as Vasanthi
- Sri Lakshmi
- Swetha
- Kavitha
- Raghu Kunche as Sekhar
- Rashmi Gautam as Shalu
- Mink Brar as an item number in "Chamak Cham"
Soundtrack
[edit]In an audio review, Sreya Sunil wrote that "RP Patnaik comes out with some impressive, some average to above average songs".[1]
All lyrics are written by Kulasekhar; all music is composed by R. P. Patnaik[2]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ounani" | R. P. Patnaik | |
| 2. | "Priyathama" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 3. | "Aadapillalu" | KK, Kavita Krishnamurthy | |
| 4. | "O Cheliya" | KK, Sadhana Sargam | |
| 5. | "Nee Manasu" | R. P. Patnaik, Sadhana Sargam | |
| 6. | "Chamaku Chamak" | Suneeta Rao | |
| 7. | "Life is Beautiful" | Uday Kiran, Anoop | |
| 8. | "Chinthamani" | R. P. Patnaik, Sunil |
Reception
[edit]The film was released to mixed reviews although the songs were praised.[3] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com gave the film three and a half of five stars and praised the performances of the new age concept, lead actors, the songs, and the cinematography.[4] Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu wrote that "This is another love story, but for a change deals with responsible love and happy ending".[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "On a Song - Telugu cinema songs - audio review - Holi - RP Patnaik, Kula Sekhar - Richa Pallod, Uday Kiran - Vara Prasad - Sreya Sunil". Archived from the original on 17 October 2002.
- ^ "Holi Songs Download: Holi MP3 Telugu Songs Online Free on". Gaana.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Holi review: Holi (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com". Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Jeevi (30 August 2002). "Telugu Cinema - Review - Holi - Uday Kiran, Richa Pallod, Sunil - Vara Prasad - RP Patnaik". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Srihari, Gudipoodi. "Love in the air". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022 – via Idlebrain.com.
- ^ Moviebuzz. "Holi". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 January 2005.