Alias Janaki

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Alias Janaki
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Official poster
Directed byDaya K
Written byDialogue:
Vamsi Krishna Gadwala
Vashishta Sharma
Produced by Neelima Tirumalasetti
Starring
Cinematography Sujith Sarang
Edited bySrijit Sarang
Music byShravan
Release date
  • 26 July 2013 (2013-07-26)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Alias Janaki is a 2013 Indian Telugu language romantic drama film directed by Daya K and starring newcomers Rahul Venkat and Anisha Ambrose. [1] [2] [3] The film released theatrically and online on 26 July 2013. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Cast

Production

The film began production starring Rahul Venkat (Chiranjeevi's cousin) [7] [8] and Nisha Aggarwal. [9] [10] [11] Aggarwal was later replaced with debutante Anisha Ambrose. [12]

Soundtrack

Music by newcomer Shravan. [13] Karthik Pasupulate of The Times of India gave the film a rating of thee out of five stars and said that "Debutante music director Shravan has packed in a refreshing new vibe in the album". [14] The soundtrack was released through Aditya Music. [15]

Track list [15]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kaadhal Prema"SwechhaShravan3:16
2."Maarinade (Haricharan)"Karthik Kodakadha Haricharan 4:40
3."Konchem Konchem"SwechhaShravan, Kavya3:21
4."Aranyamantha" Krishna Kanth Balaram Iyer3:23
5."Santhalo Perigina Sundari"Surendra Krishna Sravana Bhargavi 3:42
6."Kaatuka Kannula"Karthik Kodakadha, AshwinSai Charan3:17
7."Maarinade"Karthik Kodakadha, AshwinGuna2:48
8."Konchem Konchem Remix"SwechhaSandeep3:46
Total length:28:16

Release and reception

The film was initially scheduled to release on 19 July. [16] A critic from The Times of India opined that "It’s a little too loaded and preachy, besides some shallow intensity and noble intentions it has nothing much to offer". [17] A critic from 123telugu stated that "Neelima Thirumalasetty’s intentions are worth applauding, but she needs to take better care about the execution of her future projects". [18] Deepa Garimella of Full Hyderabad wrote that "Alias Janaki does deserve a watch for its intent". [19] [20]

Awards

Nandi Awards [21]

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