Bhala Thandanana

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Bhala Thandanana
Bhala Thandanana poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChaitanya Dantuluri
Written bySrikanth Vissa
Produced by Rajani Korrapati
Starring Sree Vishnu
Catherine Tresa
Ramachandra Raju
CinematographySuresh Ragutu
Edited by Marthand K. Venkatesh
Music by Mani Sharma
Production
company
Release date
  • 6 May 2022 (2022-05-06)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Bhala Thandanana is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language action-thriller film directed by Chaitanya Dantluri and written by Srikanth Vissa. The film is produced by Rajani Korrapati under the banner Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram. [1] The film stars Sree Vishnu, Catherine Tresa, and Ramachandra Raju in lead roles. [2] The music is composed by Mani Sharma [3] with cinematography by Suresh Ragutu and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The film released on 6 May 2022.

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Plot

Chandu (Sree Vishnu) works as an accountant in an orphanage where he meets investigative journalist Sasirekha (Catherine Tresa), who is trying to crack a series of cold-blooded murders of people who work for Anand Bali (Ramachandra Raju). [4]

Cast

Production

The film was launched with a pooja ceremony on 16 February 2021 in Hyderabad. S. S. Rajamouli and Rama Rajamouli also attended the ceremony. [7]

Music

Bhala Thandanana
Soundtrack album by
Mani Sharma
Released2022
Recorded2021–2022
StudioMahati Recording Studio, Hyderabad
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length9:27
LanguageTelugu
Label Mango Music
Producer Mani Sharma

The film soundtrack and score is composed by Mani Sharma.

Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Meenaacchee"Tripuraneni KalyanachakravarthyDhanunjay Seepana04:36
2."Raasaanilaa"Shreemani Anurag Kulkarni, Ramya Behara 04:51
Total length:9:27

Release

The film was first scheduled to release on April 30, 2022 but was finally released on 6 May 2022. [8] The film premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 20 May 2022. [9]

Reception

The film received mixed reviews.

Thadhagath Pathi of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote "Bhala Thandanana is flawed but it doesn't leave you completely disappointed either because the performances lend some heft to this tepid film". [10] A reviewer from Pinkvilla gave the film a rating of 2/5 and wrote "This semi-focused thriller suffers from weak plot turns". [11]

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  8. ↑ "Sri Vishnu Movie Release Date: వాయిదా పడ్డ భళా తందనాన మూవీ, కోత్త రిలీజ్‌ డేట్‌ ఇదే". Sakshi (in Telugu). 29 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  9. ↑ @DisneyPlusHSTel (19 May 2022). "#BhalaThandhanana is STREAMING NOW! @sreevishnuoffl @CatherineTresa1 @chaitanyahead @SaiKorrapati_…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  11. ↑ "Bhala Thandanana Movie Review: This semi-focused thriller suffers from weak plot turns". Pinkvilla . Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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