Clap (film)

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Clap
Clap 2022 film poster.jpg
Official release poster in Tamil
Directed byPrithivi Adithya
Written byPrithivi Adithya
Produced byM. Raja Shekar Reddy
I B Karthikeyan
Starring Aadhi Pinisetty
Aakanksha Singh
Nassar
Prakash Raj
Krisha Kurup
CinematographyPraveen Kumar
Edited by Ragul
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Production
companies
Shri Shiridi Sai Movies
Big Print Pictures
Distributed by SonyLIV
Release date
  • 11 March 2022 (2022-03-11)
CountryIndia
LanguagesTamil
Telugu

Clap is a 2022 Indian sports drama film directed by debutant Prithivi Adithya. It is shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages. [1] [2] The film stars Aadhi Pinisetty and Aakanksha Singh with a supporting cast including Nassar, Prakash Raj, Krisha Kurup, Brahmaji, Mime Gopi and Munishkanth. [3] The film's soundtrack and background score is composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with cinematography handled by Praveen Kumar and editing done by Ragul. [4] The film was released via OTT platform SonyLIV on 11 March 2022. [5] [6]

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Synopsis

A former athlete and an amputee with a special condition called PLP ( Phantom limp Pain) picks up a girl from a village to train for national championship event. How he wins his dream through the girl is the plot.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack and score is composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the album featured one song. The audio rights were acquired by Lahari Music.

Clap (Tamil)

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Manadhai En Moodinaai"Palani BharathiIlaiyaraaja5:08
2."Konjam Chellama" Pa. Vijay Shaan 3:22
3."Kaatrile Yeri Vaa"Pa. Vijay Rahul Nambiar  
4."Pathu Rooba"GKB Srinisha Jayaseelan  
5."Unnai Keta" Umadevi Karthik  

Clap (Telugu)

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Manasutho Choodaleni" Ramajogayya Sastry Ilaiyaraaja5:10

Reception

Logesh Balachandran critic from Times of india gave 2.5 stars out of 5 stars and noted that "Overall, Clap is an average sports drama which can be your dose of motivation for the weekend." [7] Indiaherald critic gave a mixed review and mentioned that "Aadhi scores but rest fails ". [8] Navein Darshan from Cinema express noted that "Aadhi shines in a memorable sports drama " [9]

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