Deepavali (2008 film)

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Deepavali
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DVD cover
Directed byHari Babu
Written byDiamond Ratnababu (dialogues)
Screenplay byHari Babu
Story byHari Babu
Produced byTeegala Kripakar Reddy
Starring Venu Thottempudi
Megha Nair
Aarthi Agarwal
CinematographyPrasad K.
Edited byRamgopal Reddy
Music by Vandemataram Srinivas
Production
company
AAA Arts
Release date
  • 28 November 2008 (2008-11-28) [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Deepavali is a 2008 Indian romantic drama film directed by Hari Babu and starring Venu Thottempudi, Megha Nair and Aarthi Agarwal. [2]

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Plot

A village man, who does not celebrate Deepavali, falls in love with a woman while traveling to Delhi. [3]

Cast

Production

Cast and crew

The film began production in November 2007.[ citation needed ] Ernakulam-based model Megha Nair made her debut with this film. [4] The film was shot prior to Aarthi Agarwal's marriage although it released afterwards.[ citation needed ] Ogeti Ramana was supposed to be the music director before he was replaced with Vandemataram Srinivas. [4]

Filming

The film began shoot in Secunderabad.[ citation needed ] Most of the film was shot in a single schedule.[ citation needed ] Some of the songs were shot in foreign locations in Southeast Asia.[ citation needed ] The climax scene was shot for three days at an aluminum factory in Gachibowli in May 2008 with Master Vijay choreographing the stunts.[ citation needed ] As of 24 May 2008, the entire film was shot except for a song.[ citation needed ]

Music

Deepavali
Soundtrack album by
Vandemataram Srinivas
Released2008
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length24:56
LanguageTelugu
Label Aditya Music
Vandemataram Srinivas chronology
Citizen
(2008)		Deepavali
(2008)		Anjani Putrudu
(2009)

The music was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. [5] The audio release function was held on 28 June 2008 with Tammareddy Bharadwaja releasing the audio CD. [4] Notably, none of the film's lead cast was present at the film's audio launch due to its delay. [4]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Japanu Cheera" Ranjith Govind, Geetha Madhuri 5:01
2."Masaka Masaka - Remix" Suchitra 5:19
3."Ye Nimisham"Venu, Geetha Madhuri4:06
4."Tuhi Mera Dil" Karthik, Pranavi5:28
5."Chiruraku Kommallo" Karunya, Pranavi5:02
Total length:24:56

Release and reception

The film was planned to release in June 2008.[ citation needed ] Since Deepavali of 2008 fell on a Tuesday and films were usually released on Fridays, the film was not released on Deepavali. [3] The film was eventually released on 26 November alongside R. Narayana Murthy's Devarakonda Veerayya and Nagendra Babu's Ek Police. [1]

In a retrospective review, a writer from V6 Velugu praised the performance of the cast, the music, and the film's comedy and action. [6]

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