Mad (film)

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Mad
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Directed byKalyan Shankar
Written byKalyan Shankar
Produced by
  • Haarika Suryadevara
  • Sai Soujanya
Starring
  • Narne Nithin
  • Sangeeth Shobhan
  • Ram Nithin
  • Sri Gouri Priya
  • Ananathika Sanilkumar
  • Gopika Udayan
Cinematography Shamdat Sainudeen
Dinesh B. Krishnan
Edited by Naveen Nooli
Music by Bheems Ceciroleo
Production
companies
Sithara Entertainments
Fortune Four Cinemas
Release date
  • 6 October 2023 (2023-10-06)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Mad (stylized as MAD) is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Kalyan Shankar in his directorial debut. Produced by Sithara Entertainments, the film has an ensemble cast of Narne Nithin, Sangeeth Shobhan, Ram Nithin, Sri Gouri Priya, Ananathika Sanilkumar, Gopika Udayan, Vishnu Oi and Karthikeya Samala. The film was released on 6 October 2023. [1]

Contents

It was made with 5 crore budget and became blockbuster with 26 crore box office collection [2] .A sequel, titled Mad Square, is currently under production and is scheduled to release in 2025.

Plot

This movie is about four friends who start their journey at an engineering college.

Cast

Soundtrack

All music is composed by Bheems Ceciroleo.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Proud'se Single"Raghuram Nakash Aziz, Bheems Ceciroleo3:25
2."Nuvvu Navvukuntu" Bhaskarabhatla Kapil Kapilan 3:40
3."College Papa"Kasarla ShyamBheems Ceciroleo, Varam, Keerthana Sharma3:41

Release

Theatrical

Mad was released on 6 October 2023.

Home media

Netflix has secured the post-theatrical streaming rights for the film, which premiered on the platform on 3 November 2023. [3] The Satellite Rights acquired by ETV Telugu.

Reception

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu opined that "Watching MAD is like stepping into an engineering campus and being privy to the fun riot in the classrooms and hostels". She further praised the performances of Shobhan, Muralidhar Goud and Vishnu Oi. [4] Abhilasha Cherukuri of The New Indian Express rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and wrote that "Despite remnants of the campus film genre seen across MAD, one thing sets the latter apart from the rest. There is no sappy mythologising of friendship". [5]

Accolades

Award [a] Date of ceremony [b] CategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Filmfare Awards South 3 August 2024 Best Male Debut Sangeeth SobhanWon [6] [7] [8]
South Indian International Movie Awards 14 September 2024 Best Comedian – Telugu Vishnu OiWon [9] [10]
Best Male Debut – Telugu Narne NithinNominated
Ram NithinNominated
Sangeeth ShobhanWon
Best Debut Director – Telugu Kalyan ShankarNominated
Best Lyricist – Telugu Bhaskarabhatla ("Nuvvu Navvukuntu")Nominated

Notes

  1. ↑ Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
  2. ↑ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

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References

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