Race (2013 film)

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Race
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Directed byRamesh Raparthi
Written byShankar (dialogues)
Produced by Anne Ravi
StarringVikram
Bharat Kishore
Karthik
Disha Pandey
Nikitha Narayan
CinematographyS Muralimohan Reddy
Music by Vivek Sagar
Sanjay
Production
company
Anand Cine Chitra
Release date
  • 1 March 2013 (2013-03-01)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Race is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy heist thriller film directed by Ramesh Raparthi and produced by Anne Ravi. The films stars Manasara -fame Vikram, Bharat Kishore, Karthik, Disha Pandey and Nikitha Narayan. The film was released to negative reviews.

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Plot

Cast

Production

Vikram told his childhood friend Ramesh Raparthy about an idea of three friends going to Bangkok. Pre-production work for the film took ten months. Debutant actors Bharat Kishore and Karthik play full length roles along with Vikram. The film was titled Race because it is a race for "money, honey (girls) and stability". [1] The film is different from The Hangover (2009) and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) sincd it is a thriller. [2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vivek Sagar and Sanjay. [3] The lyrics were written by Sri Mani. [4] The audio launch was attended by Venkatesh and Gopichand. [5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Prapanchame" Sri Mani Vivek Sagar, Karthik 3:35
2."Yammayo"Sri ManiPranavi, Deepu4:37
3."One Daylo"Sri ManiDinakar, Aishan Vali, Vivek Sagar4:35
4."Madhurame"JayasuryaPranavi2:28
5."Race Theme"Sri ManiAishan Vali , Masaki3:28
Total length:18:43

Reception

A critic from The Times of India rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "All the characters fit the bill perfectly and the director did extract his pound of flesh from them but ultimately he tests the patience of the moviegoers as the film drags". [6] A critic from Idlebrain.com wrote that "Shot mostly in Thailand, this film has style quotient. However, the emotions and narration should have been better. The taking of film is amateurish and there is no compactness in direction". [7] A critic from fullhyd.com wrote that "On the list of lost causes, Race isn't in the same league as, say,  Mythri . You still wouldn't want to spend two and a half hours watching it in a movie hall, or even in the comfort of your home". [8] On the contrary, a critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "Race, surprisingly, is a worthy watch.  Watch out for the dialogue, the neat performances, the smart execution.  But have ordinary expectations". [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Interview - Vikram (Manasara & Race)". Idlebrain.com . 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Salvadore, Sarah. "Interview". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Race Telugu - EP by Vivek Sagar & Sanjay on Apple Music". Apple Music . 20 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "'రేస్' ప్రెస్ మీట్" ['Race' press meet]. Idlebrain.com (in Telugu). 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "విక్టరీ వెంకటేష్ 'రేస్' ఆడియో ఆవిష్కరణ" [Audio launch of Victory Venkatesh's 'Race']. Idlebrain.com (in Telugu). 4 November 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Rao, Ch. Sushil (1 March 2013). "Race Movie Review". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Race Telugu review - Telugu/Tamil cinema - Vikram, Bharat Kishore, Karthik, Srinivasa Reddy, Disha Pandey, Nikita Narayan". Idlebrain.com . 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  8. ↑ Deval, Kritika. "Race (Telugu) Review". fullhyd.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Race Review". Indiaglitz. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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