Rainbow (2008 film)

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Rainbow
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Official poster
Directed by V. N. Aditya
Screenplay by Paruchuri brothers
Story by Balabhadrapatruni Ramani
Produced byV. N. Aditya
Starring
Cinematography Santosh Srinivas
Edited byM. R. Varma
Music byNihal
Production
companies
Sri Siddhardha Movies
Bharat Creations
Release date
  • 2 October 2008 (2008-10-02)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Rainbow is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by V. N. Aditya and starring Rahul, Sonal Chauhan, and Sindhu Menon. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The film released to negative reviews from critics. [6]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

Songs by newcomer Nihal. [8] [9] The songs were choreographed by Suchitra Chandrabose. Two songs were shot in Bangkok and one song was shot near Begumpet Airport. [7]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Naa Kallalo"Anuradha Sunitha, Nihal4:40
2."Swamy Ra Ra (Thillana)"M. BalamuralikrishnaSunitha, Nihal, Krishna Padam2:36
3."Asa Chinna Asa"Jillella PrasadSunitha [10] 4:24
4."O Lalana" Vanamali Sunitha, Srikanth3:55
5."Krishna Krishna"Baladitya Hemachandra 2:30
6."Challu Challu"VanamaliSunitha, Nihal, Hemachandra3:56
7."Manasa Chalinchake"VanamaliSunitha, Nihal4:13
8."Sala Sala Sala"SahithiSunitha4:27
Total length:30:41

Themes and influences

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com felt that the lead characters (Rahul being colourblind, Sindhu being mute, and Sonal being an actress) are similar to the characters of the 1986 film Sirivennela (Sarvadaman D. Banerjee is blind, Suhasini is mute, and Moon Moon Sen is glamorous). [11]

Release

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com gave the film a rating of 2.25 out of 5 and said that "Making a film like Rainbow is like entering a danger zone. Stories like these need strong narration and grip on emotions in order to work". [11] Radhika Rajamani of Rediff.com gave the film a rating of two out of five stars. [12] Y. Sunitha Chowdhury of The Hindu opined that "One doesn't understand why the director had to show the hero as being colour blind just to elevate his character and the heroine undergoing a change of heart just because she realises Shyam is suffering from an ailment looks unrealistic". [6] [13] [14]

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  2. ↑ "Interview with Raahul". Idlebrain.com . 26 September 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Interview with Sonal Chauhan". Idlebrain.com . 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Interview with Sindhu Menon". Idlebrain.com . 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Rainbow pressmeet". Idlebrain.com . 18 April 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 Chowdury, Y. Sunitha (4 October 2008). "This rainbow is 'black and white'". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. 1 2 Narasimham, M. L. (23 May 2008). "The seven hues of love". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Interview with Nihal". Idlebrain.com . 24 May 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Rainbow (2008) songs". MovieGQ. 21 May 2008.
  10. ↑ "Interview with Sunitha". Idlebrain.com . 1 October 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  11. 1 2 Jeevi (2 October 2008). "Telugu Movie review – Rainbow". Idlebrain.com . Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  12. ↑ Rajamani, Radhika (3 October 2008). "A colourless Rainbow". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Rainbow –Not Too Colorful!!!". 123 Telugu. 2 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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