Bhala_Thandanana
Bhala Thandanana
2022 Indian Telugu-language action-thriller film
Bhala Thandanana is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language action-thriller film directed by Chaitanya Dantluri and written by Srikanth Vissa. The film is produced by Rajani Korrapati under the banner Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram.[1] The film stars Sree Vishnu, Catherine Tresa, and Ramachandra Raju in lead roles.[2] The music is composed by Mani Sharma[3] with cinematography by Suresh Ragutu and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The film released on 6 May 2022.
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| Directed by | Chaitanya Dantuluri |
| Written by | Srikanth Vissa |
| Produced by | Rajani Korrapati |
| Starring | Sree Vishnu Catherine Tresa Ramachandra Raju |
| Cinematography | Suresh Ragutu |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Chandu (Sree Vishnu) works as an accountant in an orphanage where he meets investigative journalist Sasirekha (Catherine Tresa), who is trying to crack a series of cold-blooded murders of people who work for Anand Bali (Ramachandra Raju).[4]
- Sree Vishnu as Chandra "Chandu" Shekar[5]
- Catherine Tresa as Sasirekha "Sasi", investigative journalist
- Ramachandra Raju as Anand Bali[6]
- Posani Krishna Murali as Dayamayam
- Ravi Varma as Bhadra
- Srikanth Iyengar as Sasi's brother-in-law
- Srinivasa Reddy as Murthy
- Aadarsh Balakrishna as Shafi
- Ayyappa P. Sharma as Chakri
- Satya as Balu
- Chaitanya Krishna as Ghani
- Bhupal Raju as Yadav
The film was launched with a pooja ceremony on 16 February 2021 in Hyderabad. S. S. Rajamouli and Rama Rajamouli also attended the ceremony.[7]
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| Released | 2022 |
| Recorded | 2021–2022 |
| Studio | Mahati Recording Studio, Hyderabad |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 9:27 |
| Language | Telugu |
| Label | Mango Music |
| Producer | Mani Sharma |
The film soundtrack and score is composed by Mani Sharma.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Meenaacchee" | Tripuraneni Kalyanachakravarthy | Dhanunjay Seepana | 04:36 |
| 2. | "Raasaanilaa" | Shreemani | Anurag Kulkarni, Ramya Behara | 04:51 |
| Total length: | 9:27 | |||
The film was first scheduled to release on April 30, 2022 but was finally released on 6 May 2022.[8] The film premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 20 May 2022.[9]
The film received mixed reviews.
Thadhagath Pathi of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote "Bhala Thandanana is flawed but it doesn't leave you completely disappointed either because the performances lend some heft to this tepid film".[10] A reviewer from Pinkvilla gave the film a rating of 2/5 and wrote "This semi-focused thriller suffers from weak plot turns".[11]
- "Sree Vishnu looks intense in his next actioner Bhala Thandanana". Telangana Today. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- "Sree Vishnu and Catherine come with an intense action thriller". The Hans. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- "Naturalstar Nani unveils Sree Vishnu's Bhala Thandanana teaser..!". The Times Of India. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- "Bhala Thandanana: శ్రీవిష్ణు లుక్ అదిరిందిగా!" (in Telugu). Sakshi. 23 December 2022.
- Lokesh, Vinay. "Garuda Ram's got a finger in every pie of the Southern film industry". The Times Of India. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- "Sri Vishnu Movie Release Date: వాయిదా పడ్డ భళా తందనాన మూవీ, కోత్త రిలీజ్ డేట్ ఇదే". Sakshi (in Telugu). 29 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- @DisneyPlusHSTel (19 May 2022). "#BhalaThandhanana is STREAMING NOW! @sreevishnuoffl @CatherineTresa1 @chaitanyahead @SaiKorrapati_…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Bhala Thandanana Movie Review: Sree Vishnu shines in this tepid thriller". The Times Of India. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- "Bhala Thandanana Movie Review: This semi-focused thriller suffers from weak plot turns". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
