Holi is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film starring Uday Kiran and Richa Pallod in the lead roles.
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| Directed by | SVN Vara Prasad |
| Written by | SVN Vara Prasad |
| Produced by | N Surya Prakasa Rao |
| Starring | Uday Kiran Richa Pallod |
| Cinematography | Sarath Sameer Reddy |
| Edited by | Shankar |
| Music by | R. P. Patnaik |
Production company | SP Creations |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast edit
- Uday Kiran as Kiran
- Richa Pallod as Sandhya / "Chinni"
- Sunil as Raja
- L. B. Sriram as Sriram
- Banerjee as Kiran's friend
- Sudha as Kiran's mother
- Chalapati Rao as Sandhya's father
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as JP a.k.a. Jayaprakash Kiran's foster friend
- Giri Babu as Rama Chandra Murthy
- Chandra Mohan Rama Chandraiah Kiran's father
- Rajashree as Vasanthi
- Sri Lakshmi
- Swetha
- Kavitha
- Raghu Kunche as Sekhar
- Rashmi Gautam as Shalu
- Mink Brar as an item number in "Chamak Cham"
Soundtrack edit
R. P. Patnaik composed eights songs for the film.[1] In an audio review, Sreya Sunil wrote that "RP Patnaik comes out with some impressive, some average to above average songs".[2]
- "Ounani" - R. P. Patnaik
- "Priyathama" - KK
- "Aadapillalu" - KK, Kavita Krishnamurthy
- "O Cheliya" - KK, Sadhana Sargam
- "Nee Manasu" - R. P. Patnaik, Sadhana Sargam
- "Chamaku Chamak" - Suneeta Rao
- "Life is Beautiful" - UK Uday Kiran, Anoop
- "Chinthamani" - R. P. Patnaik, Sunil
Reception edit
The film was released to mixed reviews although the songs were praised.[3] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com gave the film three and a half of five stars and praised the performances of the new age concept, lead actors, the songs, and the cinematography.[4] Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu wrote that "This is another love story, but for a change deals with responsible love and happy ending".[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Holi Songs Download: Holi MP3 Telugu Songs Online Free on". Gaana.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "On a Song - Telugu cinema songs - audio review - Holi - RP Patnaik, Kula Sekhar - Richa Pallod, Uday Kiran - Vara Prasad - Sreya Sunil". Archived from the original on 17 October 2002.
- ^ "Holi review: Holi (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com". Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Jeevi (30 August 2002). "Telugu Cinema - Review - Holi - Uday Kiran, Richa Pallod, Sunil - Vara Prasad - RP Patnaik". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Srihari, Gudipoodi. "Love in the air". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022 – via Idlebrain.com.
- ^ Moviebuzz. "Holi". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 January 2005.
