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Revision as of 08:37, 22 July 2023
| Baby | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Sai Rajesh Neelam |
| Written by | Sai Rajesh Neelam |
| Produced by | Sreenivas Kumar |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | M. N. Balreddy |
| Edited by | Viplav Nyshadam |
| Music by | Vijay Bulganin |
Production company | Mass Movie Makers |
Release date |
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Running time | 175 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | est. ₹50 crore[2] |
Baby is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language coming of age romantic drama film written and directed by Sai Rajesh Neelam, who wrote and directed Hrudaya Kaleyam (2014), Kobbari Matta (2019) and produced Colour Photo (2020). It was produced by Sreenivasa Kumar Naidu (SKN), under Mass Movie Makers. It stars Anand Devarakonda, Vaishnavi Chaitanya, and Viraj Ashwin in the lead roles.
It released on 14 July 2023 to generally met with divided acclaim from both the critics and audience, alike. The performances of the lead cast (particularly Chaitanya's), soundtrack, cinematography, and production design were highly praised. However, the uneven screenplay, profanity in few dialogues, vulgarity, pace, excessive duration and writing received criticism.
The film emerged as Huge Blockbuster at the box office grossing ₹78 crores worldwide in 7 days.
Plot
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Anand and Vaishnavi are children born in middle class families. Vaishnavi likes Anand watching everything Anand does with an impression at school. Anand comes to know about that through Anand's friends and Anand also accepts Vaishnavi's love. They fall in love. After the exams, Vaishnavi joins college. There, Vaishnavi meets Ashwin, a wealthy boy. Being a girl born in a middle class family, Vaishnavi likes Ashwin's lifestyle and hangs out with him. Taking it as an opportunity, Ashwin loves Vaishnavi. One day, in an unexpected situation, Vaishnavi kisses Ashwin. Seeing that, Anand's mind suddenly collapses. A distance develops between Anand and Vaishnavi. Why did Vaishnavi have to do that? The rest of the story revolves around how the lives of Anand, Vaishnavi & Ashwin change forever and with whom Vaishnavi ends up loving forms the crux of the story.
Cast
- Anand Devarakonda as Anand
- Vaishnavi Chaitanya as Vaishnavi "Vaishu"
- Viraj Ashwin as Viraj Ashwin
- Nagendra Babu as Vaishnavi's father
- Lirisha Kunapareddy as Vaishnavi's mother
- Harsha Chemudu as Harsha, Anand’s friend
- Sathvik Anand as Sathvik, Anand’s friend
- Kusuma Degalamari as Kusuma, Vaishnavi’s friend
- Prabhavati Varma as Anand’s mother
- Kirrak Seetha as Seetha, Vaishnavi’s college mate
- Vadlamani Srinivas as Viraj’s father
Music
| Baby | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 13 July 2023 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Length | 36:25 |
| Language | Telugu |
| Label | Sony Music South |
The music was composed by Vijai Bulganin.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "O Rendu Prema Meghaalila" | Ananta Sriram | Sreerama Chandra | 5:14 |
| 2. | "DevaRaaja" | Kalyan Chakravarthi | Arya Dhayal | 5:37 |
| 3. | "Premisthunna" | Suresh Banisetti | P V N S Rohit | 6:36 |
| 4. | "Ribapappa" | Suresh Banisetti | Sri Krishna | 5:05 |
| 5. | "O Rendu Prema Meghaalila (Reprise)" | Ananta Sriram | Sreerama Chandra | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Chanti Pillala" | Suresh Banisetti | Anudeep Dev | 5:08 |
| 7. | "Kalakalame" | Suresh Banisetti | Sahithi Chaganti | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 36:15 | |||
Reception
A critic from 123telugu wrote that "On the whole, Baby sheds light on modern-day relationships in a neat manner, and the climax is unconventional. The performances of Anand Deverakonda, Vaishnavi Chaitanya, and Viraj Ashwin are simply superb".[4] A critic from The Indian Express wrote that "Baby is a must watch this season".[5] A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Baby might leave you with mixed feelings, but it’s also the kind of film that’ll incite conversations – for better or worse. And maybe that’s the point of it all!"[6] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "Helmed by Sai Rajesh, Anand Deverakonda’s latest reads like a moral story with the protagonist actually spelling out the moral three-fourths into the movie".[7] A critic from Deccan Chronicle wrote that "Director wanted to engage the audience riding on confusions in youngsters in dealing with relationships, but falls flat barring some moments".[8]
References
- ^ "Baby Runtime".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Baby box office collections: Anand Devarakonda starrer has an Excellent first week with Extraordinary trend". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Baby Songs Download 2023 | Baby Mp3 Songs Telugu". 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Baby Telugu Movie Review". 123telugu. 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Baby movie review: Anand Deverakonda film is impressive, divisive". The Indian Express. 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Baby Movie Review : A pathos-laden love story that'll leave you with mixed feelings". The Times of India.
- ^ "'Baby' movie review: Anand Deverakonda, Vaishnavi Chaitanya star in an exceptionally long, silly romantic feature". The Hindu. 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Baby Movie Review: Vaishnavi Shines in Male-chauvinism-laden Triangular Love". Deccan Chronicle.