Mail (film)
| Directed by | Uday Gurrala |
|---|---|
| Written by | Uday Gurrala |
| Produced by | Priyanka Dutt Swapna Dutt |
| Starring | Priyadarshi Pulikonda Harshith Malgireddy Sri Gouri Priya Reddy |
| Cinematography | Shyam Dupati Uday Gurrala |
| Edited by | Hari Shankar TN |
| Music by | Sweekar Agasthi (Songs) Kamran (Score) |
Production company | Swapna Cinema |
| Distributed by | aha |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Mail also marketed as Kambalapalli Kathalu Chapter 1: Mail is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by debutant Uday Gurrala and produced by Priyanka Dutt through Swapna Cinema production company.[1][2] The film stars Priyadarshi Pulikonda and debutants Harshith Malgireddy, Mani Aegurla and Gouripriya Reddy.[3] The film is set in 2005 in a fictional village named Kambalapalli situated in Telangana.[4] The film is the first installment in the Kambalapalli Kathalu series. The film premiered on 12 January on aha.[5]
Plot
Set in 2005 in a fictional village name Kambalapalli, Ravi, an innocent degree student is fascinated into computers. While computer and internet are new to the people in those times, Hybath opens an internet centre in the village. Ravi agrees Hybath to teach him how to operate computer on a liqour deal. Soon, Hybath make Ravi to create a mail account.
On the other side, he has a love interest on his classmate Roja and vice-versa. One certain day, Ravi receives a fruad mail of money lottery of two crores. But, Ravi is unaware of the fruad and believes it. He then show it to his friend Subbu. Further, Ravi receives another fraud mail from the same person to send him an amount of one lakh rupees. He once again take loan for this from the moneylender Shivanna . One certain day, Hybath gets to know about the fraud which he was not said by Ravi. He then says the truth to Ravi and Subbu.
Cast
- Priyadarshi Pulikonda as Hybath[6]
- Harshith Malgireddy as Ravi[7]
- Mani Aegurla as Subbu
- Gouripriya Reddy as Roja
- Ravinder Bommakanti as Shivanna
- Vannarn
- Srikanth Palle
- Anusha Netha
Production
The film was filmed in 2020, but was delayed to release due to COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
Music
All music is composed by Sweekar Agasthi
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tippiri Tippiri Tata" | Akkala Chandra Mouli | Veda Vagdevi | 4:11 |
| Total length: | 4:11 | |||
Reception
Critical acclaim
Thadhagath Pathi of The Times of India stated that "Harshit looks good on-screen and he pulls off the innocence of his character well. Mani is hilarious as the best friend and Gouri Priya is beautiful, delivering a subtle performance. Priyadarshi is unsurprisingly good, delivering a performance that's required of him. This chapter of Mail is a sweet watch if nostalgic, rural dramas are your thing."[9]
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo from The Hindu wrote "The unexpected turn of events towards the end seems befitting to the characters. Mail is indie-spirited and has its heart at the right place. It isn’t completely engrossing; there are places I wish the story moved a little faster. The rooted milieu and the performances make up for it. Ravinder Bommakanti as the moneylender Shivanna and the other smaller rural characters are all well cast. The panchayat debate on computer virus and what follows is fun. Sweekar Agasthi, who has emerged as the go-to composer for those who want to narrate rooted stories, delivers again. Uday also handles the cinematography along with Shyam Dupati and presents Mail in a documentary fashion, where the rustic beauty of the region is captured without indulgence."[10] Pratyush Parasuraman of Film Companion wrote "The tone of the 2-hour film is neither entirely serious, nor entirely satirical, showing only strains of both. I was worried how this would end as a story given the serious undercurrent of debt and fraud, but the film finally reaches its end, which is neither funny nor gritty. It’s sweet, and this sweetness could be seen as both the allure and the failure of the film. But what else can be expected from a film about the internet? "[11]
References
- ^ World, Republic. "'Mail' Telugu movie cast: All about the Priyadarshi and Harshith Malgireddy starrer". Republic World. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ ""Mail" movie(Kambalapally Kathalu): A story where everything sorts out in the end, on its own!!! - Muse & News". Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ Telugu, TV9 (30 December 2020). "ahavideoIN: ఆహా.! స్వప్న మెయిల్ వచ్చేసింది.. చెక్ చేసుకోవడం మర్చిపోకండి, మీ రిప్లైకోసం వెయిటింగ్అట..! - aha web series kambalapally kathalu mail chapter 1 teaser release". TV9 Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (9 January 2021). "'Mail' is director Uday Gurrala's ode to Telangana's Kambalapally of the mid-2000s". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ Mail Review: A hilarious and realistic rural drama, retrieved 20 January 2021
- ^ FC, Team (12 January 2021). "As An Actor, The Choices I Make Define Me: Priyadarshi Before The Release Of 'Mail' On Aha". Film Companion. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (16 January 2021). "Harshith: Fahadh Faasil is my role model". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Telugu, TV9 (13 January 2021). "Mail Movie Review: ప్రేక్షకుల మనసును హత్తుకుంటున్న 'మెయిల్'.. కామెడి టైమింగ్తో అదరగొట్టిన ప్రియదర్శి.. - mail Movie Review". TV9 Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Mail Review: A hilarious and realistic rural drama, retrieved 20 January 2021
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (13 January 2021). "'Mail' movie review: A bittersweet tech story". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ Parasuraman, Prathyush (13 January 2021). "Mail On Aha Review: Starring Priyadarshi This Is A Sweet And Prescient Internet Tale Of Love At First Site". Film Companion. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
External links
- Mail (2021) at IMDb