A1 Express
A1 Express | |
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Directed by | Dennis Jeevan Kanukolanu |
Based on | Natpe Thunai |
Produced by | T.G.Vishwa Prasad Abhishek Agarwal Sundeep Kishan Daya Pannen |
Starring | Sundeep Kishan Lavanya Tripathi Murli Sharma |
Cinematography | Kavin Raj |
Edited by | Chota K. Prasad |
Music by | Hiphop Tamizha |
Production companies | People Media Factory Abhishek Agarwal Arts Venkatadri Talkies |
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Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
A1 Express is an Indian Telugu-language sports comedy film[1] directed by Dennis Jeevan Kanukolanu and produced by T.G.Vishwa Prasad. It features Sundeep Kishan and Lavanya Tripathi in the lead roles while Murali Sharma and Rao Ramesh appear in supporting roles . As stated by the lead actor, the film is a partial remake of the 2019 Tamil film Natpe Thunai.[2] The story of the film deals with the issues of corruption and nepotism in sports.[3] The film was released on 5 March 2021.[4]
Cast
- Sundeep Kishan as Sundeep Naidu
- Lavanya Tripathi as Lavanya Rao
- Murali Sharma
- Rao Ramesh
- Posani Krishna Murali
- Priyadarshi Pulikonda
- Abhijeeth Poondla as Asif Ali
- Raghu Babu
- Sriranjini
- Satya
- Uppada Parvateesam
- Mahesh Vitta
- Khayyum
- Bhupal Raju
Production
After his first production venture, Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene became a decent success, Sundeep Kishan officially announced his second project under his Venkatadri Talkies banner, titled as A1 Express and it was reported to be helmed by newcomer Dennis Jeevan Kanukolanu. Sundeep also played the lead role apart from producing the film, and Priyadarshi, Rahul Ramakrishna, Murali Sharma and Srinivas Avasarala were roped in as a part of the film's cast, although the details of the lead actress were not announced.[5] The project was officially announced on October 2019 with a poster release denoting it as the first Telugu-language sports film to be based on hockey.[6]
The actors undergone a month-long training at the Begumpet Hockey Stadium in Hyderabad so as to understand the nuances of the sport, and the film went on floors from November 2019.[7] With the shooting being progressed silently in Hyderabad, the makers announced the lead actress of the film as Lavanya Tripathi with her character poster being released from the film on December 2019.[8] Tripathi trained intensively in hockey before her portions were shot earlier a month ago.[9]
The film's shooting which was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[10] was resumed in September 2020, during the fourth phase of unlock. The major of the portions were shot in Hyderabad with a special team being designated in order to observe the cast and crew abiding the safety guidelines in order to control COVID-19 spread.[11] The post-lockdown schedule was completed within a duration of 15 days and the team took a month-long break due to restrictions in travel after pandemic lockdown, as the team had to start the final schedule in Mohali.[12] Later, the final schedule took place in October 2020 with the portions being shot at the prominent hockey stadium were crucial sequences of the 2007 film Chak De! India were filmed.[13] The shooting of the film was wrapped on December 2020.[14]
Soundtrack
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Released | 4 March 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2020 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 26:49 | |||
Language | Telugu | |||
Label | Think Music | |||
Producer | Hiphop Tamizha | |||
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The music is composed by Hiphop Tamizha, in his third Telugu film after Dhruva and Krishnarjuna Yudham. Hiphop Tamizha reused most of the compositions from the 2019 Tamil film Natpe Thunai. The songs feature lyrics written by Ramajogayya Sastry, Kittu Vissapragada and Samrat. The first song titled "Single Kingulam" was released on 12 February 2020, which was sung by Rahul Sipligunj.[15] A year later, another song "Amigo" sung by Inno Genga was released on 10 February 2021, as the film's second single. Later, the third song "Veedhikoka Jaathi" sung by Roll Rida and Yogi Sekar, with rap versions penned by the former was released on 25 February. The fourth song "Telavaarutunte" was released on 1 March 2021.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Single Kingulam" | Samrat | Rahul Sipligunj | 3:44 |
2. | "Amigo" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Inno Genga | 3:08 |
3. | "Veedhikoka Jaathi" | Ramajogayya Sastry, Roll Rida | Roll Rida, Yogi Sekar | 2:26 |
4. | "Telavaarutunte" | Kittu Vissapragada | Suswaram Anirudh | 3:06 |
5. | "Seatu Siragadha" | Hiphop Tamizha, Vamsi Vikas | Hiphop Tamizha, "Abhinava Kavi" Pranav Chaganty, Mangli | 3:34 |
6. | "Puttibhoomi" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Kaala Bhairava | 3:03 |
7. | "Poratamey" | Krishna Chaitanya | Sanjith Hegde | 3:39 |
8. | "Charitraney Likhinchara" | Hiphop Tamizha, Kittu Vissapragada | Hiphop Tamizha, Vedala Hemachandra | 4:09 |
Total length: | 26:49 |
References
- ^ "Sundeep Kishan's A1 Express goes on floors; First Telugu film on Hockey backdrop". Times of India. Telugu Movie News. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Sundeep Kishan on whether A1 Express is a complete remake of Tamil film Natpe Thunai". www.zoomtventertainment.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "A1 Express trailer: The hockey drama raises an important question about corruption and nepotism in sports". Times of India. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Sundeep Kishan and Lavanya Tripathi starrer A1 Express to hit screens on March 5 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Sundeep to headline a multi-starrer based on hockey - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "First look of Sundeep Kishan-starrer A1 Express is out - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Sundeep Kishan's A1 Express goes on floors; First Telugu film on Hockey backdrop - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Lavanya Tripathi's look from 'A1 Express' released - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Lavanya Tripathi trains in hockey for 'A1 Express' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ ""I'm super excited and eagerly looking forward to start working on Pawan Kalyan's film," says editor Chota K Prasad - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Sundeep Kishan excited to be back on the sets of A1 Express - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Sundeep Kishan gives fans an update about A1 Express and Vivaha Bhojanambu - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Lavanya Tripathi wraps up shoot for A1 Express with Sundeep Kishan in Mohali - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Spotted: Sundeep Kishan and Neha Shetty leave Hyderabad to shoot for Rowdy Baby - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "A1 Express | Single Kingulam Song Vertical Video | Sundeep Kishan, Lavanya Tripathi | Hiphop Tamizha". youtube.com. 12 February 2020.
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External links
- A1 Express at IMDb
- 2020 films
- 2021 films
- Indian films
- Telugu remakes of Tamil films
- Films scored by Hiphop Tamizha
- Indian sports comedy-drama films
- 2020s Telugu-language films
- Films set in Andhra Pradesh
- 2020s sports comedy-drama films
- Films about corruption in India
- Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Film productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic