Genius (2012 film)
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 Theatrical Release Poster in Telugu | |
| Directed by | Ohmkar |
| Screenplay by | Vissu |
| Story by | Chinni Krishna |
| Produced by | Dasari Kiran Kumar |
| Starring | Havish Sanusha R. Sarathkumar Ashwin Babu Vinoth Kishan Abhinaya |
| Cinematography | R. Diwakaran |
| Edited by | M. R. Varma |
| Music by | Joshua Sridhar |
Production companies | Ramadhootha Creations Oak Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million)[2] |
| Box office | ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million)[2] |
Genius is a 2012 indian Telugu-language film directed by Ohmkar in his directorial debut and produced by Dasari Kiran Kumar. The film features Havish, Sanusha, R. Sarathkumar, Ashwin Babu, Vinoth Kishan, and Abhinaya in the lead roles. The music was composed by Joshua Sridhar with cinematography by R. Diwakaran and editing by M. R. Varma. Writer Chinni Krishna, who has penned down stories for blockbuster Telugu movies such as Narasimha Naidu, Indra, and Gangotri, has written the film's narrative.[3] The film was made on a budget of Rs. 11 crore and released on 28 December 2012. The presence of Sarathkumar in a prominent role led to makers to dub the film in Tamil as Acham Thavir.[4]
Plot
[edit]Best friends Nivas (Havish), Yasir (Ashwin Babu), and Jeeva (Vinoth Kishan) worship different people like fans and ruin their lives. Their faith is manipulated by the people they trust, so they decide to teach a lesson to those people and set an example for all those who are into crazy worshipping. Nivas worships MLA Nanaji (Pradeep Rawat); Yasir worships cricketer Nizamuddin (Adarsh Balakrishna); and Jeeva worships film star Pedda Babu (Ashish Vidyarthi). What kind of decisions the friends take forms the rest of the story.
Cast
[edit]- Havish as Vishnu Venkata Srinivas
- Sanusha as Shri
- R. Sarathkumar as Sarath Chandra
- Ashwin Babu as Yasir
- Vinoth Kishan as Jeeva
- Abhinaya as Yasir's sister
- K. Viswanath as Ranganathan
- Brahmanandam as Pandu
- Suman as Nivas's father
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Jeeva's father
- Chandra Mohan as Narayana, Yasir's father
- Nagendra Babu as Raghuvaran
- Pradeep Rawat as MLA Nanaji
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Peddapuram Babu Rao (Pedda Babu)
- Adarsh Balakrishna as Nizamuddin
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Home Minister Jayaprakash
- Krishna Bhagavaan as Goka Raju
- Venu Madhav as Posani Chinni Krishna
- Gundu Sudarshan as Sudarshan
- Subhalekha Sudhakar
- Master Bharath as Chanti
- Thagubothu Ramesh
- Prabhakar
- Annapoorna
- Anita Hassanandani (Item number "Dibiri Dibiri")
- Rekha Vedavyas (Item number "Dibiri Dibiri")
- Shweta Basu Prasad (Item number "Dibiri Dibiri")
- Scarlett Mellish Wilson (Item number "Yededa Yededa")
- Mugur Sundar (in "Chirigina Notu")
Soundtrack
[edit]The music was composed by Joshua Sridhar and released by Mango Music.
| Genius | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 22 October 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 34:28 | |||
| Label | Mango Music | |||
| Producer | Joshua Sridhar | |||
| Joshua Sridhar chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chirigina Notu" | Ananta Sriram | Benny Dayal, Apoorva | 4:41 |
| 2. | "Ambani Alludaina" | Ananta Sriram | Benny Dayal, Rita | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Om Om Haraha" | Ananta Sriram | Hariharan | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Dibiri Dibiri" | Ananta Sriram | Priya Himesh, Geetha Madhuri | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Yevevo Kalale" | Ananta Sriram | Swetha Mohan | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Allah Nesthama" | Bhuvanachandra | Kailash Kher | 2:15 |
| 7. | "Ye Navvu Venakala" | Krishna Chaitanya | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:16 |
| 8. | "Yededa Yededa" | Sahithi | Sayanora Philip | 4:12 |
| Total length: | 34:28 | |||
Reception
[edit]A critic from The Times of India rated the film three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "There are many other similarities too. Debutant director Ohmkkar has reason to celebrate as his movie does hit the nail on the head".[5] A critic from 123telugu rated the film two-and-three-quarters out of five and wrote that "Genius is a movie that has been let down by bad execution".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Genius movie release postponed. timesofap.com
- ^ a b Genius 1st Weekend Collections. Superwoods (4 January 2013).
- ^ "'Genius' to mirror modern-day youth's lifestyle". Sify. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "Acham Thavir box office collection".
- ^ "Genius Movie Review". The Times of India.
- ^ "Review : Genius – Good concept but bad execution". 123telugu. 28 December 2012.