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Balupu
Movie Poster
Directed byGopichand Malineni
Written byKona Venkat
K. S. Ravindra
Produced byPrasad Vara Potluri
StarringRavi Teja
Shruti Haasan
Anjali
Adivi Sesh
CinematographyJayanan Vincent
Edited byGoutham Raju
Music byS. Thaman
Production
company
Distributed bySun Pictures,K.N.M Pictures
Release date
  • 28 June 2013 (2013-06-28)
Running time
150 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹55 crore (US$6.6 million)

Balupu (Template:Lang-te, Template:Lang-en) is an upcoming 2013 Telugu Action film directed by Gopichand Malineni. The film is being produced by Prasad Vara Potluri under PVP Cinemas banner and stars Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan and Anjali in lead roles.[1] The film soundtrack is being composed by S. Thaman. The film will be released on 28 June, 2013 in Telugu and Tamil.[2][3]

Cast

Crew

Production

Development

Gopichand Malineni and Ravi Teja together announced that their collaboration is set for a new movie whose name was revealed later. In August 2012, it was announced that the filming would begin from October 2012.[6][7] The film's muhurtam was held on 26 October 2012 in a quiet ceremony held at producer Potluri's office.[2] Few of the movie's songs were canned in Lisbon of Portugal thus making the first South Indian film being filmed in Portugal.[8][9] In an interview to the Portugal media, Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan and Gopichand Malineni thanked the Portugal tourism board and the local crew for their support.[10] In May, Gopichand Malineni responded about the delay in the movie's shooting, stating "Balupu has been delayed due to fight masters and fighters union problems. Now Ram-Laxman masters have got Hyderabad union card and we are on the way."[11] For the first time in his career, Ravi Teja sung a song thus making this film his Debut as a Singer, adding yet another feather in his cap.[12] As on June 4, The post-production works were reported to be running in full-swing at a neck break speed.[13]

Casting

Ravi Teja was signed in to play the protagonist and his role was said to be a Highly Energetic one with a rugged look sporting a beard, similar to his look in his previous film Venky. This film was the next film of Ravi Teja with PVP Cinemas after the 2003 film Veede.[14] Shruti Haasan has been roped in to play one of the female lead opposite Ravi Teja. She told IndiaGlitz that she would be playing a comedy role in the movie and this will be her first attempt at comedy.[15] For the first time in her career in Tollywood, she will be seen in a glamorous role.[16] S. Thaman, who previously worked with Gopichand Malineni for Bodyguard, was roped as the music director for this project. Kona Venkat penned the script for the film.[17] In October, Anjali was roped in as the Second female lead, after signing Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu.[18] After impressing everyone as a spoilt-brat in Panjaa, Adivi Sesh was roped for a pivotal role in this film.[19] Apparently, It was reported that Anjali is playing the role of a medical student in this film.[20] Ashutosh Rana, who previously worked with Ravi Teja for Venky, was roped in to play one of the antagonists.[4] Brahmaji was also roped in to play a vital role in the film.[5] Meanwhile, Brahmanandam's charecter name was revealed to be "Crazy Mohan" and his role was said to be one of the biggest assets of the movie.[21] In May, it was reported that Lakshmi Rai would make a special appearance in the film.[22] In June, it was reported that prominent Telugu comedian Ali would essay the role of Dr. Savitri, a Male/Female Doctor which was said to be one of the highlights of the film.[23]

Filming

The movie had a silent shoot and in December, the film has competed it’s first schedule in which the scenes between Ravi Teja, Bramhanandam and Sruthi Hassan were shot.[24] In End of December, it was reported that shooting is currently progressing near Simhachalam and it was reported that the film is reportedly set in the backdrop of Vizag and some important scenes are being shot right now on Ravi Teja and Anjali.[20] Later, it was told that the film has completed about 50% of the shoot and the work is going on a good pace.[25] The next schedule started in Hyderabad in January 2013 where scenes featuring Ravi Teja and Shruti Haasan were shot, which was confirmed by the actress in her twitter.[5] The film’s shooting was put on hold temporarily due to Gopichand Malineni’s wedding and after a brief gap, the film’s next schedule began in End of February at Hyderabad where some important scenes were canned between Ravi Teja and Shruti Haasan.[26] In March, the song "Patikella Chinnadi" was shot on Ravi Teja and Shruti Haasan in Ramoji Film City and sources reported that Shruti Haasan will be seen in a Glamorous attire in that song.[27][28] After the song's completion, the unit had its shoot at Appa Junction in Hyderabad for some crucial scenes at a very fast pace.[29] After the completion of the major schedules, The movie unit proceeded for the shooting of the remaining songs.[30] Later it was known that few songs would be canned in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal.[8] After a shoot of 10 Days in Lisbon, the unit moved to Algarve region in Southern part of Portugal to shoot couple of songs on Ravi Teja and Shruti Haasan.[10] After completing 2 songs under the choreography of Raju Sundaram, The unit returned from Portugal nearly on April 20, 2013.[31] The final schedule began at Hyderabad in the month of May.[32] On May 18, Some scenes were canned at Lingampally Railway Station in Hyderabad.[33] After completion of the schedule nearly on May 18, the unit proceeded to Bangkok for canning some crucial scenes.[34] After completing a long schedule in Bangkok, the unit resumed its shooting in Nanakramguda where some crucial scenes on Ravi Teja and Shruti Haasan were shot.[35] The film unit then canned the song "Lucky Lucky Rai" on Ravi Teja and Lakshmi Rai at Bangkok. It was informed that Sekhar master is choreographing that song and shooting will go on till June 15, with which the shooting of the film will be complete.[36]

Soundtrack

Untitled

The music is composed by S. Thaman. This film marks Thaman's second venture with Gopichand Malineni after Bodyguard and also sixth venture with Ravi Teja. Sirivennela Sitaramasastri and Bhaskarabhatla penned the lyrics for the songs.[37] Ravi Teja also sung a song in this film.[12] The film had its audio launch in Hyderabad International Convention Centre at Hyderabad on June 1, 2013.[38]

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Kajal Chellivaa"BhaskarabhatlaRavi Teja, S. Thaman3:54
2."Evaindho"Sirivennela SitaramasastriS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Geetha Madhuri4:03
3."Lucky Lucky Rai"BhaskarabhatlaNaveen Madhav, M. M. Manasi3:52
4."Padipoyanila"Anantha SreeramSuchith Suresan, Megha3:07
5."Pathikella Chinnadi"BhaskarabhatlaMika Singh, Ranina Reddy4:00
6."Hello Boys and Girls"BhaskarabhatlaRavi Teja0:57
Total length:19:53

Reception

The audio got positive response. 123telugu.com gave a review stating "Balupu is one of the most commercially promising audio albums that Ravi Teja has had in recent times. The songs are peppy and are easy to like."[39] APHerald.com gave a review stating "Over all Balupu audio sounded as mix of new and old track from Thaman’s pervious movies."[40] Telugucinema.com gave a review stating "All in all, Balupu is different in Thaman's repertoire and has songs that are easy to like. Thaman has come up with songs that would help the film. Has mass numbers as well as a melody number. Right mix of songs. Best album in Ravi Teja's career in the recent times."[41] Cineoutlook.com gave a review stating "Overall Balupu Audio is a combination of Class and Mass Masala songs. It’s a S.S. Thaman Brand Music."[42]

Release

Initially the movie was slated for a worldwide release on June 21, 2013.[43] But due to delay in Post-Production of the film, the release date was shifted to June 28, 2013.[44] The film would have a premiere on June 27, 2013 in all the overseas countries.[45] Though it was rumoured that the film would be delayed further, the unit confirmed its release on June 28, 2013.[46] The film was submitted to the Central Board of Film Certification on June 24, 2013.[47] The film was awarded a A certificate by the Board after the objectionable dialogue was removed.[48] The film released in 70 screens across USA, making it the biggest release of Ravi Teja there.[49] With a massive release in AP, the film was also released in and around Chennai in 16 Screens.[50]

Marketing

It was reported in the first week of January that the first look posters and stills would be released on January 26, 2013 thus coinciding with Ravi Teja's Birthday[51] but the logo and teaser of Balupu was launched at a function organized in Marigold Hotel at Greenlands, Hyderabad on January 25, 2013. Ravi Teja launched the teaser while PVP's executive director Rajeev Kamineni launched the logo.[37] The audio launch was held on June 1, 2013 at HICC Novotel in Hyderabad. It was organised by Shreyas Media, a popular event organizing company. The cost of organizing was ₹ 35 Lakhs, which was well received, both in terms of TRP's and Public Response, making it one of the successful events organized by them. For the first time ever, Ravi Teja and Shruti Hassan performed live on stage along with S. Thaman, which elevated the event to Bollywood and Hollywood standards.[52] The Theatrical trailer, which was released on the same day generated Unusually positive response from the public.[53] From June 18, 2013 the character sketches of Ali[54], Srinivasa Reddy, Satyam Rajesh, Pradeep, Thagubothu Ramesh[55], Ashutosh Rana[56], Lakshmi Rai[57], Adivi Sesh[58], Anjali[59], Prakash Raj[60], Shruti Haasan[61], Brahmanandam[62], Ravi Teja[63] were displayed at idlebrain.com, the official web partners of the film in images with a countdown till June 28, 2013 which was told as a unique promotion. Moreover, the posters of the film were decorated to 3 Trains covering all the parts of Andhra Pradesh nearly on June 26, 2013 which was also a unique promotion activity.[64]

Pre-Release revenues

Noted Producer and Distributor Dil Raju bought the Nizam Area Rights of the film for a Reported Fancy Prize.[65] The Overseas rights were bagged by BlueSky for a fancy price.[45] Gemini TV bought the satellite rights of the film.[66] The Australian Distribution rights of this film, along with Sahasam, were bagged by Sai Manali and Lorgan Entertainment.[67] The movie had a great pre-release business in USA, with 33 centers in USA were closed within 48 to 72 hours of press note and remaining in final stages of closing, with all Non USA centers closed as on June 21, 2013.[68]

Controversy

On June 20, 2013 Mr. Dronamraju Ravikumar, representative of the A.P. Brahmana Seva Sangha Samakhya, alleged that the trailer of the film contained derogatory remarks against Brahmins. The representatives of brahmin organizations demanded the removal of trailers from all TV channels, thus submitting a formal complaint to the Censor Board and the Film Chamber with an intention of necessary action by the Censor Board since the film was not censored by that time.[69] On the other hand, Gopichand Malineni stated that his intention was not to hurt anyone’s feelings but just to conclude the controversy in a positive manner in this movie and concluded saying that the Brahmin organizations are invited to watch the film before it gets censored.[70] After showing the film to the irked community, the producer of the film sent a letter to Regional Censor Board Officer stating that he is going to delete the entire scene from the film to avoid controversies.[71]

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