Urvasivo Rakshasivo
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Urvasivo Rakshasivo is a 2022 Indian
Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Rakesh Sashii and produced by GA2 Pictures and Shri Tirumala Production.[1] A remake of the 2018 Tamil language film Pyaar Prema Kaadhal,[2] the film stars Allu Sirish, Anu Emmanuel, and Vennela Kishore.[3] The music was composed by Achu Rajamani and Anup Rubens, with cinematography handled by Tanveer Mir and editing by Karthika Srinivas
, respectively.
The film was released theatrically on 4 November 2022[4] and has been available for streaming on Aha[5] since 9 December 2022.[6]
Plot
Sree Kumar (Allu Sirish) is a middle-class IT employee with a conservative upbringing. He shares a close bond with his parents, especially his mother, who has a heart ailment. His parents want to see him married and actively seek a bride. Sree Kumar is in love with Sindhuja (Anu Emmanuel), his colleague who is broad-minded. While Sree Kumar pursues her for marriage, she has her eyes set on achieving her dream of owning a restaurant in Paris and prefers a live-in relationship to marriage. If they ever reach a common ground in this conflict of ideologies forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Allu Sirish as Sree Kumar
- Anu Emmanuel as Sindhuja "Sindhu"
- Vennela Kishore as Satish, Sindhu and Sree's colleague
- Sunil as Chittibabu, Sree's uncle
- Posani Krishna Murali as Broker Murthy
- Aamani as Sree Kumar's mother
- Kedar Shankar as Sree Kumar's father
- Anish Kuruvilla as Sree and Sindhuja's boss
- Babloo Prithiveeraj as Sindhuja's father
- Ananya Nagalla as Divya, Sindhuja’s friend (Special appearance)
- Sivannarayana Naripeddi as Divya’s father
- Rajitha as Divya’s mother
- Gayatri Bhargavi as Chittibabu’s wife
- Mirchi Kiran as Police SI
- Kalpalatha as Sharadakka, Office maid
- Naveena Reddy as Satish’s colleague turned wife
Production
Speaking with Hanuma Kiran of
123Telugu, Rakesh Sashii has said that the original idea of the film was pitched by producer Allu Aravind, which he later developed further.[7]
Music
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| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Achu Rajamani Anup Rubens | |||
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| Singles from Urvasivo Rakshasivo | ||||
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The music is composed by Achu Rajamani and Anup Rubens while the latter did the film score.The audio rights were acquired by Aditya Music.[8][9][10][11]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dheemthanana" | Purnachary | Achu Rajamani | Sid Sriram | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Mayare" | Kasarla Shyam | Anup Rubens | Rahul Sipligunj | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Kalisunte" | Krishna Kanth | Achu Rajamani | Armaan Malik | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Seethakoka Chiluka" | Sri Mani | Achu Rajamani | Sri Krishna | 4:24 |
| Total length: | 15:67 | ||||
Release
Initially, the film was titled Prema Kadanta but was changed to Urvasivo Rakshasivo for undisclosed reasons.News18 Telugu reported that the film was released in more than 400 movie theaters worldwide. The worldwide theatrical rights were sold for ₹7 crores.[15]
Reception
123Telugu rated the film 3.25 out of 5 and wrote: "Urvashivo Rakshasivo is an urban romantic comedy which is packaged quite cleverly. Solid comedy, romance, and light hearted family drama are the major assets".[16] Paul Nicodemus of The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and called it a "wholesome light hearted entertainer" which has equal amounts of "humour, romance and emotion", also praised the performances and visually pleasing production values.[17] Arvind V of Pinkvilla gave a rating of 3 out of 5 and praised the work by Sashii and further stated that "Allu Sirish has had a sputtering phase and it seems the film under review is going to give his career the much-needed boost".[18] Balakrishna Ganeshan of The News Minute rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Urvasivo Rakshasivo is one of those rare films where the female character is portrayed as bold and given equal importance".[19]
References
- ^ "Allu Sirish and Anu Emmanuel's romantic drama titled 'Urvasivo Rakshasivo'". The News Minute. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (4 November 2022). "'Urvashivo Rakshashivo' movie review: Allu Sirish, Anu Emmanuel's rom-com mirrors contemporary conflicts". The Hindu.
- News18. 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Urvasio Rakshasivo to Ponniyin Selvan I: South movies releasing this week in theatres and OTT platforms". Pinkvilla. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Stream Urvasivo Rakshasivo on Aha". Aha Video. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ Today, Telangana (4 December 2022). "aha to stream world digital premiere of 'Urvasivo Rakshasivo' on December 9". Telangana Today. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- 123Telugu. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "'Urvashivo Rakshashivo' romantic poster: Allu Sirish, Anu Emmanuel are lost in love; announce first single release date". The Times of India. 6 October 2022.
- 123telugu. 14 October 2022.
- ^ "#Kalisunte 💓, the next single from #UrvasivoRakshasivo will be out today @ 4:00 PM✨". Twitter. 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Here's the promo of #SeethakokaChiluka🦋 Song from #UrvasivoRakshasivo ❤️ Full song out today @ 6:00PM!🎼". Twitter. 27 October 2022.
- ^ Sehgal, Chirag (16 December 2021). "Allu Sirish Starrer Prema Kadanta To Get a Release Date Soon Announcement On December 29". India.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- OTT Play. 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Urvasivo Rakshasivo teaser: Allu Sirish leads a double life as a hopeless romantic and a well-behaved youngster". OTT Play. 29 September 2022.
- News18 Telugu(in Telugu). 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- 123Telugu. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Urvasivo Rakshasivo Movie Review : This rom-com is a well-made, wholesome entertainer". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ V, Arvind (4 November 2022). "Urvasivo Rakshasivo Movie Review: This Allu Sirish starrer modern-day rom-com is meaty and comical". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Urvasivo Rakshasivo review: This Allu Sirish movie is a well-made rom-com". The News Minute. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
External links
- Urvasivo Rakshasivo at IMDb
