Keratam
Keratam is a 2011 Indian Telugu film directed by Gautham Patnaik and produced by S. V. Babu. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as Yuvan by director R. N. Saran. The film stars Siddharth Rajkumar, Aishwarya Devan and Rakul Preet Singh in the lead roles.[1] A remake of the Kannada film Josh (2009), the films featured music composed by Joshua Sridhar and were released in August 2011.[2][3]
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Directed by | Gautham Patnaik (Telugu) R. N. Saran (Tamil) |
Produced by | S. V. Babu |
Starring | Siddharth Rajkumar Aishwarya Devan Rakul Preet Singh |
Music by | Joshua Sridhar Varshan |
Cinematography | A. Venkatesh |
Edited by | Suresh Urs |
Production company | SV Productions |
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Country | India |
Language | Telugu Tamil |
Cast
- Siddharth Rajkumar as Siddhu
- Aishwarya Devan as Geetha
- Rakul Preet Singh as Sangeetha
- Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao
- Srinath
- Suman as Ravishankar
- Venu Madhav
- Lollu Sabha Jeeva
- Pandu
- Livingston as Jeevanantham
- Kavitha
- Yamuna
Production
A remake of the Kannada film Josh (2009), the bilingual Telugu and Tamil project was launched by Kannada producer S. V. Babu. It marked the acting debut of Siddharth Rajkumar, a nephew of actor Krishnam Raju and a cousin of Prabhas.[4] The film also marked the debut of actresses Rakul Preet Singh and Aishwarya Devan in the Tamil and Telugu film industries, and it became the first project the actresses had signed in either language.[5][6]
The Telugu version of the film was directed by Gautham Patnaik, the brother of renowned music composer R. P. Patnaik. The Telugu version has been shot in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Goa.[7] Production for the Telugu film was completed by June 2011.[8]
The director of the original Kannada film, Shivamani, was approached to make the Tamil version but his refusal meant that newcomer R. N. Saran worked on the project.[9] A song for the Tamil version of the film was shot in August 2011 in a secluded area of Goa, where the team of Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981) had earlier shot.[10]
Release
The Telugu version of the film opened to mixed reviews, with a reviewer from Indiaglitz.com noting "the storyline taken by the director is good but while trying to explain on the screen as to how the youth are spoiling their career in the name of love, he made several mistakes."[11]
References
- Raghavan, Nikhil (6 August 2011). "Itsy Bitsy" – via www.thehindu.com.
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- "Big debut for Prabhas's cousin - Times of India". The Times of India.
- "Meet Rakul Preet Singh".
- "Miss India finalist Rakul debuts in Tollywood". Bollywood Life. 3 June 2011.
- Narasimham, M. L. (28 May 2011). "Entertainer with a message" – via www.thehindu.com.
- "Keratam, Siddharth Rajkumar`s next".
- "Shivamani to reprise Bell Bottom role in Tamil". Bangalore Mirror.
- "Yuvan Connects With Ek Duje Ke Liye - Yuvan - Ek Duje Ke Liye - Saran - Saran - Prabhas - - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com.
- "Keratam review. Keratam Telugu movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.