Chalo

Chalo (transl. Let's go) is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film written and directed by director Venky Kudumula marking his debut as a director.[3][4] The film, produced by Usha Mulpuri on Ira Creations banner features Naga Shourya and Rashmika Mandanna (in her Telugu debut).[5] Mahati Swara Sagar composed the soundtrack and the background score for the film while Sai Sriram provided the cinematography and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao did the editing for the film. The film was extensively shot in Hyderabad.

For 2016 Dalit protests, see Chalo demonstrations.

Chalo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVenky Kudumula
Written byVenky Kudumula
Produced byUsha Mulpuri
StarringNaga Shourya
Rashmika Mandanna
CinematographySai Sriram
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byMahati Swara Sagar
Production
company
Ira Creations
Release date
  • 2 February 2018 (2018-02-02)
Running time
140 min
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹3 crore[1]
Box officeest. ₹24 crore[1][2]

Released worldwide on 2 February 2018, the film became Naga Shourya's highest-grosser in India and overseas.[6]

Plot

The story starts with a man entering a jail cell. The other prisoner asks the man about his story, and the man tells. Actually, he is the father of Hari a young man who loves fights. When the boy was little and would cry, the father would then let him beat someone which made him happy. As he became older, he started getting in every fight. The police told Hari's parents that if he did anymore wrong things, they'd punish the parents. So they decide to send Hari to Tirupur, a place where fights happen everyday, so that he gets tired of them. When he enters the college, he goes to the shed behind the college to participate in the fight match between Tamil and Telugu people, where he accidentally helps Tamil people and be friends them and he will see Karthika in the shed supporting the fights and instantly fall in love with her. Later she also develops feelings for him, but tells him to get her parents approval for their marriage. But accidentally he helps Karthika's father enemy and learns that there is a huge war from 1953 between Tamil and Telugu people in the village, and Karthika is a Tamilian.

Cast

Soundtrack
Chalo
Soundtrack album by
Mahati Swara Sagar
Released
  • 2 February 2018 (2018-02-02)
Recorded2017
GenreSoundtrack
Length29:48
LabelAditya Music
ProducerMahati Swara Sagar
Mahati Swara Sagar chronology
Eedu Gold Ehe
(2016)		 Chalo
(2018)		 Nartanasala
(2018)

Music composed by Mahati Swara Sagar. Music released on Aditya Music Company.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Chal Godava"Bhaskarabhatla Ravi KumarYazin Nizar3:33
2."Choosi Chudangane"Bhaskarabhatla Ravi KumarAnurag Kulkarni, Saketh Komanduri, Aditya Iyengar, Dhanunjay, Saagar Mahati5:29
3."Chepave Balamani"Shyam KasralaSweekar Agasthi5:20
4."Drunk & Drive"Shyam KasralaRahul Sipligunj4:53
5."Ammaye Chalo Antu"Krishna MadineniYazin Nizar, Lipsika3:59

Reception

The Times of India rated the film three out of five stars and stated "Despite the story of Chalo being somewhat a cliché, director Venky somehow cleverly manages to turn the tropes into a fun and interesting ride."[7] Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu wrote:"Chalo is a good showreel for Naga Shaurya; it’s within the commercial domain and also one where we see his range as an actor."[8] Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost gave the film a rating of 3/5 and opined that "Chalo turns the concept of cross-border enmity into a hilarious premise that’s full of surprises."[9]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result
2019 8th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Director (Telugu) Venky Kudumula Nominated
Best Comedian (Telugu) Satya Won
Radio City Cine Awards S2[10] Best Heroine Rashmika Mandanna Nominated
Best Comedian Satya Nominated
Best Debut Rashmika Mandanna Nominated
Family Enteratainer of the Year Chalo Nominated

References
  1. "2018 round-up: Six low-budget Tollywood films that grossed big at the box-office". The Times of India. 22 December 2018. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. "Tollywood box office report of 2018: highest grossing Telugu movies of year; List of hits and flops". International Business Times. 23 November 2018.
  3. "Telugu film director Venky Kudumula: confident steps". The Hindu. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. HaribabuBolineni (27 October 2017). "Naga Shourya's New Film Titled Chalo". Chitramala.in. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. "Naga Shourya – Ira creations production no. 1 movie launch – Telugu cinema". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. Suhas Yellapantula (3 February 2018). "Chalo box-office collections: Naga Shaurya-starrer crosses $200K mark at the US box-office". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  7. "Chalo Movie Review {3/5}: Chalo is the film you want to watch this weekend if you're looking for a popcorn entertainer", The Times of India, retrieved 20 August 2020
  8. Nadadhur, Srivathsan (2 February 2018). "'Chalo' review: Being fair in love and war". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  9. "Chalo movie review: Naga Shaurya, Rashmika Mandanna stand out in this quirky comedy". Firstpost. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  10. "City-Cine Awards". www.radiocity.in. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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