Police Police
Police Police is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language buddy cop film directed by Manmohan Challa and produced by Chandu, Mohan Rao Kalyan Patil and Bhaskar Kandagatla.[1] The film stars Sriram, Prithviraj Sukumaran (in his Telugu debut), Kamalinee Mukherjee and Sanjjanaa in the lead roles.[2] The film was released after a two year delay due to problems with releasing the Tamil version, which was later dropped.[3] The film has been dubbed in Tamil as Kutrappirivu in May 2010.[4][5][6][7] The story revolves around two police officers with different ideologies. The film was released on 9 April 2010.
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| Directed by | Manmohan Challa |
| Written by | Manmohan Challa |
| Produced by | Chandu Bhaskar Kandagatla Mohan Rao Kalyan Patil |
| Starring | Sriram Prithviraj Sukumaran Kamalinee Mukherjee Sanjjanaa |
| Cinematography | Bharani K. Dharan |
| Edited by | Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Vishwa Sai Karthik |
Production company | Pinnacle Pictures |
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Running time | 142 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
ASP Ranadheer (Sriram) appears as the protagonist while DSP Ravikanth (Prithviraj Sukumaran) appears as the antagonist. Ranadheer is a sincere cop who tries to remove wrongdoers, whereas Ravikanth is a corrupt police officer who has tie-ups with antisocial people. Ranadheer finds Ravikanth to be the culprit but is unable to prove that. In the event, he also loses his wife Harika (Kamalinee Mukherjee). How he manages to prove Ravikanth as the culprit forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Sriram as ASP Ranadheer IPS
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as DSP Ravikanth
- Kamalinee Mukherjee as Harika
- Sanjjanaa Galrani as Sandhya
- Ahuti Prasad as Tajuddin
- Kadhal Dhandapani as Janardhan
- Brahmaji as Sivaji
- Vizag Prasad as DGP
- Madhusudhan Rao as Gangadhar
- C. V. L. Narasimha Rao as Swamy
- Vasu Inturi as Venkatachalam
- Sritej as Chanakya
- Pruthvi as DSP David
- Amit Tiwari as Sudarshan
- Venu as Venu
Production
Sriram wanted to work in Telugu films and contacted Manmohan Challa, who used to dub his Tamil films in Telugu.[3] Prithviraj, who starred with Sriram in Kana Kandaen, was cast, marking his first Telugu film.[3] Prithviraj put on weight for his role in the film.[8] Manisha Lamba was originally chosen to play the heroine and Chakri was originally chosen to compose the music.[8] The film began production in 2008 as a bilingual in Telugu and Tamil with the Tamil version titled Idam Valam.[3][9] Sun Pictures was announced as the film's producer.[9] The Tamil version was later dropped.[3]
Soundtrack
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Emo Edemaina" | Karthik | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Aaja Sakhi" | Prassana, Chinmayi Sripada | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Cheka Cheka" | Viswa | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Police Police (version 1)" | Viswa | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Police Police (version 2)" | Viswa | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Evade Veedu" | Viswa, Suchitra | 4:11 |
| Total length: | 21:99 | ||
References
- "Police Police Telugu Movie Preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes - IndiaGlitz.com".
- 123telugu (9 April 2010). "Police Police Review - Srikanth, Prithviraj, Kamalini Mukherjee, Brahmaji, Police Police Telugu Movie Review ,Telugu movie review, Telugu cinema - 123telugu.com - Andhra Pradesh News and Views". 123telugu.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- Rajamani, Radhika (8 April 2010). "Meet the cop in Police Police". Rediff.
- "Kutrapirivu: Mission possible". The Times of India. 12 April 2010.
- "Srikanth excited for Kutrapirivu". The Times of India. 14 January 2017.
- "Kutrappirivu review". ndiaglitz.com. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- "Kutrappirivu - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Top Ten Movies - Paiyaa Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa Angadi Theru". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- Pillai, Sreedhar (17 March 2008). "Tollywood debut". The Hindu.
- Prithviraj's Telugu debut, Police Police. indiaglitz.com (2009-04-03). Retrieved on 2013-04-24.