RX 100 (film)

RX 100 is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic action drama film written and directed by Ajay Bhupathi.[5] The film stars Kartikeya Gummakonda and Payal Rajput with Rao Ramesh and Ramki playing supporting roles.[6] The film released on 12 July 2018.

RX 100
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAjay Bhupathi
Written byAjay Bhupathi
Produced byAshok Reddy Gummakonda
StarringKartikeya
Payal Rajput
CinematographyRaam Reddy
Edited byPraveen K. L.
Music byChaitan Bharadwaj
Smaran Sai
Production
company
Kartikeya Creative Works
Release date
  • 12 July 2018 (2018-07-12)[1][2]
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹2 crore[3]
Box officeest. ₹25–27.4 crore[3][4]

In 2020, Ajay Bhupathi confirmed the sequel of the film.[7]

Plot

Siva is a well-behaved man in Atreyapuram, Andhra Pradesh, who meets Indu, the daughter of a local politician Viswanatham, and they fall for each other. One day, Indu tells Siva that her father is planning to get her married to a man named Mahesh, and she tells him that they should not meet until she convinces her father.

Fearing that Vishwanatham would not accept their love, Siva asks Daddy to convince Vishwanatham to get them married. On the way to Viswanatham's house, Daddy meets with an accident and has been admitted in the hospital. Viswanatham disapproves of their love and gets Indu married to Mahesh against her wishes and sends her to the US. Siva is also thrashed by Vishwanatham's goons when he tried to stop Indu's wedding. Enraged about losing Indu, Siva develops aggressiveness and starts destroying Vishwanatham's business. Siva learns that Indu has returned from US and creates a ruckus twice in front of her house.

Daddy tells Siva's friend that when he had gone to Vishwanatham's house, he had overheard the conversation between him and Indu. To his and Vishwanatham's shock, Indu confesses that she was in love with Mahesh and he realises she used Shiva for her sexual desires. Vishwanatham accepts Indu's love, thinking that Mahesh would be better than Siva. After Daddy leaves the place, he met with an accident. It is revealed that Indu is a very self-absorbed woman who uses people for her needs and is predatory in her actions. Even though Vishwanatham knows the truth about Indu and chastises her for it, he still continues to harm Siva for her own good. Vishwanatham sends his men to warn Siva not to see Indu until she and her husband Mahesh leave for US, but Indu bribes them to kill Siva.

One of Viswanatham's men stabs and reveals about Indu to Siva, who confronts Indu and curses her that her life is on his mercy and she is going to live with guilt forever. After this, Siva dies, leaving Daddy devastated.

Cast

Production

Ashok Reddy, in an interview to The Times of India, said that "Ajay brought us the story of this film during the release of Premato Mee Karthik. We were so impressed with the story because it is different, raw and native. Premato Mee Karthik is a family movie, so this was going to be a huge deviation. But we were confident about the story and Ajay both, so we began shooting in December last year. During the shooting too, the technicians working on the film liked the way the film was shaping up. That's where the positive buzz began."[8]

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Chaitan Bharadwaj and Smaran. The song "Pillaa Raa" became one of the biggest hits of Telugu. It is sung by Anurag Kulkarni and composed by Chaitan Bharadwaj.[9]

RX 100
Soundtrack album by
Chaitan Bharadwaj
ReleasedJune 29, 2018 (2018-06-29)
StudioS&B Music Mill (Hyderabad)
Moksha Studios (Hyderabad)
Genrefilm soundtrack, romance, melody
Length28:14
LanguageTelugu
LabelMango Music
ProducerChaitan Bharadwaj
Chaitan Bharadwaj chronology
RX 100
(2018)		 Seven
(2019)
Music video
RX 100 Album on YouTube
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Nippai Ragile"Chaitanya VarmaRahul Sipligunj3:28
2."Reppalaninda"SrimanHaricharan3:14
3."Adire Hrudayam"Chaitanya PrasadKarthik4:47
4."Pillaa Raa"Chaitanya PrasadAnurag Kulkarni3:57
5."Rudhiram Marigi"SirasriDeepthi Parthasarathy & Sai Charan3:44
6."Manasuni Patti"SrimaniHaricharan, Uma Neha3:44
7."Dhinaku Dhina Da"Chaitanya VarmaVaram4:37

Reception

Box office

It became one of the few A-rated films in Tollywood with huge success at the box office. The film has collected a gross of ₹10 crores in the first four days.[10] The film collected a total share of ₹12.45 crores.[11]

Critical reception

Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South called it "a generic angry young man's generic love story, until a solid twist turns everything on its head".[12] Suhas Yellapantula of The Times of India stated "Take away the blood and gore and there's a story here. RX 100 touches a rather unexplored subject but falters in its execution. You can't help but wonder why the director plays around with so many different camera angles and tries to create a dark setting. RX 100 has sex, tears and a lot of blood, but the essence of the film is somewhere lost in between. Just like that RX 100 bike which is in focus all the time, but in reality, is insignificant."[13]

Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu wrote about the film that "Director Ajay Bhupathi's raw storytelling is a plus for RX 100, the narrative borders on voyeurism at times, but the filmmaker displays enough maturity to not make it seem crass. His inexperience still shows, though, too many moments of nothingness, an indulgent screenplay goes overboard in exploring the angst of the male protagonist. The second hour is inconsistent, the intensity of a full-blown action-romance is amiss despite potent writing. The lead protagonist Karthikeya gets a dream role, yet it's too big a shoe to fill in his debut."[14]

Awards and nominations
Year Award(s) Category Recipient Result
2018 Zee Cine Awards Telugu Best Playback Singer - Male Anurag Kulkarni[15] Won
Best Music Director Chaitan Bharadwaj Nominated
Best Find of the Year - Male Kartikeya Won
2019 8th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Male Playback Singer (Telugu) Anurag Kulkarni Won
Best Music Director (Telugu) Chaitan Bharadwaj Nominated
Best Female Debut (Telugu) Payal Rajput Nominated
Best Debut Director (Telugu) Ajay Bhupathi Won
2019 17th Santosham Film Awards Best Actor Award Kartikeya Won
Best Character Actor Ramki Won
Best Male Playback Singer Anurag Kulkarni for "Pillaa Raa" Won
2019 66th Filmfare Awards South Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu Anurag Kulkarni for "Pillaa Raa" Nominated
Best Lyricist – Telugu Chaitanya Prasad Nominated

Remake and sequel

The film was planned to be remade in Tamil with Aadhi Pinisetty, but the film never entered production.[16][17][18]

The film was remade in Odia as Premo Na Pagalopana. A film, announced to be remade in Hindi starring Tara Sutaria and debutant Ahan Shetty in March 2019,[19] began filming on 6 August with title as Tadap. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, directed by Milan Luthria and presented by Fox Star Studios,[20][21] it released theatrically on 3 December 2021.[22]

Another film, which is touted to be a remake, is the Kannada film Shiva 143, starring Dheeran Ramkumar and Manvita Kamath in the lead roles was released on 26 August 2022 in theatres. It is produced by Jayanna and Bhogendhra, directed by Anil Kumar.[23] In 2020, Ajay Bhupathi confirmed the sequel of the film.[7]

References
  1. "'RX 100' release date announced - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 2 July 2018.
  2. "RX100 Gets Decent Release In USA". www.thehansindia.com. 13 June 2018.
  3. "2018 round-up: Six low-budget Tollywood films that grossed big at the box-office". The Times of India. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. "Tollywood box office report of 2018: highest grossing Telugu movies of year; List of hits and flops". International Business Times. 23 November 2018.
  5. Tanmayi, Bhawana. "Ajay has high hopes on RX 100". Telangana Today.
  6. Ajay Bhupathi (16 July 2018). "RX 100 movie review: It's a bold attempt". Deacon Times. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. "Ajay Bhupathi confirms sequel to RX 100". Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  8. Nyayapati, Neeshita. "Five unknown things about Ajay Bhupati, Karthikeya and Payal Rajput's 'RX 100'". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  9. "Telugu songs that crossed a century in this decade!". www.thehansindia.com. 30 December 2019.
  10. Nyayapati, Neeshita. "RX 100 box office collections: Karthikeya and Payal Rajput's film rakes in more than Rs 10 Cr gross in 4 days". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  11. Vyas (20 August 2018). "RX 100 Final Box Office Collections Report". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  12. "RX 100 Movie Review: A Poorly Cast Film That Works Because Of Its Plot Twist". Film Companion. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018.
  13. "RX 100 Movie Review {2.5/5}: RX 100 is a story of love, lust and passion marred by excessive and unnecessary gore", The Times of India, retrieved 7 March 2021
  14. Nadadhur, Srivathsan (13 July 2018). "'RX 100' review : Rawness minus intensity". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  15. "Zee Cine Awards Telugu 2018 glitters with the best of Tollywood - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  16. "Aadhi Pinisetty to play lead role in Tamil remake of RX 100".
  17. "Aadhi to remake the Telugu blockbuster RX 100 in Tamil!". Sify. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018.
  18. "Aadhi in Tamil remake of 'RX100'". 13 August 2018.
  19. "Confirmed! Tara Sutaria roped in opposite Ahan Shetty for his debut - RX 100 remake". Bollywood Hungama. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  20. Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (6 August 2019). "Ahan Shetty - son of Suniel Shetty - begins his journey in #Hindi films... His debut film - the #Hindi adaptation of #Telugu film #RX100 - begins filming today at a South Mumbai theatre... Costars Tara Sutaria... Directed by Milan Luthria... Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. t.co/GU94TuBfJK" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. "RX 100 actress on Tara Sutaria being cast in Hindi remake: Nobody can do this role better than me". India Today. 27 March 2019.
  22. "FIRST LOOK: Ahan Shetty and Tara Sutaria starrer Tadap looks intense, release date revealed". Bollywood Hungama. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  23. "Dheeren Ramkumar's debut film titled as Shiva 143". The Times of India.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.