| Oosaravelli | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Surender Reddy |
| Produced by | Bhogavalli Prasad |
| Written by | Vakkantham Vamsi |
| Starring | Jr NTR Tamannaah Bhatia Shaam Payal Ghosh Rahman |
| Music by | Devisri Prasad |
| Cinematography | Rasool Ellore |
| Editing by | Goutham Raju |
| Distributed by | R R Movie Makers |
| Release date(s) | October 6, 2011 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | 30 crore (US$5.7 million).[1] |
| Box office | 80.32 crore (US$15.26 million).[2] (50 days Gross) |
Oosaravelli (English: Chameleon) is a 2011 Telugu action film directed by Surender Reddy. It stars NTR Jr and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles and Shaam, Prakash Raj, Payal Ghosh, Murali Sharma, Jaya Prakash Reddy and Rahman in supporting roles. The score and soundtrack for the film is composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film released across 1,800 screens worldwide on 6 October, 2011.[3][4] Despite its mixed reviews from critics, the film was a box office success.[5][6]
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Tony (NTR) does anything for money. Tony is captured by terrorists in Kashmir. Over there he meets Niharika (Tamannaah) and rescues her. Then he falls in love with her, who is already engaged to Rakesh. Tony wishes to separate Niharika and Rakesh and eventually kills Rakesh. The film cuts to flashback. We learn Tony is street-smart and gets into tangle with anyone for money. He remembers his father’s (Shiyaji Shinde) words of achieving something in life and in this process, comes across a dejected Niharika who asks him a favor. What is that favor and how Tony achieves it forms the rest of story.
The production of the film began on March 3, 2011 at Gandipet.[7] The film was shot in Hyderabad, Switzerland, Bangkok, Pattaya, Italy and France.[8] The film's audio was released through Aditya music on 15 September at Shilpakala Vedika in Hyderabad.[9]
The film released in 1800 screens worldwide. The Nizam area of Andhra Pradesh saw 200 theatres including 76 theatres in Hyderabad screening the film,[10] while in the overseas territory, the release in the USA was 91 theatres.[11]
Times Of India, which gave a two star, said "screenplay falls short, especially in the second half of the film. NTR Jr steals the show in the first half. In most scenes, he underplays his emotions and manages to evoke some laughs. But towards the end of the movie, his act gets inconsistent and he doesn't emote too well either. Tamannah and Payal Ghosh do justice to their roles.[12] CNN-IBN gave a negative review commenting "'Oosaravelli' fails to live up to the expectations, and one can blame a weak script for this debacle. The movie is a disappointment for ardent NTR fans but for average viewers it is nothing more than a predictable hotchpotch film".[13] Rediff gave a two and half stars explaining "Oosaravelli is a routine revenge drama. There is some humour woven in, there are some interesting twists and turns and some flashback episodes. Even so, the director does not seem to have a proper grip on the story. Post-interval the momentum slackens. NTR is different in terms of his styling and acting. On the whole, it seems like watching a new, more restrained NTR. Tamannaah turns in a good performance.[14]
Oneindia.in gave the film an average verdict, saying "Oosaravelli promises big but falls very short of expectations. The film is an average entertainer and the one big positive thing in Oosaravelli is that the director has tried something new and different. Tamanna also gets a good role that has scope for action. She does complete justice to her role. NTR brings in positive energy. The twists are good".[15] B.V.S. Prakash of Deccan Chronicle wrote "A street-smart goon, played by Jr NTR, goes on a killing spree terminating ruthless people in an effort to fulfil a promise he made to a hapless girl played by Tammanah. Instead of making a regular vigilante movie, director Surender Reddy blends romance with humour to lessen the gory part of this entertainer, but once the “secret” behind the killings is revealed, the film loses its sheen".[16] NDTV stated "With Oosaravelli director Surender Reddy has tried something new and different. If you are Jr. NTR fan, then it is a must-watch otherwise the film is an average entertainer".[17]
Despite getting mixed responses, Oosaravelli managed to make good business. On the opening day, the film collected 7.6 crore (US$1.44 million) share worldwide which is still a record on day 1.[18] The film has earned 23 crore (US$4.37 million) at the Box office in one week which is the third highest collection for 1st week following Dhookudu (25), magadheera (24). On the full run, it had collected a share of 32 crores Including satellite rights,video and audio rights, the movie earned 37 crs being made with 25 crs[19] Furthermore the satellite rights of the film were sold to Gemini TV for 4.35 crores.[20]
| Oosaravelli | |
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| Soundtrack album by Devi Sri Prasad | |
| Released | September 15, 2011 |
| Label | Venus |
The soundtrack of the film was released worldwide on September 15, 2011. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The audio launch program was aired live on MAA TV.[21]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Brathakaali" | Devi Sri Prasad | 4:57 | |
| 2. | "Nenante Naaku" | Adnan Sami | 4:26 | |
| 3. | "Yelango Yelango" | Jaspreet Jasz, Chinmayee | 4:27 | |
| 4. | "Love Ante Caring" | Viveka | Francisco Castelleno | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Sri Anjaneyam" | MLR. Karthikeyan | 5:12 | |
| 6. | "Niharika" | Vijay Prakash, Neha Bhasin | 4:21 | |
| 7. | "Dandiya India" | Mukesh, Suchitra | 4:49 | |
| 8. | "Oosarvelli (Theme Song)" | Ujjayinee Roy | 1:49 |