Kalisundam Raa
| Kalisundam Raa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Udaya Shankar |
| Produced by |
D. Suresh Babu D. Rama Naidu (presents) |
| Written by | Paruchuri Brothers(dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Udaya Shankar |
| Story by |
Deenaraj Udaya Shankar |
| Starring |
Venkatesh Simran |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
| Cinematography | K Ravendra Babu |
| Edited by |
Marthand K. Venkatesh K.Madhav |
Production company | |
Release dates | 14 January 2000 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget |
 100 million (US$1.6 million) |
Kalisundham Raa (English: Come, Let's be together) is a 2000 Telugu drama film, produced by D. Suresh Babu on Suresh Productions banner, directed by K. R. Udhayashankar. Starring Venkatesh, Simran in the lead roles and music composed by S. A. Rajkumar. The film has garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.[1] The film was remade in Hindi as Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein with Fardeen Khan and introducing Richa Pallod in 2002.
Cast
- Venkatesh as Raghu
- Simran as Manga
- K Viswanath as Raghaviah
- Srihari as Erra Babu
- Brahmanandam as Ramavadhani
- Ali as Snake Man
- AVS as Venkatadri
- M. S. Narayana as Lawyer Lingam
- Ahuti Prasad as Shankar Rao
- Ranganath as Ram Mohan Rao
- Rallapalli as Govindu
- Prasad Babu as Prasad
- Vinod as Siva
- Achyuth as Bhaskar Rao
- Raja Ravindra as Ram Mohan Rao's son-in-law
- Ananth as Constable
- Chitti Babu as Subbavadhani
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Barber
- Gowtham Raju as Peon
- Chandra Mouli
- Madhu as Rowdy
- Jenny as Preist
- Annapurna as Janaki
- Venniradi Nirmala as Kousalya
- Rama Prabha as Kantham
- Vijaya Kumari as Aliveelu Mangatayaru
- Vinaya Prasad as Anasuya
- Sudha as Raghu's aunty
- Sana as Parvathi
- Malika as Raghu's aunty
- Kalpana
- Meena Kumari as Rajani
- Harika as Sirisha
- Deepika
- Manoja
- Lata
- Kalpana Rai as Rathalu
- Master Teja as Sandeep
- Master Aajaa Mohar
- Master Kireethi
- Master Pavan
- Master Aseem
- Baby Sindhura
- Baby Bhagyasri
Soundtrack
| Kalisundam Raa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film score by S. A. Rajkumar | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:37 | |||
| Label | Supreme Music | |||
| Producer | S. A. Rajkumar | |||
| S. A. Rajkumar chronology | ||||
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Music composed by S. A. Rajkumar. Music released on SUPREME Music Company.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pacific lo" | Chandrabose | Udit Narayan, Anuradha Sriram | 4:16 | |
| 2. | "Nuvve Nuvve" | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | Hariharan, Sujatha | 4:23 | |
| 3. | "Prema Prema" | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | Unni Krishnan | 1:59 | |
| 4. | "Manasu Manasu" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:40 | |
| 5. | "Kalisunte Kaladusukam" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | Rajesh | 4:42 | |
| 6. | "Boom Boom" | Chandrabose | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:05 | |
| 7. | "Nachave Palapitta" | Chandrabose | SP Balu, Swarnalatha | 4:11 | |
Total length: |
29:37 | ||||
Remakes
| Year | Film | Language | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein | Hindi | Fardeen Khan, Richa Pallod |
| 2003 | Ondagona Baa | Kannada | V Ravichandran, Shilpa Shetty |
Box office
- Kalisundham Raa was rated as the biggest hit in Telugu cinema in 70 years until the release of Narasimha Naidu in 2001.[2]
- It ran for record 100 days in 103 centres, 175 days in 35 centres and 200 days in 20 centres.
- It broke the records made by Samarasimha Reddy in 1999.
Awards
- Best Feature Film (Gold) - D. Suresh Babu[3]
- Best Actor - Venkatesh
- Best Supporting Actor - K. Vishwanath
- Best Story Writer - Dinraj and Uday Shankar
References
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