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| Balupu Movie Poster |
Cast
- Ravi Teja
- Shruti Haasan
- Anjali
- Ashutosh Rana
- Prakash Raj
- Nassar
- Adivi Sesh
- Brahmanandam as Crazy Mohan
- Ali
- Brahmaji
- Adithya
- Raghu Babu
- Rao Ramesh
- Jaya Prakash Reddy
- Ajay
- Yagna Vivek
- Lakshmi Rai (Special appearance)
Crew
- Director : Gopichand Malineni
- Screenplay : Gopichand Malineni
- Producer : Prasad Vara Potluri
- Music : S. Thaman
- Cinematography : Jayanan Vincent
- Editing : Gautham Raju
- Story : Kona Venkat, K. S. Ravindra
- Dialogues : Kona Venkat
- Lyrics : Sirivennela Sitaramasastri, Bhaskarabhatla
- Fights : Stun Siva, Allan Amin, Ram Lakshman
- Choreography : Raju Sundaram, Brinda
- Art : A. S. Prakash
Development
Gopichand Malineni and Ravi Teja together announced that their collaboration is set for a new movie whose name was revealed later. In August 2012, it was announced that the filming would begin from October 2012. The film's muhurtam was held on 26 October 2012 in a quiet ceremony held at producer Potluri's office. Few of the movie's songs were canned in Lisbon of Portugal thus making the first South Indian film being filmed in Portugal. In an interview to the Portugal media, Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan and Gopichand Malineni thanked the Portugal tourism board and the local crew for their support. In May, Gopichand Malineni responded about the delay in the movie's shooting, stating "Balupu has been delayed due to fight masters and fighters union problems. Now Ram-Laxman masters have got Hyderabad union card and we are on the way." For the first time in his career, Ravi Teja sung a song thus making this film his Debut as a Singer, adding yet another feather in his cap. As on June 4, The post-production works were reported to be running in full-swing at a neck break speed.Casting
Ravi Teja was signed in to play the protagonist and his role was said to be a Highly Energetic one with a rugged look sporting a beard, similar to his look in his previous film Venky. This film was the next film of Ravi Teja with PVP Cinemas after the 2003 film Veede. Shruti Haasan has been roped in to play one of the female lead opposite Ravi Teja. She told IndiaGlitz that she would be playing a comedy role in the movie and this will be her first attempt at comedy. For the first time in her career in Tollywood, she will be seen in a glamorous role. S. Thaman, who previously worked with Gopichand Malineni for Bodyguard, was roped as the music director for this project. Kona Venkat penned the script for the film. In October, Anjali was roped in as the Second female lead, after signing Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu. After impressing everyone as a spoilt-brat in Panjaa, Adivi Sesh was roped for a pivotal role in this film. Apparently, It was reported that Anjali is playing the role of a medical student in this film. Ashutosh Rana, who previously worked with Ravi Teja for Venky, was roped in to play one of the antagonists. Brahmaji was also roped in to play a vital role in the film. Meanwhile, Brahmanandam's charecter name was revealed to be "Crazy Mohan" and his role was said to be one of the biggest assets of the movie. In May, it was reported that Lakshmi Rai would make a special appearance in the film.Filming
The movie had a silent shoot and in December, the film has competed it’s first schedule in which the scenes between Ravi Teja, Bramhanandam and Sruthi Hassan were shot. In End of December, it was reported that shooting is currently progressing near Simhachalam and it was reported that the film is reportedly set in the backdrop of Vizag and some important scenes are being shot right now on Ravi Teja and Anjali. Later, it was told that the film has completed about 50% of the shoot and the work is going on a good pace. The next schedule started in Hyderabad in January 2013 where scenes featuring Ravi Teja and Shruti Haasan were shot, which was confirmed by the actress in her twitter. The film’s shooting was put on hold temporarily due to Gopichand Malineni’s wedding and after a brief gap, the film’s next schedule began in End of February at Hyderabad where some important scenes were canned between Ravi Teja and Shruti Haasan. In March, the song "Patikella Chinnadi" was shot on Ravi Teja and Shruti Haasan in Ramoji Film City and sources reported that Shruti Haasan will be seen in a Glamorous attire in that song. After the song's completion, the unit had its shoot at Appa Junction in Hyderabad for some crucial scenes at a very fast pace. After the completion of the major schedules, The movie unit proceeded for the shooting of the remaining songs. Later it was known that few songs would be canned in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. After a shoot of 10 Days in Lisbon, the unit moved to Algarve region in Southern part of Portugal to shoot couple of songs on Ravi Teja and Shruti Haasan. After completing 2 songs under the choreography of Raju Sundaram, The unit returned from Portugal nearly on April 20, 2013. The final schedule began at Hyderabad in the month of May. On May 18, Some scenes were canned at Lingampally Railway Station in Hyderabad. After completion of the schedule nearly on May 18, the unit proceeded to Bangkok for canning some crucial scenes. After completing a long schedule in Bangkok, the unit resumed its shooting in Nanakramguda where some crucial scenes on Ravi Teja and Shruti Haasan were shot.Release
Initially the movie was slated for a worldwide release on June 21, 2013. But due to delay in Post-Production of the film, the release date was shifted to June 28, 2013.Marketing
It was reported in the first week of January that the first look posters and stills would be released on January 26, 2013 thus coinciding with Ravi Teja's Birthday but the logo and teaser of Balupu was launched at a function organized in Marigold Hotel at Greenlands, Hyderabad on January 25, 2013. Ravi Teja launched the teaser while PVP's executive director Rajeev Kamineni launched the logo. The audio launch was held on June 1, 2013 at HICC Novotel in Hyderabad. It was organised by Shreyas Media, a popular event organizing company. The cost of organizing was
35 Lakhs, which was well received, both in terms of TRP's and Public Response, making it one of the successful events organized by them. For the first time ever, Ravi Teja and Shruti Hassan performed live on stage along with S. Thaman, which elevated the event to Bollywood and Hollywood standards. The Theatrical trailer, which was released on the same day generated Unusually positive response from the public.
Pre-Release revenues
Noted Producer and Distributor Dil Raju bought the Nizam Area Rights of the film for a Reported Fancy Prize.Soundtrack
The music is composed by S. Thaman. This film marks Thaman's second venture with Gopichand Malineni after Bodyguard. Sirivennela Sitaramasastri and Bhaskarabhatla penned the lyrics for the songs. Ravi Teja also sung a song in this film. The film had its audio launch in Hyderabad International Convention Centre at Hyderabad on June 1, 2013.| Tracklist | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Kajal Chellivaa" | Bhaskarabhatla | Ravi Teja, S. Thaman | 3:54 | ||||||
| 2. | "Evaindho" | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Geetha Madhuri | 4:03 | ||||||
| 3. | "Lucky Lucky Rai" | Bhaskarabhatla | Naveen Madhav, M. M. Manasi | 3:52 | ||||||
| 4. | "Padipoyanila" | Anantha Sreeram | Suchith Suresan, Megha | 3:07 | ||||||
| 5. | "Pathikella Chinnadi" | Bhaskarabhatla | Mika Singh, Ranina Reddy | 4:00 | ||||||
| 6. | "Hello Boys and Girls" | Bhaskarabhatla | Ravi Teja | 0:57 | ||||||
Total length:
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19:53 | |||||||||
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