Keratam
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| Keratam | |
|---|---|
 Film poster (Telugu) | |
| Directed by | Gautham Patnaik (Telugu) R. N. Saran (Tamil) |
| Produced by | S. V. Babu |
| Starring | Siddharth Rajkumar Aishwarya Devan Rakul Preet Singh |
| Cinematography | A. Venkatesh |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | Joshua Sridhar Varshan |
Production company | SV Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Languages | Telugu Tamil |
Keratam is a 2011 Indian Telugu film directed by Gautham Patnaik and produced by S. V. Babu. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as Yuvan by director R. N. Saran. The film stars Siddharth Rajkumar, Aishwarya Devan and Rakul Preet Singh in the lead roles.[1] A remake of the Kannada film Josh (2009), the films featured music composed by Joshua Sridhar and were released in August 2011. The bilingual version had Rakul making her Tamil & Telugu language debuts respectively.[2][3]
Cast
| Cast (Telugu) | Cast (Tamil) | Role (Telugu) | Role (Tamil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siddharth Rajkumar | Siddharth "Siddhu" | Bala | |
| Aishwarya Devan | Geetha | Meena | |
| Rakul Preet Singh | Sangeetha | Meera | |
| Yamuna | Siddhu's mother | Bala's mother | |
| Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao | Siddhu's father | Bala's father | |
| Srinath | Geetha's father | Meena's father | |
| Kavitha | Geetha's mother | Meena's mother | |
| Suman | Ravishankar | ||
| Venu Madhav | Lollu Sabha Jeeva | PT Teacher | |
| Pandu | Bikshapati | Avudaiyappan | |
| Livingston | Mohan Rao | Jeevanantham | |
| All Ok | Student | ||
Production
A remake of the Kannada film Josh (2009), the bilingual Telugu and Tamil project was launched by Kannada producer S. V. Babu. It marked the acting debut of Siddharth Rajkumar, a nephew of actor Krishnam Raju and a cousin of Prabhas.[4] The film also marked the debut of actresses Rakul Preet Singh and Aishwarya Devan in the Tamil and Telugu film industries, and it became the first project the actresses had signed in either language.[5][6]
The Telugu version of the film was directed by Gautham Patnaik, the brother of renowned music composer R. P. Patnaik. The Telugu version has been shot in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Goa.[7] Production for the Telugu film was completed by June 2011.[8]
The director of the original Kannada film, Shivamani, was approached to make the Tamil version but his refusal meant that newcomer R. N. Saran worked on the project.[9] A song for the Tamil version of the film was shot in August 2011 in a secluded area of Goa, where the team of Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981) had earlier shot.[10]
Soundtrack
Songs composed by Joshua Sridhar.
- Keratam[11]
- "Sometimes Nelapaina" - Vijay Prakash, Suvi, Vijay Narayan, Rita
- "Saadhyamena" - Karthik, Shweta Mohan
- "Hey! Oka Merupai" - Benny Dayal
- "Vayase Nidura" - Naresh Iyer, Padmapriya
- "Nidure Chedire" - Karthik
- "Fashion Show" - Vijay Narayan, Rita
- "Nee Navvula" - Deepu, Gayathri
- Yuvan[12]
- "Thear Ival Eval Kattumum" - Benny Dayal
- "Vanmegam Enn Vazhili" - Karthik, Shweta Menon
- "Nilave Naanum" - Naresh Iyer, Padmapriya
- "Fashion Show" - Vijay Narayan, Rita
- "Nizhalum Tholaivil" - Karthik
- "Sollu Petchu Ketka".
Release
Regarding the Telugu version, a reviewer from The Hindu noting that "The film has been handled well but is very formulaic."[13] Regarding the Tamil version, a critic from Dinamalar praised the film's intent while calling the film's comedy scenes a minus point.[14]
References
- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (6 August 2011). "Itsy Bitsy". The Hindu.
- ^ "Interview with Keratam hero Siddharth Rajkumar >> Tollywood Star Interviews". www.ragalahari.com.
- ^ "Yuvan (2011) Yuvan Tamil Movie". NOWRUNNING. 19 June 2011.
- ^ "Big debut for Prabhas's cousin - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Meet Rakul Preet Singh". Sify. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Miss India finalist Rakul debuts in Tollywood". Bollywood Life. 3 June 2011.
- ^ Narasimham, M. L. (28 May 2011). "Entertainer with a message". The Hindu.
- ^ "Keratam, Siddharth Rajkumar's next". Archived from the original on 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Shivamani to reprise Bell Bottom role in Tamil". Bangalore Mirror.
- ^ "Yuvan Connects With Ek Duje Ke Liye - Yuvan - Ek Duje Ke Liye - Saran - Saran - Prabhas - - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com.
- ^ https://www.raaga.com/tamil-ta/album/Keratam-songs-A0002789 [bare URL]
- ^ https://mio.to/album/Yuvan+%282011%29 [bare URL]
- ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (27 August 2011). "A teenager's angst". The Hindu.
- ^ "யுவன் - விமர்சனம்". Dinamalar.