Mad (film)
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Directed by | Kalyan Shankar |
Screenplay by | Kalyan Shankar Additional Screenplay: Praveen Pattu Pranay Rao Takkallapalli |
Story by | Kalyan Shankar |
Dialogues by | Kalyan Shankar |
Produced by |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Shamdat Sainudeen Dinesh B. Krishnan |
Edited by | Naveen Nooli |
Music by | Bheems Ceciroleo |
Production companies | Sithara Entertainments Fortune Four Cinemas |
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Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Mad (stylized as MAD) is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Kalyan Shankar in his directorial debut. Produced by Sithara Entertainments, the film has an ensemble cast of Sangeeth Shobhan, Narne Nithin (in his debut), Ram Nithin, Sri Gouri Priya, Ananathika Sanilkumar, Gopika Udayan, Vishnu Oi and Karthikeya Samala. The film was released on 6 October 2023.[1]
Plot[edit]
This movie is about 4 friends who start their journey at Engineering college.
Cast[edit]
- Sangeeth Shobhan as Damodhar "DD"
- Narne Nithin as Ashok
- Ram Nithin as Manoj
- Sri Gouri Priya as Shruti
- Ananathika Sanilkumar as Jennie Sharma
- Gopikaa Udyan as Radha
- Raghu Babu as College Principal Purushottam
- Racha Ravi as Peon
- Muralidhar Goud as Ganesh's father
- Vishnu Oi as Ganesh "Laddu"
- Ravi Anthony Pudota as Anthony Rodriguez
- Karthikeya Samala as “Shiva”
- Srikanth N. Reddy as Srikanth N. Reddy
- Raghuram Sreepada as Xerox Janardhan
- K. V. Anudeep in a cameo appearance
Soundtrack[edit]
All music is composed by Bheems Ceciroleo.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Proud'se Single" | Raghuram | Nakash Aziz, Bheems Ceciroleo | 3:25 |
2. | "Nuvvu Navvukuntu" | Bhaskarabhatla | Kapil Kapilan | 3:40 |
3. | "College Papa" | Kasarla Shyam | Bheems Ceciroleo, Varam, Keerthana Sharma | 3:41 |
Release[edit]
Theatrical[edit]
Mad was released on 6 October 2023.
Home Media[edit]
Netflix has secured the post-theatrical streaming rights for the film, which premiered on the platform on 3 November 2023.[2]
Reception[edit]
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu opined that "Watching MAD is like stepping into an engineering campus and being privy to the fun riot in the classrooms and hostels". She further praised the performances of Shobhan, Muralidhar Goud and Vishnu Oi.[3] Abhilasha Cherukuri of The New Indian Express rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and wrote that "Despite remnants of the campus film genre seen across MAD, one thing sets the latter apart from the rest. There is no sappy mythologising of friendship".[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Latest: Youthful entertainer MAD locks its new release date". 123Telugu. 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Sistu, Suhas (30 October 2023). "'MAD' OTT details: This is when this youthful entertainer is arriving in OTTs". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (6 October 2023). "'MAD' movie review". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "MAD movie review: A non-stop ride of gags neatly packaged in a campus film". Cinema Express. 6 October 2023. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
External links[edit]
- 2023 films
- 2020s Telugu-language films
- 2023 comedy-drama films
- Indian comedy-drama films
- Films set in Hyderabad, India
- Films shot in Hyderabad, India
- Films scored by Bheems Ceciroleo
- 2020s buddy comedy-drama films
- 2020s coming-of-age comedy-drama films
- Indian buddy comedy-drama films
- Films set in universities and colleges
- Indian coming-of-age comedy-drama films
- Indian buddy comedy films
- 2023 directorial debut films