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Pandaga Chesko
First look poster
Directed byGopichand Malineni
Screenplay byKona Venkat,
Anil Ravipudi
Story byVeligonda Srinivas
Produced byParuchuri Kireeti
StarringRam
Rakul Preet Singh
Sonal Chauhan
Brahmanandam
CinematographyArthur A. Wilson
Music byS. Thaman
Production
company
United Movies
Release date
  • 29 May 2015 (2015-05-29)
[1]
Running time
162 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹15.8 crore (US$1.9 million) [2]
Box office₹4.5 crore (US$540,000) (2-days Collection)

Pandaga Chesko ([Celebrate Festival] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is an Telugu film directed by Gopichand Malineni and produced by Paruchuri Kireeti on United Movies banner. The film features Ram, Rakul Preet Singh and Sonal Chauhan in the lead roles and Brahmanandam, Sai Kumar and Jagapathi Babu in other important roles. The story was penned by Veligonda Srinivas and the screenplay was provided by Kona Venkat and Anil Ravipudi with the former of the two writing the dialogues of the film. S. Thaman composed the music while Arthur A. Wilson and Gautham Raju handled the cinematography and editing of the film respectively.

The film is all about a millionaire, who has earned a lot in a foreign country and visits his family in India. The film was officially launched on 17 May 2014 at Film Nagar in Hyderabad. The principal photography of the film started on 16 June 2014 at Hyderabad.

The film released on 29 May 2015 and met with positive to mixed reviews from critics.

Cast

Production

Development

In June 2013, reports emerged that Allu Arjun and Gopichand Malineni would be working together for a film which would be produced by Bandla Ganesh on Parameswara Art Productions banner.[3] However in August 2013, it was reported that Dil Raju would produce the film on Sri Venkateswara Creations banner.[4] In September 2013, Kona Venkat confirmed that he would be penning the story & dialogues of the film.[5] In a turn of events, Ram replaced Allu Arjun while Paruchuri Kireeti issued a press release that he would be producing the film on United Movies banner.[6][7] The film was titled as Pandaga Chesko in mid February 2014.[8] In early May 2014, the makers said that the film will be launched on 17 May 2014 and on the said date, the film was launched at Film Nagar in Hyderabad.[9][10][11] S. Thaman composed the music while Arthur A. Wilson and Gautham Raju handled the cinematography and editing of the film respectively.[12] The first look posters were unveiled on 14 January 2015 on the eve of Bhogi.[13]

Casting

It was said in mid-February 2014 that Ram would sport a new look in this film.[14] After Ram was selected as the protagonist of the film, Hansika was selected as the heroine of the film in early March 2014.[15] Jagapathi Babu was recruited as the antagonist of the film in early April 2014.[16][17] In early May 2014, Hansika was replaced by Rakul Preet Singh because the former had lack of dates to accommodate due to multiple projects in hand by then.[18][19] At the same time, reports emerged that Catherine Tresa would be selected as the second heroine in the film.[20] Later she clarified that the makers did approach her for the role of second heroine but she rejected the offer since she was concentrating on main leads only.[21] In mid-May 2014, the first look of Ram in this film was released which featured him stylish costumes.[22] Hyderabad based Telugu actress Priya was selected to play an important character role in the film.[23] In mid June 2014, it was revealed that Ram would play the role of an NRI who visits his ancestral village to spend some time with his family and Rakul Preet Singh would play his love interest.[24] In the second week of July 2014, Sonal Chauhan was selected as the second heroine in this film.[25] Few more stills of Ram were released on 29 July 2014 which received positive response.[26][27] Tejaswi Madivada was confirmed as a part of the film's cast in mid November 2014.[28] Later, Sonal Chauhan confirmed that she too would be seen as a NRI. She said that her characterization is very intense similar to the role Sridevi played in Laadla.[29] Abhimanyu Singh was signed for a parallel lead role alongside Ram and was paired with Sonal Chauhan.[30] Rakul Preet said in an interview that she would be seen as an environmentalist in the film who takes herself too seriously.[31]

Filming

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, where few key scenes were shot.

In early June 2014, the makers confirmed that the principal photography of the film would start on 12 June 2014.[32] But it started on 16 June 2014 at Hyderabad due to delay in music sittings.[33] After completion of the first schedule, the second schedule started on 14 July 2014 at Hyderabad where some key scenes were shot on Ram and Rakul Preet Singh.[34] Days later, some scenes on Ram and Vennela Kishore were shot at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.[35][36] On 27 July 2014 Ram participated in an action sequence which was shot on a hilltop near Hyderabad.[37] It was announced that on the schedule's completion in September 2014, the filming would continue in United States and the principal photography would end there on 15 November 2014.[38] Meanwhile, the next schedule began on 15 August 2014.[39]

A romantic song and few key scenes were shot in Pollachi in that schedule.[40][41] That schedule ended on 22 August 2014 and a new schedule started at Pollachi.[42][43] Few action sequences were shot under the supervision of Stunt Silva till 30 August 2014.[44] With this, most of the film's shoot was completed.[45] The film's team returned from Pollachi on 14 September 2014 and the next schedule started at Hyderabad on the next day.[46] Sonal Chauhan joined the film's sets at Annapurna Studios on 29 October 2014.[47] Few key scenes on Ram, Rakul Preet and Sonal Chauhan were shot at Ramoji Film City in mid December 2014.[48] Rakul Preet revealed in an interview that she would participate in the shoot of the film's climax at Samalkota after completing the climax shoot of Shimla Mirchi.[49]

The Audio and theatrical trailer was launched on 1 May 2015 and the film was scheduled to release on 15 May 2015.[50] However, the Movie got a new release date as 29 May 2015.[51]

Music

S. Thaman composed the music for this film marking his hat-trick collaboration with Gopichand Malineni. The music sittings started at Thaman's music studio in Chennai where Gopichand Malineni, Ram and lyricist Bhaskarabhatla were also present.[52][53] In early June 2014, the makers informed to the media that the music sittings were still ongoing under the supervision of Thaman.[32] The music sittings ended on 16 June 2014.[33] The Audio was finally launched on 1 May 2015.

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Life Is Beautiful"Chandra BoseDeepak,Rude,AK3:53
2."Dorikaade Dorikaade"Bhaskara BhatlaMegha3:31
3."Ye Pilla Pilla"Bhaskara BhatlaS. Thaman4:35
4."Chuda Sakagunnave"Bhaskara BhatlaMansi,S. Thaman4:04
5."Pandaga Chesko"Bhaskara BhatlaSeema,Geetha Madhuri,Anjana3:25
Total length:19:28

Release

The film released on 29th May 2015 worldwide along with Telugu dubbed version of Masss(Rakshasudu).The film had a prerelease business ₹15.8 crore (US$1.9 million) including AP, overseas, Rest of India.[54]

The film bagged U/A(Parental Guidance) Certificate from Central Board of Film Certification.[55]The film released in about 750+ screens worldwide.

Critical Reception

The film received positive to mixed reviews from critics. Idlebrain rated 3/5 and stated Pandaga Chesko is a film with good interval twist and some laughs here and there. Plus points of the movie are performance by Ram and family orientation. But, story and scenes in the movie lack freshness. This movie has commercial entertainment and family emotions. Success of this movie depends on how family crowds embrace it![56]123Telugu.com rated 3/5 and stated On the whole, Pandaga Chesko will only give Ram a slight breather in his career. His energetic performance, glamour quotient and decent comedy are basic assets. This film is a clear mixture of all the hit flicks that you have seen in the past and does not excite you in terms of story or narration. Keeping the holiday season in mind, this film might attract decent crowds for its routine and safe formula. If you go in well prepared and forget the logics and predictable nature of the film, you might end up liking this routine comedy entertainer.[57]APToday rated 2.75 out of 5 and stated 'Pandaga Chesko' gives a deja vu feeling throughout the coarse of the movie. What works against the film is the fact that neither the story nor the format chosen to narrate it is refreshing in any way. How long does this so-called Star Writers use the same old formula again and again? Wake up guys, It's never too late...![58]Great Andhra rated 2.75/5 and stated While the first half is breezy, the second half is the typical ‘hero-goes-to-heroine’s house’ and the age old brother and sister fight revisited. This makes the film a bit tiresome to watch during the second half.Well, if one likes formula films with a dash of entertainment, then the film is for them.[59]Filmibeat rated 3/5 and stated The characters and the story leaves a sense of dejavu since you have seen them before in hundreds of films. But, what matters is how well the director blended it with entertainment. Gopichand Malineni succeeds in producing two hours of laugh riot and that's all it takes to make a successful film in Telugu. Watch Pandaga Chesko to experience a comedy festival.[60]The Hindu stated A summer treat.[61]

Box office

Pandaga Chesko opened occupancy ranging 65%-75% on its first day.The managed to get a Decent Opening at the Box-office. The film is average in B & C Centers and is good in A Centers.The film has Collected ₹2.5 crore (US$300,000) (Share) on the first day.On the second day,Its collection dropped around to 20 percent.The film collected approximately ₹2 crore (US$240,000) (Share) on the second day.Its two-day global total collection stands at ₹4.5 crore (US$540,000). [62]

Satellite Rights

Zee Telugu bagged the satellite rights of the movie for ₹6.5 crore (US$780,000).This is so far the highest satellite price for Ram's Movie.[63]

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