Gulf (film)

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Gulf
Release poster
Directed byP. Sunil Kumar Reddy
Produced byYekkali Ravindra Babu
Ramani Kumar
StarringChetan Maddineni
Dimple Hayathi
Music byPraveen Immadi
Production
company
Sravya Films
Release date
13 October 2017
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Gulf is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language film directed by P. Sunil Kumar Reddy and starring Chetan Maddineni and newcomer Dimple Hayathi.[1] The film is about Indians who move to the Gulf in search of jobs.[2][3] The film depicts several real incidents.[4]

Plot[edit]

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The director collected experiences of Indian working in the Gulf through email.[5] The film (which was initially planned as a multilingual) is based on the struggles of Indians in the Gulf and stars Chetan (as a weaver's son).[6][7] The film was mostly shot in Dubai and Ras-Al-Khaima.[8]

Music[edit]

The music for the film was composed by Praveen Immadi.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Edure Paduthunte"SirasriGeetha Madhuri, Deepu3:25
2."Nenellipotha Dubai Ki"Suni, PravinLipsika, Dhanunjay3:37
3."Aashala Rekkalu Kattukoni"Kasarla ShyamAnjana Sowmya4:18
4."Sufi Song"Master JeeK. M. Radha Krishnan, Hymath, Mohana Bhogaraju4:05
5."Arabic Song"Ahmed U. A. E.Ahmed U. A. E.2:06
Total length:17:31

Release[edit]

Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 2.2 out of 5 stars and wrote that "He [The director] manages to touch upon sensitive topics like physical and sexual abuse of the Indian workers in the Gulf, and does an effective job of it".[10] A critic from 123Telugu gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that "On the whole, Gulf is a very realistic film about the problems that Indians face in the Gulf countries".[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Natural star Nani releases 'First Look' of Gulf". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ "A love story in the 'Gulf'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Telugu filmmaker wants his film Gulf to inspire migrant workers". 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ^ "A film on Gulf's Telugu community". 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ^ Devalla, Rani (26 April 2015). "Scripting the 'Gulf' journey". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Chetan Maddineni: I always aspired to star in realistic roles". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Movie on Plight of Gulf Migrants". Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  8. ^ "'Gulf' captures their plight". The Hindu. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Gulf (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Pravin Immadi". Apple Music. 1 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Gulf Movie Review {2.25/5}: Critic Review of Gulf by Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. ^ "Gulf Telugu Movie Review | Chetan Maddineni Gulf Movie Review". 14 October 2017. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

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