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Paagal
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNaresh Kuppili
Produced byBekkem Venugopal
Starring
CinematographyS Manikandan
Edited byGarry BH
Music byScore
Leon James
Songs
Radhan
Production
companies
Release date
  • 14 August 2021 (2021-08-14)[1]
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Paagal (transl. Demented) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutante Naresh Kuppili and produced by Bekkem Venugopal under the banner of Lucky Media. The film stars Vishwak Sen, Nivetha Pethuraj, Simran Choudary and Megha Lekha.[2][3] The release was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The film was released on 14 August 2021.[4]

Plot

Prem a 8 year old boy is taken care by his mother(Bhumika). He loves his mother so much and so do his mother, they live very happily but one day unfortunately his mother dies due to cancer without proper medication.

From there Prem life totally changes. He is very depressed by his mother's sudden demise. His friend tells to love a girl sincerely and inturn he will get the same love and affection which his mother used to show.He writes a letter to his deceased mother put in a helium ballon and leaves in the sky.

From there on he starts proposing all the girls but get rejected. One day he sees a elder girl who just got broke up with her bf and proposes to her, even she rejects him as he is younger to her and still studying without having job and money. Realising this he studies very well and after 7 years it is shown that Prem( Now Vishwak Sen)has got a job in big company with huge salary, so he goes to the girl to propose but when he reaches there, but it is shown that she is married already and is having a child. This depresses him and again his friend tells that in vishakapatnam girls will accept the love easily so he goes there.

When searching a suitable girl he finds some gang is teasing a girl whose name is Radha,Prem saves her from the gang and he immediately proposes her and even she likes him but doesnt tell after some days spending with prem she thinks to propose him and both go to a cafe there as she was proposing,prem is watching serial as in his childhood he used to watch with his mother. This makes the girl angry and she rejects him.

His friend suggest to find a rich girl so as he is searching for a rich girl he finds sofie and tries to impress her but later he realises that she has a bf already and these days she just used prem for money.

This time his friend suggest to find a girl who is ugly. He finds Mahalakshmi a fat girl. But she uses this as a opportunity to show all the people who had teased her that she will not get any bf due to her appearance. After some days she break up with prem telling an alliance is fixed in her house.

By this Prem is shattered. When he is sitting feeling depressed he sees MLA Raja reddy(Murali Sharma)and proposes to him but raja reddy does not take it seriously but Prem keeps oon troubling him to love frustrated he plans to kill Prem. When Raja reddy goons were about to kill Prem the opposition party leader's goons enter and tries to kill Raja reddy but Prem saves him even though he was badly injured by Raja reddy goons. Seeing this Raja reddy accepts his love. After some days Prem is shown standing on top of a tall building to commit suicide by then Raja reddy comes there to save him but to the viewers shock Prem shoots Raja reddy. He asks Prem why he wants to kill him.

The story then flashes back to Vishakapatnam when Prem decides to commit suicide he was not successful in finding a girl who loves him like his mother.When he is about to fall from the flyover a girl screams to him "I LOVE YOU". He then goes searching for the girl and find out that she is Theera(Nivetha Pethuraj).He asks Theera why she proposed him she but she tells that in order to save him she told "I Love You". But Prem tell her that he loves her but Theera doesn't accept. In order show his true love he also jumps from a running train injuring himself. Then Theera reveals that she is already engaged and by loving him she don't want to break her promise which she made her father because he had adopted Theera from a orphanage and took care of her like his own daughter these yeats but Prem tell that he will love her till her marriage day and from that day he will not come back of her.

They both start spending together and also they both act to close infront of prem friends and his ex gf Radha, Sofie and Mahalakshmi to make them jealous and teach them a lesson. In these days Theera friend finds that Theera is building feelings on Prem and warns her to stay away from him as there are just 3 days left for marraige.

From there Theera starts avoiding Prem but Prem goes mad without meeting and talking with Theera while searching he meets with a minor accident in front of Theera.Finally seeing Theera he asks her where had she gone for that Theera tells him that there are only 2 days left for her marriage, listening to this Prem is shattered. Not wanting to hurt him she tell him that in these 2 days she want to make most memorable moments and goes to her pg.

Next day she will be waiting for Prem but he does not come. Full day she searches for him but no clue where he has gone. Early morning Prem friend tell her that he is in some place. Immediately she goes there and find Prem. She acts strangely and Prem tells her that she has feelings for him.

Then Theera reveals to him that she loves him since they were young and had followed him wherever he was going, but she tells him she can't love Prem and marry without her father acceptance.

She goes to her house for the marriage but is not able to forget Prem. Simultaneously it is shown that her father is none other than MLA Raja Reddy. Prem comes to her house but Theera tells him she cannot cheat her father, meanwhile Raja Reddy sees them together and misunderstands that she is eloping with him. He decides to get his daughter killed.

Theera then gets hit with a car which was planned by Raja Reddy and she seems to have died from the injuries.

The movie then comes back to the present and Prem is shown to teach Raji Reddy a lesson, and Raja Reddy realises his mistakes and regrets for his daughter death but Prem tells him that Theera is still alive and she don't know that her father had plotted to kill her.

In the end credits we are shown that Prem bringing Raja reddy where Theera is staying and both daughter and father exchange their happiness. Prem and Theera get married with an happy ending

Cast

Production

Development and casting

Producer Bekkem Venugopal on 19 March 2020 announced the launch of their project titled Paagal with Vishwak Sen in the lead role and directed by debutant Naresh Kuppili.[6] The film's crew members also included music director Radhan, cinematographer Manikandan and editor Garry BH.[6] A pooja ceremony coinciding with a formal launch event was held on the same day,[7][8] however production was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India. On her scenes in the film, Nivetha Pethuraj told that "Firstly I was not asked for on screen kiss for the film by the director. The script is so beautiful just the way it is."[9]

Filming

Principal photography commenced on 21 September 2020, post government permitted to resume film shootings adhering to the COVID-19 protocol.[10] Initially he did not want to resume shooting for the film along with the sequel for HIT: The First Case, with limited crew members as the scripts of both films demand a larger team. However, with a change of mind, he decided to go on with the shooting procedure with all necessary safety precautions.[11] Vishwak joined the film's shooting sets in November 2020.[12] With major portions being filmed in Hyderabad, the team headed to Pondicherry for a special song shoot at the end of November.[13] Shooting for the film was wrapped up in December 2020.[14] Sen completed his portions of dubbing in May 2021.[15]

Soundtrack

Paagal
Soundtrack album by
Radhan and Leon James
Released14 August 2021 (Jukebox)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length31:43
LanguageTelugu
LabelAditya Music
ProducerRadhan
Leon James
Radhan and Leon James chronology
Jathi Ratnalu
(2021) 		Paagal
(2021)
External audio
audio icon Audio Jukebox on YouTube
Singles from Paagal
  1. "Paagal"
    Released: 10 March 2021
  2. "Saradaga Kasepaina"
    Released: 31 March 2021
  3. "Ee Single Chinnode"
    Released: 02 June 2021
  4. "Aagave Nuvvagave"
    Released: 11 August 2021
  5. "Kanapadava"
    Released: 13 August 2021

The film's soundtrack is composed by Radhan and released by Aditya Music label. The first single from the film – the titular track was released on 10 March 2021.[16] The song had lyrics written by Chandrabose and sung by Ram Miriyala.[17] The second single "Saradaga Kasepaina" sung by Karthik and Purnima, with lyrics written by Ananta Sriram was released on 31 March 2021.[18][19] The third single "Ee Single Chinnode" sung by Benny Dayal , with lyrics written by Krishna Kanth, was released on 2 June 2021.[20] Full video version of the first track "Paagal" was released on 8 August 2021.[21][22] The fourth single "Aagave Nuvvagave" was sung by Sid Sriram with the lyrics written by Krishna Kanthh was released on 11 August 2021. Another track "Kanapadava" was composed by Leon James and was sung by Anand Aravindakshan with the lyrics written by Prasanna Kumar Bezawada was released on 13 August 2021.[23] Soundtrack album was released on 14 August 2021.[24]

A critic of Asianet News Telugu felt that soundtrack and film score are the highlights of the film.[25] Another critic too opined the same and felt that film score composed by James, elevates the scenes.[26]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Paagal"ChandraboseRadhanRam Miriyala, Mama Sing3:10
2."Saradaga Kasepaina"Ananta SriramRadhanKarthik, Purnima4:41
3."Ee Single Chinnode"Krishna KanthRadhanBenny Dayal4:01
4."Aagave Nuvvagave"Krishna KanthRadhanSid Sriram6:02
5."Amma Amma Nee Vennela"Ramajoggaya SastryRadhanSid Sriram, Veda, Vagdevi5:32
6."Enno Enneno Vinnam Gaani"Anantha SriramRadhanAnthony Daasan2:37
7."You Are My Love"SimranRadhanRahul Sipligunj2:54
8."Kanapadava (Male Version)"Prasanna Kumar BezawadaLeon JamesAnand Aravindakshan1:21
9."Kanapadava (Female Version)"Prasanna Kumar BezawadaLeon JamesSameera Bharadwaj1:21
Total length:31:43

Release

Dil Raju announced co-producing and presenting the film under the banner Sri Venkateswara Creations on February 2021.[2] At the film's first look poster which released on 2 February 2021, the team announced a release date of 30 April 2021.[2] However, on 18 March 2021, a new release date of 1 May 2021 was announced.[27] The film was again postponed due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.[28]

Marketing

As a part of a promotional strategy, the filmmakers announced that the trailer of the film will be screened only in theatres and will not be released online,[29] despite the film's teaser which released online on 18 February 2021.[5] Furthermore, the team planned for a 15-day promotional tour across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as a part of the marketing purposes.[29]

Home media

The film's digital rights were sold to Amazon Prime Video and it was premiered on 3 September 2021.[30]

Reception

The film generally received negative reviews criticising film’s storyline, screenplay and dragged narration, but praised Vishwak Sen’s performance and soundtrack of the film.[31][32][33] Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India gave a rating of 2.5 out of 5, and stated that "Paagal is an over-drawn yet quirky love story with a flimsy storyline guiding you through it. And does have its redeemable qualities though."[34] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu called it "bizarre romcom drama" and felt that "The story idea of a man seeking mother’s love from his life partner is contrived; it’s time the on-screen lover boys get real and grow up."[35]

A reviewer from The Hans India rated the film 2.5 out of 5, and praised performances of the cast, Sen in particlular. They, however, criticized the slow-placed narration and screenplay, writing "Overall, 'Paagal' is an average film with the same old storyline blended with some decent comedy scenes.[36] A critic of Pinkvilla praised acting performances of Vishwak Sen and Murali Sharma and added that "The biggest flaw in 'Paagal' is that it has a very unevolved idea of love at its core."[37] Sakshi's Anji Shetty opined that acting performances of lead actors, music and cinematography are its positives, while film's screenplay is its negative.[38] Eenadu criticized the film's screenplay and praised Vishwak's performance, film score and cinematography.[39]

In it's review, NTV stated – "‘Paagal’ has got a strong premise. But the narration is too misguided to save the story from seeming frivolous."[40] Deccan Chronicle called it "a half-baked romcom", adding that the film is "cheesy, unnatural, half-baked bag of borrowings".[41] Mukesh Manjunath of Film Companion wrote, "Despite being a brave attempt by Vishwak Sen and Naresh Kuppili, Paagal is still only an attempt and half baked in many places."[42]

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