Nippu (transl. Fire) is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by YVS Chowdary on his Bommarillu banner and directed by Gunasekhar. The film stars Ravi Teja and Deeksha Seth, and the music was composed by S. Thaman.[2]
| Nippu | |
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 Movie Poster | |
| Directed by | Gunasekhar |
| Written by | Gunasekhar |
| Screenplay by | Gunasekhar |
| Story by | Gunasekhar |
| Produced by | YVS Chowdary |
| Starring | Ravi Teja Deeksha Seth |
| Cinematography | Sarvesh Murari |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
Production company | Bommarillu |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | ₹ 20 crore[1] |
Plot
editThe story begins with Surya (Ravi Teja), who owns a gym center and has a good friend named Sriram (Sriram). Surya is in love with Sriram's sister Meghna (Deeksha Seth), and after some cat-and-mouse games, she also falls in love with Surya. After a while, Sriram goes to Saudi Arabia for a job and falls in love with Vaishnavi (Bhavana). The story takes a turn when Surya also goes to Saudi Arabia to celebrate Sriram's birthday and is shocked when the police arrests Sriram on charges of murdering Vaishnavi. He is sentenced to death. The only thing Surya can do is get the signature from Vaishnavi's parents to acquit Sriram, but Vaishnavi's father is Raja Goud (Pradeep Rawat), the bad guy whom Surya has been fighting all along. What happens from there forms the rest of the story.
Cast
edit- Ravi Teja as Surya
- Deeksha Seth as Meghana
- Sriram as Sriram
- Bhavana as Vaishnavi (cameo appearance)
- Pradeep Rawat as Raja Goud
- Rajendra Prasad as Narayana Murthy
- Mukul Dev as Shankar Khakha
- Brahmanandam as Kaasi
- Vinay Varma as Dubai Police Commissioner
- Pragathi as Sriram's mother
- Ashwini Kalsekar as Raja Goud's wife
- Krishnudu as Sukku
- Surekha Vani as Sridevi
- Master Bharath as Kaasi's son
- Jaya Prakash Reddy
- Meenakshi
- Sheriina as Remya
- Supreeth as Raja Goud's henchman
- Brahmaji as Raja Goud's henchman
- Raghu Babu
- Fish Venkat as Raja Goud's henchman
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
- Jeeva
- Prabhakar
- Praveen as Surya's friend
- Jogi Naidu
- Kalpika Ganesh
- Sapthagiri
- Swapnika Vardhanapu
- Sri Sudha
- Sri Lalitha
- Harish Shankar in a cameo role
Production
editRavi Teja, Gunasekhar and Y. V. S. Chowdary, who were roommates during their struggling days before their entry into cinema decided to make a film together.[3][4] After his film Varudu, Gunasekhar announced this project. The film's title was announced initially as Kathi, but after facing problems from the Nandamuri family Gunasekar gave up the title and changed it to "Nippu".[5]
Deeksha seth was selected as the heroine, pairing with Ravi for the second time.[6]
Release
editThe film was released on 17 February 2012.[citation needed]
Critical reception
editRadhika Rajamani from Rediff, while reviewing the film Telugu film Nippu, has given 2/5 stars and feels that the film is formulaic and hence, disappoints. Producer YVS Chowdary and director Gunasekhar team up with Ravi Teja in Nippu (Fire). One knows what to expect from a Ravi Teja film, and Gunasekhar provides the usual commercial ingredients for the mass hero. There's enough action, half-a-dozen songs (two of them shot in picturesque Turkey) and a middle-class family set-up. However, instead of scorching the screen, the fire seems to have been extinguished by the director himself with his cold and lacklustre screenplay. Even Ravi Teja's presence doesn't seem to prop up the film that has a wafer-thin story.[7]
Soundtrack
edit| Nippu | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 20 January 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:22 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | S. Thaman | |||
| S. Thaman chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack is composed by S. Thaman. Yuvan Shankar Raja was widely reported as the music director of Nippu,[8][9] however he was replaced by Thaman. The audio was successfully launched on 20 January 2012.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vega Vega" | Chandrabose | Shankar Mahadevan | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Nena Ninnu" | Vanamali | Karthik, K.S.Chithra | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Alibaba" | Viswa | Javed Ali | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Oy Pilla" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Tippu, Harini | 4:19 |
| 5. | "Duba Duba" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | S. Thaman | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Dhiya Dhiya" | Ananta Sriram | Rahul Nambiar, Sri Krishna, Krishna Chaitanya, Geetha Madhuri, Deepu, Himabindhu, Sudha, Parnika | 4:36 |
| 7. | "Nippu Slokam" | Ananta Sriram | Sravana Bhargavi | 1:38 |
| Total length: | 26:22 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Nippu Business Statistics". cinema.currentweek.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "YVS-Gunasekhar-Ravi Teja combo in Nippu". Sify. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "YVS, Gunasekhar & Ravi were rommates". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Unknown". Archived from the original on 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Gunasekhar gives up his 'Kathi' title". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Deeksha Seth in 'Nippu' – Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Review: Nippu is a letdown - Rediff.com".
- ^ "Deeksha opposite Ravi Teja again". Sify. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Raviteja's Nippu hits the floors on Ugadi – Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 15 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2012.