Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu

Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadhu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	S Darshan
Written by	S Darshan
Produced by	Aditya Shastri Ekta Shastri Harish Koyalagundla
Starring	Sushanth Meenakshi Chaudhary Vennela Kishore Priyadarshi
Cinematography	M Sukumar
Edited by	Garry BH
Music by	Praveen Lakkaraju
Production companies	AI Studios Shaastra Movies
Distributed by	Annapurna Studios Asian Cinemas
Release date	27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)
Running time	155 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu (transl. No Parking), also known by the initialism IVNR, is an Indian Telugu-language romantic drama thriller film prodcued by Ekta Shastri, Harish Koyalagundla and Aditya Shastri ^[1][2] and written and directed by S Darshan.^[3] The film stars Sushanth, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Vennela Kishore, and Priyadarshi. The plot is inspired by real events and tells the story of the aftermath of a parking incident in a colony, which is blocked by a local gangster and his men.^[4] The film was theatrically released on 27 August 2021.^[5]

Cast[]

• Sushanth as Arun
• Meenakshi Chaudhary as Meenakshi "Meenu"
• Vennela Kishore as Sukku, Bike shop Owner
• Priyadarshi as Puli, Arun's best-friend
• as Narasimha Yadav, Meenu's brother
• Abhinav Gomatam as Meenu's brother-in-law
• Ravi Varma as Bhushan, Ex-contractor
• Aishwarya as Padma Arun's mother
• Krishna Chaitanya as Rudra, police CI
• Samrat Shanmugavel as Puli's brother
• Varanasi Soumya as Jhansi
• Harish Koyalagundla
• Sunil as Actor (cameo appearance)

Production[]

The film was launched on 30 January 2020 with the debut of S Darshan as director and Meenakshi Chaudhary entering an acting career. Meenakshi Choudhary represented India and was crowned as Miss Grand India in 2018 and makes her film debut in this movie.^[6][7] Sushanth was cast as the male lead.^[8] In September 2020 shooting of the film resumed after a stoppage due to the COVID pandemic. The post-production work was completed in March 2021. The film's teaser released in January 2021, and The Times of India commented about the 90 second teaser that promo excites and makes this film a thrilling action ride.^[9] The first lyrical "Hey Manasendukuila" was released in February 2021.^[10] The pre theatrical release function was held on 25th August 2021 with the Trivikram Srinivas being the chief guest.^[11]

Release[]

Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu was theatrically released on 27 August 2021^[5] in more than 300 theatres across India and over 100 theatres internationally including theatres in Singapore and the United States.^[12] Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu - No Parking was one of the first movies which had a theatrical release after the cinemas opened after the second wave of the COVID pandemic. ^[13] Hindi rights for the film have been sold to Sony Entertainment.^{[citation needed]} The movie was a commercial success with the producers making profit even before the theatrical release of the movie.^[14][15]

The film is available for streaming on aha, on-demand video streaming service from 17 September 2021.^[16]

Soundtrack[]

Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu
Soundtrack album by Praveen Lakkaraju
Released	2021[17]
Recorded	2020 - 2021
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	14:55
Language	Telugu
Label	Aditya Music
Praveen Lakkaraju chronology
Ek Mini Katha (2021) Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu (2021)
External audio Juke box on YouTube Audio album on JioSaavn

The soundtrack is composed by Praveen Lakkaraju on lyrics of Sreejo, Arun Vemuri, Srinivasa Mouli, RollRida and Suresh Gangula.^[18]

Reception[]

Sravan Vanaparthy, writing for Times of India gave two stars out of five and felt that the first half was rather slow. He criticized the screenplay and editing as he wrote, "The screenplay and choppy editing are a let-down." He opined that the performance of actors and background music was just okay. Vanaparthy concluded the review by calling "The story of Ichata Vahanamulu Nilupa Radu has potential that’s left unexplored. This one’s a difficult one to sit through."^[19] Y Sunita Chowdhary of The Hindu criticized the film for its writing. She didn't like the characterization and wrote, "There are several characters in the film, many of them with dramatic entries, but their actions lack intensity or impact." Chowdhary wrote that Sunil and Vennela Kishore made her smile but for the lead cast, she said, "This isn’t the best we’ve seen from Sushanth and Meenakshi has a long way to go in terms of acting."^[20]

Sarah Justin reviewing for Sakshi Post rated the film with 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Sushanth has experimented with this film. However, the script lacks the punch required to elevate him as the hero. Can be watched for timepass."^[21] 123telugu.com gave a 2.75 and reviewed saying Sushanth is the life and soul of the film. When compared to his other films, he has vastly improved. He looks handsome and also does well in a performance oriented role. Sushanth was quite good in the second half. Yesteryear hero, Venkat is also good in his supporting role. Meenakshi Chowdary is quite impressive in her role and shares very good chemistry with Sushanth. Vennela Kishore is hilarious as the showroom manager.^[22]

References[]

External links[]

• Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu at IMDb