Love Story (2021 film)

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Love Story
Love Story Poster.jpeg
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySekhar Kammula
Written bySekhar Kammula
Produced byNarayan Das K Narang
Puskar Ram Mohan Rao
StarringNaga Chaitanya
Sai Pallavi
CinematographyVijay C. Kumar
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Music byPawan Ch
Production
companies
Amigos Creations
Sree Venkateswara Cinemas
Distributed byAsian Cinemas
Release date
  • 10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Love Story is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sekhar Kammula.[1] Produced by Amigos Creations and Sree Venkateswara Cinemas, the film stars Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi. The film score is composed by Pawan Ch while cinematography and editing are performed by Vijay C. Kumar and Marthand K. Venkatesh respectively.[2][3]

Production and release of Love Story were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] After being postponed multiple times, the film is scheduled to release on 10 September 2021, coinciding with Vinayaka Chavithi.[5]

Cast[]

Production[]

Development[]

In September 2018, Narayan Das K. Narang and Pushkar Ram Mohan Rao of Asian Cinemas, a prominent distribution and multiplex venture announced their maiden film production, through its subsidiary Sree Venkateshwara Cinemas.[9] Sekhar Kammula was reported to direct for the banner, along with his own production Amigos Creations and was reported to be a musical romantic comedy film featuring debutants, however, the project was later shelved after a minor shoot.[10]

Sekhar later approached Naga Chaitanya for the project, whom he eventually agreed after reading the script.[11] Sai Pallavi was also chosen for the female lead role,[12] marking her second collaboration with Sekhar Kammula after Fidaa (2017).[13] A formal launch event with a pooja ceremony was held on 27 June 2019 at the Venkateshwara Temple in Tirupati.[14] Love Story was reported as a tentative title, which was confirmed as the film's official title in January 2020.[15][16]

Cast and crew[]

Kammula announced that Chaitanya will be seen speaking Telangana dialect in the film, and Pallavi "could spring a surprise for the audience."[17] Devayani, Rao Ramesh, Posani Krishna Murali, Rajeev Kanakala and Easwari Rao amongst others were reported to appear in supporting roles,[7] along with Satyam Rajesh and Thagubothu Ramesh.[8] Sekhar Kammula roped in debutant Pawan Ch, an alumnus of A. R. Rahman's KM Music Conservatory, to score music for the songs and the background.[17] Vijay C. Kumar and Marthand K. Venkatesh who regularly worked in Kammula's projects, handled the cinematography and editing respectively.[8]

Filming[]

The principal photography of the film commenced on 9 September 2019 in Hyderabad.[18] After shooting crucial scenes in Hyderabad and surrounding areas, and the team traveled to Dubai for their next schedule in February 2020,[19] which was stalled in the same month due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]

Filming was resumed in 5 September 2020 with a limited crew of 15 members being present in the final schedule.[20] In mid-September, a song featuring Chaitanya and Pallavi was shot at the Bodakonda falls in Ranga Reddy district.[21] One of the songs were reported to be choreographed and instructed by Pallavi, with the team stating her "extraordinary talent in dancing".[22] The shooting of the film was completed in November 2020.[23][24]

Soundtrack[]

Love Story
Soundtrack album by
Pawan Ch
Released2021
Recorded2020
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTelugu
LabelAditya Music
ProducerPawan Ch
Singles from Love Story
  1. "Ay Pilla"
    Released: 11 March 2020
  2. "Nee Chitram Choosi"
    Released: 14 February 2021
  3. "Saranga Dariya"
    Released: 28 February 2021
  4. "Evo Evo Kalale"
    Released: 18 March 2021

The film score and the soundtrack album are composed by Pawan Ch, a student of A. R. Rahman's music institution KM Music Conservatory, thus marking his debut as a composer in a feature film. A preview of the first single track titled "Ay Pilla" was released on 14 February 2020,[25] to coincide with Valentine's Day[26] and the full lyrical version of the song on 11 March 2020. The song had lyrics written by Chaitanya Pingali and was sung by Haricharan with Nakul Abhyankar, Hiral Viradia singing additional vocals.[27]

The song was well received by the audience and the lyric video of the song crossed 10 million views in YouTube as of January 2021.[28] Less than a year after its first single being released, the second song "Nee Chitram Choosi" written by Mittapalli Surender and sung by Anurag Kulkarni was released on Valentine's Day, 14 February 2021.[29]

On 28 February 2021, the third song "Saranga Dariya" featuring vocals by Mangli and lyrics by Suddala Ashok Teja was released.[30] The lyrical song received praise for Sai Pallavi's dance choreography and the vocals by Mangli adding a "perfect Telangana nativity to the folk number".[31] The song had crossed more than 85 million views upon release.[31] On 18 March 2021, Mahesh Babu unveiled the fourth song "Evo Evo Kalale" featuring vocals by Jonita Gandhi and Nakul Abhyankar and written by Bhaskarabhatla Ravikumar.[32]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ay Pilla"Chaithanya PingaliHaricharan4:13
2."Nee Chitram Choosi"Mittapalli SurenderAnurag Kulkarni4:22
3."Saranga Dariya"Suddala Ashok TejaMangli3:50
4."Evo Evo Kalale"Bhaskarabhatla Ravi KumarJonita Gandhi, Nakul Abhyankar4:30

Release[]

Love Story was scheduled to release on 2 April 2020, coinciding the occasion of Rama Navmi, but was deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] In January 2021, the makers announced that Love Story was scheduled for a release on 16 April 2021 along with simultaneously dubbed versions in Kannada and Malayalam languages.[7][33] However in April, the film's release has been put on hold owing to the COVID-19 situation in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.[34] In August 2021, the film's new release date is announced as 10 September 2021, coinciding with the festival of Vinayaka Chavithi.[5]

Controversy[]

In March 2021, singer Komala, who gathered and performed the folk song "Saranga Dariya" on a television show years before the release of its theatrical version, stated that she wasn't credited in the lyrical video as promised.[35] Director Kammula responded that Komala will be credited and compensated for the song.[36]

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