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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian romantic action film}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Basanti <br />
| image = Basanti (2014 film).jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Promotional poster<br />
| native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --><br />
| director = Chaitanya Dantuluri<br />
| writer = Srikanth Vissa (dialogues)<br />
| screenplay = Chaitanya Dantuluri <br />
| story = Chaitanya Dantuluri <br />
| based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --><br />
| producer = Chaitanya Dantuluri <br />
| starring = [[Raja Goutham]]<br /> Alisha Baig<br />
| narrator = <br />
| cinematography = P. K. Varma<Br /> Anil Bandari<br />
| editing = [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]]<br />
| music = [[Mani Sharma]]<br />
| studio = Start Camera Pictures<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|2|28}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Basanti ''''' is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language [[romantic action film]] directed by ''[[Baanam]]''-fame Chaitanya Dantuluri and starring [[Raja Goutham]] and Alisha Baig.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/rajagoutham.html|title=Raja Goutham interview about Basanthi - Telugu cinema actor|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
* [[Raja Goutham]] as Arjun <br />
* Alisha Baig as Roshini <br />
* [[Randhir Gattla]]<br />
* Naveena Jackson<br />
* [[Srikanth Iyengar]] as Gaazi<br />
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Arjun's father<br />
* [[Sayaji Shinde]] as [[Commissioner of Police (India)|Police commissioner]] Ali Khan, Roshini's father<br />
* [[Dhanraj (actor)|Dhanraj]]<br />
* Mani Kiran<br />
* Baasha<br />
* Bhanu Avirneni<br />
* Madhavi<br />
* Bhanu Avirneni<br />
* Sujatha Reddy<br />
* Sandhya Janak<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[Mani Sharma]]. The audio was launched on 9 February 2014 at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Hyderabad with [[Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao]], [[Brahmanandam]], [[Johnny Lever]], [[Manchu Vishnu]], [[Shekhar Kammula]], [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]], [[T. Subbarami Reddy]], [[Trivikram Srinivas]], and [[Vamsi Paidipally]] in attendance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions1/audio-basanthi.html|title=Basanthi music launched by Pawan Kalyan - Telugu cinema news|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref> [[Karthik Srinivasan]] of ''Milliblog'' wrote that "After a long time, Mani Sharma is in very good form, in ''Basanti''!"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://milliblog.com/2014/02/17/basanti-music-review-telugu-mani-sharma/|title=Basanti (Music review), Telugu – Mani Sharma – Milliblog!}}</ref><br />
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* "Thirugubaatidhi" - Srikrishna, [[Karunya Ram]], [[Hemachandra]], [[Sahithi]] <br />
* "Paaripothunna" - Pawan<br />
* "Pratheekshanam"<br />
* "The Spirit of Basanti" <br />
* "Vellakura" - Deepu<br />
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==Reception==<br />
Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' rated the film three out of five stars and wrote that "Chaitanya Danthuluri is a promising filmmaker and takes up a potential subject, but falls short in making it a well-made film".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/basanthi.html|title=Basanthi review - Telugu cinema review - Raja Goutham, Alisha Baig|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote that "The film has a much more purpose than entertainment. It inspires one not to give in to a situation but rise above it, even if it means facing a risk".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/basanti/movie-review/31173012.cms|title=Basanti Movie Review|work=The Times of India|access-date=2024-08-30|archive-date=2024-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830060529/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/basanti/movie-review/31173012.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Hans India]]'' rated the film three out of five and wrote that "Director Chaitanya after Banam has yet again created another good movie. The plot and narration of the story are excellent. Though the lead role players are not very matured, even then they have strived to deliver their best performance".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2014-02-28/Basanti-Telugu-movie-review-rating/87687|title=Basanti Telugu movie review, rating|date=28 February 2014|website=[[The Hans India]]|access-date=2024-08-30|archive-date=2024-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830055027/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2014-02-28/Basanti-Telugu-movie-review-rating/87687|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|3432010}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian romantic action films]]<br />
[[Category:2014 Telugu-language films]]<br />
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