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{{short description|Indian Telugu language film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Karma
| image =
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| director = [[Adivi Sesh]]
| producer = Bhavani Adivi Harsh Singh [[Sai Kiran Adivi]] '''(presenter)'''
| writer = Adivi Sesh
| starring = {{plainlist|
*Adivi Sesh
*[[Jade Tailor]]
}}
| music = Pete Wonder Leland Thunes Justin R. Durban
| cinematography = [[James Laxton]]
| editing =
| studio = Thousand Lights Inc.
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2010|11|15}}
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
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'''''Karma''''' is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language [[supernatural thriller]] film directed by newcomer [[Adivi Sesh]], who stars opposite American actress [[Jade Tailor]].

== Cast ==
*[[Adivi Sesh]] as Dev
*[[Jade Tailor]] as Padma
*Sher Ali as Raj
*Ramakrishna as Padma's father
*Ria as young Padma
*Rashmi as Padma's mother's friend

== Production ==
The film marks the directorial and lead acting debut of Adivi Sesh, an Indian who grew up in San Francisco.<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-adivi-sesh-interview/20101123.htm|title='I am no Mahesh Babu or Pavan Kalyan'|website=Rediff}}</ref> Hollywood actress [[Jade Tailor]] auditioned for the film after seeing the film's synopsis on an advertisement.<ref name="B">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-jade-tailor-on-karma/20101124.htm|title=Meet the American in a Telugu film|website=Rediff}}</ref> The film was shot in [[Big Sur]], [[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California|Carmel]], and [[Pacifica, California|Pacifica]].<ref name="C">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Caught-in-the-web-of-mystery/article16240901.ece|title=Caught in the web of mystery|first=M. L.|last=Narasimham|date=June 4, 2010|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref name="A"/> The film was shot in a single schedule of fifty-eight days with a crew of Hollywood and Indian technicians.<ref name="B" /><ref name="C" /><ref name="A" /> [[James Laxton]] shot the film using a [[Red Digital Cinema|Red]] 4K camera.<ref name="C" /> Telugu tutors helped Jade Tailor learn the Telugu language.<ref name="B" /> The film was based on a car crash that Adivi Sesh had survived in San Francisco.<ref name="A"/> This film was reportedly the first Telugu film to be completely shot in the United States and the first to release in the United States with subtitles.<ref name="A" />

== Soundtrack ==
The songs are composed by Hollywood musicians Pete Wonder, Leland Thunes, and Justin Durban.<ref name="A" /> The soundtrack consists of six songs, two of which are background songs.<ref name="C"/>

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| title1 = Kalale
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| title2 = Evari Manishi
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| title3 = Prathi Shknamunaa
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| title4 = Idi Thana Jeevitam
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== Release ==
''Rediff'' wrote that "Karma is a tale told in a modern way, weaving in Hindu mythology. This perhaps stemmed from the fact that the director-cum-actor Sesh Adivi had a miraculous escape on a US freeway which set him thinking. That was the germ of Karma".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-karma/20101129.htm|title=Karma is for a niche audience|website=Rediff}}</ref> ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote that "You might want to give Karma a try to look at the little offbeat activity that goes on in Telugu cinema, but we wouldn't recommend it for good entertainment at all".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/karma/telugu/karma-movie-reviews-3923-2.html#:~:text=First%20up%2C%20Karma%20deserves%20credit,things%20than%20an%20incoherent%20script|title=Karma review: Karma (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com|work=Full Hyderabad}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|1415274}}

[[Category: Indian supernatural thriller films]]
[[Category: 2010s supernatural thriller films]]
[[Category: 2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2010 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2010 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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Karma (2010 film) - Revision history

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