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{{Infobox film
| name = Lily
| image = Lily film poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = 
| director = Sivam
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on = 
| producer = K Babu Reddy<br />G Satish Kumar
| starring = Baby Neha<br/>Baby Pranitha Reddy<br />Master Vedanth Varma
| narrator =
| cinematography = Rajkumar
| editing = Lokesh Kumar Kadali
| music = Anto Francis
| studio = 
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2023|7|7}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
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}}
'''''Lily''''' is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language [[children's film]] directed by Sivam in his directorial debut. The film was announced and promoted as the first film in the genre to have a [[Pan-Indian film|pan-Indian]] release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rev |date=2023-03-29 |title=The First Pan Indian Children's Film Press Meet Has Been Held Today |url=https://theprimetime.in/the-first-pan-indian-childrens-film-press-meet-has-been-held-today/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=News Portal |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202500/https://theprimetime.in/the-first-pan-indian-childrens-film-press-meet-has-been-held-today/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It stars Neha, Pranitha Reddy, Vedanth, [[Rajveer]] in the lead roles; the cast also includes [[Rajeev Pillai]] in a special appearance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-29 |title=Pan-Indian children's film Lily gears up for release |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2023/mar/29/pan-indian-childrens-film-lily-gears-up-for-release-41689.html |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202459/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2023/mar/29/pan-indian-childrens-film-lily-gears-up-for-release-41689.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was produced by K Babu Reddy and G Sathish Kumar under Gopuram Studios.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-13 |title=పాన్ ఇండియా మూవీ లిల్లీ.. ట్రైల‌ర్ రిలీజ్ |url=https://www.prabhanews.com/importantnews/first-pan-india-children-film-directer-shivam/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=Prabha News |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202500/https://www.prabhanews.com/importantnews/first-pan-india-children-film-directer-shivam/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-03-13 |title=Lily Telugu Trailer {{!}} తొలి పాన్‌ ఇండియా చిల్డ్రన్‌ మూవీ లిల్లీ.. ఆకట్టుకుంటోన్న ట్రైలర్‌ |url=https://www.ntnews.com/cinema/first-pan-india-children-film-lily-telugu-trailer-is-out-now-1002456 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=www.ntnews.com |language=te-IN |archive-date=2023-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202459/https://www.ntnews.com/cinema/first-pan-india-children-film-lily-telugu-trailer-is-out-now-1002456 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lily becomes the first children's film to get a pan-Indian release |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2023/mar/25/lily-becomes-the-first-childrens-film-to-get-a-pan-indian-release-41499.html |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=25 March 2023 |language=en |archive-date=2024-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116165858/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2023/mar/25/lily-becomes-the-first-childrens-film-to-get-a-pan-indian-release-41499.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Plot ==
Of her group of friends, including Lily and Vedanth, Divya is the only orphan. Her foster mother, Deva, lives poorly. When Divya is taken to a hospital after having fainted, and diagnosed with [[leukemia]], her friends and Deva wonder how they will afford the costs of her treatment.

== Cast ==
* Neha as Lily
* Pranitha Reddy as Divya
* Vedanth as Vedanth
* Rajveer as Deva
* Michelle Shah as Dr.Aparna
* [[Rajeev Pillai]] as Rajeev

== Promotion ==
[[Dil Raju]] launched the Telugu trailer of the film on 13 March 2023 in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-03-13 |title=Telugu audience always appreciates children's movies with good content... Dil Raju at Lily Trailer Launch |url=https://industryhit.com/t/telugu-audience-always-appreciates-childrens-movies-with-good-content-dil-raju-at-lily-trailer-launch/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=IndustryHit.Com |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202500/https://industryhit.com/t/telugu-audience-always-appreciates-childrens-movies-with-good-content-dil-raju-at-lily-trailer-launch/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ragini Dwivedi]] launched the Kannada trailer on 23 March.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-23 |title=ಪ್ಯಾನ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಲೆವೆಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ; ಸಾಥ್ ನೀಡಿದ ನಟಿ ರಾಗಿಣಿ |url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/news/lily-pan-india-movie-songs-and-trailer-released-by-ragini-dwivedi/articleshow/98932961.cms |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=Vijay Karnataka |language=kn |archive-date=2023-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202459/https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/news/lily-pan-india-movie-songs-and-trailer-released-by-ragini-dwivedi/articleshow/98932961.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-03-23 |title=Lily Pan India Movie: ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಬಾಯಿಂದ ಹೊಮ್ಮಲಿದೆ ಮಾನವೀಯ ಮೌಲ್ಯ.. ಐದು ಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಆಗ್ತಿದೆ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಚಿತ್ರ 'ಲಿಲ್ಲಿ' |url=https://kannada.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/children-s-film-lilly-to-be-released-in-five-languages-181679544713157.html |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=Kannada Hindustan Times |language=kn |archive-date=2023-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202502/https://kannada.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/children-s-film-lilly-to-be-released-in-five-languages-181679544713157.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Release ==
The film was released in five languages ([[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]], [[Malayalam]] and [[Hindi]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anil |first=Revathy |date=2023-03-29 |title=The First Pan Indian Children's Film Press Meet Has Been Held Today |url=https://theprimetime.in/the-first-pan-indian-childrens-film-press-meet-has-been-held-today/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=News Portal |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202500/https://theprimetime.in/the-first-pan-indian-childrens-film-press-meet-has-been-held-today/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Reception ==
The film received very mixed reviews at ''[[Sakshi (magazine)|Sakshi]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/movies/lily-movie-review-and-rating-telugu-1684729|title=Lily Movie Review: 'లిల్లీ' సినిమా రివ్యూ|date=6 July 2023|website=Sakshi|access-date=27 January 2024|archive-date=8 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708130828/https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/movies/lily-movie-review-and-rating-telugu-1684729|url-status=live}}</ref> The director stated the film was receiving good response and that he aimed to show it to students of all schools in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-09 |title='తొలి పాన్‌ ఇండియా బాలల చిత్రం 'లిల్లీ'గా గుర్తుండిపోతుంది' |url=https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/movies/director-shivam-talks-about-lily-movie-1688053 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Sakshi |language=te |archive-date=2024-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126192132/https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/movies/director-shivam-talks-about-lily-movie-1688053 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=26938297}}

[[Category:Indian children's drama films]]
[[Category:2020s children's drama films]]
[[Category:Films about friendship]]
[[Category:Films shot in India]]
[[Category:2023 films]]
[[Category:2023 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2023 Indian films]]
[[Category:2023 children's films]]

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