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{{Infobox film
| name = Love in Singapore
| image = Love in Singapore (1980 Telugu film).jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = OSR Anjaneyulu
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes
| label1= Dialogue by
| data1 = Modukuri Johnson <br /> Chittibabu
}}
| producer = M. Venkata Ramana Kumar
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Ranganath (actor)|Ranganath]]
*[[Latha (actress)|Latha]]
*[[Chiranjeevi]]
*[[Jose Prakash]]
}}
| cinematography =
| editing =
| music = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]
| studio = Sri Venkateswara Swamy Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1980|9|27|ref1=<ref name="D" />}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Love in Singapore''''' is a 1980 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by OSR Anjaneyulu and starring [[Ranganath (actor)|Ranganath]], [[Latha (actress)|Latha]], [[Chiranjeevi]], and [[Jose Prakash]] (in his Telugu debut).<ref name="N" /> The film was simultaneously shot in [[Malayalam]] with [[Love in Singapore (1980 Malayalam film)|the same name]] with a different director starring [[Prem Nazir]] and [[Jayan]].<ref name="I" /> Some footage from the Malayalam version was reused in Telugu.

== Plot ==
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In a village in [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)|Andhra Pradesh]], rebels steal the diamond from a [https://www.runjeetsingh.com/inventory/245/kali_sword Kali Sword] and take it to Singapore. The central government hands over the case to the [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]], who appoints officer Prem to bring the stolen jewel back to India. Prem leaves for Singapore and meets his younger brother Suresh, who ran away from home as a child. How Prem and Suresh together return the jewel back to India forms the rest of the story.

== Cast ==

*[[Ranganath (actor)|Ranganath]] as Prem<ref name="M">{{Cite web |title=చిరంజీవి 'లవ్ ఇన్ సింగపూర్' సినిమాకి 40 ఏళ్ళు |url=https://movievolume.com/%E0%B0%9A%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%9C%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BF-%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%B5%E0%B1%8D-%E0%B0%87%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8D-%E0%B0%B8%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%AA%E0%B1%82/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319192256/https://movievolume.com/%e0%b0%9a%e0%b0%bf%e0%b0%b0%e0%b0%82%e0%b0%9c%e0%b1%80%e0%b0%b5%e0%b0%bf-%e0%b0%b2%e0%b0%b5%e0%b1%8d-%e0%b0%87%e0%b0%a8%e0%b1%8d-%e0%b0%b8%e0%b0%bf%e0%b0%82%e0%b0%97%e0%b0%aa%e0%b1%82/ |archive-date=19 March 2024 |access-date=20 March 2024 |website=Movie Volume |language=te}}</ref>
*[[Latha (actress)|Latha]] as Sudha
*[[Chiranjeevi]] as Suresh
*[[Jose Prakash]]
The uncredited cast includes:
*Madeline Teo<ref name="N" /> as Madeline
*[[Mukkamala (actor)|Mukkamala]]<ref name="M" />
*[[Hema Sundar]]<ref name="M" />
*[[P. J. Sarma]]<ref name="M" />
* Attili Lakshmi<ref name="M" />
The rest of the cast consists of junior artistes from Singapore.<ref name="N" />

== Production ==
This was the first film that [[Chiranjeevi]] had clapped for the [[muhurat shot]].<ref name="N" /> This film was shot in [[Bangkok]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Singapore]] for about twenty days.<ref name="D">{{Cite web |date=5 November 2021 |title=Love In Singapore : మెగాస్టార్ నటించిన ఫారిన్ లవ్ స్టోరీ – Nostalgia |url=https://idreampost.com/love-in-singapore-movie-analysis/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319192245/https://idreampost.com/love-in-singapore-movie-analysis/ |archive-date=19 March 2024 |access-date=20 March 2024 |website=iDreamPost |language=te}}</ref><ref name="N">{{Cite web |date=27 September 2020 |title=Chiranjeevi : నలబై ఏళ్ల లవ్ ఇన్ సింగపూర్.. ఆసక్తికర విషయాలతో ప్రత్యేక కథనం.. |url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/chiranjeevi-love-in-singapore-celebrates-40-years-a-special-story-sr-615880.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811085205/https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/chiranjeevi-love-in-singapore-celebrates-40-years-a-special-story-sr-615880.html |archive-date=11 August 2023 |access-date=20 March 2024 |website=[[News18]] |language=te}}</ref><ref name="I" /> This film marked [[Chiranjeevi]]'s first film shot outside of India.<ref name="D" /> Although both [[Ranganath (actor)|Ranganath]] and Chiranjeevi's roles were given equal importance to the media during shooting,<ref name="D" /> the film was promoted as a Chiranjeevi film prior to release due to his craze at the time post the success of ''[[Punnami Naagu (1980 film)|Punnami Naagu]]'' (1980).<ref name="N" /><ref name="D" />

== Release and reception ==
The film had a preview at Meena Theatre in [[Chennai]] (then Madras), which was attended by [[Kamal Haasan]].<ref name="I" /> The film was released a week after ''[[Kaali (1980 film)|Kaali]]'' and ''[[Thathayya Premaleelalu]]'', both starring Chiranjeevi.<ref name="N" /> The film was dubbed and released in Tamil with the same title.<ref name=kalki />

''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' reviewed the Tamil version praising the acting of Chiranjeevi, cinematography and music but found OSR's direction as okay.<ref name=kalki>{{Cite magazine |date=19 October 1980 |title=லவ் இன் சிங்கப்பூர் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-10-19/page/n47/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230415142147/https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-10-19/page/n47/mode/2up |archive-date=15 April 2023 |access-date=20 March 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=46 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> A writer from ''Movie Volume'' wrote that the film's fights are the main attraction while also praising Chiranjeevi's dance and Shankar–Ganesh's music.<ref name="M" /> A writer from ''iDreamPost'' felt that Chiranjeevi had become a better actor through this film.<ref name="D" /> The film was a box office success.<ref name="I">{{Cite web |last=Kallamadi |first=Suma |date=29 September 2020 |title=లవ్ ఇన్ సింగపూర్ సినిమాలో ఆసక్తికరమైన విశేషాలు ఇవే.... |url=http://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/575905/interesting-things-about-love-in-Singapore-movie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319193719/https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/575905/interesting-things-about-love-in-Singapore-movie |archive-date=19 March 2024 |access-date=20 March 2024 |website=India Herald |language=te}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|7855902}}

[[Category:1980s action drama films]]
[[Category:1980 Indian films]]
[[Category:1980 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1981 multilingual films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh]]
[[Category:Films shot in Bangkok]]
[[Category:Films shot in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Films shot in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Films shot in Singapore]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:Central Bureau of Investigation in fiction]]
[[Category:Films set in Singapore]]
[[Category:Films about theft]]
[[Category:Indian romantic action films]]

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