Baby (2023 film)

Baby
File:Baby theatrical poster.jpg Theatrical poster
Directed by	Sai Rajesh Neelam
Produced by	Sreenivasa Kumar Naidu (SKN)
Written by	Sai Rajesh Neelam
Starring	Anand Devarakonda Vaishnavi Chaitanya Viraj Ashwin
Music by	Vijay Bulganin
Cinematography	M. N. Balreddy
Edited by	Viplav Nyshadam
Production company	Mass Movie Makers
Release date	14 July 2023 (2023-07-14)
Running time	175 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Box office	₹39.70 crore (US$4.6 million) (6 days worldwide)

Baby is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language coming of age romantic drama film written and directed by Sai Rajesh Neelam, who wrote and directed Hrudaya Kaleyam (2014), Kobbari Matta (2019) and produced Colour Photo (2020). It was produced by Sreenivasa Kumar Naidu (SKN), under Mass Movie Makers. It stars Anand Devarakonda, Vaishnavi Chaitanya, and Viraj Ashwin in the lead roles.

It released on 14 July 2023 to generally met with divided acclaim from both the critics and audience, alike. The performances of the lead cast (particularly Anand and Chaitanya's), dialogue soundtrack, cinematography, and production design were highly praised. However, the uneven screenplay, profanity in few dialogues, vulgarity, pace, and lengthy runtime were criticised.

The film emerged as Blockbuster at the box office grossing ₹39.70 crores worldwide.

Plot

Anand and Vaishnavi are children born in middle-class families. Vaishnavi likes Anand watching everything Anand does with an impression at school. Anand comes to know about that through Anand's friends and Anand also accepts Vaishnavi's love. They fall in love. After the exams, Vaishnavi joins college. There, Vaishnavi meets Ashwin, a wealthy boy. Being a girl born in a middle-class family, Vaishnavi likes Ashwin's lifestyle and hangs out with him. Taking it as an opportunity, Ashwin loves Vaishnavi. One day, in an unexpected situation, Vaishnavi kisses Ashwin. Seeing that, Anand's mind suddenly collapses. A distance develops between Anand and Vaishnavi. Why did Vaishnavi have to do that? The rest of the story revolves around how the lives of Anand, Vaishnavi & Ashwin change forever and with whom Vaishnavi ends up loving forms the crux of the story.

Cast

• Anand Devarakonda as Anand
• Vaishnavi Chaitanya as Vaishnavi "Vaishu"
• Viraj Ashwin as Viraj Ashwin
• Nagendra Babu as Vaishnavi's father
• Lirisha Kunapareddy as Vaishnavi's mother
• Harsha Chemudu as Harsha, Anand's friend
• Sathvik Anand as Sathvik, Anand's friend
• Kusuma Degalamari as Kusuma, Vaishnavi's friend
• Prabhavati Varma as Anand's mother
• Kirrak Seetha as Seetha, Vaishnavi's college mate
• Vadlamani Srinivas as Viraj's father

Music

Baby
Soundtrack album by Vijai Bulganin
Released	13 July 2023 (2023-07-13)
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	36:25
Language	Telugu
Label	Sony Music South

The music was composed by Vijai Bulganin.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"O Rendu Prema Meghaalila"	Ananta Sriram	Sreerama Chandra	5:14
2.	"DevaRaaja"	Kalyan Chakravarthi	Arya Dhayal	5:37
3.	"Premisthunna"	Suresh Banisetti	P V N S Rohit	6:36
4.	"Ribapappa"	Suresh Banisetti	Sri Krishna	5:05
5.	"O Rendu Prema Meghaalila (Reprise)"	Ananta Sriram	Sreerama Chandra	5:08
6.	"Chanti Pillala"	Suresh Banisetti	Anudeep Dev	5:08
7.	"Kalakalame"	Suresh Banisetti	Sahithi Chaganti	3:27
Total length:				36:15

Reception

A critic from 123telugu wrote that "On the whole, Baby sheds light on modern-day relationships in a neat manner, and the climax is unconventional. The performances of Anand Deverakonda, Vaishnavi Chaitanya, and Viraj Ashwin are simply superb". A critic from The Indian Express wrote that "Baby is a must watch this season". A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Baby might leave you with mixed feelings, but it’s also the kind of film that’ll incite conversations – for better or worse. And maybe that’s the point of it all!" A critic from The Hindu wrote that "Helmed by Sai Rajesh, Anand Deverakonda’s latest reads like a moral story with the protagonist actually spelling out the moral three-fourths into the movie". A critic from Deccan Chronicle wrote that "Director wanted to engage the audience riding on confusions in youngsters in dealing with relationships, but falls flat barring some moments".

External links

• Baby on IMDb