| Vennela 1 1⁄2 | |
|---|---|
| File:Vennela 1 1-2 Poster.jpeg Theatrical Release Poster | |
| Directed by | Vennela Kishore |
| Produced by | Vasu Varma |
| Written by | Vennela Kishore |
| Starring | Chaitanya Krishna Monal Gajjar Bramhanandam Vennela Kishore |
| Music by | Sunil Kashyap |
| Cinematography | Suresh Bhargav |
Production company | GR8 Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Vennela 1 1⁄2 is a 2012 Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Vennela Kishore. It is a sequel to the 2005 film Vennela by Deva Katta. It stars Chaitanya Krishna, Monal Gajjar, Bramhanandam and Vennela Kishore in the lead. Sunil Kashyap provided the music. It was released on 21 September 2012.
Plot[edit | edit source]
The story is set in Bangkok. Krishna is a happy go lucky man who falls for Vennela in first sight. However, he learns that she was engaged to someone else, but tries his luck. Vennela too loves him, but realizes that he is a fraud. Rest of the story is about how they work out their differences.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Chaitanya Krishna as Krishna Krishna
- Monal Gajjar as Vennela
- Bramhanandam as Papachand
- Vennela Kishore as Khadar Basha
- Sravan as Sravan
- Madhu as Sunil
- Harish as Yuvak
- Raghu Babu
- Venu Yeldandi
- Dhanraj
- Shankar Melkote as Managing director
- Prudhvi Raj
- Sivannarayana Naripeddi
- Master Bharath as Bharath
- Thagubothu Ramesh
- Vajja Venkata Giridhar
Production[edit | edit source]
While shooting for Orange (2010) in Australia, Vennela Kishore came up with the idea for this film.[1]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| Vennela 1 1⁄2 | |
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| Soundtrack album to Vennela 1 1⁄2 by Sunil Kashyap | |
| Released | 5 February 2012 |
| Recorded | 2011–2012 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Language | Telugu |
| Label | Aditya Music |
| Producer | Sunil Kashyap |
| Tracklist | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Rimpochi Rimpochi" (Hero Introduction) | Hemachandra | |||||||
| 2. | "Dhin Chik" (Hero Following Heroine) | Hemachandra | |||||||
| 3. | "Prema Gola Gola" (Love In A Mess) | Sunil Kashyap | |||||||
| 4. | "Anane Ananu" (Break Up) | Sunil Kashyap | |||||||
| 5. | "Vennela Vennela" (Love Journey) | Ranjith | |||||||
| 6. | "Rape Chay" (Villian's First Love Song) | Vennela Kishore, Sunil Kashyap | |||||||
| 7. | "Hip Hop Song" (Dance Competition) | Hemachandra | |||||||
| 8. | "Monalisa Monalisa" (Hero's Quest For Heroine) | Sunil Kashyap | |||||||
Reception[edit | edit source]
The movie opened to negative reviews. Haricharan Pudupeddi of DNA India gave a review stating "Vennela 1 1⁄2 is loathsome with the senseless 'bathroom humour' that runs throughout the film. Vennela 1 1⁄2 is one of the worst comedy films of recent times."[2] IBN Live stated "After watching the trailers, most of us did not expect anything more from Vennela 1 1⁄2 than low brow comedy. What came as a surprise was that the film did not pack a sensible story that might have made us sit through the haranguing second half."[3] The Times Of India gave a review stating "The performances vary from loony to queer. It would be unfair to call it acting. What the characters just indulge in is absolute tom-foolery of degenerated variety. Chaitanya has a presence, but really has nothing much to do as does Monal. Let's just say, the other departments are in tune with the rest of the film."[4] The Hindu gave a review stating "From the Kya Kool Hai Hum clan of film-making, it tries to be like American Pie, but fails miserably. It's just a mindless excuse for a film, filling up the 70 mm. The film is not for those looking for cinema, but for those with raging hormones, looking for a cheap laugh."[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Y. Sunitha Chowdhary (3 December 201). "Playing it safe". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ↑ "Review: Vennela 1 1/2 (Telugu) is loathsome". DNA India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ↑ "Telugu Review: Vennela 1 1/2 is disappointing". ibnlive.in. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ↑ "Vennela 1 1/2 movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ↑ "Vennela One and Half: For cheap thrills". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.