Chinnadana Nee Kosam (transl. For you, my little one) is a Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by A. Karunakaran. The film features Nithiin and Mishti, marking the latter's debut in Telugu cinema. The film's title was taken from a song in Nithin's 2012 film Ishq. The film was produced by Nithin's father N. Sudhakar Reddy and sister Nikhita Reddy under the banner Sresht Movies. Harsha Vardhan wrote the film's dialogues. Anup Rubens composed the film's soundtrack and background score. I. Andrew and Prawin Pudi were the film's cinematographer and editor respectively.
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| Directed by | A. Karunakaran |
| Written by | A. Karunakaran |
| Produced by | N. Sudhakar Reddy Nikita Reddy |
| Starring | Nithiin Mishti |
| Cinematography | I. Andrew |
| Edited by | Prawin Pudi |
| Music by | Anup Rubens |
Production company | Sresht Movies |
| Distributed by | Asian Movies & CineGalaxy Inc. (Overseas)[1] |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹16 crore (US$1.9 million)[2] |
Production began on 21 May 2014. Principal photography began on 2 June 2014. The film released on 25 December 2014 with mixed reviews and was moderately successful.
Plot
editNithin (Nithiin) is a happy-go-lucky boy with a happy family. He saves a girl from goons in a train and happens to befriend Reddy Garu (Nassar), who happens to be traveling in the same train. Afterwards, Nithin sees Nandini (Mishti) in a chance encounter and falls in love with her. He tries to woo her with various ways, but in vain. Meanwhile, Nandini wants to rent the penthouse of Reddy Garu and takes help from Nithin to secure the place. As friendship grows between Nithin and Nandini, one day suddenly Nandini takes Reddy Garu to Barcelona on a pretext of Europe trip, without informing Nithin. It is later revealed that Reddy Garu is the grandfather of Nandini and wants to unite him with her mother, who have been separated for past several years due to a strained relationship. In search of Nandini, Nithin arrives in Barcelona and starts irritating her as he feels that Nandini has cheated him. How does Nithin help Nandini unite Reddy Garu with his daughter? How does he win back the heart of Nandini? This forms the rest of the story.
Cast
edit- Nithiin as Nithin
- Mishti as Nandini
- Nassar as Reddy
- Naresh as Nithin's father
- Sithara as Nithin's mother
- Ali as Rahul
- Navika Kotia as Nithin's younger sister
- Rohini as Nandini's mother
- Madhunandan as a gay thief
- Josh Ravi as a gay thief
- Dhanya Balakrishna as Nandini's friend
- Thagubothu Ramesh
- Raghu Karumanchi as Police Officer
- Pawan Kalyan as cowboy (archived footage from "Yeh Chikitha" from Badri)
Production
editA. Karunakaran announced his next film with Nithiin post the release of the latter's film Heart Attack (2014). Nithiin's sister Nikitha Reddy and father Sudhakar Reddy bankrolled the film under the banner Sresht Movies.[3] Mishti was finalized as the female lead of the film marking her Telugu debut. She said that the film will be a romantic entertainer with a thriller element in it.[4] The film had its official launch on 21 May 2014 at Hyderabad.[5] I. Andrew was signed as the cinematographer, Anoop Rubens was signed as the music director and Harsha Vardhan penned the film's dialogues.[6]
Principal photography began on 2 June 2014 at Hyderabad.[7] The first schedule came to an end on 12 June 2014.[8] On 31 July 2014, the film's second schedule was wrapped up with which 50% of the film's shoot was complete.[9] The film's title was announced as Chinnadana Nee Kosam on 5 August 2014 which happens to be the name of a song from the film Ishq (2012).[10] In early September 2014, the film's unit traveled to Barcelona for a 35 days schedule where crucial scenes and songs on the lead pair were planned to be shot.[11] The film was predominantly shot in Switzerland and the film's unit returned to Hyderabad nearly on 11 October 2014.[12] The first look poster along with a teaser was unveiled on 24 October 2014 on the occasion of Diwali.[13][14]
The film reached the final stages of production in the fourth week of October 2014 and dubbing works were carried out simultaneously.[15] On 27 November 2014, Nithiin's father Sudhakar Reddy stated that the filming has been completed and post-production activities began.[16] The theatrical trailer was unveiled on 28 November 2014.[17] Pawan Kalyan was reported to make a cameo appearance in the film which both Karunakaran and Nithiin denied those reports as rumors but added that Nithiin will be seen as Pawan Kalyan's fan in the film.[18][19] Mishti described her character as a witty and intelligent girl named Nandini and said that her co-star Dhanya Balakrishna and the assistant directors helped her in pronouncing Telugu correctly.[20]
Music
edit| Chinnadana Nee Kosam | ||||
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| Released | 27 November 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 22:50 | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Anup Rubens | |||
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Anoop Rubens composed the film's soundtrack and background score. The soundtrack consists of 6 songs all written by Krishna Chaitanya and composed by Rubens. The release date was confirmed as 27 November 2014 by Nithiin.[21] Aditya Music acquired the audio rights.[22] Nagarjuna was invited as the chief guest for the audio launch event held at Shilpakala Vedika.[23]
All lyrics are written by Krishna Chaitanya
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chinnadana Nee Kosam" | Raja Hasan | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Ooh La La" | Anoop Rubens | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Everybody Chalo All I Wanna Say" | Jaspreet Jasz, Anudeep Dev, Dhanunjay, Hymath | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Dil Dil Dil" | Rahul Sipligunj | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Mundhugane" | Ramya Behra | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Albeli" | Simha, Jhanvi Narang | 4:07 |
| Total length: | 22:50 | ||
Reception
editReviewing the soundtrack, Sasidhar A. S. of The Times of India rated the album 3 out of 5 and called it a feel good album.[24] IndiaGlitz rated the soundtrack 3 out of 5 and stated "Anup Rubens gives an album that his previous films with Nithin stood testimony to".[25] The platinum disc was launched at Sri Venkateswara University in Tirupati on 19 December 2014.[26]
Release
editThe film was initially planned for a release on 19 December 2014.[27] Later it was postponed to 25 December 2014 as a Christmas release.[16] Asian Movies & CineGalaxy Inc., acquired the overseas theatrical rights.[1]
References
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- ^ "Nithin- Karunakaran's movie heroine is Mishti". IndiaGlitz. 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Priyadarshini Padhiary, Elina (20 May 2014). "I have heard a lot about Nithiin, says Mishti Chakraborty". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Shekhar (21 May 2014). "Photos: VV Vinayak Launches Nitin-Karunakaran's Film". Oneindia Entertainment. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Nithin - Karunakaran movie launched". IndiaGlitz. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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- ^ "Nithiin – Karunakaran's first schedule complete". 123telugu.com. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Shekhar (5 August 2014). "Nitin-Karunakaran's Movie Titled Chinnadana Nee Kosam". Oneindia Entertainment. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Nithin stars in 'Chinnadana Nee Kosam'". Sify. 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Nithiin heads to Barcelona for Karunakaran's film". The Times of India. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (11 October 2014). "Nithiin confident of another success". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Nithin's new poster from Chinnadana Nee Kosam launched". The Times of India. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "First Look: Nithin's Chinnadana Nee Kosam". The Times of India. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Chinnadana Neekosam in last leg of production". The Times of India. 23 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ a b Kavirayani, Suresh (27 November 2014). "Christmas release for Nithiin's Chinnadana Nee Kosam". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Trailer: Nithin's Chinnadana Neekosam". The Times of India. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Karunakaran on Pawan Kalyan's cameo in 'Chinnadana Nee Kosam'". IndiaGlitz. 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (23 December 2014). "Pawan Kalyan's not doing a cameo: Nithiin". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ Kumar, Hemanth (24 December 2014). "Mishti talks about Chinnadana Nee Kosam". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Chinnadana Neekosam audio on Nov 27". The Times of India. 23 November 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Nagarjuna to unveil Chinnadana Nee Kosam's audio". The Times of India. 26 November 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Chinnadana Nee Kosam's audio launched". The Times of India. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ A. S., Sasidhar (6 December 2014). "Music Review : Chinnadana Nee Kosam". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Chinnadana Neekosam - Spreading it thin". IndiaGlitz. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Chinnadana Nee Kosam's platinum disc launched". The Times of India. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Nithin's Chinnadana Neekosam to release on Dec 19". The Times of India. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.