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Kalusukovalani

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Kalusukovalani
Directed byR. Raghuraj
Written byStory & Screenplay:
R. Raghuraj
Dialogues:
Vakkantham Suryanarayana Rao
Vakkantham Vamsi
Produced byRaju, Praveen, Giri
StarringUday Kiran
Gajala
Prathyusha
Kaikala Satyanarayana
CinematographySameer Reddy
Edited byShankar
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
Release date
  • 8 February 2002 (2002-02-08)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Kalusukovalani (transl. In order to meet) is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by R. Raghuraj and written by Vakkantham Vamsi. The film stars Uday Kiran, Gajala and Prathyusha.[1] The film also marks Prathyusha's final film, just before her untimely demise; she died exactly two weeks, after the film's release. Kalusukovalani was an average grosser at the box-office.[2] The film was remade by Raghuraj in Tamil as Ice (2003).

Plot

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Ravi (Uday Kiran), a strong headed young man gets an opportunity to travel to Switzerland after meeting Viswanatham (Satyanarayana) and becomes the general manager of Vishwanathan's business. He meets Anjali (Gajala) there and falls in love, however fate splits them apart. Back in India he becomes the head of Vishwanathan's entire business. The rest of the film is about the issues he faces and whether he succeeds in his love.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and released by Aditya Music.[3]

Kalusukovalani
Soundtrack album by
Released2002
Recorded2002
GenreSoundtrack
Length31:27
LabelAditya Music
ProducerDevi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
Anandam
(2001)
Kalusukovalani
(2002)
Sontham
(2002)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Udayinchina"Devi Sri PrasadDevi Sri Prasad5:22
2."Aakasam"Devi Sri PrasadSumangali, Kid Sathya4:46
3."Shakeela"KulasekharDevan, Mathangi5:46
4."Cheliya Cheliya"KulasekharDevi Sri Prasad, Kalpana4:54
5."Tala Talamani"Sirivennela Seetharama SastryS. P. B. Charan, Harini4:54
6."Pade Pade"Sirivennela Seetharama SastrySumangali1:34
7."Oke Okka Kshanam"Sirivennela Seetharama SastrySumangali1:33
8."Priya Priya"Sirivennela Seetharama SastryG. Venugopal, Sumangali2:38
Total length:31:27

Reception

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Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "Over all, Kalusukovalani is an average fare".[4] A critic from Sify wrote that "The only saving grace of this insipid movie is the music of Devi Sri Prasad and the camera of Sameer Reddy".[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Uday Kiran Birth Anniversary: 5 Must-Watch films of Telugu cinema's 'Hat-trick' Hero". The Times of India. 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ Sunil, Sreya; Jeevi. "Research - Telugu cinema in the first half of 2002". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022. While Tarun and Jr. NTR tasted huge successes, Uday Kiran had to settle for an average fare with Kalusukovalani.
  3. ^ "Kalusukovalani - Jukebox". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
  4. ^ Jeevi (8 February 2002). "Movie review - Kalusukovalani". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Kalusukovalani". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 January 2005.
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