Hello (2017 film)
Hello! is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic action thriller film produced by Nagarjuna Akkineni under his Annapurna Studios banner, and written and directed by Vikram K Kumar. The film lead rolls star Akhil Akkineni and Kalyani Priyadarshan. The music is composed by Anup Rubens. The film was released on 22 December 2017.
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| Directed by | Vikram Kumar |
| Produced by | Nagarjuna Akkineni |
| Written by | Vikram Kumar |
| Starring | Akhil Akkineni Kalyani Priyadarshan |
| Music by | Anup Rubens |
| Cinematography | P. S. Vinod |
| Edited by | Prawin Pudi |
Production company | Annapurna Studios Manam Enterprises |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | est.₹450 million (US$6.3 million) |
Plot
Seenu, an orphaned street urchin, has a friend named Junnu, whose family moves frequently because of her father's job. The day she leaves, Junnu gives her phone number to Seenu written on a hundred rupee note, but a thief steals that note. While chasing the thief, Seenu is hit by a car driven by Sarojini (Ramya Krishnan) and her husband Prakash (Jagapathi Babu). They later adopt Seenu after taking him to the hospital as Sarojini promised the lord that if the boy survived she would do something good for him.
After fourteen years, Seenu (whose name is changed to Avinash) / (Akhil Akkineni) along with Junnu (whose name is changed to Priya) / (Kalyani) are both living affluent lifestyles but are not happy without each other. He finally discovers her whereabouts on a whim by hearing a tune they created during childhood while on a wrong call. The caller says the location is a music fest, but a street thug steals his phone. So, he sets out to get it back in order to reconcile with Junnu.
A flashbacks reveal Seenu/Avinash's journey with Sarojini and Prakash as a happy family. Junnu/Priya is sad in Delhi thinking about Seenu and learns that her father is being transferred to the States. Before leaving for the United States, she thinks of finding Seenu in Hydrabad and attending her close friend's wedding. While picking up his mother at the airport, Avinash sees Priya but does not recognize her. Later Priya and Avinash meet again as Priya is distributing 100 rupees to poor children. They meet at the wedding but Priya, reminded of young Seenu, runs away. Avinash follows her and accidentally breaks her bangle which was very dear to her and she is heartbroken.
The story returns to the present after Avinash retrieves his phone back from the phone mafia. He learns that Junnu is at the Hyderabad Music Festival. At the festival, he meets Priya, who is still upset about the fight they had at her friend's sangeet/wedding. They forgive each other, and Avinash gifts her a new bangle and wishes her all the best for her new life. Searching for Junnu, he goes to a music stall and starts playing the same tune they created during childhood. Junnu, hearing the song, desperately runs searching for him but cannot find him.
Avinash finds the hundred rupee note with Junnu's phone number on it, and dials the number repeatedly, but Junnu/Priya cuts the call repeatedly as she is also calling searching for the tune player's location in the fest. She finally picks up the call, speaks with him, but Avinash's mobile runs out of battery. He now knows that Junnu is also in the music festival.
He visits the music stall again where Junnu had played earlier and plays one final time. Hearing the tune, Priya/Junnu runs around looking for the player.
Stunned by seeing Junnu with a desperate look, Avinash murmurs, identifying Junnu followed by sign of her saying yes, and they both embrace each other in love.
Cast
- Akhil Akkineni as Avinash / Seenu
- Kalyani Priyadarshan as Priya / Junnu
- Jagapati Babu as Prakash
- Ramya Krishna as Sarojini
- Ajay as Rishi
- Satya Krishnan as Priya's Mother
- Anish Kuruvilla as Priya's Father
- Vennela Kishore as Friend in Song and bridegroom for Priya's friend
- Posani Krishna Murali as Police Officer
- Mikhail Gandhi as young Seenu
- Myrah Dandekar as young Junnu
- Nivedhithaa Sathish as Priya's friend
- Praveen as Taxi driver
- Krishnudu as Pani Puri seller
- Raghu Master as musical instruments seller (cameo)
Soundtrack
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| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:48 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Anup Rubens | |||
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Music composed by Anup Rubens. Music released on ADITYA Music Company. The audio function was held at Vishakapatam on 7 December 2017.[1] The film is Anup Rubens's 50th film.[2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hello" | Vanamali, Shreshta | Armaan Malik | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Anaganaga Oka Uru" | Chandrabose | Sri Dhruthi | 5:29 |
| 3. | "Thalachi Thalachi" | Vanamali | Haricharan | 5:20 |
| 4. | "Yevevo" | Chandrabose | Akhil Akkineni, Jonita Gandhi | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Anaganaga Oka Uru" (Female) | Chandrabose | Shreya Ghoshal | 4:52 |
| 6. | "Merise Merise" | Vanamali | Haricharan, Srinidhi | 5:20 |
| Total length: | 29:48 | |||
All lyrics are written by Prashanth Ingole.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hello" | Asa Singh | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Barse Barse" | Shreyas Puranik, Deepali Sathe | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Ik Aisa" | Jai Lakshmi | 2:37 |
| 4. | "Tarse Tarse" | Asa Singh | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Kitne The" | Asa Singh, Deepali Sathe | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Rap song" | Jay Mehta |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Hello" | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Azha Azhagai Oru Ooril" | 2:46 |
| 3. | "Nenachi Nenachi" | 5:28 |
| 4. | "Yedhedho" | 5:42 |
| 5. | "Yedhedho (Female version)" | 1:10 |
| 6. | "Minal Minal" | 5:07 |
Release
The film was released worldwide on 22 December 2017. It was later dubbed into Hindi under the title Taqdeer (transl. Destiny) and premiered on Star Gold on 23 June 2018. Also dubbed into Tamil with same title and premiered in Star Vijay and It also dubbed in Malayalam with the same title in 2019.[3]
Box office
The film grossed ₹250.5 million worldwide in four days, with a distributors share of ₹143.8 million. The collections from Telugu states Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in four days were ₹15.75 crore, with a share of ₹10.1 crore. In the full run, the film collected a share of 17cr to 20cr share approx.[7]
Accolades
- Won – Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South – Kalyani Priyadarshan
- Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu – Anoop Rubens
- Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu – Armaan Malik – "Hello"
- Won – SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu) – Kalyani Priyadarshan
- Nominated – SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer (Telugu) – Armaan Malik – "Hello"
References
- "Hello (Audio Launch)". Bollywood Life.
- "Hello (Anup completes 50 films)". Telugu 360.
- "Taqdeer Full Movie, Watch Taqdeer Film on Hotstar". Hotstar. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- Khameshwari, A. (22 August 2017). "Watch: Akhil Akkineni shares first look of Hello, Prabhas, Rana Daggubati and others promote the film". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- "Akhil's title is now official: It's 'Hello' – Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- "Hello teaser: Akhil Akkineni tells a story about a boy trying to find his soulmate". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Hello 4 Days Collections Report". The Hans India. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.