''Bhala Thandanana'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language

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directed by Chaitanya Dantluri and written by Srikanth Vissa. The film is produced by Rajani Korrapati under the banner

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. The film stars

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, and Ramachandra Raju in lead roles. The music is composed by

Mani Sharma Yanamandra Venkata Subrahmanyam (Telugu: యనమండ్ర వెంకట సుబ్రహ్మణ్యం; born 11 July 1964), professionally known as Mani Sharma, is an Indian composer and music producer known for his work primaril ...

with cinematography by Suresh Ragutu and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The film released on 6 May 2022.

Plot

Chandu (

) works as an accountant in an orphanage where he meets investigative journalist Sasirekha (

), who is trying to crack a series of cold-blooded murders of people who work for Anand Bali ( Ramachandra Raju).

Cast

Production

The film was launched with a pooja ceremony on 16 February 2021 in Hyderabad.

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and

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also attended the ceremony.

Music

The film soundtrack and score is composed by

Release

The film was first scheduled to release on April 30, 2022 but was finally released on 6 May 2022. The film premiered on

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on 20 May 2022.

Reception

The film received mixed reviews. Thadhagath Pathi of ''

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'' gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote "Bhala Thandanana is flawed but it doesn't leave you completely disappointed either because the performances lend some heft to this tepid film". A reviewer from ''

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'' gave the film a rating of 2/5 and wrote "This semi-focused thriller suffers from weak plot turns".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 14209750 2022 films 2020s Telugu-language films Indian action thriller films 2022 action thriller films Films scored by Mani Sharma Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram films