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directed by Ramesh Raparthi and produced by

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and Nikitha Narayan. The film was released to negative reviews.

Plot

Cast

*Vikram Veer as Abhiram *Bharat Kishore as Sidharth *Karthik as Chaitanya *

as Aarthi * Nikitha Narayan as Anjali *

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Production

Vikram told his childhood friend Ramesh Raparthy about an idea of three friends going to Bangkok. Pre-production work for the film took ten months. Debutant actors Bharat Kishore and Karthik play full length roles along with Vikram. The film was titled ''Race'' because it is a race for "money, honey (girls) and stability". The film is different from ''

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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and Sanjay. The lyrics were written by

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and Gopichand.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "All the characters fit the bill perfectly and the director did extract his pound of flesh from them but ultimately he tests the patience of the moviegoers as the film drags". A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "Shot mostly in Thailand, this film has style quotient. However, the emotions and narration should have been better. The taking of film is amateurish and there is no compactness in direction". A critic from ''fullhyd.com'' wrote that "On the list of lost causes, ''Race'' isn't in the same league as, say, '' Mythri''. You still wouldn't want to spend two and a half hours watching it in a movie hall, or even in the comfort of your home". On the contrary, a critic from ''Indiaglitz'' wrote that "''Race'', surprisingly, is a worthy watch. Watch out for the dialogue, the neat performances, the smart execution. But have ordinary expectations".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 14311900 2010s Telugu-language films 2013 films 2013 comedy films Indian thriller films Films scored by Vivek Sagar