Clap is a 2022 Indian sports drama film directed by debutant Prithivi Adithya. It is shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages.[1][2] The film stars Aadhi Pinisetty and Aakanksha Singh with a supporting cast including Nassar, Prakash Raj, Krisha Kurup, Brahmaji, Mime Gopi and Munishkanth.[3] The film's soundtrack and background score is composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with cinematography handled by Praveen Kumar and editing done by Ragul.[4] The film was released via OTT platform SonyLIV on 11 March 2022.[5][6]

Clap
Official release poster in Tamil
Directed byPrithivi Adithya
Written byPrithivi Adithya
Produced byM. Raja Shekar Reddy
I B Karthikeyan
StarringAadhi Pinisetty
Aakanksha Singh
Nassar
Prakash Raj
Krisha Kurup
CinematographyPraveen Kumar
Edited byRagul
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
companies
Shri Shiridi Sai Movies
Big Print Pictures
Distributed bySonyLIV
Release date
  • 11 March 2022 (2022-03-11)
CountryIndia
LanguagesTamil
Telugu

Synopsis

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A former athlete and an amputee with a special condition called PLP ( Phantom limp Pain) picks up a girl from a village to train for national championship event. How he wins his dream through the girl is the plot.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The soundtrack and score is composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the album featured one song. The audio rights were acquired by Lahari Music.

Clap (Tamil)

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Manadhai En Moodinaai"Palani BharathiIlaiyaraaja5:08
2."Konjam Chellama"Pa. VijayShaan3:22
3."Kaatrile Yeri Vaa"Pa. VijayRahul Nambiar 
4."Pathu Rooba"GKBSrinisha Jayaseelan 
5."Unnai Keta"UmadeviKarthik 

Clap (Telugu)

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Manasutho Choodaleni"Ramajogayya SastryIlaiyaraaja5:10

Reception

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Logesh Balachandran critic from Times of india gave 2.5 stars out of 5 stars and noted that "Overall, Clap is an average sports drama which can be your dose of motivation for the weekend."[7] Indiaherald critic gave a mixed review and mentioned that "Aadhi scores but rest fails ".[8] Navein Darshan from Cinema express noted that "Aadhi shines in a memorable sports drama "[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Actor Aadhi to play an athlete in his next film". The News Minute. 10 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Aadhi's upcoming sports drama titled Clap". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Prakash Raj joins Aadhi Pinisetty's 'Clap'". The New Indian Express. 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ Cr, Sharanya. "Aadhi's film titled Clap; Ilaiyaraaja to compose music". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Tamil-Telugu bilingual film 'Clap' to stream on SonyLIV". LiveMint. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Aadhi Pinisetty's sports drama 'Clap' to release on OTT". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Clap Review : An interesting plot let down by its execution". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Clap Movie Review - Aadhi scores, but rest fails". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Clap Movie Review: Aadhi shines in a memorable sports drama". Cinema Express. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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