Mad (stylized as MAD) is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Kalyan Shankar in his directorial debut. Produced by Sithara Entertainments, the film has an ensemble cast of Narne Nithin, Sangeeth Shobhan, Ram Nithin, Sri Gouri Priya, Ananathika Sanilkumar, Gopika Udayan, Vishnu Oi and Karthikeya Samala. The film was released on 6 October 2023.[1]
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| Directed by | Kalyan Shankar |
| Screenplay by | Kalyan Shankar Additional Screenplay: Praveen Pattu Pranay Rao Takkallapalli |
| Story by | Kalyan Shankar |
| Dialogues by | Kalyan Shankar |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Shamdat Sainudeen Dinesh B. Krishnan |
| Edited by | Naveen Nooli |
| Music by | Bheems Ceciroleo |
Production companies | Sithara Entertainments Fortune Four Cinemas |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editThis movie is about 4 friends who start their journey at Engineering college.
Cast
edit- Narne Nithin as Ashok
- Sangeeth Shobhan as Damodhar "DD"
- Ram Nithin as Manoj
- Sri Gouri Priya as Shruti
- Ananathika Sanilkumar as Jennie Sharma
- Gopikaa Udyan as Radha
- Raghu Babu as College Principal Purushottam
- Racha Ravi as Peon
- Muralidhar Goud as Ganesh's father
- Vishnu Oi as Ganesh "Laddu"
- Ravi Anthony Pudota as Anthony Rodriguez
- Karthikeya Samala as “Shiva”
- Srikanth N. Reddy as Srikanth N. Reddy
- Raghuram Sreepada as Xerox Janardhan
- K. V. Anudeep in a cameo appearance
- Santosh Kalwacherla as rich student president
Soundtrack
editAll music is composed by Bheems Ceciroleo.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Proud'se Single" | Raghuram | Nakash Aziz, Bheems Ceciroleo | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Nuvvu Navvukuntu" | Bhaskarabhatla | Kapil Kapilan | 3:40 |
| 3. | "College Papa" | Kasarla Shyam | Bheems Ceciroleo, Varam, Keerthana Sharma | 3:41 |
Release
editTheatrical
editMad was released on 6 October 2023.
Home Media
editNetflix has secured the post-theatrical streaming rights for the film, which premiered on the platform on 3 November 2023.[2]
Reception
editSangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu opined that "Watching MAD is like stepping into an engineering campus and being privy to the fun riot in the classrooms and hostels". She further praised the performances of Shobhan, Muralidhar Goud and Vishnu Oi.[3] Abhilasha Cherukuri of The New Indian Express rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and wrote that "Despite remnants of the campus film genre seen across MAD, one thing sets the latter apart from the rest. There is no sappy mythologising of friendship".[4]
References
edit- ^ "Latest: Youthful entertainer MAD locks its new release date". 123Telugu. 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Sistu, Suhas (30 October 2023). "'MAD' OTT details: This is when this youthful entertainer is arriving in OTTs". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (6 October 2023). "'MAD' movie review". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "MAD movie review: A non-stop ride of gags neatly packaged in a campus film". Cinema Express. 6 October 2023. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
