''Galipatam'' (''English'': ''Kite'') is a 2014

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directed by Naveen Gandhi and produced by

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, Kiran Muppavarapu and Vijayakumar Vattikuti. The film stars

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and

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in the lead roles, with actors

Rahul Ravindran Rahul Ravindran (born 23 June 1981) is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter who works in Telugu films. He made his lead debut in the Tamil film '' Moscowin Kavery'' (2010), before playing leading roles as a man with cerebral palsy in '' ...

and Preethi Rana in other prominent roles. The music has been composed by

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. The film was released on 8 August 2014, which received mixed reviews from critics and audiences.

Plot

Karthik and Swathi are a happily married working couple outside the house. They are like friends and fill their responsibilities but not fill love. In a party they reveal that they do not love each other but their past lovers Parineethi and Aarav Reddy, respectively. They both decide to get divorced and go back to their past lovers. Swathi's mother gets a heart attack and the couple decides to pretend to be together. At their anniversary party, swathi's mother reveals that she knows the truth. Few years later, Karthik and Swathi go on a vacation with their kids and respective partners: Karthik & Parineethi and Swathi with Aarav.

Cast

as Karthik *

as Shwathi, Karthik's wife, Aarav's Lover *

as Parineeti "Paro", Karthik's lover *

as Aarav Reddy * Bharath Reddy as Ram * Preethi Rana * Gayatri Bhargavi as Swetha, wife of Ram *

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as Karthik's friend *

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as Lawyer

Production

90% of the film was shot in

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, and remaining was shot near ShadNagar and

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. The film features a soundtrack with 5 original songs by

, cinematography by K. Bujji, art direction by D.Y.Satyannarayana, and editing by Rambabu. Filming completed 27 May 2014, and the project moved into

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. * Galipatam team released their Promotion song on 28 June 2014 which scored tremendous response a wide audience. * Galipatam audio rights were sold to Aditya Music and launch happened on 12 July. *Galipatam audio was launched on 12 July. Aadi Fans from both the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana attended the event. The songs were released by fans selected by best tagline through a contest ran in Facebook. The main guests were Director VV Vinayak, Director Harish Shankar. Trailer was released by Harish Shankar and Audio CD was released by VV Vinayak. * Galipatam was released on 8 August 2014.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by

. The soundtrack album was released on 12 July 2014 in

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Galipatam 2014 films 2014 romantic drama films Indian romantic drama films Films scored by Bheems Ceciroleo Films shot in Hyderabad, India 2010s Telugu-language films