''Kaalicharan'' is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language

political drama A political drama can describe a play, film or TV program that has a political component, whether reflecting the author's political opinion, or describing a politician or series of political events. Dramatists who have written political dramas in ...

film that stars

Chaitanya Krishna Chaitanya Krishna is an Indian actor who mainly works in Telugu-language films. Career After finishing his engineering from Sagi Rama Krishna Raju Engineering College (Bhimavaram), he worked in a MNC as a software engineer. His love towards ...

Chandini Tamilarasan Chandini Tamilarasan is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil and Telugu language films. She made her debut in the lead role in K. Bhagyaraj's ''Siddhu +2'' (2010), before signing to play role in ''Naan Rajavaga Pogiren'' (2013). Early ...

and

Pankaj Kesari Pankaj Kesari is an Indian film actor who worked for Bollywood, Tollywood, and Bhojpuri. Career He was a television anchor of a music channel. Pankaj worked as a theatre artist in Patna. He was a theatre artist from Mumbai and Patna. Kesari ...

. The film marks the Telugu debut of Tamilarasan and Kesari. The film was dubbed into Tamil as ''Por Kuthirai''.

Cast

as Kaalicharan *

as Thirtha *

as Pasupathy * Kavitha Srinivasan as Pasupathy's mistress *

Nagineedu Vellanki Nagineedu is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu and Tamil films. He won Nandi Award for Best Villain for his role in ''Maryada Ramanna''. He played a similar role in G. S. Karthik's 2013 film '' Adda''. Early life He was a ...

as Kaalicharan's father *

Rao Ramesh Raavu Ramesh Rao (born 25 May 1968) is an Indian actor known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, and television. He is the son of veteran actor Rao Gopal Rao. Rao Ramesh initially appeared in ''Seema Simham'' (2002), ''Okk ...

Production

The film is directed by Sri Prawin, a pupil of

Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Bollywood, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada language ...

, who earlier made ''

Gaayam 2 ''Gaayam 2'' () is a 2010 Telugu-language crime film, produced by Dr. C. Dharmakartha on Kartha Creations, presented by Ram Gopal Varma and directed by Praveen Sri. Jagapathi Babu, Vimala Raman and the music is composed by Ilayaraja. It is a ...

'' (2010). ''Kaali Charan'' stars

and Tamil actress

in the lead roles while Bhojpuri actor

essays a negative role. The film is set in the 1980s and is based on the life of MLA Erra Satyam. The muhurat (launch) of the film took place in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

with

Lakshmi Manchu Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna (born 8 October 1977) is an Indian actress, producer, and television presenter who works in Telugu cinema and worked in American television. The daughter of actor Mohan Babu, Manchu holds a bachelor's degree in Theatre fr ...

Allu Aravind Allu Aravind (born 10 January 1949) is an Indian film producer and distributor in Telugu cinema under his banner Geetha Arts. He co-owns the Indian Super League club ''Kerala Blasters FC''. A part of the Allu–Konidela family, Aravind is th ...

, Tammareddy Bharadwaja, and

Sundeep Kishan Sundeep Kishan (born 7th May 1987) is an Indian actor and producer who works in predominately in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Career Sandeep Kishan was born in a Telugu family in present-day Chennai. He is the nephew to the cinematographers Chota ...

in attendance.

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by Nandan Raj.

Reception

''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and wrote that "The problem you have with the movie is the director’s attempt to create suspense at some places. You feel cheated and taken for a ride". ''The Hindu'' wrote that "While it’s refreshing to see a filmmaker explore a new format and show courage in not introducing force-fit commercial elements, it’s a pity when a good attempt is letdown by tiresome narration".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 13988376 Indian political drama films