''Karma'' is a 2010 Indian

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film directed by newcomer

Adivi Sesh Adivi Sesh Sunny Chandra (born 17 December 1985) is an Indian actor, director and screenwriter who primarily works in Telugu-language films. Sesh was born in Hyderabad and was raised in Berkeley, California. He made his film debut as a lead act ...

, who stars opposite American actress Jade Tailor.

Cast

as Dev * Jade Tailor as Padma *Sher Ali as Raj *Ramakrishna as Padma's father *Ria as young Padma *Rashmi as Padma's mother's friend

Production

The film marks the directorial and lead acting debut of Adivi Sesh, an Indian who grew up in San Francisco. Hollywood actress Jade Tailor auditioned for the film after seeing the film's synopsis on an advertisement. The film was shot in

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, and Pacifica. The film was shot in a single schedule of fifty-eight days with a crew of Hollywood and Indian technicians.

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shot the film using a Red 4K camera. Telugu tutors helped Jade Tailor learn the Telugu language. The film was based on a car crash that Adivi Sesh had survived in San Francisco. This film was reportedly the first Telugu film to be completely shot in the United States and the first to release in the United States with subtitles.

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by Hollywood musicians Pete Wonder, Leland Thunes, and Justin Durban. The soundtrack consists of six songs, two of which are background songs.

Release

A critic from ''Rediff'' wrote that "Karma is a tale told in a modern way, weaving in

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. This perhaps stemmed from the fact that the director-cum-actor Sesh Adivi had a miraculous escape on a US freeway which set him thinking. That was the germ of Karma". A critic from ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote that "You might want to give Karma a try to look at the little offbeat activity that goes on in Telugu cinema, but we wouldn't recommend it for good entertainment at all".

References

External links

* Indian supernatural thriller films 2010s supernatural thriller films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010 directorial debut films 2010 films {{2010s-Telugu-film-stub