| Bhala Thandanana | |
| Director: | Chaitanya Dantuluri |
| Producer: | Rajani Korrapati |
| Starring: | Sree Vishnu Catherine Tresa Ramachandra Raju |
| Cinematography: | Suresh Ragutu |
| Editing: | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Music: | Mani Sharma |
| Studio: | Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
Bhala Thandanana is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language action-thriller film directed by Chaitanya Dantluri and written by Srikanth Vissa. The film is produced by Rajani Korrapati under the banner Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram.[1] The film stars Sree Vishnu, Catherine Tresa, and Ramachandra Raju in lead roles.[2] The music is composed by Mani Sharma[3] with cinematography by Suresh Ragutu and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The film released on 6 May 2022.
Chandu (Sree Vishnu) works as an accountant in an orphanage where he meets investigative journalist Sasirekha (Catherine Tresa), who is trying to crack a series of cold-blooded murders of people who work for Anand Bali (Ramachandra Raju).[4]
The film was launched with a pooja ceremony on 16 February 2021 in Hyderabad. S. S. Rajamouli and Rama Rajamouli also attended the ceremony.[7]
| Bhala Thandanana | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Mani Sharma |
| Released: | 2022 |
| Recorded: | 2021–2022 |
| Studio: | Mahati Recording Studio, Hyderabad |
| Genre: | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length: | 9:27 |
| Language: | Telugu |
| Label: | Mango Music |
| Producer: | Mani Sharma |
The film soundtrack and score is composed by Mani Sharma.
The film was first scheduled to release on April 30, 2022 but was finally released on 6 May 2022.[8] The film premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 20 May 2022.[9]
The film received mixed reviews.
Thadhagath Pathi of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote "Bhala Thandanana is flawed but it doesn't leave you completely disappointed either because the performances lend some heft to this tepid film".[10] A reviewer from Pinkvilla gave the film a rating of 2/5 and wrote "This semi-focused thriller suffers from weak plot turns".[11]