Vellipomakey Explained

Vellipomakey
Director:Yakub Ali
Producer:Dil Raju
Starring:
Music:Prashanth R Vihari
Cinematography:Vidya Sagar Chinta
Akhilesh Kothakota
Editing:Ali Mohammed
Studio:Sri Venkateswara Creations
Sai Akhilesh Productions
Distributors:-->
Runtime:108 minutes
Country:India
Language:Telugu

Vellipomakey is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Yakub Ali. The film stars debutant Vishwak Sen and Nithyasree Reddy.

Plot

Chandu is an animator from Warangal. Most of his friends have relationships and he doesn't have one. Shruthi, is his colleague from work and they work in a project together. Before Chandu asks Shruthi out, she rejects him. He later receives a friend request from Swetha. Swetha makes a large impact on Chandu's life: he is isolated from his friends and work.Things go haywire for Chandu as Swetha goes missing out and he gets worried. Upon searching he reaches a School building where Chandu finds out a guy who is Swetha's cousin and explains him that Swetha is fed up with her parents behaviour, out of frustration she left her house and stays at her grandmother's home. And then Swetha falls in love with a guy who later cheats her on being in relation with another girl and Swetha takes a lot of time in the process of healing up. In order to be happy, she selects unknown persons in the form of love where her cousin won't object her because she's happy for a particular time upon spending some memorable monents with them. Chandu asks her cousin to call Swetha once to meet but she won't show up. Chandu leaves the place in a depressed state and settles his friend's love matter with a neat clarification to his parents. Later Chandu joins another company where his previous company's colleague works with him again. And at last they both fall in love upon understanding each other.

Cast

Production

The film began production as a one-hour independent film.[1] The film was produced on a low budget. Dil Raju announced his interest in producing the film after watching the film's trailer.[2]

Soundtrack

Vellipomakey
Type:film
Artist:Prashanth R Vihari
Released:2017
Recorded:2017
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Producer:Prashanth R. Vihari
Next Title:Mental Madhilo
Next Year:2017

The film was scored by debutante Prashanth R Vihari and the lyrics were written by Sri Sai Kiran.[3]

Release and reception

Vellipomakey was originally scheduled to release on 10 March before the release was pushed to 2 September.[4] [2]

The Hindu wrote that "A confident storyteller here translates his script to celluloid with precision, the film is a calming experience and the impact is more than the sum of its elements- the stirring background score and slick cinematography lend depth to the frames".[5] The Times of India gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and wrote that "The strength of Vellipomakey lies in the fact that Yakub is able to narrate an ordinary tale effectively without any frills, bells or whistles".[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prashanth R Vihari: Melting pot of genres. Srivathsan Nadadhur. 21 March 2017. The Hindu. 22 April 2020. 12 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112041521/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/prashanth-r-vihari-interview-melting-pot-of-genres/article17558316.ece. live.
  2. Web site: Vellipomakey finally set to release. Deccan Chronicle. Pranita Jonnalagedda. 24 August 2017. 22 April 2020. 18 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210918034610/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/240817/vellipomakey-finally-set-to-release.html. live.
  3. Web site: Rahul Ravindran reveals lyricist Sri Sai Kiran's work for 'Vellipomakey' inspired him to take him on-board for 'Chi La Sow'. 8 August 2018. The Times of India. Neeshita Nyayapati. 22 April 2020. 12 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230512205914/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/rahul-ravindran-reveals-lyricist-sri-sai-kirans-work-for-vellipomakey-inspired-him-to-take-him-on-board-for-chi-la-sow/articleshow/65319866.cms. live.
  4. Web site: Vellipomakey set to release. 27 February 2017. Deccan Chronicle. Pranita Jonnalagedda. 22 April 2020. 7 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307153411/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/270217/vellipomakey-set-to-release.html. live.
  5. Web site: Srivathsan Nadadhur. 1 September 2017. 'Vellipomakey' review: Simple story told well. The Hindu. 22 April 2020. 12 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021841/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vellipomakey-is-a-sweet-little-film-that-sheds-throws-new-light-on-modern-age-relationships/article19601049.ece. live.
  6. News: Nyayapati. Neeshita. 2 September 2017. Vellipomakey. The Times of India. 14 June 2021. 3 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210303091701/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/vellipomakey/movie-review/60335799.cms. live.
  7. Web site: Neeshita Nyayapati. 2 September 2017. 'Vellipomakey' movie review highlights: An ordinary first half promises an extraordinary conclusion. The Times of India. 22 April 2020. 13 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913043120/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/vellipomakey-movie-review-highlights-an-ordinary-first-half-promises-an-extraordinary-conclusion/articleshow/60334687.cms. live.