Hippi (film)

Hippi is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language romantic action comedy film written and directed by T. N. Krishna and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu under his production banner V Creations.[1] The film stars Kartikeya Gummakonda and Digangana Suryavanshi in the prominent roles while J. D. Chakravarthy essays a supportive role in the film.[2] The film was predominantly shot with a lavish budget.[3] The principal photography of the film commenced on 9 November 2018.

Hippi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKrishna
Produced byKalaipuli S. Thanu
Written byT. N. Krishna
StarringKartikeya Gummakonda
Digangana Suryavanshi
J. D. Chakravarthy
Music byNivas K. Prasanna
CinematographyR. D. Rajasekhar
Edited byPraveen K. L.
Production
company
V Creations
Release date
  • 6 June 2019 (2019-06-06)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Cast

Production

Following the box office success of the RX 100 which was released in May 2018, the lead actor received many callsheets from new directors as the actor revealed that he was confused on choosing the correct scripts to pursue his acting career.[4] Krishna who is known for his works in Kollywood decided to cast Kartikeya Gummakonda in the lead role in order to make a Telugu film.

The shooting of the film commenced on 9 November 2018 soon after the launching ceremony of the film in Hyderabad and the filmmakers revealed three posters of Kartikeya Gummakonda during the launch of the film.[5] The few portions of the film were shot in Hyderabad before the filmmakers paving the way to shot most of the portions of the film in Chennai. The remaining portions of the film are being shot in Sri Lanka.[6]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Nivas K. Prasanna in his Telugu debut.

Hippi
Soundtrack album by
Nivas K. Prasanna
Released2019
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length27:12
LanguageTelugu
ProducerNivas K. Prasanna
Nivas K. Prasanna chronology
Devarattam
(2019)		 Hippi
(2019)
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Yevathive"Karthik4:24
2."Hey Yela"Sathya Prakash3:20
3."Viral"Raghu Dixit, Vishnupriya, Christopher Stanley, MC Vickey3:54
4."Hey Yela (Sad Version)"Chinmayi3:26
5."Maar Maar"K. G. Ranjith4:38
6."Padipoyanetho"Haricharan3:52
7."Nee Naa"Nivas K Prasanna, Sanjana Kalmanje3:38
Total length:27:12

Marketing

The official teaser of the film was unveiled by actor Nani on 20 March 2019 and the teaser revealed the film will be a Summer release.[7][8][9]

Release

Hippi was released on 6 June 2019.[10]

References
  1. Nyayapati, Neeshita (20 September 2018). "'RX 100' actor Karthikeya's next titled 'Hippi'". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. "Hippi Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes". m.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. "Producer Thanu's next titled 'Hippi' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  4. "Kartikeya signs one more!". www.tollywood.net. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  5. "RX 100 Kartikeya's 'Hippi' stars rolling from today – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  6. "RX100 fame Kartikeya's Hippi goes on floors". The Indian Express. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  7. "Nani launches Kartikeya's 'Hippi' teaser - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  8. "Teaser of Kartikeya-starrer Hippi released by Nani". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  9. "Steamy lip-lock on the way! Teaser of 'Hippi' on March 20 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  10. "United News Desk-Latest Science, Health, Technology News".

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