| Kick 2 | |
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| Directed by | Surender Reddy |
| Produced by | Nandamuri Kalyan Ram |
| Written by | Vakkantham Vamsi |
| Starring | Ravi Teja, Rakul Preet Singh, Ravi Kishan |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
| Cinematography | Manoj Paramahamsa |
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| Distributed by | Classics Entertainments (overseas) |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Kick 2 is an upcoming Telugu film written by Vakkantham Vamsi and directed by Surender Reddy. It features Ravi Teja as the protagonist and it is the sequel of the 2009 Telugu film Kick starring Ravi Teja, which was also directed by Surender Reddy. The film is produced by actor Nandamuri Kalyan Ram on N.T.R. Arts banner.The film was officially launched on August 20, 2014 and theprincipal photography began on the same day. The audio soundtrack of the movie was composed by S. Thaman and has released on 9 May 2015. The film is scheduled for a worldwide release in 14 August 2015.
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Cast[edit]
- Ravi Teja as Robin-Hood
- Rakul Preet Singh
- Brahmanandam as Pandit Ravi Teja
- Tanikella Bharani
- Rajpal Yadav
- Ravi Kishan as Solomon Singh Thakur
- Nikitin Dheer
- Sanjay Mishra
- Ashish Vidyarthi
- Kovai Sarala
- Posani Krishna Murali
- Kabir Duhan Singh
- Nora Fatehi special appearance in item song
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
After completing work on Race Gurram (2014), Surender Reddy wanted to make an experimental film which he later kept on hold and announced the sequel of Kick (2009), bankrolled by actor Nandamuri Kalyan Ram under the banner N.T.R. Arts, in late March 2014 when the script work was in its final stages.[1] Reddy wanted its protagonist Ravi Teja to complete his work on Power (2014) before joining the shoot of the sequel,[2][3] adding that this film, though a namesake sequel to Kick, would show Ravi Teja carrying some continuity from the prequel.[4]
Vakkantham Vamsi, who wrote the script of the prequel, was confirmed to provide this film's story.[5] Kalyan Ram tentatively titled the film as Kick 2 in late May 2014 with an intention of changing it after a month or so to avoid confusions if any.[6] The film was launched officially on 20 August 2014 at Hyderabad with N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Allu Arjunin attendance as the chief guests.[7] Later, Ravi Teja revealed that the film's story will be the one of the son of the prequel's lead pair, adding that the sequel is just an extension of the prequel.[8]
Casting[edit]
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Surender Reddy wanted to select Tamannaah as the female lead. However because of lack of dates, she rejected the offer as her dates were available only in August 2014.[9] Later it was speculated that a new actress would be paired with Ravi Teja.[10] The search for the lead actress was still going on after the film's launch.[8] Rakul Preet Singh was confirmed as the heroine on September 11, 2014.[11] It was reported that Ravi Teja would be seen playing a dual role as a father and son.[12] Vikram Singh was selected as the antagonist.[13] Sudeep was reported to be a part of the film who confirmed that Surender Reddy met him months ago for the same.[14] Rajpal Yadav confirmed his inclusion on November 10, 2014 marking his Telugu debut.[15] Rakul Preet Singh was reported to walk out from the project though Surender Reddy confirmed it to be a rumor later.[16] Rakul Preet confirmed that she would be seen in two avatars - one being a city bred girl and the other being a Village belle. She clarified that she would not be seen in a dual role adding that she cannot reveal anything beyond that.[17] Ravi Kishan was selected for a negative role,marking his second film inTollywood industry with , director Surender Reddy again after Race Gurram. Vikram Singh who was casted as villain opted out of this project citing date issues. He said that he was upset going out of this movie and wished good luck for the film.[18][19] Then, Chennai Express fame , Nikitin Dheer was considered for another villain role.[20][21][22] Mumbai based model Kabir Duhan Singh was also signed in for an another villain role who acts as a son to Ravi Kishan in the movie.[23] Nora Fatehi has been signed to do a special song in the film.[24][25] Top comedian Brahmanandam was reported to play an important role in the film.[26] In late June 2015, it was known that Ravi Teja insisted director Surender Reddy to take Sanjai Mishra into the film, marking his Telugu debut.[27]
Filming[edit]
It was reported that the filming would start in June 2014.[9] The principal photography started on August 20, 2014.[28] Later, Telugu Film Industry Employees Federation served a strike notice to the Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce demanding a 100% raise in their wages. The secretary of the Chamber held talks with them and it was reported that if they fail, the shootings of many films including this film would be halted.[29] The filming continued after the strike was called off and few scenes on Ravi Teja and Rajpal Yadav were shot in Hyderabad in late November 2014.[30] A Rajasthan village set costing ₹20 million was erected near Rajendra Nagar in the outskirts of Hyderabad on which ₹2 million was spent daily for shooting.[31] The film was shot continuously for 66 hours in Hyderabad.[32] By January 2015 , 70% shooting was completed , said by director Surender Reddy in a interview to a leading daily newspaper Deccan Chronicle.[33] The film was later shot extensively in Rajasthan and the film's climax was shot in Jaisalmer in late January 2015.[34] Filming continued at Hampi in late January 2015 where a big schedule was planned there to shoot key scenes on whose completion, 90% of the filming would be completed.[35] After completion of Hampi schedule filming began in Hyderabad[36][37] Leading actor of this movie, Ravi Teja sheds 6kgs for a special role in this film.[38][39] By shooting talkie part in February and March, shooting of two songs was started in Switzerland on March 22, 2015. This schedule was upto March 31, 2015. And by shooting an other last song from April 3, 2015 in Annapurna Studios the shoot of talkie part including all the songs was completed.[40]
Soundtrack[edit]
| Kick 2 | ||||
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| Soundtrack album to Kick 2 by S. Thaman | ||||
| Released | 9 May 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014-2015 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 23:12 | |||
| Language | Telugu | |||
| Label | Junglee Music | |||
| Producer | S. Thaman | |||
| S. Thaman chronology | ||||
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S. Thaman was selected as the film's music director and he began working on this film on June 3, 2014.[41] The audio tracklist was released on May 4, 2015.[42] New poster of the movie was released on May 7, 2015[43] announcing the audio date as May 9, 2015[44]The audio launch event took place at City Convention Center[45] while actor N. T. Rama Rao Jr., younger brother of producerNandamuri Kalyan Ram attended as chief guest and handed over the first audio CD to Ravi Teja.[46]
It was reported that Thaman’s background score(BGM) was mixed in Dolby Atmos.[47][48] On 25 June 2015, Thaman wrapped up the tracking of the songs and was known that the backround score (BGM) would be one of the higlights of the film.[49]
| Tracklist | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Mummy" | Bhole | Bombay Bhole | 3:46 | ||||||
| 2. | "Nuvve Nuvve" | Varikuppala Yadigiri | Jonita Gandhi, S. Thaman | 4:13 | ||||||
| 3. | "Janda Pai Kapiraju" | Sri Mani | Divya Kumar, Jonita Gandhi,Rahul Nambiar, Deepak Nivas, Hanumanth Rao | 4:57 | ||||||
| 4. | "Masthani Masthani" | Varikuppala Yadigiri | Deepak, Mansi | 4:26 | ||||||
| 5. | "Temple Song" | Sri Mani | Nivas, Rahul Nambiar, Sanjana, Monisha | 2:04 | ||||||
| 6. | "Kick" | Kaasarla Shyam | Simha, Spoorthi | 3:49 | ||||||
Total length:
| 23:12 | |||||||||
Release[edit]
The film was scheduled for a worldwide release on May 7, 2015.[50] Later the makers announced the worldwide release date as May 28, 2015.[51] But, as there was a delay in the film's post production, the release date has been pushed ahead.[52] At the audio launch event, the film's worldwide release date was announced as May 22, 2015.[53]
But due to delay in VFX department, the worldwide release date was pushed to july 2015.[54] and director Surender Reddy was supervising all this post-production works continuosly.[55] Reports emerged in mid June 2015 that the movie will have its worldwide release date on August 14, 2015 though there was no official announcement.[56]
Distribution[edit]
The film's overseas theatrical rights were sold to Classics Entertainments for an undisclosed high price in April 2015.[57]European Telugu Colors bagged the distribution rights across Europe associating with Classics Entertainments.[58]
Promotion[edit]
First look posters and a 36-second video teaser of the film was released marking Ravi Teja's birthday on January 26, 2015.The teaser of "Kick 2" shows Ravi Teja's look in the film, but it does not offer any hint about his role or the film's plot and has been viewed by more than one million people on YouTube within five days. Music director S Thaman's background score featured in the teaser has also been appreciated by viewers.[59] The theatrical trailer and some promos of video songs were released at audio launch event. The viewers were very much impressed by the trailer. Ravi Teja was showcased in quite a stylish way only revealing the essence of the script.[60] The theatrical trailer has been viewed by more than million people on YouTube within six days and proved the craze surrounding the project.[61][62]
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