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180
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJayendra Panchapakesan
Screenplay byJayendra
Subha
Story byJayendra
Produced byKiran Reddy
Swaroop Reddy
C. Srikanth
Starring
CinematographyBalasubramaniem
Edited byKishore Te.
Music bySharreth
Production
companies
SPI Cinemas
Aghal Films
Distributed byAyngaran International(Tamil version)
Release date
  • 25 June 2011(2011-06-25)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesTelugu
Tamil

180is a 2011 Indianromantic drama filmdirected by Jayendra Panchapakesan who co-wrote the film with Subha andUmarji Anuradha.The film wasshot simultaneouslyinTeluguandTamil,the latter titledNootrenbadhu(transl. 180).[1]It starsSiddharth,Priya AnandandNithya Menenwith notable roles being played byMoulee,Tanikella BharaniandGeethaamong others.Nootrenbadhumarks Siddharth's comeback and Nithya Menen's debut inTamil cinema

The film was shot on aRed Onecamera. Produced bySPI Cinemasand Aghal Films, the film's Tamil version was distributed byAyngaran International.The music was composed bySharreth,with cinematography handled byBalasubramaniemand editing work done byKishore Te.The film was released on 25 June 2011.

Plot[edit]

Dr. Ajay "AJ" Kumar (Siddharth) comes toHyderabad(Chennaiin the Tamil version) and introduces himself as Mano. He rents a house owned by elderly couple S. V. S. Murthy (T. S. B. K. Moulee) and Jayam (Geetha). A do-gooder, Ajay lives life with a purpose. He gets along with everyone and wins the hearts of those whom he is close with. D. "Vidya" Vidyalakshmi (Nithya Menen), a newspaperphotojournalist,gets acquainted with him. Ajay is the sort of person who finds satisfaction in helping others. He sponsors the education of street children with the help of Vidya, who is attracted by his good nature. Things take a turn when she tells him about her feelings. Ajay, without informing her, decides to leave the city. Meanwhile, a flashback reveals that Ajay was a doctor inSan Francisco,where he meets Renuka "Renu" Narayanan (Priya Anand), aninterior designer.They get married only to be told months later that Ajay haspancreatic cancerand has about six months left - hence the title 180 (180 days). As Ajay is about to leave Chennai, Vidya meets with an accident and has to be operated upon. Ajay takes Vidya to San Francisco for treatment. While in San Francisco, he meets his friendRJ"Sam" Sambasivam (Sricharan) who asks him to meet Renu, but Ajay leaves as he sees her life happier without him. It is revealed that Ajay had faked his death to make Renu believe that he had died so that she would not suffer thinking about him every day. Now seeing her content, he decides not to meet Renu. He misses his flight to India and goes toBrazilinstead. Now inRio de Janeiro,he goes by the name Jose. He is seen playingfootball,waiting for his death.

Cast[edit]

  • Siddharthas Dr. Ajay "AJ" Kumar alias Mano and José, a doctor inSan Francisco.He goes by Mano when he visits Chennai (Tamil)/Hydrabad (Telugu) and José in Rio de Janeiro.
  • Nithya Menenas D. "Vidya" Vidyalakshmi, a photojournalist in Hyderabad (Telugu)/Chennai (Tamil). She meets Mano when she visits India and fall in love with him.
  • Priya Anandas Renuka "Renu" Narayanan, an interior designer in San Francisco. She and AJ met at his hospital and got married shortly afterward.
  • T. S. B. K. Mouleeas S. V. S. Murthy
  • Geethaas Jayam, Murthy's wife.
  • Sricharanas RJ "Sam" Sambasivam, an RJ in San Francisco who is Ajay's friend.
  • Misha Ghoshalas Julie, Vidya's friend and roommate in Hyderabad (Telugu)/Chennai (Tamil).
  • Lakshmi Ramakrishnanas Ajay's mother.
  • Tanikella Bharanias Narayanan, Renu's father.
  • Janaki Sabeshas Annapurna (Telugu)/Annalakshmi (Tamil), Renu's mother.
  • M. S. Narayanaas Vidya's boss in Hyderabad (Telugu)/Chennai (Tamil).
  • Boys Rajan as Vidya's father
  • Tushar Tharayil as Nandha

Production[edit]

Advertisement film maker Jayendra announced his first feature film, as a bilingual on 15 June 2010 atAVM StudiosinVadapalani,Chennai;featuringSiddharthin the lead role, marking his return to Tamil cinema after seven years sinceAaytha Ezhuthu(2004).[2]Priya AnandandNithya Menenwere roped in to play the lead roles alongside Siddharth. This film marks Menen's Tamil debut.[3]The film crew featuresSharreth,BalasubramaniemandKishore Teas the composer, cinematographer and editor respectively.

Filming took place on 15 June 2010, at the day on the launch, and shot inChennai,HyderabadandSan Francisco;and was shot usingRed Digital cinemacamera. The film is titled as 180 but for Tamil version title was speculated to bePutham Pudhu Kadhali,before announcing the title asNootrenbadhu,which means 180 in Tamil, in order to get tax-exemption.[3]

Soundtrack[edit]

Main article:180 (soundtrack)

The soundtrack for180was composed by Malayalam composerSharreth.The film was his third project in Tamil and second in Telugu.Think Music,a subsidiary ofSPI Cinemas,the film's production company, acquired the music rights for both Tamil and Telugu versions. The album consists of 7 tracks, primarily performed by Malayalam playback singers, and also features an additional track "Continua" which was composed byMani Sharma.

The film's Tamil version of the soundtrack album was released on 14 April 2011, atSathyam Cinemas,with noted film directorMani Ratnam,cinematographerP. C. Sreerambeing present along with actorsArya,Jayam RaviandShivaand the entire film crew.[4]The audio of the Telugu version was launched on 21 April 2011 at Prasad Labs inHyderabad,and the launching event was graced by actorsRam,Shruti Hassan,Sunil,producerAllu Aravind,Shyam Prasad Reddy,Daggubati Suresh Babu,directorB. V. Nandini Reddy,among with the film's cast and crew. The audio CDs were released by D. Suresh Babu and Allu Aravind.[5]

Release[edit]

The film's first posters were released in Tamil and Telugu on 14 February 2011, coinciding withValentine's Day.[6][7]A formal press meet held atSathyam Cinemas,Chennaion 30 March 2011, where the makers launched the film's official website.[8]Theatrical trailer of the film's Tamil version was unveiled on 25 May 2011, and the Telugu version was released on 28 May 2011, during the film's audio launch event. It was unveiled byRam,Shruti Hassanand producerAllu Aravind.[5]

Initially, the film was scheduled to release on 20 May 2011, and pushed to 10 June 2011, but the makers finally announced that the film will be released on 25 June 2011, in both Tamil and Telugu versions.[9]

The satellite rights of the film's Tamil version were sold toJaya TV,and the Telugu version was sold toGemini TV.The media rights include satellite rights and ringtones.[10]

On 4 August 2011,Ayngaran Internationalreleased the Tamil version of the movie onBlu-ray,DVDandVCDformats.[11]The Telugu version was released by Volga Video on 15 September 2011.[12]

Reception[edit]

Critical reception[edit]

180[edit]

Idlebrain.comgave three out of five and stated that the plus points of the film were "casting and technical aspects (cinematography, music and post-production). On the flip side, the narration of the film is very slow and the last half-an-hour of the film is a bit confusing".[13]Daily News and Analysisgave one and a half and said: "180feels like there was an explosion at the sob story factory and little pieces from dozens of different films were jammed together into one dreadful mutant. The whole terminal illness melodrama attacks your chest so relentlessly, that by the time it's over you’re forced to beg for a defibrillator ".[14]A critic from123teluguwrote that "180 has an interesting storyline about a mysterious do-gooder who lands up with no background to him".[15]A critic fromFull Hyderabadwrote that "180 is a film that intends to be all philosophical and profound, but that is as cold as the steel-grey of the San Francisco skyline and as emotionally in-depth as an ad for fairness cream" and added that "Another put-off is the fact that except for Tanikella Bharani and Sri Charan (who plays AJ's friend), no one in the cast speaks good Telugu or even has good diction".[16]

Nootrenbadhu[edit]

Behindwoods.com gave two and a half out of five, claiming the film had "great visuals, wonderful colors, weak screenplay" further citing that "one gets a feeling that the screenplay, especially in second half might be the weakest link".[17]CNN-IBNrated it two and a half, claiming that "Jayendra has made a stylish film using the essentials of an ad film" and that the film had come out as a "finely made film with some good performances without novelty or the gripping element".[18]Pavithra Srinivasan ofRediffalso gave two and a half out of five, concluding: "180is a visual feast, no doubt about it. Sadly it falls prey to clichés and lagging pace ".[19]Sify.comnoted the film was totally different from the "assembly line mass masalas that is flooding the screens" and "worth a look for its superior packaging with a touch of class".[20]Karthik Subramaniam fromThe Hinducriticized that the film lacked is in its screenplay and narration, that the story failed to engage and that the pace was slow. He summarized that the film felt like a "present with more attention paid to the wrapper than what's inside".[21]N. Venkateswaran fromThe Times of Indiagave two and a half stars out of five and said "The weakest link in the story/screenplay (by Jayendra and Subha) is the character of Dr Ajay Kumar – though he is shown to be a highly educated doctor, he loses the plot when he finds out that is suffering from pancreatic cancer".[22]However, Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com rated it four out of five stars, stating that there was not "a flash of brilliance inNootrenbadhubut instead, a big heart and an empathetic soul giving it honesty, meaning and eloquence ", further citing it had" both high and low spirits but it tugs at your emotional chords mainly in the second half ".[23]He also hailed it as the best film of 2011.[24]

Box office[edit]

The film collected₹8 million inChennaiin the first three days with theaters reporting around 90% occupancy.[25]After two weeks, it collected₹12 million with occupancy going up to 90%.[26]

References[edit]

  1. ^"'180' becomes 'Nootrenbadhu' - Tamil Movie News ".IndiaGlitz.11 June 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 14 June 2011.Retrieved15 September2011.
  2. ^"Siddharth returns to Tamil cinema with 180".Sify.Archived fromthe originalon 26 November 2018.Retrieved14 January2020.
  3. ^ab"Siddharth's bilingual film 180 launched".Indian Express.30 July 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 23 September 2022.
  4. ^"Who made 180 audio launch special for Sid?".The Times of India.14 April 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 5 November 2012.Retrieved15 September2011.
  5. ^ab"180 Audio Release Function - Photo Coverage".www.ragalahari.com.Retrieved14 January2020.
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  9. ^"Siddharth's 180 gets a new release date".The Times of India.Retrieved14 January2020.
  10. ^Music, Gemini (24 August 2011)."Gemini Music:" 180 "Movie Satellite Rights To Gemini TV".Gemini Music.Retrieved14 January2020.
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  12. ^"180 Movie Telugu".www.amazon.com.Retrieved14 January2020.
  13. ^"180 film review - Telugu cinema Review - Siddharth, Priya Anand & Nitya Menen".Idlebrain.com. 25 June 2011.Retrieved15 September2011.
  14. ^"Telugu film review: 180 is emotional torture - Entertainment - DNA".DNA India.25 June 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 27 June 2011.Retrieved15 September2011.
  15. ^"180: Selective Appeal!!!".123telugu.25 June 2011.
  16. ^Deepa Garimella."180 Review".Full Hyderabad.
  17. ^"Nootrenbadu Review - Nootrenbadu Movie Review".Behindwoods.com.Retrieved15 September2011.
  18. ^"Telegu Review: Nootrienbathu(180) is a treat - Movies News - Telugu - ibnlive".CNN-IBN.27 June 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 29 June 2011.Retrieved15 September2011.
  19. ^"Review: 180 is a cliche - Rediff.com Movies".Rediff.com.25 June 2011.Retrieved15 September2011.
  20. ^"180- Review".Sify.Archived fromthe originalon 6 June 2013.Retrieved3 July2011.
  21. ^"Form over content - Nootrienbathu (180)".The Hindu.26 June 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 30 June 2011.Retrieved5 July2011.
  22. ^"Nootrenbadhu".The Times of India.5 July 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 15 July 2011.Retrieved16 July2011.
  23. ^"180 Review - Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran".Nowrunning.com. 25 June 2011.Retrieved15 September2011.
  24. ^"Best of 2011 - Tamil Films".Nowrunning.com. 10 January 2012.Retrieved4 August2012.
  25. ^"180 - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Top Ten Movies - 180 Pillaiyar Nootrenbadu Theru Kadaisi Veedu Udhayan Avan Ivan Aaranya Kaandam Azhagarsaamiyin Kudhirai Aanmai Thavarel Kanden Engeyum Kadhal Ko Vaanam".Behindwoods.com.Retrieved15 September2011.
  26. ^"180 - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Top Ten Movies - Theneer Viduthi Venghai 180 Pillaiyar Nootrenbadu Theru Kadaisi Veedu Udhayan Avan Ivan Aaranya Kaandam Azhagarsaamiyin Kudhirai Aanmai Thavarel Kanden Engeyum Kadhal Ko Vaanam".Behindwoods.com.Retrieved15 September2011.

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