The promotional campaign for the highly anticipated Telugu romantic drama Chennai Love Story reached an exciting new milestone. The filmmakers officially launched the movie’s second musical track, a soul-stirring and haunting romantic single titled Vadhalane, at a star-studded grand event held on Monday evening.
The film is generating immense buzz, especially since its first single, Guruthundha, has already crossed a massive 10 million views.
Here is all the detailed information and every single name associated with the song and its grand launch ceremony:
The Star Cast and Behind-The-Scenes Experience
- Kiran Abbavaram: Stars as the main lead actor. He shared that he is eagerly waiting for the film’s release. He revealed that Vadhalane was filmed near a beautiful temple in Pondicherry. He recalled that when director Ravi Namburi first narrated the specific scene to him and Gouri, the emotion was so intense that all three of them were moved to tears. He promised that the very first visual of the song will become an iconic moment in Telugu cinema.
- Sri Gouri Priya: Stars as the main lead actress. As a passionate music lover, she shared that she originally aspired to be a singer and would always sing Mani Sharma’s compositions in childhood competitions. She expressed that it is a true honor to now act as the main heroine in a movie scored by him.
Core Creative and Production Team
- Mani Sharma (Melody Brahma): The legendary music maestro composed the soulful, deeply emotional music and background score for the film.
- Ravi Namburi: The director of the film. He was heavily praised for his emotional narrative vision and his creative courage in visually adapting this specific song during a heartbreaking situation in the movie.
- Javed Ali: The prominent singer lent his soulful vocals to bring Vadhalane to life.
- Anantha Sriram: The popular lyricist wrote the wonderful and meaningful lyrics for the track.
- Sai Rajesh: He provided the core story for the film and is also producing the project.
- SKN: Co-producing the project alongside Sai Rajesh. The duo previously delivered cult blockbuster films like Colour Photo and Baby.
- Production Banners: The film is being jointly backed by Amrutha Productions and Mass Movie Makers (referred to as the Amrutha Mass JV).
- Dheeraj Mogilineni: Serves as the film’s co-producer.
- K. Vijaya Sarathy and Lucky Bezawada: Serve as the co-directors.
- Viswas Daniel: Handles the cinematography (DOP) for the movie.
- Bhaskar Mudavath: Serves as the art director.
- Santhosh Naidu: Serves as the film’s editor.
- Devi Paruchuri: Handles the costume design.
- Vijay Polaki: Acted as the choreographer.
- Vishala Datla and Nikhil Reddy: Executive producers.
- Syam Prasad Meka (Nani): Line producer.
- Ananth Kancherla: Publicity designer.
- Vickey: Recorded and premixed the track at Mahati Recording Studio in Hyderabad.
- Eric Pillai: Handled the stereo mixing and mastering in Mumbai.
- T-Series Telugu: The official music label releasing the soundtrack.
- Shreyas Media: Handled the grand execution as the official event and promotional partner.
A Historic Gathering of Renowned Music Directors
The launch event was exceptionally unique as it brought together a massive lineup of prominent music directors on a single stage to show their admiration for Mani Sharma.
- M M Keeravani: The Academy Award-winning composer attended as the chief guest and officially unveiled the song. He confessed to becoming a huge fan of Sai Rajesh after watching Baby and stated that Chennai Love Story perfectly matches those high standards as a great, feel-good entertainer. He praised his friend Mani Sharma for creating a timeless, haunting classic with Vadhalane.
- Kalyani Malik: He shared that beautiful music and visuals are guaranteed whenever SKN and Sai Rajesh team up, and noted that they intentionally hid much of Kiran’s exceptional performance in the lyrical video so audiences can experience its full impact on the big screen.
- Sinjith Yerramilli: Expressed his immense childhood admiration for Mani Sharma, noting that the very first song he ever sang as a child was Ramma Chilakamma, which was composed by Mani Sharma.
- Madhavapeddi Suresh: Described Mani Sharma as a close family friend who stands among the finest makers of timeless musical blockbusters, while also praising Anantha Sriram’s writing.
- Sweekar Agasthi: Shared that he is a proud disciple who previously worked under Mani Sharma and was so addicted to the album that he actively promoted this song over his own film’s track.
- Suresh Bobbili: Recalled his deep love for Mani Sharma’s music, sharing that during his youth, he would travel long distances just to purchase his audio cassettes.
- Anup Rubens: Stated that Mani Sharma originally inspired him to become a keyboard player and noted that the film already gives off strong “musical blockbuster” vibes.
Other prominent Telugu music composers who attended the grand event to support the team included Hari Gowra, Mark K Robin, Chaitan Bharadwaj, Vivek Sagar, and Sricharan Pakala.