Masala (2013 film)

2013 film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar

Masala

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| K. Vijaya Bhaskar[1]
Screenplay by| K. Vijaya Bhaskar
Dialogues by|

* Anil Ravipudi

Story by| Rohit Shetty
Based on| Bol Bachchan (2012) by Rohit Shetty
Produced by|

* D. Suresh Babu
* Sravanthi Ravi Kishore

Starring|

* Venkatesh
* Ram Pothineni
* Anjali
* Shazahn Padamsee

Cinematography| I. Andrew
Edited by| M. R. Varma
Music by| S. Thaman

Production
companies

* Suresh Productions
* Sri Sravanthi Movies

Distributed by| Suresh Productions

Release date

* 14 November 2013 (2013-11-14)[2]

Running time

| 140 minutes
Country| India
Language| Telugu
Budget| ₹35 crore[citation needed]

Masala is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar. It is produced by D. Suresh Babu and Sravanthi Ravi Kishore on Suresh Productions and Sri Sravanthi Movies. The film stars Venkatesh, Ram Pothineni, Anjali and Shazahn Padamsee with music composed by S. Thaman.[citation needed] It is a remake of the 2012 Hindi film Bol Bachchan [3] The film released worldwide on 14 November 2013.[2] Upon release, the film received mixed reviews from critics with appreciation to the cast performances.[4]

## Cast

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* Venkatesh as Veera Venkata Raja Narasimha Balaram
* Ram Pothineni as Rehman/ Ram (Fake Name)
* Anjali as Sania / Sarita / Savitri (in portrait)
* Jaya Prakash Reddy as Eddulu Kameshwar Rao
* Shazahn Padamsee as Meenakshi
* M. S. Narayana as Narayana Rao
* Kovai Sarala as Anjali Devi / Chintamani
* Ali as Suri
* Posani Krishna Murali as Nagaraju
* Suman Shetty as Suri's drama mate
* Master Bharath as Suri's friend
* Venu Madhav as Census officer
* Brahmanandam
* Ramjagan as Advocate
* Jenny as Doctor
* Kadambari Kiran [te] as P. Shyam Babu
* Ananth Babu as Doctor
* Vizag Prasad as Judge
* Harsha Chemudu

## Soundtrack

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Masala

Soundtrack album by

S. Thaman

Released| 13 Oct 2013
Recorded| 2013
Genre| Feature film soundtrack
Length| 19:12
Language| Telugu
Label| Aditya Music, Muzik 247
Producer| S. Thaman
S. Thaman chronology
| Ramayya Vasthavayya
(2013)  | Masala
(2013)  | All in All Azhagu Raja
(2013)

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Music composed by S. Thaman. Lyrics were written by Ramajogayya Sastry.[5] The music released on ADITYA Music Company.[6] The Music received a positive response from both critics and audience alike.[citation needed]

Track listingNo.| Title| Artist(s)| Length

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1.| "Ninu Choodani"| Shreya Ghoshal, Ranjith| 04:56
2.| "Kotlallo Okkaday"| Shankar Mahadevan| 04:04
3.| "Meenakshi Meenakshi"| Suchith Suresan, M. M. Manasi| 03:42
4.| "Acharey Acharey"| Ranjith, Bindu| 04:02
5.| "Masala (Remix)"| Rahul Nambiar, Naveen Madhav, Bindu| 02:26
Total length:| 19:12

## Production

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### Development

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The film had its formal pooja ceremony on 13 March 2013 at Ramanaidu Studios in Hyderabad. The event had the crew of the film in full attendance and Ram clapped for the muhurat shot. Since Venkatesh was out of town and he couldn't attend the film's launch.[7] Though Initially it was named "Garam Masala", it was officially renamed as "Gol Maal", which was confirmed by the Producers.[citation needed] Later on the titles "Ram – Balaram" and "Masala" were considered.[citation needed] Finally, the title was confirmed as "Masala" after the first look poster was released in September 2013.[8]

### Casting

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Venkatesh and Ram were the first persons who were signed for this film in 2012. This film marks the third collaboration of Venkatesh with Vijaya Bhaskar after Nuvvu Naaku Nachav and Malliswari.[citation needed] Venkatesh would sport a twirled moustache in the same way which he was last seen in Gautham Menon's Gharshana.[9] Later Anjali and Shazahn Padamsee were roped to play the siblings of Ram and Venkatesh in the film respectively.[10] This film marked the second film of Anjali with Venkatesh after Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, which was also a multistarrer film.[citation needed] It also marked the second film of Bollywood Actress Shazahn Padamsee after the 2010 film Orange.[11] During the Thai Schedule of the film, Ram learnt Muay Thai, a famous boxing technique in Thailand.[citation needed] Jaya Prakash Reddy, Ali, M. S. Narayana and Kovai Sarala were roped in to play important roles in the film.[12]

### Filming

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The film's first schedule was held in Hyderabad and few scenes were shot on Ram and Anjali. Late it was reported in the end of March that After a major schedule in Bangalore, the film will also be shot in Panchgani, near Pune.[citation needed] Later, Anjali, who couldn't join the film unit in Bangalore after she went missing, had promised to join the film's shooting in Panchgani.[citation needed] During the shoot, Rohit Shetty, the director of Bol Bachchan visited the sets and wished the team for the movie's success.[13] In June, a fight sequence was canned on Venkatesh and Ram at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad amidst the principal star crew's presence.[citation needed] In July, the complete talkie portion was shot and it was reported that only two songs were left to shoot.[14] Later a song on Ram and Shahzan Padamsee were shot at Thailand.[15] A song on Venkatesh and Anjali was planned to be shot in Japan from 3 September 2013.[citation needed] The song was shot at Hokkaido, the second largest island in Japan.[16] The title song was shot in October in which Venkatesh, Ram, Jayaprakash Reddy, Kovai Sarala and Ali took part in the shoot thus wrapping the film's shoot.[citation needed]

## Release

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AustraliaTelugu won the overseas rights for screening in Australia and New Zealand. The film had its worldwide theatrical release on 14 November 2013 to 1000 screens.[17]

The film was dubbed into Hindi as Ek Aur Bol Bachchan in 2014 and released by S.N. Media Pvt. Ltd.

### Home Media

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Gemini TV bought the film for satellite rights. Currently also available on Sun NXT.

## Reception

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### Critical response

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Idlebrain.com gave a review stating "On a whole, Masala is a paisa vasool movie for Venkatesh funny dialogues and JP’s reactions coupled with Ram’s balancing act!" and rated the film 3/5 terming it a "paisa vasool" (transl. Money's worth) movie.[18]

### Box office

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Masala earned a share of ₹8.4 crore at the box office in its opening week.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "Masala Review : Xerox copy of Bol Bachchan". Filmcircle.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
2. ^ a b "Venky-Ram's Masala on November 14". The Hans India. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
3. ^ "Venky, Ram busy with Bol Bachchan remake". The Times of India. 7 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
4. ^ Toleti, Siddartha (14 November 2013). "Masala Review". M9.news. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
5. ^ http://adityamusic.com/acd/masala-acd/p-5101232-1264591467-cat.html
6. ^ "Venkatesh, Ram, Masala audio on Oct 13". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
7. ^ "Bol Bachchan Telugu remake rolls out". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
8. ^ "Masala first look poster out". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
9. ^ "Twirled moustache for Venkatesh in 'Bol Bachchan' remake". Zee News. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
10. ^ "Actress Anjali to star in Tollywood remake of 'Bol Bachchan'". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
11. ^ "Shazahn in 'Bol Bachchan' Telugu remake". The Hindu. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
12. ^ "It was fun galore for Rohit Shetty on 'Bol Bachchan' remake set". midday.com. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
13. ^ "Bollywood director Rohit Shetty visits 'Garam Masala' sets". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
14. ^ "Venkaresh, Ram's Golmaal left with two songs". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
15. ^ "Ram-Venkatesh's Golmaal progressing briskly". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
16. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (5 October 2013). "Masala: Humour despite twirling moustache". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
17. ^ "Masala movie to release on Nov 14". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
18. ^ "Masala review: Masala jeevi review". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 14 November 2013.

## External links

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* Masala at IMDb

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Films directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar

* Prarthana (1991)
* Swayamvaram (1999)
* Nuvve Kavali (2000)
* Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (2001)
* Manmadhudu (2002)
* Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003) (Hindi)
* Malliswari (2004)
* Jai Chiranjeeva (2005)
* Classmates (2007)
* Bhale Dongalu (2008)
* Prema Kavali (2011)
* Masala (2013)
* Jilebi (2023)
* Usha Parinayam (2024)

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