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{{Infobox film
| name = Chalo
| image = Chalo poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Venky Kudumula]]
| producer = Usha Mulpuri
| writer = Venky Kudumula
| starring = [[Naga Shourya]]<br />[[Rashmika Mandanna]]
| cinematography = Sai Sriram
| editing = [[Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao]]
| studio = Ira Creations
| country = India
| released = {{film date|df=y|2018|2|02}}
| runtime = 140 min
| language = Telugu
| music = Mahati Swara Sagar
| budget = {{INR|3 [[crore]]|link=yes}}<ref name="gross">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018-12-22|title=2018 round-up: Six low-budget Tollywood films that grossed big at the box-office|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/2018-round-up-six-low-budget-tollywood-films-that-grossed-big-at-the-box-office/photostory/67196025.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110120338/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/2018-round-up-six-low-budget-tollywood-films-that-grossed-big-at-the-box-office/photostory/67196025.cms |archive-date=10 November 2020 |access-date=2020-08-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|24 crore}}<ref name="gross" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/2018s-tollywood-movies-box-office-collection-list-highest-grossing-telugu-films-year-780150|title= Tollywood box office report of 2018: highest grossing Telugu movies of year; List of hits and flops|website= [[International Business Times]]|date=23 November 2018}}</ref>
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'''''Chalo''''' ({{Translation|Let's go}}) is a 2018 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film written and directed by director [[Venky Kudumula]] marking his debut as a director.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/director-venky-kudumula-telugu-cinema-confident-steps/article20969261.ece |title=Telugu film director Venky Kudumula: confident steps |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2017-11-27 |accessdate=2018-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=HaribabuBolineni |url=https://www.chitramala.in/naga-shouryas-new-film-titled-chalo-254184.html |title=Naga Shourya's New Film Titled Chalo |publisher=Chitramala.in |date=2017-10-27 |accessdate=2018-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115124756/https://www.chitramala.in/naga-shouryas-new-film-titled-chalo-254184.html |archive-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film, produced by Usha Mulpuri on Ira Creations banner features [[Naga Shourya]] and [[Rashmika Mandanna]] (in her Telugu debut).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions1/muhurat-iracreationsprono1/index.html |title=Naga Shourya – Ira creations production no. 1 movie launch – Telugu cinema |publisher=Idlebrain.com |date= |accessdate=2018-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303171112/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions1/muhurat-iracreationsprono1/index.html |archive-date=3 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Mahati Swara Sagar composed the soundtrack and the background score for the film while Sai Sriram provided the cinematography and [[Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao]] did the editing for the film. The film was extensively shot in Hyderabad.

Released worldwide on 2 February 2018, the film became Naga Shourya's highest-grosser in India and overseas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/box-office/chalo-box-office-collections-naga-shaurya-starrer-crosses-200k-mark-at-the-us-box-office/articleshow/62768058.cms|title=Chalo box-office collections: Naga Shaurya-starrer crosses $200K mark at the US box-office|date=3 February 2018|author=Suhas Yellapantula|work=The Times of India|access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref>

== Plot ==
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The story starts with a man entering a jail cell. The other prisoner asks the man about his story, and the man tells. Actually, he is the father of Hari a young man who loves fights. When the boy was little and would cry, the father would then let him beat someone which made him happy. As he became older, he started getting in every fight. The police told Hari's parents that if he did anymore wrong things, they'd punish the parents. So they decide to send Hari to Tirupur, a place where fights happen everyday, so that he gets tired of them. When he enters the college, he goes to the shed behind the college to participate in the fight match between Tamil and Telugu people, where he accidentally helps Tamil people and be friends them and he will see Karthika in the shed supporting the fights and instantly fall in love with her. Later she also develops feelings for him, but tells him to get her parents approval for their marriage. But accidentally he helps Karthika's father enemy and learns that there is a huge war from 1953 between Tamil and Telugu people in the village, and Karthika is a Tamilian.


== Cast ==
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* [[Naga Shourya]] as Hari, Karthika.L love interest
* [[Rashmika Mandanna]] as L. Karthika, Hari's love interest and Veeramuthu Jr's daughter
* [[Achyuth Kumar]] as Keshava, Veeramuthu's rival turned friend [at the end]
* [[Mime Gopi]] as Veeramuthu, L. Karthika's father
* [[Naresh (actor)|Naresh]] as Hari's father
* [[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]] as Hari's mother
* [[Viva Harsha]] as Telugu student in college
* [[Satya (Telugu actor)|Satya]] as Sathya, Tamil student in college
* [[Raghu Babu]] as Principal Paramathma, Hari and Karthika's principal
* [[Vennela Kishore]] as Revenge Param, Karthika's fiancee
* [[Praveen (actor)|Praveen]] as Auto Driver Bose, Hari's friend
* [[Posani Krishna Murali]] as Lecturer of Hari and Karthika
* [[Rajendran]] as Senior Veeramuthu
* [[Vasu Inturi]] as Nalla Seenu, College Canteen owner
* [[Sivannarayana Naripeddi]]
* Swapnika as Raji, Karthika's friend
* Venugopalas Param's father
* G.M. Kumar as Zamindar
{{Colend}}

== Soundtrack ==
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| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = Mahati Swara Sagar
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| label = [[Aditya Music]]
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Music composed by Mahati Swara Sagar. Music released on [[Aditya Music]] Company.
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| title1 = Chal Godava
| lyrics1 = [[Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar]]
| extra1 = [[Yazin Nizar]]
| length1 = 3:33
| title2 = Choosi Chudangane
| lyrics2 = [[Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar]]
| extra2 = [[Anurag Kulkarni]], Saagar Mahati
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| title3 = Chepave Balamani
| lyrics3 = Shyam Kasrala
| extra3 = [[Sweekar Agasthi]]
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| title4 = Drunk & Drive
| lyrics4 = Shyam Kasrala
| extra4 = [[Rahul Sipligunj]]
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| lyrics5 = Krishna Madineni
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== Reception ==
''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film three out of five stars and stated "Despite the story of ''Chalo'' being somewhat a cliché, director Venky somehow cleverly manages to turn the tropes into a fun and interesting ride."<ref>{{Citation|title=Chalo Movie Review {3/5}: Chalo is the film you want to watch this weekend if you're looking for a popcorn entertainer|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/chalo/movie-review/62754342.cms|access-date=2020-08-20}}</ref> Srivathsan Nadadhur of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote:"''Chalo'' is a good showreel for Naga Shaurya; it’s within the commercial domain and also one where we see his range as an actor."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nadadhur|first=Srivathsan|date=2018-02-02|title='Chalo' review: Being fair in love and war|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/chalo-review-being-fair-in-love-and-war/article22634327.ece|access-date=2020-08-20|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Hemanth Kumar of ''Firstpost'' gave the film a rating of 3/5 and opined that "''Chalo'' turns the concept of cross-border enmity into a hilarious premise that’s full of surprises."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-03|title=Chalo movie review: Naga Shaurya, Rashmika Mandanna stand out in this quirky comedy - Entertainment News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/chalo-movie-review-naga-shaurya-rashmika-mandanna-stand-out-in-this-quirky-comedy-4333869.html|access-date=2020-08-20|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Recipient(s)
!Result
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| rowspan="6" |2019
| rowspan="2" |[[8th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|[[SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director (Telugu)|Best Debut Director (Telugu)]]
|[[Venky Kudumula]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[SIIMA Award for Best Comedian (Telugu)|Best Comedian (Telugu)]]
|[[Satya (Telugu actor)|Satya]]
|{{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Radio City (Indian radio station)|Radio City Cine Awards S2]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=City-Cine Awards|url=https://www.radiocity.in/citycineawards/|access-date=2021-06-15|website=www.radiocity.in}}</ref>
|Best Heroine
|[[Rashmika Mandanna]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Comedian
|[[Satya (Telugu actor)|Satya]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Debut
|[[Rashmika Mandanna]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Family Enteratainer of the Year
|''Chalo''
|{{nom}}
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|7589670}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2018 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:2018 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]

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