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{{short description|2014 film}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Errabus
| image = Erra Bus poster.jpg
| writer = Rajendra Kumar [dialogues]
| story =N. Raghavan
| starring = [[Vishnu Manchu]],<br>[[Catherine Tresa]]
| director = [[Dasari Narayana Rao]]
| cinematography = Anji
| producer = Dasari Narayana Rao
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor = [[24 Frames Factory]] (worldwide) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/118352.html|title=24 frames factory bags 'Erra Bus' worldwide release rights|publisher=IndiaGlitz |date= 11 November 2014|access-date= 11 November 2014}}</ref>
| country = India
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|11|14}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eenaducinema.com/movie-news/yerra-bassu-audio-launch-and-release-dates/16610.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030072800/http://www.eenaducinema.com/movie-news/yerra-bassu-audio-launch-and-release-dates/16610.html |archive-date=30 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| runtime =
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| music = [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Erra Bus''''' (English: Red Bus) is a 2014 Indian [[Telugu-language|Telugu]] film directed and produced by veteran actor and director [[Dasari Narayana Rao]] under his banner [[Tharaka Prabhu Films]], it was his final film as director. The movie will feature [[Vishnu Manchu]] and [[Catherine Tresa]] in lead roles. [[Dasari Narayana Rao]] plays a crucial role in the movie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Vishnu-Manchus-next-titled-Erra-Bus/articleshow/38499267.cms|title=Vishnu Manchu's next titled Erra Bus|publisher=[[Times Of India]]|date=16 July 2014}}</ref> [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]] has composed the music for the movie while [[Anji (cinematographer)|Anji]] has taken care of the cinematography. The movie is a remake of N. Ragavan’s Tamil film, [[Manjapai|Manjapai (2014)]]. The principal photography of Erra Bus started on 28 July 2014 in Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/dasarivishnus-errabus-regular-shooting-from-28th-telugu-news-110623|title=Dasari-Vishnu's 'Errabus' regular shooting from 28th|publisher=IndiaGlitz|date=19 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/Errabus-hits-the-floor-today-telugu-news-111008|title='Errabus' hits the floor today - Telugu Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com|date=2014-07-28}}</ref> The audio launch of the movie was held on 31 October 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eenaducinema.com/movie-news/yerra-bassu-audio-launch-and-release-dates/16610.html|title=Yerra Bassu Audio Launch and Release Dates|publisher=eenadu cinema|date=29 October 2014|access-date=30 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030072800/http://www.eenaducinema.com/movie-news/yerra-bassu-audio-launch-and-release-dates/16610.html|archive-date=30 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The movie was released on 14 November 2014 to negative reviews and was a box office disaster.{{Update after|2014|12}}

==Cast==
*[[Vishnu Manchu]] as Rajesh
*[[Catherine Tresa]] as Raji
*[[Dasari Narayana Rao]]
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
*[[Brahmanandam]]
*[[Ali (actor)|Ali]]
*[[M. S. Narayana]]
*[[Tirupathi Prakash]]
*[[Raghu Babu]]
*[[Hema (actress)|Hema]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/moviegallery/19112.html|title=Telugu Cinema News - Telugu Movie Reviews - Telugu Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Telugu}}</ref>

==Production==

In late June 2014, [[Dasari Narayana Rao]] acquired the remake rights of N. Ragavan's ''[[Manjapai]]'' from [[Thirrupathi Brothers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/Dasari-picks-up-Manjapai-Telugu-rights/articleshow/36934926.cms|title=Dasari picks up Manjapai Telugu rights|work=The Times of India|date=21 June 2014|access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> In mid-July 2014, it was confirmed that Dasari Narayana Rao himself would direct the film which marks his 151st film as a director while [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]] would compose the music for the film. The title of the film was declared as ''Errabus''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/manjapai-as-erra-bus-in-telugu-telugu-news-110410|title='Manjapai' as 'Erra Bus' in Telugu|publisher=IndiaGlitz|date=15 July 2014|access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> Anji was selected as the cinematographer.

[[Dasari Narayana Rao]] stated in the end of June 2014 that he would reprise the role of grandfather played by [[Rajkiran]] in the original while [[Vishnu Manchu]] would play his grandson in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/dasari-narayana-rao-to-direct-manchu-vishnu-telugu-news-109503|title=Dasari Narayana Rao to direct Manchu Vishnu|publisher=IndiaGlitz|date=26 June 2014|access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> [[Catherine Tresa]] was selected as the heroine of the film which marks her first collaboration with both Vishnu and Narayana Rao respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Catherine-Tresa-cast-opposite-Vishnu-Manchu/articleshow/38368748.cms|title=Catherine Tresa cast opposite Vishnu Manchu|work=The Times of India|date=14 July 2014|access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140716/entertainment-tollywood/article/vishnu-manchu-romance-catherine|title=Vishnu Manchu to romance Catherine|publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=16 July 2014|access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> [[Brahmanandam]], [[M. S. Narayana]], [[Krishnudu]], [[Ali (actor)|Ali]], [[Raghu Babu]] and Kasi Viswanath were included in the film's cast.

The [[principal photography]] began on 28 July 2014 in the outskirts of [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Telugu/Movies/News/Vishnu-Manchus-Erra-Bus-rolls-out/articleshow/39167873.cms|title=Vishnu Manchu's Erra Bus rolls out|work=The Times of India|date=28 July 2014|access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> A song was shot on Vishnu and Catherine at [[Ramoji Film City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/60735/tollywood/dasari-vishnu-s-errabus-fast-progressing-at-rfc-with-song-news-details|title=Dasari-Vishnu's 'Errabus' fast progressing at RFC with Song|publisher=Super Good Movies|date=31 July 2014|access-date=31 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802200953/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/60735/tollywood/dasari-vishnu-s-errabus-fast-progressing-at-rfc-with-song-news-details|archive-date=2 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film's shooting continued at [[Film Nagar]] in Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/60787/tollywood/dasari-s-errabus-fast-progressing-in-filmnagar-news-details|title=Dasari's ERRABUS fast progressing in Filmnagar|publisher=Super Good Movies|date=5 August 2014|access-date=11 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812203231/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/60787/tollywood/dasari-s-errabus-fast-progressing-in-filmnagar-news-details|archive-date=12 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later, the filming continued in [[Ramanaidu Studios]] in the second week of August 2014 and a scene featuring Catherine slapping Vishnu was shot there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140811/entertainment-tollywood/article/slap-erra-bus|title=A slap on Erra Bus|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|date=11 August 2014|access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref> After completing a long schedule on 20 September 2014 at Ramoji Film City the shooting continued at [[Ooty]] where two songs were shot on whose completion the film's principal photography came to an end.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.123telugu.com/mnews/errabus-heads-to-ooty.html|title=Errabus heads to Ooty|publisher=123telugu.com|date=24 September 2014|access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
[[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]] was selected as the music director of the film which marked his only collaboration with Dasari Narayana Rao. This was one of the last projects which Chakri had worked before his death. Narayana Rao said in a press release that the film's soundtrack would feature six songs and the recording of the songs started on 18 July 2014 at [[Prasad Studios|Prasad Labs]] in Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/today/errabassu-dasari151film.html|title=Dasari Narayana Rao's 151 film Erra Bassu details|publisher=idlebrain.com|date=19 July 2014|access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> In an interview to ''[[The Hindu]]'', [[Suddala Ashok Teja]] said that he is penning lyrics for the film's songs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/folk-songs-have-clearly-no-regional-barriers-suddala/article6346906.ece|title=Folk songs have clearly no regional barriers: Suddala|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 August 2014|access-date=26 August 2014|last1=Srinivas|first1=M.}}</ref>

{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| collapsed = no

| title1 = Ey Challagaali Challagaali
| extra1 = Venu Srirangam, [[Sravana Bhargavi]]
| lyrics1 = Bhaskara Bhatla
| length1 = 04:30
| title2 = Ontariga Nuvvunte
| extra2 = [[Vijay Yesudas]]
| lyrics2 = [[Dasari Narayana Rao]]
| length2 = 01:59
| title3 = Om Namo Namo
| extra3 = Simha
| lyrics3 = Bhaskara Bhatla
| length3 = 04:30
| title4 = Ayyo Ayyo Thathayya
| extra4 = Suswara Jaswira, Madhura Swara
| lyrics4 = Karunakaran
| length4 = 03:36
| title5 = Navvamma Thalli Navvamma
| extra5 = [[M. M. Keeravani]]
| lyrics5 = Suddala Ashok Teja
| length5 = 03:41
| title6 = Aakasana Puduthaadu
| extra6 = [[Vijay Yesudas]]
| lyrics6 = [[Dasari Narayana Rao]]
| length6 = 04:37
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Dasari Narayana Rao}}

[[Category:2014 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Tamil films]]
[[Category:2014 comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao]]
[[Category:Films shot in Ooty]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:2014 comedy films]]

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