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{{short description|Indian Telugu-language romantic thriller film}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kiraak
| image = Kiraak.jpg
| caption =
| director = Harik Devabhaktuni
| producer = Gangapatnam Sridhar
| writer =
| starring = {{plainlist|
*Anirudh
*[[Chandini Tamilarasan|Chandini]]
}}
| music = Ajay Arasada
| cinematography =
| studio = Sri Vignesh Karthik Cinema <br/>Hit Talk Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|9|5}}
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}
'''''Kiraak''''' is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic thriller directed by Harik Devabhaktuni.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/previews/kiraak/articleshow/41711591.cms|title=Kiraak - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2022-02-12|archive-date=2022-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212064534/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/previews/kiraak/articleshow/41711591.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The film stars newcomer Anirudh and [[Chandini Tamilarasan|Chandini]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/kiraaks-audio-to-be-launched-in-april/articleshow/32735242.cms|title=Kiraak's audio to be launched in April - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2022-02-12|archive-date=2022-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215001455/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/music/kiraaks-audio-to-be-launched-in-april/articleshow/32735242.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The film's title is based on a song from ''[[Attarintiki Daredi]]'' (2013).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/falling-back-on-songs/article5864388.ece|title=Falling back on songs|first=Y. Sunita|last=Chowdhary|date=3 April 2014|work=The Hindu|access-date=12 February 2022|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212064534/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/falling-back-on-songs/article5864388.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was a box office failure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/on-the-right-track/article7347781.ece|title=On the right track|first=Y. Sunita|last=Chowdhary|date=24 June 2015|work=The Hindu|access-date=12 February 2022|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212062354/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/on-the-right-track/article7347781.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Cast ==
*Anirudh as Rakesh, a [[Pawan Kalyan]] fan
*[[Chandini Tamilarasan|Chandini]] as Amruta, Rakesh's collegemate and a [[Mahesh Babu]] fan
*[[Posani Krishna Murali]] as a [[Tantra|tantrik]]
*[[Vennela Kishore]]
*[[Y. Kasi Viswanath]] as Amruta's father

== Music ==
The music for the film was composed by Ajay Arasada.<ref>{{cite web |title=KIRAAK (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Songs: KIRAAK (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) MP3 Telugu Songs by Ajay Arasada Online Free on Gaana.com |url=https://gaana.com/album/kiraak-original-motion-picture-soundtrack |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]] |access-date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704155416/https://gaana.com/album/kiraak-original-motion-picture-soundtrack |archive-date=4 July 2023 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline = Track listing
| title1 = Every Dog Has Its Day
| extra1 = Kenny
| lyrics1 = Kittu Vissapragada
| length1 = 4:22
| title2 = Gaale
| extra2 = [[Vedala Hemachandra]]
| lyrics2 = Vasishta Sharma
| length2 = 3:42
| title3 = Tholi Prema
| extra3 = [[N. C. Karunya]], [[Ramya Behara]]
| lyrics3 = Raghukul Mokirala
| length3 = 3:45
| title4 = Raave Raave
| extra4 = Nitya Santhoshini
| lyrics4 = Vasishta Sharma
| length4 = 2:25
| title5 = Gaale (Reprise)
| extra5 = [[Anudeep Dev]]
| lyrics5 = Vasishta Sharma
| length5 = 2:43
| title6 = Flute Theme
| extra6 = Ramachandra Murthy
| lyrics6 = {{mdash}}
| length6 = 0:45
| total_length = 17:42
}}

==Release==
A critic from ''[[The Hindu]]'' opined that "Director Haarik Devabhaktuni sets out to make a horror film with a message, but it starts off as any romantic movie would before bringing in a few sequences that are supposed to be horror but can best be described as lame, before the plot takes another twist altogether".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/nothing-kiraak-about-this-one/article6384334.ece|title=Nothing kiraak about this one|date=6 September 2014|work=The Hindu|access-date=12 February 2022|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218021625/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/nothing-kiraak-about-this-one/article6384334.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Mallemala Entertainments|123 Telugu]]'' gave a rating of 2 out of 5 and said "Lackluster screenplay, old story line and slow pace are some of the basic letdowns. Except for the decent performance of the lead pair, this film has nothing much to offer".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/kiraak-telugu-movie-review.html|title=kiraak Movie Review | kiraak Telugu Movie Review | kiraak Review | kiraak Cinema Review | kiraak telugu Review|work=123Telugu|date=5 September 2014|access-date=12 February 2022|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212064534/https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/kiraak-telugu-movie-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Hemanth Kumar of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave a rating of 1.5/5 and said "It is one thing to have so called ‘noble’ intentions to make a film which throws light on a social issue, but that’s no excuse when the filmmaker is clueless about what he’s trying to say in the garb of entertainment. And the film’s script is as terrible as it gets".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/kiraak-movie-review/movie-review/41855298.cms|title=Kiraak Movie Review {1/5}: Critic Review of Kiraak by Times of India|first=Hemanth|last=Kumar|newspaper=The Times of India|date=5 May 2016|accessdate=23 April 2026}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2014 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2014 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic thriller films]]

Kiraak - Revision history

SheldonCruce at 23:05, 23 April 2026