Genius (2012 film)

Genius is a 2012 indian Telugu-language film directed by Ohmkar in his directorial debut and produced by Dasari Kiran Kumar. The film features Havish, Sanusha, R. Sarathkumar, Ashwin Babu, Vinoth Kishan, and Abhinaya in the lead roles. The music was composed by Joshua Sridhar with cinematography by R. Diwakaran and editing by M. R. Varma. Writer Chinni Krishna, who has penned down stories for blockbuster Telugu movies such as Narasimha Naidu, Indra, and Gangotri, has written the film's narrative. The film was made on a budget of Rs. 11 crore and released on 28 December 2012. The presence of Sarathkumar in a prominent role led to makers to dub the film in Tamil as Acham Thavir.

Genius
Theatrical Release Poster in Telugu
Directed by	Ohmkar
Screenplay by	Vissu
Story by	Chinni Krishna
Produced by	Dasari Kiran Kumar
Starring	Havish Sanusha R. Sarathkumar Ashwin Babu Vinoth Kishan Abhinaya
Cinematography	R. Diwakaran
Edited by	M. R. Varma
Music by	Joshua Sridhar
Production companies	Ramadhootha Creations Oak Entertainment
Release date	28 December 2012 (2012-12-28)
Running time	124 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹11 crore (US$1.3 million)
Box office	₹18 crore (US$2.2 million)

Plot

Best friends Nivas (Havish), Yasir (Ashwin Babu), and Jeeva (Vinoth Kishan) worship different people like fans and ruin their lives. Their faith is manipulated by the people they trust, so they decide to teach a lesson to those people and set an example for all those who are into crazy worshipping. Nivas worships MLA Nanaji (Pradeep Rawat); Yasir worships cricketer Nizamuddin (Adarsh Balakrishna); and Jeeva worships film star Pedda Babu (Ashish Vidyarthi). What kind of decisions the friends take forms the rest of the story.

Cast

• Havish as Vishnu Venkata Srinivas
• Sanusha as Shri
• R. Sarathkumar as Sarath Chandra
• Ashwin Babu as Yasir
• Vinoth Kishan as Jeeva
• Abhinaya as Yasir's sister
• K. Viswanath as Ranganathan
• Brahmanandam as Pandu
• Suman as Nivas's father
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Jeeva's father
• Chandra Mohan as Narayana, Yasir's father
• Nagendra Babu as Raghuvaran
• Pradeep Rawat as MLA Nanaji
• Ashish Vidyarthi as Peddapuram Babu Rao (Pedda Babu)
• Adarsh Balakrishna as Nizamuddin
• Jaya Prakash Reddy as Home Minister Jayaprakash
• Krishna Bhagavaan as Goka Raju
• Venu Madhav as Posani Chinni Krishna
• Gundu Sudarshan as Sudarshan
• Subhalekha Sudhakar
• Master Bharath as Chanti
• Thagubothu Ramesh
• Prabhakar
• Annapoorna
• Anita Hassanandani (Item number "Dibiri Dibiri")
• Rekha Vedavyas (Item number "Dibiri Dibiri")
• Shweta Basu Prasad (Item number "Dibiri Dibiri")
• Scarlett Mellish Wilson (Item number "Yededa Yededa")
• Mugur Sundar (in "Chirigina Notu")

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Joshua Sridhar and released by Mango Music.

Genius
Soundtrack album by Joshua Sridhar
Released	22 October 2012
Recorded	2012
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	34:28
Label	Mango Music
Producer	Joshua Sridhar
Joshua Sridhar chronology
Keratam (2011) Genius (2012) Whistle (2013)

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Chirigina Notu"	Ananta Sriram	Benny Dayal, Apoorva	4:41
2.	"Ambani Alludaina"	Ananta Sriram	Benny Dayal, Rita	4:32
3.	"Om Om Haraha"	Ananta Sriram	Hariharan	4:06
4.	"Dibiri Dibiri"	Ananta Sriram	Priya Himesh, Geetha Madhuri	4:49
5.	"Yevevo Kalale"	Ananta Sriram	Swetha Mohan	4:37
6.	"Allah Nesthama"	Bhuvanachandra	Kailash Kher	2:15
7.	"Ye Navvu Venakala"	Krishna Chaitanya	Shankar Mahadevan	5:16
8.	"Yededa Yededa"	Sahithi	Sayanora Philip	4:12
Total length:				34:28

Reception

A critic from The Times of India rated the film three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "There are many other similarities too. Debutant director Ohmkkar has reason to celebrate as his movie does hit the nail on the head". A critic from 123telugu rated the film two-and-three-quarters out of five and wrote that "Genius is a movie that has been let down by bad execution".

External links

• Genius at IMDb