| Ala Ila Ela | |
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 Telugu poster | |
| Directed by | Raghava Dwaraki |
| Written by | Raghava Tiruvaipati (dialogues) |
| Produced by | G. Naga Raju |
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| Cinematography | P. K. H. Das |
| Edited by | K. Sasikumar |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | Kala Movie Makers |
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| Country | India |
| Languages | Telugu Tamil |
Ala Ila Ela (transl. Like that, like this, how?) is a 2023 Indianaction[1]romantic thriller film[2] directed by Raghava Dwarki starringShakthi Vasudevan,Poorna, and Raja Chembolu. The film was simultaneously shot inTelugu andTamil with the latter version titled asOru Thee (transl. A fire). The music was composed byMani Sharma with cinematography by P. K. H. Das and editing by K. Sasikumar. The film began production in 2012 but released after a 10-year delay. It received negative reviews due to its outdated feel.
The film was announced in December 2012 by Dwaraki Raghavan, the director ofIruvar Mattum (2006), as a Tamil-Telugu bilingual with the Tamil title announced asPadam Pesum (transl. The film will talk).[3]Poorna worked on this film alongsideThagaraaru (2013) in April 2013.[4] As of May 2013, 90% of the film's shooting was complete, which happened in Coorg, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kerala and Visakhapatnam with a song canned in North India.[5] In July of 2013,Priyanka Kothari shot for a song in tribal clothes titled "Kannamoochi" in the Tamil version.[2][6] The film was shot in 83 days.[7]
In June 2023, the Telugu version's name was revealed to beAla Ila Ela, and the film was preparing for release.[8] The delayed release of the film meant that it was the final film of former actors Shakthi Vasudevan,Rekha Vedavyas, and Priyanka Kothari.[9] The Tamil version had changed its title toOru Thee and had a direct television premiere on Thanthi One on 28 August 2024.[10]
The music was composed byMani Sharma. The song "Aha Nilabadvate" was released byP. Vasu, Shakthi's father.[11] The audio rights were bagged byAditya Music.[12]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Padi Padi Parugidi[14]" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Rahul Nambiar, Chaitra | 5:19 |
| 2. | "Aha Nilabadvate[15]" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Chaitra | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Dakkho Dakkho[16]" | Bhaskarabhatla | Chaitra | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Ennalla Karuninchave[17]" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Chaitra | 3:29 |
| Total length: | 18:29 | |||
A critic fromZee News rated the film2+3⁄4 out of 5 and wrote that "Although the film was stretched here and there and is boring, the interval and climax twists were well worked out. But the big minus is that it doesn't feel new anywhere".[18] A critic fromNTV Telugu rated the film2+1⁄2 out of 5 and wrote that "Being a routine story, there is novelty anywhere in the film. It can be said that it is the minus point of the whole movie".[19] A critic fromSakshi gave the film the same rating.[20]