Clap is a 2022 Indian sports drama film directed by debutant Prithivi Adithya. It is shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages.[1][2] The film stars Aadhi Pinisetty and Aakanksha Singh with a supporting cast including Nassar, Prakash Raj, Krisha Kurup, Brahmaji, Mime Gopi and Munishkanth.[3] The film's soundtrack and background score is composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with cinematography handled by Praveen Kumar and editing done by Ragul.[4] The film was released via OTT platform SonyLIV on 11 March 2022.[5][6]
| Clap | |
|---|---|
 Official release poster in Tamil | |
| Directed by | Prithivi Adithya |
| Written by | Prithivi Adithya |
| Produced by | M. Raja Shekar Reddy I B Karthikeyan |
| Starring | Aadhi Pinisetty Aakanksha Singh Nassar Prakash Raj Krisha Kurup |
| Cinematography | Praveen Kumar |
| Edited by | Ragul |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production companies | Shri Shiridi Sai Movies Big Print Pictures |
| Distributed by | SonyLIV |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Languages | Tamil Telugu |
Synopsis
editA former athlete and an amputee with a special condition called PLP ( Phantom limp Pain) picks up a girl from a village to train for national championship event. How he wins his dream through the girl is the plot.
Cast
edit- Aadhi Pinisetty as Kathir (Tamil) / Vishnu (Telugu)
- Aakanksha Singh as Mithra
- Nassar as Venkatraman (Tamil) / Venkatram (Telugu)
- Prakash Raj as Kathir/Vishnu's father
- Krisha Kurup as Bhagyalakshmi/Durga (in both versions)
- Munishkanth as Babu
- Brahmaji as District Sports Officer
- Mime Gopi as Coach Prabhakaran (Tamil) / Prabhakar (Telugu)
- Sriranjani as Mithra's mother
- Surya as Srinivasachari (Telugu)
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack and score is composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the album featured one song. The audio rights were acquired by Lahari Music.
Clap (Tamil)
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Manadhai En Moodinaai" | Palani Bharathi | Ilaiyaraaja | 5:08 |
| 2. | "Konjam Chellama" | Pa. Vijay | Shaan | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Kaatrile Yeri Vaa" | Pa. Vijay | Rahul Nambiar | |
| 4. | "Pathu Rooba" | GKB | Srinisha Jayaseelan | |
| 5. | "Unnai Keta" | Umadevi | Karthik |
Clap (Telugu)
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Manasutho Choodaleni" | Ramajogayya Sastry | Ilaiyaraaja | 5:10 |
Reception
editLogesh Balachandran critic from Times of india gave 2.5 stars out of 5 stars and noted that "Overall, Clap is an average sports drama which can be your dose of motivation for the weekend."[7] Indiaherald critic gave a mixed review and mentioned that "Aadhi scores but rest fails ".[8] Navein Darshan from Cinema express noted that "Aadhi shines in a memorable sports drama "[9]
References
edit- ^ "Actor Aadhi to play an athlete in his next film". The News Minute. 10 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Aadhi's upcoming sports drama titled Clap". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Prakash Raj joins Aadhi Pinisetty's 'Clap'". The New Indian Express. 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Cr, Sharanya. "Aadhi's film titled Clap; Ilaiyaraaja to compose music". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Tamil-Telugu bilingual film 'Clap' to stream on SonyLIV". LiveMint. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Aadhi Pinisetty's sports drama 'Clap' to release on OTT". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Clap Review : An interesting plot let down by its execution". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Clap Movie Review - Aadhi scores, but rest fails". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Clap Movie Review: Aadhi shines in a memorable sports drama". Cinema Express. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.