Hulchul (2019 film)

Hulchul is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language comedy thriller film starring newcomer Rudraksh Utkam and Dhanya Balakrishna. The film premiered was theatrically released on 13 December 2019.^[1]

Hulchul
Film poster
Directed by	Sripathi Karri
Written by	Sripathi Karri
Produced by	Ganesh Kolluri
Starring	Rudraksh Utkam Dhanya Balakrishna
Cinematography	Raj Thota
Edited by	Prawin Pudi
Music by	Bharath Madhusuhanan
Production company	Sri Raghavendra Art Creations
Release date	13 December 2019 (2019-12-13)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

After returning from Dubai, Rudra receives a purse and a hulchul (drink) from his friend. He is told to give the drink to Narasimha. In a sudden turn of events, Rudra drinks the hulchul and imagines that his girlfriend, Swathi, is always in front of him. A villain and his gang comes to retrieve the purse and the hulchul. How Rudra fixes this issue forms the rest of the story.

Cast

• Rudraksh Utkam as Rudra^[2]
• Dhanya Balakrishna as Swathi^[2]
• Preeti Nigam as Rudra's mother^[2]
• Krishnudu as Rudra's friend^[3]
• Madhunandan^[3]
• Ravi Prakash^[3]
• Gemini Suresh^[4]
• Shanmukh^[4]
• Jogi Naidu^[4]
• Banda Raghu^[4]

Production

Hulchul finished shooting in May of 2018 and post-production work began that same month.^[4][3] The film was scheduled to release on 13 December 2019.^[5]

Reception

The Times of India gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and wrote that "Despite the flaws, Hulchul is definitely worth a watch because it attempts to tell a different kind of tale".^[2]