Paathasala

For the 2010 Bollywood film, see Paathshaala. For the Bangladesh Media Academy, see Pathshala.

Paathasala (transl. School) is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by Mahi V Raghav.^[2] The music for the film was composed by Rahul Raj. It also won the state Gaddar Award for Second Best Feature Film.^[3]

Paathasala
Directed by	Mahi V. Raghav
Written by	Mahi V. Raghav
Produced by	Rakesh Mahankali Pavan Kumar Reddy
Starring	Nandu Sai Ronak Sirisha Vanka Anupriya Goenka Hammood
Cinematography	Sudheer Surendran
Edited by	Shravan Katikaneni
Music by	Rahul Raj
Production company	Moonwater Pictures
Release date	10 October 2014 (2014-10-10)
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹2.9 crore[1]

Plot

Five friends: Raju, Adi, Sandhya, Surya, and Salma, who have just completed their engineering are at crossroads about their career choices. Also, they realize that the moment has come to leave each other and move into the big, bad world. So, they decide to take one final road trip to each other’s house.

They hire a swanky van, and start their fun filled journey to these villages. On their route, they discover a lot of things they did not know about each other. They also realize what they want to do with their lives. Rest of the story is as to what happens during their visit, and how the harsh realities change their lives upside down. In short, the film is about how the road trip becomes a Paathasala of sorts and prepares them for the big journey called life.

Cast

• Nandu as Raju
• Sai Ronak as Adi
• Hamood as Surya
• Anupriya Goenka as Sandhya
• Sirisha Vanka as Salma
• Sanjay Reddy as Sandhya's father
• Surya as College Principal
• Krishna Bhagavaan as JC Astrologer
• L. B. Sriram as Fat Boy's father
• Narasimha Raju as Surya's father
• Shashank as Karthik (Special appearance)

Production

The film is a road based film and 95% of the film was shot outdoors at Gandikota, the Godavari River, Horsley Hills, Hyderabad and the villages near Kadapa.^[1]

Soundtrack

The music for the film was composed by Rahul Raj with lyrics by Sri Mani.^[4] In an audio review, a critic from Idlebrain.com wrote, "Paathasala music album is engaging and refreshing".^[5] Karthik of Milliblog! wrote, "Rahul does considerably better than his debut here!"^[6]

Paathasala
Soundtrack album by Rahul Raj
Released	2014 (2014)
Producer	Rahul Raj
Rahul Raj chronology
Kadavul Paathi Mirugam Paathi (2014) Paathasala (2014) Fireman (2015)

Soundtrack^[7]

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Friendship Anthem"	Sooraj Santhosh, Elvis Don Raja
2.	"Merise Merise"	Rahul Raj
3.	"Sooryodhayam"	Najim Arshad
4.	"Swecha Varsham (Freedom Song)"	Rahul Raj
5.	"Shoonyamai"	Nikhil Mathew

Release

The film was released on 10 October 2014.

Reception

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film 3/5 and wrote, "On a whole, Paathshala is a different attempt and is aimed at sensible viewers".^[8]

Awards and nominations

Date of ceremony	Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
24 & 25 January 2020	1st IIFA Utsavam	Best Film	Paathasala	Nominated	[9]
		Best Director	Mahi V. Raghav	Nominated