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Directed by | Sundar C. |
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Story by | Sundar C. |
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Cinematography | E. Krishnasamy |
Edited by | Fenny Oliver |
Music by | Hiphop Tamizha |
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Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Baak is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language version of Aranmanai 4, comedy horror film directed by Sundar C., who co-wrote the film with Venkatt Ragavan and S. B. Ramadass. It is produced by Khushbu Sundar and A. C. S. Arun Kumar under Avni Cinemax and Benzz Media (P) Ltd. The film stars Sundar himself, alongside an ensemble cast that includes Tamannaah Bhatia, Raashii Khanna, Santhosh Prathap, Ramachandra Raju, Kovai Sarala, Vennela Kishore, Srinivasa Reddy, K. S. Ravikumar, Jayaprakash, Delhi Ganesh, Rajendran and Singampuli. The film has music composed by Hiphop Tamizha, cinematography handled by E. Krishnasamy and editing done by Fenny Oliver.
Baak is scheduled to be theatrically released on 3 May 2024 along with the original version Aranmanai 4.
In mid-January 2023, Vijay Sethupathi was initially cast as the lead in the fourth installment of the Aranmanai film series, helmed by Sundar C.[3] However, due to scheduling conflicts, Sethupathi stepped down, and Sundar took over the lead role.[4] Later in March 2023 Raashii Khanna and Tamannaah Bhatia were chosen as the female leads.[5] Santhosh Prathap secured a pivotal role alongside Kovai Sarala, Yogi Babu, VTV Ganesh, Delhi Ganesh, Rajendran and Singampuli. In the Telugu dubbed version, Vennela Kishore and Srinivasa Reddy were cast instead of Yogi Babu and VTV Ganesh.[6] Additionally, Sundar reunited with Hiphop Tamizha for the project.[7][8]
Principal photography for the film commenced in March 2023 and wrapped by mid-September.[5][9]
The first look poster was released on 29 September 2023 & the first look of Telugu version was released on 9 April 2024 coinciding Ugadi Festival.[10] Exclusive stills of the film were leaked and became viral on the internet on 15 March 2024.[11][12] .The official trailer of the film was released on 28 April 2024, with a grand trailer launch event held in Hyderabad, and received mostly positive reviews[13][14]
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Released | 14 April 2024 | |||
Recorded | 2023 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | TBA | |||
Language | Telugu | |||
Label | Think Music | |||
Producer | Hiphop Tamizha | |||
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The film's soundtrack album and background score were composed by Hiphop Tamizha in his sixth collaboration with Sundar C., after Aambala (2015), Aranmanai 2 (2016), Kalakalappu 2 (2018), Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven (2019) and Action (2019). The music rights were purchased by Think Music.[15] The first single, titled "Achacho" was released on 14 April 2024.[6]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Panchuko" | Raghavi | Sahithi | 03:10 |
Total length: | TBA |
Baak was initially scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on 11 April, then to 26 April, and finally locked for theatrical release on 3 May 2024, alongside the original version Aranmanai 4