Antariksham 9000 KMPH

Antariksham 9000 KMPH
Official poster
Directed by	Sankalp Reddy
Written by	Sankalp Reddy
Produced by	Saibabu Jagarlamudi Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi Y. Rajeev Reddy
Starring	Varun Tej Aditi Rao Hydari Lavanya Tripathi Rahman
Cinematography	Gnana Shekar V. S.
Edited by	Karthika Srinivas
Music by	Prashanth R Vihari
Production company	First Frame Entertainments
Release date	21 December 2018 (2018-12-21)
Running time	140 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹25–30 crore[2]
Box office	₹16.1 crore[3]

Antariksham 9000 KMPH (lit. 'Space: 9000 KMPH') is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language science fiction adventure film[1] written and directed by Sankalp Reddy.[4] The film stars Varun Tej, Aditi Rao Hydari, Lavanya Tripathi, and Rahman while Srinivas Avasarala, Satya Dev, and Raja Chembolu play supporting roles. The film was released on 21 December, 2018.

Plot

The film begins with a satellite moving into the darker side of the Moon. One of the Indian satellites, Mihira, has lost connection with the Space Station and is losing speed. This would lead to a collision with Chinese satellite and would lead to chain reaction resulting in a communication blackout across the world. The system codes to make repairs is known only to Dev - a passionate scientist at the station, who had quit the Space program five years ago. He was in love with the Station Director Chandrakanth's daughter, Paaru, a school teacher. He passionately works on Viprayaan, a satellite that will give data about water in the Moon. There is a glitch in the satellite after its takeoff and Dev drives to the space station to fix it, along with his fiancee. He loses control of the car in his rush and meets with an accident, losing both the satellite and his fiancée. This breaks him and he quits his job. He is now needed to fix Mihira and he comes back after five years from his life as a school teacher as part of the mission and manages to fix the critical glitch with the help of Riya, his colleague.

Cast

• Varun Tej as Dev
• Aditi Rao Hydari as Riya
• Lavanya Tripathi as Parvathi "Paaru"
• Rahman as Director of ISC, Chandrakanth, Parvathi's father
• Satya Dev as Karan and Aditya (Dual role)
• Srinivas Avasarala as Mohan
• Raja Chembolu as Sanjay
• Kunal Kaushik as Kunal
• Tharakesh as Dev's brother
• Pavani Gangireddy

Production

Principal photography of the film began on 19 April 2018. The shooting of the film was completed on 1 October 2018.[5] Many scenes of the film were shot in zero-gravity sets in Hyderabad.[6] Some crucial scenes were shot in Mahindra École Centrale, which stood in for Indian Space Research Organisation in the film.[7]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Prashanth R Vihari and released on Aditya Music.[8]

Antariksham 9000 KMPH
Soundtrack album by Prashanth R Vihari
Released	15 December 2018
Recorded	2018
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	17:37
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Prashanth R Vihari
Prashanth R Vihari chronology
Chi La Sow (2018) Antariksham 9000 KMPH (2018) Dorasaani (2019)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Samayama"	Ananta Sriram	Yazin Nizar, Harini	4:06
2.	"Palukave"	Ananta Sriram	Anurag Kulkarni	2:50
3.	"Telipo Telipo"	Ananta Sriram	Manisha Eerabathini	2:54
4.	"Dheemaga"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Benny Dayal, Anurag Kulkarni	4:46
5.	"Antarikshayanam"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Kaala Bhairava	2:51
6.	"The Spirit Of Antariksham 9000KMPH Theme"		Prashanth R Vihari	3:04
Total length:				20:28

Critical reception

Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India stated that Antariksham is unnecessarily melodramatic and gave the film 2.5 stars.[9] Sangeetha Devi of The Hindu praised the production values of the film.[10]

Release

The film released on 21 December 2018.

References

1. "Antariksham 9000 KMPH". British Board of Film Classification.
2. "Varun Tej on Antariksham 9000 KMPH: We have given our best within our limited budget". The Indian Express. 24 December 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
3. "Antariksham Final Total WW Collections". Andhraboxoffice. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
4. "From Jayam Ravi's Tik Tik Tik to Varun Tej's Antariksham, space genre earns mainstream acceptance in southern cinema". July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
5. "Varun Tej's space-thriller Antariksham 9000 KMPH wraps up its shoot". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
6. "Varun Tej's 'Antariksham' is Tollywood's first space movie". 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
7. "Varun Tej Antariksham Story Revealed - Telugu Bullet". Telugu Bullet. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
8. "Antariksham 9000 KMPH Songs". 15 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
9. "Anhariksham 9000 KMPH Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
10. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (21 December 2018). "Antariksham 9000kpmh: A mixed bag". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

External links

• Antariksham 9000 KMPH at IMDb