Lily (2023 film)

Lily
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySivam
Produced byK Babu Reddy
G Satish Kumar
StarringBaby Neha
Baby Pranitha Reddy
Master Vedanth Varma
CinematographyRajkumar
Edited byLokesh Kumar Kadali
Music byAnto Francis
Release date
  • 7 July 2023 (2023-07-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Lily is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language children's film directed by Sivam in his directorial debut. The film was announced and promoted as the first film in the genre to have a pan-Indian release.[1] It stars Neha, Pranitha Reddy, Vedanth, Rajveer in the lead roles; the cast also includes Rajeev Pillai in a special appearance.[2] It was produced by K Babu Reddy and G Sathish Kumar under Gopuram Studios.[3][4][5]

Plot

Of her group of friends, including Lily and Vedanth, Divya is the only orphan. Her foster mother, Deva, lives poorly. When Divya is taken to a hospital after having fainted, and diagnosed with leukemia, her friends and Deva wonder how they will afford the costs of her treatment.

Cast

  • Neha as Lily
  • Pranitha Reddy as Divya
  • Vedanth as Vedanth
  • Rajveer as Deva
  • Michelle Shah as Dr.Aparna
  • Rajeev Pillai as Rajeev

Promotion

Dil Raju launched the Telugu trailer of the film on 13 March 2023 in Hyderabad.[6] Ragini Dwivedi launched the Kannada trailer on 23 March.[7][8]

Release

The was released in five languages (Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi) [9] [10]

Reception

The film received very mixed reviews at Sakshi.[11] The director stated the film was receiving good response and that he aimed to show it to students of all schools in India.[12]

References

  1. ^ Rev (29 March 2023). "The First Pan Indian Children's Film Press Meet Has Been Held Today". News Portal. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Pan-Indian children's film Lily gears up for release". Cinema Express. 29 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ^ "పాన్ ఇండియా మూవీ లిల్లీ.. ట్రైల‌ర్ రిలీజ్". Prabha News. 13 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Lily Telugu Trailer | తొలి పాన్‌ ఇండియా చిల్డ్రన్‌ మూవీ లిల్లీ.. ఆకట్టుకుంటోన్న ట్రైలర్‌". www.ntnews.com (in Telugu). 13 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Lily becomes the first children's film to get a pan-Indian release". Cinema Express. 25 March 2023. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Telugu audience always appreciates children's movies with good content... Dil Raju at Lily Trailer Launch". IndustryHit.Com. 13 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  7. ^ "ಪ್ಯಾನ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಲೆವೆಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ; ಸಾಥ್ ನೀಡಿದ ನಟಿ ರಾಗಿಣಿ". Vijay Karnataka (in Kannada). 23 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Lily Pan India Movie: ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಬಾಯಿಂದ ಹೊಮ್ಮಲಿದೆ ಮಾನವೀಯ ಮೌಲ್ಯ.. ಐದು ಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಆಗ್ತಿದೆ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಚಿತ್ರ 'ಲಿಲ್ಲಿ'". Kannada Hindustan Times (in Kannada). 23 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Lily (2023) - Movie | Reviews, Cast & Release Date in chennai". Bookmyshow.
  10. ^ Anil, Revathy (29 March 2023). "The First Pan Indian Children's Film Press Meet Has Been Held Today". News Portal. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Lily Movie Review: 'లిల్లీ' సినిమా రివ్యూ". Sakshi. 6 July 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  12. ^ "'తొలి పాన్‌ ఇండియా బాలల చిత్రం 'లిల్లీ'గా గుర్తుండిపోతుంది'". Sakshi (in Telugu). 9 July 2023. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.