Race (2013 film)

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• Vikram Veer as Abhiram
• Bharat Kishore as Sidharth
• Karthik as Chaitanya
• Disha Pandey as Aarthi
• Nikitha Narayan as Anjali
• Srinivasa Reddy
• Phani Eggone
• Gundu Sudarshan
• Fish Venkat

Vikram told his childhood friend Ramesh Raparthy about an idea of three friends going to Bangkok. Pre-production work for the film took ten months. Debutant actors Bharat Kishore and Karthik play full length roles along with Vikram. The film was titled Race because it is a race for "money, honey (girls) and stability".{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/vikram-race.html|title=Interview - Vikram (Manasara & Race)|work=Idlebrain.com|date=27 February 2013|access-date=14 January 2024|archive-date=15 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115080107/https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/vikram-race.html|url-status=live}} The film is different from The Hangover (2009) and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) sincd it is a thriller.{{Cite web|url=http://mobilepaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=26§id=edid=&edlabel=TOIH&mydateHid=07-11-2012&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Hyderabad&edname=&articleid=Ar02600&publabel=TOI|title=Interview|work=The Times of India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202141813/http://mobilepaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=26§id=edid=&edlabel=TOIH&mydateHid=07-11-2012&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Hyderabad&edname=&articleid=Ar02600&publabel=TOI |archive-date=2 February 2014|first= Sarah |last=Salvadore}}

The music was composed by Vivek Sagar and Sanjay.{{cite web |title=Race Telugu - EP by Vivek Sagar & Sanjay on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/race-telugu-ep/1165819480 |website=Apple Music |access-date=14 January 2024 |date=20 January 2013 |archive-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115080108/https://music.apple.com/us/album/race-telugu-ep/1165819480 |url-status=live }} The lyrics were written by Sri Mani.{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions1/pressmeet-race.html|title='రేస్' ప్రెస్ మీట్|trans-title='Race' press meet|work=Idlebrain.com|language=te|date=28 September 2012|access-date=14 January 2024|archive-date=15 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115080110/https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions1/pressmeet-race.html|url-status=live}} The audio launch was attended by Venkatesh and Gopichand.{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions1/audio-race.html|title=విక్టరీ వెంకటేష్ 'రేస్' ఆడియో ఆవిష్కరణ|trans-title=Audio launch of Victory Venkatesh's 'Race'|work=Idlebrain.com|language=te|date=4 November 2012|access-date=14 January 2024|archive-date=15 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115080111/https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions1/audio-race.html|url-status=live}}

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| title1 = Prapanchame

| length1 = 3:35

| lyrics1 = Sri Mani

| extra1 = Vivek Sagar, Karthik

| title2 = Yammayo

| length2 = 4:37

| lyrics2 = Sri Mani

| extra2 = Pranavi, Deepu

| title3 = One Daylo

| length3 = 4:35

| lyrics3 = Sri Mani

| extra3 = Dinakar, Aishan Vali, Vivek Sagar

| title4 = Madhurame

| length4 = 2:28

| lyrics4 = Jayasurya

| extra4 = Pranavi

| title5 = Race Theme

| length5 = 3:28

| lyrics5 = Sri Mani

| extra5 = Aishan Vali , Masaki

| total_length = 18:43

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A critic from The Times of India rated the film two out of five stars and wrote that "All the characters fit the bill perfectly and the director did extract his pound of flesh from them but ultimately he tests the patience of the moviegoers as the film drags".{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/race/movie-review/18750747.cms|title=Race Movie Review|first=Ch. Sushil|last=Rao|work=The Times of India|date=1 March 2013|access-date=14 January 2024|archive-date=15 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115080021/https://www.youtube.com/embed/xrjWxcA72dA?autoplay=1&controls=1&mute=1&enablejsapi=1&origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com&widgetid=1|url-status=live}} A critic from Idlebrain.com wrote that "Shot mostly in Thailand, this film has style quotient. However, the emotions and narration should have been better. The taking of film is amateurish and there is no compactness in direction".{{cite web | url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/race.html | title=Race Telugu review - Telugu/Tamil cinema - Vikram, Bharat Kishore, Karthik, Srinivasa Reddy, Disha Pandey, Nikita Narayan | work=Idlebrain.com | date=1 March 2013 | access-date=4 March 2013 | archive-date=1 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901090446/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/race.html | url-status=live }} A critic from fullhyd.com wrote that "On the list of lost causes, Race isn't in the same league as, say, Mythri. You still wouldn't want to spend two and a half hours watching it in a movie hall, or even in the comfort of your home".{{Cite web|url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/race-telugu/telugu/race-telugu-movie-reviews-33-2.html|title=Race (Telugu) Review|last=Deval|first=Kritika|website=fullhyd.com|access-date=14 January 2024|archive-date=15 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115080159/https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/race-telugu/telugu/race-telugu-movie-reviews-33-2.html|url-status=live}} On the contrary, a critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "Race, surprisingly, is a worthy watch.  Watch out for the dialogue, the neat performances, the smart execution.  But have ordinary expectations".{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/race-review-telugu-movie-16799|title=Race Review|work=Indiaglitz|access-date=14 January 2024|archive-date=15 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115080120/https://www.indiaglitz.com/race-review-telugu-movie-16799|url-status=live}}

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