Mad (film)

Mad (stylized as MAD) is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Kalyan Shankar in his directorial debut. Produced by Sithara Entertainments, the film has an ensemble cast of Narne Nithin, Sangeeth Shobhan, Ram Nithin, Sri Gouri Priya, Ananathika Sanilkumar, Gopika Udayan, Vishnu Oi and Karthikeya Samala. The film was released on 6 October 2023.^[1]

Mad
Release poster
Directed by	Kalyan Shankar
Screenplay by	Kalyan Shankar Additional Screenplay: Praveen Pattu Pranay Rao Takkallapalli
Story by	Kalyan Shankar
Dialogues by	Kalyan Shankar
Produced by	Haarika Suryadevara Sai Soujanya
Starring	Narne Nithin Sangeeth Shobhan Ram Nithin Sri Gouri Priya Ananathika Sanilkumar Gopika Udayan
Cinematography	Shamdat Sainudeen Dinesh B. Krishnan
Edited by	Naveen Nooli
Music by	Bheems Ceciroleo
Production companies	Sithara Entertainments Fortune Four Cinemas
Release date	6 October 2023 (2023-10-06)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

This movie is about four friends who start their journey at an engineering college.

Cast

• Narne Nithin as Ashok
• Sangeeth Shobhan as Damodhar "DD"
• Ram Nithin as Manoj
• Sri Gouri Priya as Shruti
• Ananathika Sanilkumar as Jennie Sharma
• Gopikaa Udyan as Radha
• Raghu Babu as College Principal Purushottam
• Racha Ravi as Peon
• Muralidhar Goud as Ganesh's father
• Vishnu Oi as Ganesh "Laddu"
• Ravi Anthony Pudota as Anthony Rodriguez
• Karthikeya Samala as Shiva
• Srikanth N. Reddy as Srikanth N. Reddy
• Raghuram Sreepada as Xerox Janardhan
• Santosh Kalwacherla as rich student president
• K. V. Anudeep in a cameo appearance

Soundtrack

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Proud'se Single"	Raghuram	Nakash Aziz, Bheems Ceciroleo	3:25
2.	"Nuvvu Navvukuntu"	Bhaskarabhatla	Kapil Kapilan	3:40
3.	"College Papa"	Kasarla Shyam	Bheems Ceciroleo, Varam, Keerthana Sharma	3:41

All music is composed by Bheems Ceciroleo.

Release

Theatrical

Mad was released on 6 October 2023.

Home media

Netflix has secured the post-theatrical streaming rights for the film, which premiered on the platform on 3 November 2023.^[2]

Reception

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu opined that "Watching MAD is like stepping into an engineering campus and being privy to the fun riot in the classrooms and hostels". She further praised the performances of Shobhan, Muralidhar Goud and Vishnu Oi.^[3] Abhilasha Cherukuri of The New Indian Express rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and wrote that "Despite remnants of the campus film genre seen across MAD, one thing sets the latter apart from the rest. There is no sappy mythologising of friendship".^[4]

Accolades

Award[a]	Date of ceremony[b]	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Filmfare Awards South	3 August 2024	Best Male Debut	Sangeeth Sobhan	Won	[5][6][7]
South Indian International Movie Awards	14 September 2024	Best Comedian – Telugu	Vishnu Oi	Won	[8][9]
		Best Male Debut – Telugu	Narne Nithin	Nominated
			Ram Nithin	Nominated
			Sangeeth Shobhan	Won
		Best Debut Director – Telugu	Kalyan Shankar	Nominated
		Best Lyricist – Telugu	Bhaskarabhatla ("Nuvvu Navvukuntu")	Nominated

Notes

1. Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
2. Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

1. "Latest: Youthful entertainer MAD locks its new release date". 123Telugu. 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
2. Sistu, Suhas (30 October 2023). "'MAD' OTT details: This is when this youthful entertainer is arriving in OTTs". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
3. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (6 October 2023). "'MAD' movie review". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
4. "MAD movie review: A non-stop ride of gags neatly packaged in a campus film". Cinema Express. 6 October 2023. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
5. "Nominations for Filmfare Awards Telugu 2024 are out!". Filmfare. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
6. Filmfare (4 August 2024). "Full list of Winners of the 69th SOBHA Filmfare Awards South (Telugu) 2024". Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
7. The Times of India (4 August 2024). "69th Sobha Filmfare Awards South 2024: Check out the winners". Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
8. Bharat, E. T. V. (17 July 2024). "SIIMA 2024 Nominations Revealed: Nani's Dasara and Rajinikanth Starrer Jailer Lead with 11 Nominations Each". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
9. "SIIMA Awards 2024: Dasara, Hi Nanna, Kaatera and Sapta Sagaradaache Ello win big on Day 1". The Indian Express. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

External links

• Mad at IMDb