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RUNTIME
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Clocks in at 152 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
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Darling
2010 2h 32m TE
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6.4
MID
★6.4TMDB · 40
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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Prabha prepares to meet Nandini, his childhood friend, at a reunion party organised by his father. However, things take a turn when Nisha, a gangster's daughter, falls in love with him.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Prabhas
Prabhas "Prabha"
Kajal Aggarwal
Nandini
Prabhu
Hanumantha Rao
Tulasi
Rajeswari
Ahuti Prasad
Vishwanath
Chandra Mohan
Bhadram
M. S. Narayana
Appala Raju/Church Father
Dharmavarupu Subramanyam
Buchchaiah Mama/ Booch Thomas
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- A. Karunakaran
- Writers
- A. Karunakaran, A. Karunakaran
- Languages
- Telugu
- Countries
- India
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ERA
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Released 16 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by A. Karunakaran, shot by Andrew. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Prabhas and Kajal Aggarwal and Prabhu carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1649303 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
A. Karunakaran directs. Andrew behind the camera. G. V. Prakash Kumar scores. Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Telugu.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Clocks in at 152 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
- 2Released 16 years ago.
- 3Directed by A. Karunakaran, shot by Andrew. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Prabhas and Kajal Aggarwal and Prabhu carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt1649303 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Andrew
- Original score
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Editing
- Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
- Stunt coordinator
- Yannick Ben
- Runtime
- 152 min · 2h 32m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- TE
- Certification (US)
- U
- IMDB
- Darling (2010)
Also by
A. Karunakaran
Production companies
Who made it
- SR
Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra
IN
Reliance Entertainment
IN
Key crew
- ProducerB. V. S. N. Prasad
- DialogueDarling Swamy
- EditorKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
- ChoreographerPrem Rakshith
- ChoreographerKalyan Kumar
- LyricistAnantha Sriram
- LyricistRamajogayya Sastry
- Playback SingerRahul Nambiar
- Playback SingerLesle Lewis
- Playback SingerKK
- Playback SingerG. V. Prakash Kumar
- Playback SingerPriya Himesh
- Playback SingerBenny Dayal
- Stunt CoordinatorYannick Ben
- Stunt CoordinatorPeter Hein
- Stunt CoordinatorJean-Charles Rousseau
- Costume DesignerMawle Ashwin
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2010-04-23U
- Theatrical2026-04-23· Re-release
Also known as
International titles
- Sabse Badhkar HumIN
