Lily (2023 film) explained

Lily
Director:Sivam
Producer:K Babu Reddy
G Satish Kumar
Starring:Baby Neha
Baby Pranitha Reddy
Master Vedanth Varma
Cinematography:Rajkumar
Editing:Lokesh Kumar Kadali
Music:Anto Francis
Production Companies:-->
Country:India
Language:Telugu

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

Promotion

Dil Raju launched the Telugu trailer of the film on 13 March 2023 in Hyderabad.[6] [7] Ragini Dwivedi launched the Kannada trailer on 23 March.[8] [9]

Release

Although a release in five languages (Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi) was much advertised, only the release in Telugu on July, 7 2023 seems confirmed so far.[10]

Reception

The film received very mixed reviews at 123 Telugu[11] and Sakshi.[12] The director stated the film was receiving good response and that he aimed to show it to students of all schools in India.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rev . 2023-03-29 . The First Pan Indian Children's Film Press Meet Has Been Held Today . 2024-01-26 . News Portal . en-US . 2023-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202500/https://theprimetime.in/the-first-pan-indian-childrens-film-press-meet-has-been-held-today/ . live .
  2. Web site: 2023-03-29 . Pan-Indian children's film Lily gears up for release . 2023-05-30 . . en . 2023-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202459/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2023/mar/29/pan-indian-childrens-film-lily-gears-up-for-release-41689.html . live .
  3. Web site: 2023-03-13 . పాన్ ఇండియా మూవీ లిల్లీ.. ట్రైల‌ర్ రిలీజ్ . 2023-05-30 . Prabha News . en-US . 2023-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202500/https://www.prabhanews.com/importantnews/first-pan-india-children-film-directer-shivam/ . live .
  4. Web site: 2023-03-13 . Lily Telugu Trailer తొలి పాన్‌ ఇండియా చిల్డ్రన్‌ మూవీ లిల్లీ.. ఆకట్టుకుంటోన్న ట్రైలర్‌ . 2023-05-30 . www.ntnews.com . te-IN . 2023-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202459/https://www.ntnews.com/cinema/first-pan-india-children-film-lily-telugu-trailer-is-out-now-1002456 . live .
  5. Web site: Lily becomes the first children's film to get a pan-Indian release . 2024-01-26 . . 25 March 2023 . en . 2024-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240116165858/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2023/mar/25/lily-becomes-the-first-childrens-film-to-get-a-pan-indian-release-41499.html . live .
  6. Web site: 2023-03-13 . Telugu audience always appreciates children's movies with good content... Dil Raju at Lily Trailer Launch . 2023-05-30 . IndustryHit.Com . en-US . 2023-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202500/https://industryhit.com/t/telugu-audience-always-appreciates-childrens-movies-with-good-content-dil-raju-at-lily-trailer-launch/ . live .
  7. Web site: 2023-03-13 . Dil Raju unveils trailer for Lily, pan-India children's film . 2023-05-30 . www.ragalahari.com . en . 2023-03-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321182748/https://www.ragalahari.com/tollywood-news-2023-march/169006/dil-raju-unveils-trailer-for-lily-pan-india-childrens-film . live .
  8. Web site: 2023-03-23 . ಪ್ಯಾನ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಲೆವೆಲ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ; ಸಾಥ್ ನೀಡಿದ ನಟಿ ರಾಗಿಣಿ . 2023-05-30 . Vijay Karnataka . kn . 2023-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202459/https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/news/lily-pan-india-movie-songs-and-trailer-released-by-ragini-dwivedi/articleshow/98932961.cms . live .
  9. Web site: 2023-03-23 . Lily Pan India Movie: ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಬಾಯಿಂದ ಹೊಮ್ಮಲಿದೆ ಮಾನವೀಯ ಮೌಲ್ಯ.. ಐದು ಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಆಗ್ತಿದೆ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಚಿತ್ರ 'ಲಿಲ್ಲಿ' . 2023-05-30 . Kannada Hindustan Times . kn . 2023-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202502/https://kannada.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/children-s-film-lilly-to-be-released-in-five-languages-181679544713157.html . live .
  10. Web site: Anil . Revathy . 2023-03-29 . The First Pan Indian Children's Film Press Meet Has Been Held Today . 2023-05-30 . News Portal . en-US . 2023-05-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202500/https://theprimetime.in/the-first-pan-indian-childrens-film-press-meet-has-been-held-today/ . live .
  11. Web site: 2023-07-07 . Lily Telugu Movie Review . 2024-01-26 . 123telugu.com . en . 2024-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240116165856/https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/lily-telugu-movie-review.html . live .
  12. Web site: Lily Movie Review: 'లిల్లీ' సినిమా రివ్యూ. 6 July 2023. Sakshi. 27 January 2024. 8 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230708130828/https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/movies/lily-movie-review-and-rating-telugu-1684729. live.
  13. Web site: 2023-07-09 . 'తొలి పాన్‌ ఇండియా బాలల చిత్రం 'లిల్లీ'గా గుర్తుండిపోతుంది' . 2024-01-26 . Sakshi . te . 2024-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240126192132/https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/movies/director-shivam-talks-about-lily-movie-1688053 . live .