Orange

Orange is a 2010 Telugu romantic comedy drama written and directed by Bhaskar and produced by Nagendra Babu under Anjana Productions. Ram Charan, in his first film after Magadheera, stars with Genelia and Shazahn Padamsee, with Prabhu and Prakash Raj in supporting roles. Harris Jayaraj composed the music. Released on 26 November 2010 to mixed reviews, it failed at the box office, but its songs became hugely popular and the film has since gained a devoted following, returning to cinemas in several re-releases.

What the story is about

In Sydney, a furious young man named Ram is caught defacing a graffiti portrait of his girlfriend, Jaanu, and starts telling a police officer his story. Ram is a graffiti artist who does not believe love can last forever: he has been in love nine times and is sure every love fades. He falls for Jaanu at first sight and wins her over, but she wants him to promise to love her forever, and he honestly refuses. Their clash of ideas about love, illustrated by his past relationships and the couples around them, drives the whole film; how it resolves is for viewers to find out.

Cast

• Ram Charan as Ram
• Genelia as Jaanu
• Shazahn Padamsee as Rooba, Ram’s ex-girlfriend, in her Telugu debut
• Prabhu as Jaanu’s father and Mukesh Rishi as Ram’s father
• Prakash Raj as Sergeant Abishek Verma
• Brahmanandam as Puppy, Srinivas Avasarala as Ajay and Vennela Kishore as Ram’s friend

How it was made

After Magadheera, Ram Charan wanted to do a love story and approached Bhaskar. The film’s muhurat took place on 21 October 2009. Kajal Aggarwal was initially considered for the second heroine before Shazahn Padamsee was cast. Ram Charan and Genelia play Indian students in Australia, and the film was shot mainly in Melbourne and Sydney, with portions in Mumbai and Malaysia; Wikipedia describes it as the largest Indian-budget film shot mostly in Australia, with more than two hundred and fifty Australians in its cast and crew. The Hindu reported that Victorian Opposition leader Ted Baillieu visited the Melbourne set to explore attracting Indian productions to the state.

Music

Harris Jayaraj’s six-song soundtrack, his first with Ram Charan and Bhaskar, was launched by Aditya Music at Shilpakala Vedika on 25 October 2010. It was widely acclaimed, earned nominations including at the Filmfare Awards South, and has attained cult status in Telugu film music.

Release and box office

Orange opened on 26 November 2010 and was a box-office failure despite its successful soundtrack. Producer Nagendra Babu later told Deccan Chronicle that he lost his confidence after the film. It was dubbed into Tamil as Ramcharan, Malayalam as Hai Ramcharan and Hindi as Ram Ki Jung. Its later popularity led to theatrical re-releases on 25 March 2023, 14 February 2025 and 7 February 2026.

What critics said

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com (3.25 out of 5) called it “an honest film with a nice story idea despite inconsistencies and a few dull moments”. Serish Nanisetti of The Hindu described “a luridly vivid non-linear narrative with the smarts in all the right places”. Sify (2.75 out of 5) summed it up as “less love, more arguments”, and Rediff.com found the repeated lines about love monotonous.

Where to watch Orange

We do not have a confirmed streaming platform for Orange on file. The OTT details on this page will be updated when a platform’s own listing confirms it.

Sources: the Wikipedia article on Orange and the reviews and reports it cites, linked above; Wikidata; our own cast and crew records.