Streaming · Telugu film · 2017
Hello
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Hello release date: 22 December 2017 (theatres). Directed by Vikram Kumar; starring Akhil Akkineni, Kalyani Priyadarshan and Jagapati Babu.
- Film release
- 22 December 2017 · All 2017 films
- Director
- Vikram Kumar
- Music
- Anoop Rubens
- Production
- Annapurna Studios
- Producer
- Akkineni Nagarjuna
- Writing credits
- Vikram Kumar
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Language
- Telugu
OTT release
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Film release: 22 December 2017 · all 2017 Telugu films.
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Hello (styled Hello!) is a 2017 Telugu-language romantic action film directed by Vikram Kumar and produced by Nagarjuna under Annapurna Studios. It stars Akhil Akkineni, Kalyani Priyadarshan, in her acting debut, Jagapathi Babu and Ramya Krishnan. Released on 22 December 2017, it drew generally positive reviews but was a below-average grosser.
Story
Seenu is a young orphan who earns money playing the ektara. He becomes best friends with Junnu, a quirky girl he meets at a street-food stall, until her family moves to Delhi. As they part, she writes her phone number on a ₹100 note, but a thief snatches it and Seenu loses touch with her. The film follows whether fate will bring them back together.
Cast
- Akhil Akkineni in the lead
- Kalyani Priyadarshan, in her debut
- Jagapathi Babu and Ramya Krishnan
Music
Anup Rubens composed the music, his 50th film, released on Aditya Music; the audio launch was held in Visakhapatnam on 7 December 2017. He and singer Armaan Malik were nominated for Filmfare awards for the film.
Release and box office
The film was released worldwide on 22 December 2017 and later dubbed into Hindi as Taqdeer, and into Tamil and Malayalam. According to the source it grossed ₹340 million in its first week. The Hindu called Kalyani Priyadarshan’s a commendable debut with good chemistry with Akhil; despite the positive response, the film earned below average.
Awards
Kalyani Priyadarshan won both the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South and the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu) for the film.
Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.
Trailer from the official YouTube channel of Annapurna Studios, published 1 Dec 2017.
Cast of Hello (2017)
- Akhil Akkineni as Avinash / Seenu
- Kalyani Priyadarshan as Priya
- Jagapati Babu as Prakash
- Ramya Krishnan as Sarojini/Saru
- Ajay as Rishi
Additional cast
Further acting credits recorded for this film; voice-only and dubbing credits are excluded.
- Vennela Kishore as Bridegroom for Priya's friend
- Posani Krishna Murali as Police Officer
- Praveen as Taxi driver
- Satya Krishnan as Priyas' Mother
- Anish Kuruvilla as Priya’s Father
- Krishnudu as Pani Puri seller
Also in the cast (TMDB): Nivedhithaa Sathish as Priya's friend.
Character names as listed on TMDB, checked 10 Oct 2026.
Source record: Q39073989 on Wikidata. Dates are those on record and can change; this is not a studio announcement. Spotted an error? Send a correction.