Love In Singapore

Love in Singapore is a 1980 Telugu action drama directed by OSR Anjaneyulu, starring Ranganath, Latha, Chiranjeevi and Jose Prakash, in his Telugu debut, with music by Shankar–Ganesh. It was shot alongside a Malayalam film of the same name, made by a different director with Prem Nazir and Jayan, and some footage from that version was reused in the Telugu one. It was released on 27 September 1980.

What the story is about

Rebels in an Andhra Pradesh village steal the diamond from a sacred Kali sword and smuggle it to Singapore. The central government hands the case to the CBI, which sends officer Prem to bring the jewel home. In Singapore, Prem runs into his younger brother Suresh, who ran away from home as a child, and the film is about how the two brothers go after the diamond together.

Cast and crew

• Ranganath as Prem
• Chiranjeevi as Suresh
• Latha as Sudha
• Jose Prakash
• Uncredited: Madeline Teo as Madeline, Mukkamala, Hema Sundar and others, with local Singapore performers

Director: OSR Anjaneyulu. Music: Shankar–Ganesh. Production: Sri Venkateswara Swamy Films.

Making the film

The film was shot over about twenty days in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, making it Chiranjeevi’s first film shot outside India. Ranganath and Chiranjeevi had equally weighted roles, but after the success of Punnami Naagu (1980) the film was sold as a Chiranjeevi picture, according to News18 Telugu and iDreamPost.

Release and reception

Kamal Haasan attended a preview at Meena Theatre in Madras, and the film opened a week after two other Chiranjeevi releases, Kaali and Thathayya Premaleelalu. It was also dubbed into Tamil under the same title. Kalki, reviewing the Tamil version, praised Chiranjeevi, the cinematography and the music but found the direction only passable. A 40th-anniversary piece in Movie Volume called the fights the main attraction and praised Chiranjeevi’s dancing and the music. The film was a box-office success, according to India Herald; no figures are given.

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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Love in Singapore (1980 Telugu film) and the reviews and reports it cites, linked above; our own cast and crew records.