Ishq (2012 film)

Ishq
Directed by	Vikram Kumar
Produced by	SudhacarReddy,Vikram Goud
Screenplay by	Vikram Kumar
Story by	Muthyala Avinash Reddy
Starring	Nitin Nithya Menen
Music by	Anup Rubens Aravindh-Shankar
Cinematography	P. C. Sreeram
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Production company	Shresht Movies
Release date	24 February 2012 (2012-02-24)
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹8.8 crore (US$1.3 million)
Box office	₹41.02 crore (US$6.1 million)Share

Ishq (English: Love) is a 2012 Telugu romantic drama film written and directed by Vikram Kumar. The film was produced by Vikram Goud under Shresht Movies banner. The film features Nitin and Nithya Menen in the lead, with Ajay in a pivotal role. Cinematography for the film was handled by P. C. Sreeram and the music was composed by Anup Rubens with tracks "Sutigaa" and "Edho Edho" composed by music duo Aravind-Shankar. The dialogue was written by R. Samala. Ishq released on 24 August 2012 to positive reviews and became one of the highest-grossing films of 2012. A Bangladeshi remake of this movie named Love Station starring Bappy Chowdhury and Mishti Jannat was released on 5 September 2014 & remade into Bengali as Aashiqui starring Ankush Hazra and Nusrat Faria Mazhar in 2015. The film was also remade in Tamil as Uyire Uyire (2015).It was remade into Odia as Akhire Akhire starring Babushan ,Jhillik and Siddhanta Mahapatra.

The movie begins with a scene where the injured Siva (Ajay) is being rushed to the hospital. His father (Nagineedu), comes to the hospital and scolds him for his rogue behavior and disowns him and says that he will only return if Siva changes. It turns out that Siva had failed in a love affair with a girl named Divya. Three years later Rahul (Nitin) is a very jovial and friendly guy who likes to have fun and play practical jokes. He studies in Delhi and has just finished semester exams and heads back to Hyderabad for vacation where his family lives. Meanwhile, Priya (Nithya Menen), a beautiful and lively girl, is going to Hyderabad to take her semester exams and meet her brother. Rahul sees Priya at a traffic jam on the way to the airport, but does not quite see her face. Priya sees Rahul recovering a toy for a child. She is impressed, but she does not get to see his face either. But she collects his cap after Rahul loses it while recovering the toy. At the airport, Rahul plays a prank on Priya after he recognizes her by her bracelets and tattoo he saw at the traffic jam which annoys Priya. While flying to Hyderabad he falls for her. Unexpected circumstances force their plane to land in Goa. There, Rahul apologizes for his behavior. Priya recognizes Rahul as the person who recovered the toy for the child at the traffic jam after Rahul recognizes his cap. Priya then starts being friendly with Rahul.