Kondaveeti Simhasanam
- Dasari Narayana Rao
- Mohan Babu
- Soundarya
- 8 February 2002 (2002-02-08)
Kondaveeti Simhasanam (transl. Kondaveeti throne)[a] is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao and starring himself, Mohan Babu and Soundarya with Harshavardhan, Deepti Bhatnagar, Laya and Udaya Bhanu in supporting roles.[2] The film is modern retelling of the relationship between Lord Rama, the village head, and Anjaneya, his servant. The film was released to highly negative reviews.
Cast
- Dasari Narayana Rao as Ramachandra Naidu alias Ramachandraiah
- Mohan Babu as Satti
- Soundarya as Chitti
- Harshavardhan as Aravind
- Deepti Bhatnagar as Rani
- Laya as Varala
- Udaya Bhanu
- Jayachitra as Nagamanamma Naidu alias Nagamani
- Ambika
- Annapoorna
- Telangana Shakuntala as Ramachandraiah's mother
- Kanta Rao
- Narra Venkateswara Rao
- P. J. Sarma
- Purushottama Rao
- Mada Venkateswara Rao
- Suthivelu
- Chitti Babu
- K. K. Sharma
- Jenny
- Ranganath as Ramachandraiah's father
- Magunta Sudhakar as Gangadhara Naidu
- Ravi Kumar
- Raghunatha Reddy
- Mumtaj
- Kota Srinivasa Rao
- Gautam Raju
Production and release
The film began filming on 16 November 2000 under the title Sardar Nagireddy with Laurence as the director.[3][4] Koti replaced Vandemataram Srinivas as the music composer.[4] The initial version starred Dasari Narayana Rao, Mohan Babu, Soundaraya, Laya, Deepti Bhatnagar and Arun Kumar.[5] Dasari Narayana Rao plays Mohan Babu's guru.[6] Mohan Babu has three getups in the film including that of a 99-year old. Soundarya worked as an assistant director while Mohan Babu worked as the production manager.[7] The initial version featuring Arun Kumar was slated to release on 4 May 2001.[5] The film's release was postponed to June 2001 after it found no buyers.[8] The film was delayed and Arun Kumar's portions were reshot with Harshavardhan with Dasari Narayana Rao as the director.[3] The film's release was delayed to late January 2002.[9]
Reception
A critic from Sify gave the film a verdict of "Horrible" and opined that "It is the most boring and sleep inducing film of the year. It is high time that Dasari retires as a director. Mohan Babu as usual hams his way through the film and Dasari too overacts as Naidu".[10] Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu said that "Had the story been narrated straight, avoiding flashbacks, playing up main roles, adding a pinch of social purpose and fun, the film would have looked altogether different, clear and delightful".[1] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com stated that "Watching Kondaveeti Simhasanam is like experiencing a 3-hour continuous torture. Keep a safe distance from this film".[3] A critic from Full Hyderabad criticised the film for its age old story.[11]
Box office
Despite an impressive star cast, the film was a box office failure.[12]
Notes
- ^ Kondaveeti is a village, and the village head passes judgement from the throne.[1]
References
- ^ a b Srihari, Gudipoodi (8 February 2002). "Movie review – Kondaveeti Simhasanam – by Gudipoodi Srihari". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Happy Birthday Deepti Bhatnagar: 4 Movies that Made her an Actress to Look Out for". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Jeevi (8 February 2002). "Movie review – Kondaveeti Simhasanam by Jeevi". Idlebrain. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b "It's Kondaveeti Simhasanam for Dasari and Mohan Babu". Idlebrain.com. 17 November 2000. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Kondaveeti Simhasanam release on 4th of May". Idlebrain.com. 22 January 2001. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Changing mustache of Telugu cinema!". Idlebrain.com. 7 December 2000. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Soundarya turns assistant director". Idlebrain.com. 9 March 2001. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Dasari's Rifles". Idlebrain.com. 7 May 2001. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Sankranthi movies release dates". Idlebrain.com. 8 January 2002. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Kondaveeti Simhasanam". Sify. 21 April 2003. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Kondaveeti Simhasanam review: Kondaveeti Simhasanam (Telugu) Movie Review – fullhyd.com". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ Sreya Sunil; Jeevi. "Tollywood in the first half of 2002". Idlebrain.com.
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