Koduku (transl. Son) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by M. S. Narayana. The film stars his son, Vikram (in his film debut), Aditi Agarwal and Mounika.
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| Directed by | M. S. Narayana |
| Written by | M. S. Narayana |
| Produced by | Thadi Tatharao |
| Starring | Vikram Aditi Agarwal Mounika |
| Cinematography | AN Raja |
| Edited by | K Ram Gopal Reddy |
| Music by | Vandemataram Srinivas |
Production company | Sri Maruthi Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
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Vikram's father, Parandhamayya, is banished from a village from ten years after losing a wrestling match. How Vikram seeks revenge forms the rest of the story.
Cast
edit- Vikram as Vikram
- Aditi Agarwal
- Mounika
- Suman as Parandhamayya
- Ponnambalam as Yalamanda
- Rajan P. Dev as Basava Punnayya
- Prakash Raj as a NRI
- Ahuti Prasad
- Tanikella Bharani
- Venu Madhav
- L. B. Sriram
- Brahmanandam
- M. S. Narayana
- Sunil
- Sudha
- Raghu Babu
- Aarthi Agarwal (special appearance)
Production
editThe film is produced by Tadi Tata Rao, who produced Joruga Husharuga (2002).[1]
Music
editThe music for the film was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas.[2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Parimalame" | Aangoth Bheems | Snehavanth, Shankar Mahadevan | 5:16 |
| 2. | "Studentante Rockettu" | M. S. Narayana | Tippu | 5:01 |
| 3. | "Milamila Merise" | Guru Charan | Kumar Sanu, Sadhana Sargam | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Sindhuram" | Sri Sri | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Navvu Navvu" | Chandrabose | Udit Narayan, Snehavanth | 5:14 |
| 6. | "Kosindhi Koyakura" | Goreti Venkanna | Usha, Shankar Mahadevan, Kousalya | 5:27 |
| Total length: | 29:09 | |||
Reception
editA critic from Sify opined that "Comedian M.S.Narayana has launched his son Vikram in this film that has nothing new, supported by an inane story and screenplay".[3] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film one out of five and wrote that "By launching his own son as hero, MS Narayana did more harm to Vikram than any help".[4] A critic from Indiaglitz stated that "The entire cast comes out as if they are auditioning for a stage drama in the 60s and 70s --- loud, predictable and overplaying".[5]
Box office
editThe film was a box office failure.[6] M. S. Narayana cited that the reason for the film's failure was that the audience expected him to make a comedy film.[7] After the film's failure, M. S. Narayana went on to direct a comedy film Bhajantrilu (2007) also starring his son Vikram.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Muhurat – Koduku". Idlebrain.com. 16 November 2003. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Koduku 2004 Telugu Movie Songs, Koduku Music Director Lyrics Videos Singers & Lyricists". MovieGQ. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Koduku". Sify. 1 July 2004. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Jeevi (25 June 2004). "Movie review – Koduku". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Kodukku Review". Indiaglitz. 29 June 2004. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Idlebrain.com's verdict on Telugu cinema 2004". Idlebrain.com. 30 December 2004. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Muhurat – Bhajantrilu". Idlebrain.com. 2 July 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "VVK and Bhajantrilu on 1st November". Idlebrain.com. 28 October 2007. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.