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Kondaveeti Simhasanam
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Wikipedia article
'Kondaveeti Simhasanam' 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. The film is modern retelling of the relationship between Lord Rama, the village head, and Anjaneya, his servant. The film 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. Koti replaced Vandemataram Srinivas as the music composer. The initial version starred Dasari Narayana Rao, Mohan Babu, Soundaraya, Laya, Deepti Bhatnagar and Arun Kumar. Dasari Narayana Rao plays Mohan Babu's guru. 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. The initial version featuring Arun Kumar was slated to release on 4 May 2001. The film's release was postponed to June 2001 after it found no buyers. The film was delayed and Arun Kumar's portions were reshot with Harshavardhan with Dasari Narayana Rao as the director. The film's release was delayed to late January 2002.
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". 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". Jeevi of 'Idlebrain.com' stated that "Watching 'Kondaveeti Simhasanam' is like experiencing a 3-hour continuous torture. Keep a safe distance from this film". A critic from 'Full Hyderabad' criticised the film for its age old story.
Box office
Despite an impressive star cast, the film was a box office failure.
Notes
References
Category:Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
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