Kondaveeti Simhasanam

Not to be confused with Kondaveeti Simham.
Kondaveeti Simhasanam
DVD Cover
Directed byDasari Narayana Rao
Written byDasari Narayana Rao
Produced byDasari Narayana Rao
Starring
CinematographyV.S.R. Swamy
Edited byKrishnam Raju
Music byKoti
Release date
  • 8 February 2002 (2002-02-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

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

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

  1. ^ Kondaveeti is a village, and the village head passes judgement from the throne.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Changing mustache of Telugu cinema!". Idlebrain.com. 7 December 2000. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Soundarya turns assistant director". Idlebrain.com. 9 March 2001. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Dasari's Rifles". Idlebrain.com. 7 May 2001. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Sankranthi movies release dates". Idlebrain.com. 8 January 2002. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Kondaveeti Simhasanam". Sify. 21 April 2003. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Kondaveeti Simhasanam review: Kondaveeti Simhasanam (Telugu) Movie Review – fullhyd.com". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  12. ^ Sreya Sunil; Jeevi. "Tollywood in the first half of 2002". Idlebrain.com.