Parodi (film)

Parodi
VCD cover
Directed byOm Sai Prakash
Written byNanjunda (dialogues)
Screenplay byOm Sai Prakash
Based on
Krantiveer
by
Produced byL Lingaraj
B P Thyagu
StarringUpendra
Neha
CinematographyRamesh Babu
Edited byS Manohar
Music byRajesh Ramanath
Production
company
LR Productions
Release date
  • 27 February 2007 (2007-02-27)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Parodi (transl. Vagabond) is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Om Sai Prakash. The film stars Upendra and Neha. It is a remake of the Hindi film Krantiveer (1994).[1] The film was released on 27 February 2007.[2]

Plot

Cast

Production

The film had its final phase of shooting in Bangalore in December 2006.[4] Upendra and Hindi actors Neha and Pradeep Rawat were cast in the lead.[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Rajesh Ramanath.[6] Upendra wrote the lyrics and sung for a song in the film.[7] The other songs were written by M. N. Vyasa Rao, Sriranga, and Rudramurthy Shastry.[2]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Cool Drinksu"Sri RangaShankar Mahadevan5:00
2."Baare Baare"M. N. Vyasa RaoKunal Ganjawala, Shashikala4:43
3."Parodi Parodi"UpendraUpendra5:20
4."Yeddu Baaro" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:16
5."Huttiruva Mannige" Rajesh Krishnan, K. S. Chithra5:17

Reception

A critic from The Hindu opined that "The director attempts to exercise his hold on the audience in a liberal fashion, undermining the latter's sensibility".[8] R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and opined that "The ineptness of this film is, in short, such that even a popular star like Upendra can do nothing for its prospects at the box office".[9] A critic from Sify gave the film a verdict of below average and said that "This is a poorly made film with nothing new in the offering. Bizarre films with similar content seem to the order of the day in Kannada!"[3] The film was a box office failure.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Kumar, S. Shiva (23 March 2007). "Was it too street smart?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Parodi (ಪರೋಡಿ)". Chiloka. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Parodi". Sify. 5 March 2007. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. ^ Veeresh, K.M. (15 December 2006). "Final schedule". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. ^ Vijayasarathy, R G (2 March 2007). "Upendra's Parodi". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Parodi". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  7. ^ Vijayasarathy, R G (2 March 2007). "Upendra's Parodi". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Undermining audiences' sensibility". The Hindu. 5 March 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  9. ^ Vijayasarathy, R G (5 March 2007). "Upendra can't save Parodi". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2021.