Modati Cinema (transl. First movie) (Telugu: మొదటి సినిమా) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Kuchipudi Venkat and starring Navdeep and Poonam Bajwa. It was directed by to music by Swaraj.
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| Directed by | Kuchipudi Venkat |
| Written by | Kuchipudi Venkat |
| Produced by | Kunduru Ramana Reddy |
| Starring | Navdeep Poonam Bajwa |
| Cinematography | Sameer Reddy |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Swaraj |
Production company | Abhisatvika Creations |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editSreeram is from a rich family. Sindhu is a middle-class girl with a nagging and gold digger step mother and a strict father. Sreeram is impressed by Sindhu at first sight. He helps her solve her family problems. In the process, she misunderstands him. The rest of the movie is all about how the two understand the power of their love and tie the knot on the same day they meet.
Cast
edit- Navdeep as Sreeram
- Poonam Bajwa as Sindhu
- Brahmanandam
- Tanikella Bharani
- Harish Shankar as Harish
- Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam
- Rallapalli
- Suthivelu
- Ali
- Sunil
- Venu Madhav
- L.B. Sriram
- Raghunatha Reddy
- Subhalekha Sudhakar as Sindhu's father
- Krishna Bhagawan
- Raghu Babu
- Gautam Raju
- Shankar Melkote
- Krishnudu
- Ravikant
- Raj
- Duvvasi Mohan
- Chitram Seenu
- Srinivasa Reddy
- Meka Suresh
- Telangana Shakuntala
- Pavala Syamala
- Satya Krishnan as Satya
Production
editInitially, Kuchipudi Venkat narrated the story to Kunduru Ramana Reddy, but said that the budget was too high. The script was narrated to Lagadapati Sridhar before Kuchipudi Venkat reverted back to Kunduru Ramana Reddy.[1] The music director Swaraj took four months to compose the soundtrack.[2]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Swaraj.[3] The audio release function was held in Club Jayabheri, Hyderabad on 29 September 2005. Y. V. Subba Reddy and Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry graced the function as guests.[3][4]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Urime Megham" | Sonu Nigam, K.S. Chitra | |
| 2. | "Neeke Nuvve" | Shreya Ghoshal | |
| 3. | "Jallu Manada" | S. P. B. Charan, Suneetha | |
| 4. | "Chedyna Badyna" (Happy) | M. G. Sreekumar | |
| 5. | "Thaka Chuku" | Tippu, Sowmya Raoh | |
| 6. | "Urikee Chiru Chinuka" | Sri Ram Parthasarathy | |
| 7. | "Ninnyna Nadyna" | Shankar Mahadevan | |
| 8. | "Chedyna Badyna" (Sad) | M. G. Sreekumar |
Release and reception
editThe film was initially scheduled to release on 12 October 2005.[5]
Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film two-and-three-quarters out of five and wrote that "The basic point of destiny guiding a couple who just met into wedlock within a few hours is interesting. But the director tried to inject more comedy element (though is pretty hilarious in a couple of tracks) than what is necessary".[6] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "Venkat, the director has lot of promise. But the problem is he has managed to deliver only a percentage on screen. If only he had worked a bit more diligently, we would have had a much more hardy entertainer on our hands".[7] "The film is a youth romance, and won’t give you nightmares or anything, but if you are just passing by the theater, you can continue along your way unmindful of the consequences".[8]
References
edit- ^ jeevi (20 October 2005). "Interview with Venkat Kuchipudi". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Pressmeet 2: Modati Cinema". Idlebrain.com. 27 August 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Modati Cinema - audio function - Telugu Cinema - Navdeep & Poonam". Idlebrain.com. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Audio CD release - Modati Cinema". Idlebrain.com. 18 October 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Pressmeet: Modati Cinema". Idlebrain.com. 27 August 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ jeevi (21 October 2005). "Modati Cinema - Telugu cinema Review - Navadeep & Poonam". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Modati Cinema Review". Indiaglitz. 22 October 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Modati Cinema Review". Full Hyderabad. Retrieved 16 August 2024.