Kondaveeti Simhasanam
2002 Indian film
Kondaveeti Simhasanam (transl. Kondaveeti throne) 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 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. Koti replaced Vandemataram Srinivas as the music composer. The initial version starred Dasari Narayana Rao, Mohan Babu, Soundaraya, Laya, Deepti Bhatnagar and Dasari 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.
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