Anaganaga O Kurraadu (transl. Once upon a boy) is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by L P Ramarao and starring Rohit and Rekha. The film reuses scenes from Bend It Like Beckham (2002).
Cast
- Rohit as Sachin
- Rekha as Rekha
- Banerjee as Vithal Rao
- Rajeev Kanakala as Rajeev
- Vizag Prasad as G. K. Naidu
- Devadas Kanakala as Rajeev's father
- Chalapati Rao as Driver
- Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao
- Sangeetha
- M. Balayya
- Kadambari Kiran
- Venkatapathy Raju as a selection committee member (special appearance)[1]
- Mohammed Azharuddin as himself (special appearance)[2]
Production
Director LP Rama Rao previously worked under Puri Jagannadh.[3] Most of the film completed shooting by the end of 2002 sans three songs, which were to be shot in Malaysia and Singapore.[4]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Chakri.[5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vijayam Mana Sontham" | Tippu, Anuradha Sriram | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Cell Phone Dwani" | Chakri, Gopika Poornima | 5:28 |
| 3. | "Kala Teravarindi" | Kousalya | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Nene Nuvvani" | Kousalya, Venu | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Sakku Sakku" | Raghu Kunche, Sunitha | 4:39 |
| 6. | "Chinna Dressulo" | Ravi Varma, Sudha | 5:14 |
| Total length: | 28:37 | ||
Reception
Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu opined that "The narration becomes interesting only when it is deals with cricket".[6] A critic from Sify wrote that "The film is made against the cricket background but comes a cropper as director Rama Rao fails to keep the tempo going".[7] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com stated that "But the director failed to cash on the cricketing scenes in this film though the entire film revolves around cricket".[8]
References
- ^ Vijay Jeedigunta. "Cricket and Cinema, My passion and obsession". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Azhar's debut". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 May 2003. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Narasimham, M. L. (26 November 2002). "Finding a foothold". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Rohit's film titled as 'Anaganaga O Kurradu'". Idlebrain.com. 31 December 2002. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Anaganaga O Kurradu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music. 2003.
- ^ Gudipoodi Srihari (19 August 2003). "Cricket scores over all". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Anaganaga O Kurraadu". Sify. 25 August 2003. Retrieved 2 August 2022.[dead link]
- ^ Jeevi (15 August 2003). "Movie review - Anaganaga O Kurrodu". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.