Ko Antey Koti
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{{Infobox film
| name = Ko Antey Koti
| image = Film poster of Ko Ante Koti.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Anish Kuruvilla
| producer = Myneni Vasundhara Devi
| writer = Anish Kuruvilla
| narrator =
| story = Anish Kuruvilla
| starring = Sharwanand
Priya Anand
Srihari
| music = Shakti Kanth Karthick
| cinematography = Rakesh Erukulla
Naveen Yadav
| editing = Marthand K. Venkatesh
| studio = Sarvaa Arts
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|12|28}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
}}
Ko Antey Koti ({{langx|te|కో అంటే కోటి }}) is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language romantic heist thriller film starring Sharwanand, Priya Anand and Sri Hari. It was directed by Anish Kuruvilla and produced by Sharwanand's mother, Myneni Vasundhara Devi, under Sarvaa Arts.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} The film's title is based on a song from Kshana Kshanam.
Plot
Vamsi (Sharwanand), a thief who is looking to mend his ways is hired by Maya Master (Sri Hari) another thief who plans on becoming rich on the premise of carrying out one last heist and retire. Maya master has assembled a gang for this purpose. Vamsi and the gang succeed in carrying out the robbery after which Maya Master betrays them and gets away with the money what happened next forms the story.
Cast
- Sharwanand as Koti aka Vamsi
- Priya Anand as Sathya
- Srihari as Mayaloori Madan aka Maya Master
- Lakshman Meesala as Chitti
- Nischal as PC
- Vinay Varma as Ranjit Kumar
- Prabhakar as Don Fredrick
- Thagubothu Ramesh as Drunkard
- Prudhvi Raj
Soundtrack
{{Infobox album
| name = Ko Ante Koti
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Shakti Kanth Karthick
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2012
| recorded = 2012
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Feature film soundtrack
| length = 25:45
| language = Telugu
| label = Madhura Audio
| producer = Shakthikanth Karthik
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Fidaa
| next_year =2017
}}
The audio was composed by Shakti Kanth Karthick. The audio launch of the film was held at Hitex, Hyderabad. Ram Charan was the chief guest at the event. Navdeep, Sundeep Kishan, Deva Katta, Sekhar Kammula Kamal Kamaraju, S Gopal Reddy, B Gopal, Sravanthi Ravi Kishore, Srihari, Shiva Balaji and others attended the function.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track-List
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length = 25:45
| title1 = Ko antey Koti
| lyrics1 = BRK
| extra1 = Suraj Jagan
| length1 = 4:11
| title2 = O Madhurimave
| lyrics2 = Shreshta
| extra2 = Naresh Iyer
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = Varaala Vaana
| lyrics3 = Vasistha Sharma
| extra3 = Haricharan, Priya Hemesh
| length3 =4:48
| title4 = Bangaru Konda
| lyrics4 = Shreshta
| extra4 = Harini
| length4 = 3:14
| title5 = Aagipo
| lyrics5 = Vasistha Sharma
| extra5 = Karthik, Swetha Mohan
| length5 = 4:57
| title6 = Deham Daaham
| lyrics6 = BRK
| extra6 = Shaktikanth Karthik
| length6 = 4:55
}}
=Reception=
Release
The film was given an A certificate by the Censor board due to the violence and unsavoury language.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} The film was released on 28 December 2012.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
Reception
=Critical response=
The film received mixed response from critics.
- News18 noted that "It is definitely one of the best Telugu films of the recent past. But what makes this strikingly different film uninspiring is its borrowed inspiration from the west."{{cite web |title='Ko Antey Koti' Review': Humour works for the film |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/ko-antey-koti-review-humour-works-for-the-film-528989.html |website=News18|date=29 December 2012 }}