Koduku
{{Short description|Telugu film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Koduku
| image = Koduku poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = DVD cover
| native_name =
| director = M. S. Narayana
| writer = M. S. Narayana
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| producer = Thadi Tatharao
| starring = Vikram
Aditi Agarwal
Mounika
| narrator =
| cinematography = AN Raja
| editing = K Ram Gopal Reddy
| music = Vandemataram Srinivas
| studio = Sri Maruthi Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2004|6|25}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Koduku ({{translation|Son}}) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by M. S. Narayana. The film stars his son, Vikram (in his film debut), Aditi Agarwal and Mounika.
Plot
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Vikram's father, Parandhamayya, is banished from a village from ten years after losing a wrestling match. How Vikram seeks revenge forms the rest of the story.
Cast
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- Vikram as Vikram
- Aditi Agarwal
- Mounika
- Suman as Parandhamayya
- Ponnambalam as Yalamanda
- Rajan P. Dev as Basava Punnayya
- Prakash Raj as a NRI
- Ahuti Prasad
- Tanikella Bharani
- Venu Madhav
- L. B. Sriram
- Brahmanandam
- M. S. Narayana
- Sunil
- Sudha
- Raghu Babu
- Aarthi Agarwal (special appearance)
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Production
The film is produced by Tadi Tata Rao, who produced Joruga Husharuga (2002).{{Cite web |date=16 November 2003 |title=Muhurat – Koduku |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-koduku.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603042507/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-koduku.html |archive-date=3 June 2022 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=Idlebrain.com}}
Music
The music for the film was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas.{{cite web |title=Koduku 2004 Telugu Movie Songs, Koduku Music Director Lyrics Videos Singers & Lyricists |url=https://moviegq.com/movie/koduku-4412/songs |website=MovieGQ |access-date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704135139/https://moviegq.com/movie/koduku-4412/songs |archive-date=4 July 2023 |language=en |url-status=live}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline = Track listing
| title1 = Parimalame
| extra1 = Snehavanth, Shankar Mahadevan
| lyrics1 = Aangoth Bheems
| length1 = 5:16
| title2 = Studentante Rockettu
| extra2 = Tippu
| lyrics2 = M. S. Narayana
| length2 = 5:01
| title3 = Milamila Merise
| extra3 = Kumar Sanu, Sadhana Sargam
| lyrics3 = Guru Charan
| length3 = 4:13
| title4 = Sindhuram
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| lyrics4 = Sri Sri
| length4 = 3:58
| title5 = Navvu Navvu
| extra5 = Udit Narayan, Snehavanth
| lyrics5 = Chandrabose
| length5 = 5:14
| title6 = Kosindhi Koyakura
| extra6 = Usha, Shankar Mahadevan, Kousalya
| lyrics6 = Goreti Venkanna
| length6 = 5:27
| total_length = 29:09
}}
Reception
A critic from Sify opined that "Comedian M.S.Narayana has launched his son Vikram in this film that has nothing new, supported by an inane story and screenplay".{{Cite web |date=1 July 2004 |title=Koduku |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/koduku-review-telugu-pclv4gjjefacb.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603042458/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ew-t_pC5rJ0J:https://www.sify.com/movies/koduku-review-telugu-pclv4gjjefacb.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us |archive-date=3 June 2022 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=Sify}} Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film one out of five and wrote that "By launching his own son as hero, MS Narayana did more harm to Vikram than any help".{{Cite web |last=Jeevi |date=25 June 2004 |title=Movie review – Koduku |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-koduku.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215094003/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-koduku.html |archive-date=15 February 2018 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=Idlebrain.com}} A critic from Indiaglitz stated that "The entire cast comes out as if they are auditioning for a stage drama in the 60s and 70s --- loud, predictable and overplaying".{{Cite web |date=29 June 2004 |title=Kodukku Review |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kodukku-review-telugu-movie-7167 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808023942/https://www.indiaglitz.com/kodukku-review-telugu-movie-7167 |archive-date=8 August 2022 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=Indiaglitz}}
Box office
The film was a box office failure.{{Cite web |date=30 December 2004 |title=Idlebrain.com's verdict on Telugu cinema 2004 |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/2004retrospect-movielist.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224221928/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/2004retrospect-movielist.html |archive-date=24 December 2018 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=Idlebrain.com}} M. S. Narayana cited that the reason for the film's failure was that the audience expected him to make a comedy film.{{Cite web |date=2 July 2007 |title=Muhurat – Bhajantrilu |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-bhajantrilu.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050410/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-bhajantrilu.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=Idlebrain.com}} After the film's failure, M. S. Narayana went on to direct a comedy film Bhajantrilu (2007) also starring his son Vikram.{{Cite web |date=28 October 2007 |title=VVK and Bhajantrilu on 1st November |url=http://idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news280.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126072206/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news280.html |archive-date=26 January 2021 |access-date=8 August 2022 |website=Idlebrain.com}}
References
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