| Koduku | |
|---|---|
| File:Koduku poster.jpg DVD cover | |
| Directed by | M. S. Narayana |
| Produced by | Thadi Tatharao |
| Written by | M. S. Narayana |
| Starring | Vikram Aditi Agarwal Mounika |
| Music by | Vandemataram Srinivas |
| Cinematography | AN Raja |
| Edited by | K Ram Gopal Reddy |
Production company | Sri Maruthi Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Koduku (transl. Son) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by M. S. Narayana in his directorial debut. The film stars his son, Vikram (in his film debut), Aditi Agarwal and Mounika.
Plot[edit | edit source]
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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[edit | edit source]
- 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
- Subbaraya Sarma
- Aarthi Agarwal (special appearance)
Production[edit | edit source]
The film is produced by Tadi Tata Rao, who produced Joruga Husharuga (2002). It was launched at Annapoorna Studios on 16 November 2003.[1]
Music[edit | edit source]
The music for the film was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas.[2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Parimalame" | Aangoth Bheems | Snehavanth, Shankar Mahadevan | 5:16 |
| 2. | "Studentante Rockettu" | M. S. Narayana | Tippu | 5:01 |
| 3. | "Milamila Merise" | Guru Charan | Kumar Sanu, Sadhana Sargam | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Sindhuram" | Sri Sri | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Navvu Navvu" | Chandrabose | Udit Narayan, Snehavanth | 5:14 |
| 6. | "Kosindhi Koyakura" | Goreti Venkanna | Usha, Shankar Mahadevan, Kousalya | 5:27 |
| Total length: | 29:09 | |||
Reception[edit | edit source]
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".[3] 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".[4] Telugu Cinema wrote "M.S.Narayana who failed to become a writer this time tries to become a director and handled story, screenplay, dialogues and direction and he failed miserably in all the departments. He better stick to the routine comedy on the screen. The film is torture to watch".[5]
Box office[edit | edit source]
The film was a box office failure.[6] M. S. Narayana cited that the reason for the film's failure was that the audience expected him to make a comedy film.[7] After the film's failure, M. S. Narayana went on to direct a comedy film Bhajantrilu (2007) also starring his son Vikram.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Muhurat – Koduku". Idlebrain.com. 16 November 2003. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ↑ "Koduku 2004 Telugu Movie Songs, Koduku Music Director Lyrics Videos Singers & Lyricists". MovieGQ. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ↑ "Koduku". Sify. 1 July 2004. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ↑ Jeevi (25 June 2004). "Movie review – Koduku". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ↑ "Koduku". Telugu Cinema. Archived from the original on 5 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ↑ "Idlebrain.com's verdict on Telugu cinema 2004". Idlebrain.com. 30 December 2004. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ↑ "Muhurat – Bhajantrilu". Idlebrain.com. 2 July 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ↑ "VVK and Bhajantrilu on 1st November". Idlebrain.com. 28 October 2007. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.