| Naaga | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical Release Poster | |
| Directed by | D. K. Suresh |
| Written by | Story: Sri Surya Movies Screenplay: A. M. Rathnam Dialogues: Paruchuri Brothers |
| Produced by | A. M. Rathnam |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. Jennifer Kotwal Sadha |
| Cinematography | K. Ravindra Babu |
| Edited by | Kola Bhaskar |
| Music by | Deva (4 songs) Vidyasagar (2 songs) |
Production company | Sri Surya Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 172 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Naaga is a 2003 IndianTelugu-languagepoliticalaction film starringN. T. Rama Rao Jr.,Jennifer Kotwal andSadha. The film is directed by D. K. Suresh, and the film's music was composed by Music Directors,Vidyasagar andDeva. It was released on 10 January 2003 to negative reviews and was declared aflop at the box office. The film's storyline was compared toMudhalvan (1999).
A man wages a battle against politicians and their dishonourable ways of campaigning when some political goons harm his father and sister due to a trivial issue.
The music was composed byDeva andVidyasagar.[1] The audio release function was held on 22 December 2002 atAnnapoorna Studios with K Ashok Kumar, KL Narayana, KS Rama Rao,Kodali Nani,M. S. Raju, Naga Lakshmi andTarun as special guests.[2]
Except for "Naayudori Pilla", all other songs were reused from Tamil films: three songs were reused fromKushi (2000) ("Macarena" as "Macarina Macarina", "Oru Ponnu Onnu" as "Oka Konte Pillane", "Megam Karukuthu" as "Megham Karigenu") and two songs fromDhool (2003) ("Ithanundu Muthathile" as "Entha Chinna Muddu", "Koduva Meesai" as "Anakapalli Centrelo"[2]) both produced by Rathnam with the music of latter film also being composed by Vidyasagar. The soundtrack version of "Oka Konte Pillane" featured vocals ofKarthik while the film version utilized vocals provided byHariharan.
| Naaga | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 22 December 2002 |
| Recorded | 2002 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 32:22 |
| Label | Aditya Music |
| Producer | Deva Vidyasagar |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Entha Chinna Muddu" | A. M. Rathnam | Vidyasagar | Udit Narayan,Shreya Ghoshal | 04:27 |
| 2. | "Macarina Macarina" | A. M. Rathnam | Deva | Devan,Sowmya Raoh | 06:44 |
| 3. | "Naayudori Pilla" | Kulasekhar | Deva | Mano | 04:39 |
| 4. | "Oka Konte Pillane" | A. M. Rathnam | Deva | Karthik,Hariharan,Anuradha Sriram | 05:39 |
| 5. | "Megham Karigenu" | A. M. Rathnam | Deva | Karthik,Chinmayi | 06:07 |
| 6. | "Anakapalli Centrelo" | Chandrabose | Vidyasagar | Karthik,Tippu, Chandran, Vasu,Manikka Vinayagam, Timy | 04:46 |
| Total length: | 32:22 | ||||
Jeevi ofIdlebrain.com rated the film two-and-three-quarters out of five and wrote that "The main asset of the film is NTR and one may watch this film once for NTR".[3] A critic fromSify wrote that "The film on the whole is a political ‘kichidi’ to expose the opposition parties and our larger-than-life hero’s prescription for miracle cure for the state!"[4] A critic fromFull Hyderabad rated the film six out of ten and wrote that "Naaga is like a lavish yet routine Andhra meal with the right amount of spice, zing, color and flavor. Predictable, yet palatable".[5]
It was dubbed in Hindi asMera Kanoon.[6]
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