| Samba | |
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 Film Poster | |
| Directed by | V. V. Vinayak |
| Screenplay by | V. V. Vinayak |
| Dialogues by | |
| Story by | G. S. Rao |
| Produced by | Kodali Nani |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | K. Ravindra Babu |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | Kodali Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Samba is a 2004 IndianTelugu-languageaction film directed byV. V. Vinayak and produced byKodali Nani.[1] The film starsN. T. Rama Rao Jr.,Bhoomika Chawla,Genelia D'Souza, andPrakash Raj whileVijayakumar,Ali,Sithara,Sukumari,Sukanya, andBrahmaji play supporting roles. The music was composed byMani Sharma with cinematography by K. Ravindra Babu and editing by Gautham Raju. The film was released on 9 June 2004.
The film follows Sambasiva Naidu, the son of a faction leader, who seeks revenge after a family betrayal and his sister’s suicide. Amidst the violence, Samba strives to fulfill his father’s dream of making education accessible to all in the faction-ridden region ofRayalaseema, but Pasupathi stands in his way.
The film was a massive success at the box office.[2] It was remade inKannada asMandya (2006). It was dubbed inHindi, Bhojpuri, and Odia languages with the same name.
Dharmayya Naidu is a factionist who lost his wife because he is uneducated. Hence, he wants to facilitate education in his Seema area by constructing schools. He realizes that the quarry he owns has good-quality granite deposits. Samba is Dharmayya Naidu's son, while Pasupathi is Dharmayya Naidu's son-in-law. Pasupathi plays the game in such a way that Dharmayya Naidu is forced to give granite quarry as a dowry to Pasupathi's family, due to which Dharmayya Naidu's daughter kills herself. When Samba learns the reason behind his sister's suicide, he occupies the quarry and kills Pasupathi's brothers. Pasupathi then kills everybody in Samba's house in retaliation. Samba and his nemesis Pasupathi take shelter inKanchi andAmritsar respectively as police ban them from entering AP for a year. Samba settles as a sari manufacturer and trader in Kanchi (Tamil Nadu). The rest of the story is all about how he returns to Seema, takes vengeance against Pasupathi, and starts serving in the educational field.
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. wanted to work withKodali Nani since 1999.[3] Nani decided to make a film with Vinayak after watching the rushes ofAadi. The project titledSamba was launched on 10 October 2003.[4] The film's story was provided by G. S. Rao with Kona Venkat penning dialogues.[3] The title song was choreographed by Prabhu Deva which marked his first collaboration with Jr. NTR.[3] The film's story revolved around the backdrop of Kanchi.[5]
The music was composed byMani Sharma and released byAditya Music. The audio release function was held on 20 May 2004 coincided withN. T. Rama Rao Jr.'s twenty-first birthday at Taj residency withB. Gopal,D. Suresh Babu, KL Narayana andS. S. Rajamouli as chief guests.[6]
| Samba | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:58 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
| Mani Sharma chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dam Damare Dam Dam" | Chandrabose | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Tagilinadi Rabba" | Bhuvana Chandra | S. P. B. Charan,Ganga | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Kitha Kithalu Pettamaku" | Suddala Ashok Teja | Mano,Swarnalatha | 5:13 |
| 4. | "Nandamuri Chandamama" | Bhuvana Chandra | S. P. B. Charan,Sujatha Mohan | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Luxemburg Lux Sundari" | Sahithi | Karthik,Mahalakshmi Iyer | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Namaste Namaste" | Chandra Bose | Tippu,K. S. Chithra | 5:20 |
| Total length: | 29:58 | |||
Jeevi ofIdlebrain.com wrote that "Over all,Samba is a good film for masses and is a definite hit".[7] A critic fromSify wrote that " If you are an NTR fan and is looking out for simple entertainment, go and watchSamba".[8]