Samba is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by Kodali Nani.[1] The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Bhumika Chawla, Genelia D'Souza, and Prakash Raj while Vijayakumar, Ali, Sithara, Sukumari, Sukanya, and Brahmaji play supporting roles. The music was composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by K. Ravindra Babu and editing by Gautham Raju. The film released on 9 June 2004.

Samba
Poster
Directed byV. V. Vinayak
Screenplay byV. V. Vinayak
Dialogues by
Story byG. S. Rao
Produced byKodali Nani
Starring
CinematographyK. Ravindra Babu
Edited byGautham Raju
Music byMani Sharma
Production
company
Kodali Movies
Release date
  • 9 June 2004 (2004-06-09)
Running time
162 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

The film was an average success at the box office.[2] It was remade in Kannada as Mandya and in Bengali Bangladesh as Ek Rokha. It was dubbed in Hindi as the same name.

Plot

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Dharmayya Naidu is a factionist who lost his wife because he is uneducated. Hence, he wants to felicitate 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 in Kanchi and Amritsir 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.

Cast

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Production

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N. T. Rama Rao Jr. wanted to work with Kodali Nani since 1999.[3]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Mani Sharma and released by Aditya Music. The audio release function was held on 20 May 2004 coincided with N. T. Rama Rao Jr.'s twenty-second birthday at Taj residency with B. Gopal, D. Suresh Babu, KL Narayana and S. S. Rajamouli as chief guests.[4]

Samba
Soundtrack album by
Released2004
Recorded2004
GenreSoundtrack
Length29:58
LabelAditya Music
ProducerMani Sharma
Mani Sharma chronology
Adavi Ramudu
(2004)
Samba
(2004)
Yagnam
(2004)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Dam Damare Dam Dam"ChandraboseShankar Mahadevan5:01
2."Tagilinadi Rabba"Bhuvana ChandraS. P. B. Charan, Ganga4:51
3."Kitha Kithalu Pettamaku"Suddala Ashok TejaMano, Swarnalatha5:13
4."Nandamuri Chandamama"Bhuvana ChandraS. P. B. Charan, Sujatha Mohan4:55
5."Luxemburg Lux Sundari"SahithiKarthik, Mahalakshmi Iyer4:38
6."Namaste Namaste"Chandra Bose Tippu, K. S. Chithra5:20
Total length:29:58

Reception

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Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "Over all, Samba is a good film for masses and is a definite hit".[5] A critic from Sify wrote that " If you are an NTR fan and is looking out for simple entertainment, go and watch Samba".[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Junior is back". The Hindu. 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Jr. N.T.R All Films Hit Flop Box Office Verdict". Bollywoodfever.co.in. 10 May 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Pressmeet - SAMBA - NTR, VV Vinayak & Kodali Nani". Idlebrain.com. 9 May 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Audio Function - SAMBA: NTR's 22nd Birthday Function". Idlebrain.com. 20 May 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  5. ^ Jeevi. "Telugu cinema Review - Samba - NTR, Bhumika Chawla, Genelia - VV Vinayak - Kodali Nani". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  6. ^ Moviebuzz. "Review: Aadi". Sify. Archived from the original on 27 December 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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