Kotha Janta

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Kotha Janta
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Directed by Maruthi
Written by Maruthi
Produced by Bunny Vasu
Starring Allu Sirish
Regina Cassandra
CinematographyRichard Prasad
Edited byS. B. Uddhav
Music byJeevan Babu
Production
company
Release date
  • 3 May 2014 (2014-05-03)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box office₹7.5 crore distributors' share [1]

Kotha Janta (English: New Pair) is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Maruthi and produced by Bunny Vasu through Geetha Arts Banner. It stars Allu Sirish and Regina Cassandra in the lead roles. [2] The film released on 3 May 2014 to mixed reviews from critics.

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Plot

Sirish (Allu Sirish) is a selfish guy and does anything for money. Suvarna (Regina Cassandra) is a practical girl who is fond of making money. Both of them are summoned to work together in a TV channel in Hyderabad. Their target is to take that sinking channel to the top. They start a new program called Kotha Janta where they marry off couples who are caught in strange situations. After marrying off the first couple, they realise that the girl belongs to a powerful politician’s family. Sirish and Suvarna start having differences as the politician chase them. The rest of the story is all about how they realize that they are made for each other.

Cast

Production

In November 2013 a song, the remixed version of the Chiranjeevi's, "Atu Amalapuram", from the film, Khaidi No.786 , was filmed on Sirish and Madhurima, at a specially erected set in a private studio. [3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Jeevan Babu and released under Aditya Music.

Kotha Janta
Soundtrack album by
Jeevan Babu
ReleasedApril 5, 2014
Recorded2014
Genre Soundtrack
Length25:09
Label Aditya Music
Producer Jeevan Babu
Jeevan Babu chronology
Chandralekha
(2014)
Kotha Janta
(2014)
Kaai Raja Kaai
(2015)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Charminar Galli" Ramajogayya Sastry Revanth, Sravani Vadlamani, Deepu4:09
2."Arere Ani Pilupo"Ramajogayya Sastry Haricharan, Hymath4:05
3."Atu Amalapuram" (Remix) Bhuvana Chandra Sahithi 3:56
4."Osi Prema Rakshasi"Ramajogayya SastryLipsika, Ramya Behara, Yamini3:59
5."Kallalloki Kallupettestu" Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar Rahul Sipligunj, Ramya Behara, Hymath, Divya4:08
6."Gundello" Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Haricharan3:55
7."Anukonidhi"Ramajogayya SastryHymath0:57
Total length:25:09

Critical reception

Jeevi of Idlebrain rated the film 3/5 and wrote, "The screenplay has to be watertight in films where the story runs of ego issues and confusion. [...] Director couldn’t handle the second half well." [4] A critic from The Times of India gave it 2.5/5 stars and wrote, "Keeping pace with the movie is the music [...] Director Maruthi has a message to pass on to his viewers: help others. Don’t be driven by a selfish motive all the time. That makes it a meaningful movie." [5] A critic from Deccan Chronicle wrote, "Though the film’s concept is good, the narration is slow and predictable. The climax is also not interesting and the film ends abruptly. [...] On the whole, Kotha Janta is not very impressive and is good only in parts." [6]

References

  1. "Tollywood Top 10 Box Office Collection Movies In 2014". T2BLive. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  2. "Kotha Janta Telugu movie review". The Hans India . 1 May 2014.
  3. "Allu Sirish grooves to Chiranjeevi's song". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  4. "Kotha Janta review by jeevi - Telugu cinema review - Allu Allu Sirish, Regina Cassandra etc". Idlebrain.com . Archived from the original on 26 April 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  5. "Kotha Janta Movie Review". The Times of India. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  6. "Movie review Kotha Janta: It's Regina all the way!". Deccan Chronicle. 3 May 2014.