Neti Siddhartha | |
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Directed by | Kranthi Kumar |
Written by | Satyanand (dialogues) |
Produced by | Kranthi Kumar |
Starring | Nagarjuna Krishnam Raju Shobana Ayesha Jhulka |
Cinematography | P. S. Prakash |
Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Music by | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
Production company | Kranthi Chitra |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Neti Siddhartha, also known by its alternative title Siddhartha, is a 1990 Telugu-language action film produced and directed by Kranthi Kumar under the Kranthi Chitra banner. It stars Nagarjuna, Krishnam Raju, Shobana and Ayesha Jhulka (in she acting debut), with music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. It is a remake of the Hindi film Dharmatma (1975), itself based on The Godfather . It did moderately well at the box office. [1] [2]
Siddhartha (Nagarjuna) is the son of K.P. (Krishnam Raju), a business magnate. Siddhartha comes back from the states after so many years. Jyothi (Shobana), his childhood friend, has an unrequited love for him. One day, he is told K.P. rules an underworld mafia syndicate by his friend David (Sarath Babu), whom K.P. then kills. Siddhartha leaves home and reaches a forest where he falls in love with a tribal girl, Basanti (Ayesha Jhulka). Meanwhile, syndicate members Jogendra (Tiger Prabhakar) and Shetty (Pradeep Shakthi) plan to kill K.P. and Siddhartha with the help of his son-in-law Chakravarthy (J. D. Chakravarthy), leading to K.P. and Basanti's deaths. Siddhartha returns to rule the syndicate, and takes revenge on his remaining enemies.
Neti Siddhartha | |
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Film score by | |
Released | 1990 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Length | 29:00 |
Label | LEO Audio |
Producer | Laxmikant–Pyarelal |
The film's songs were composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal, with lyrics by Veturi, and released by LEO Audio Company.
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Osi Manasa Neeku Thelusa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 7:30 |
2. | "Neeve Katha Naa Sweetu Figaru" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kavita Krishnamurthy | 4:08 |
3. | "Kondallo Bada O Konallo" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 6:51 |
4. | "Chumma Kotti Pothanamma" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kavita Krishnamurthy | 6:20 |
5. | "Prema Katha Modhaledithe" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kavita Krishnamurthy | 4:11 |
Total length: | 29:00 |
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