Sridevi Soda Center

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Sridevi Soda Centre
Sridevi Soda Center.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Karuna Kumar
Screenplay byKaruna Kumar
Story byNagendra Kasi
Produced by
  • Vijay Chilla
  • Shashi Devireddy
Starring
Cinematography Shamdat Sainudeen
Edited by A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by Mani Sharma
Production
company
Distributed by
  • Bridge Films
  • Zee Studios
Release date
  • 27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)
Running time
154 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Sridevi Soda Centre is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic action drama film written by Nagendra Kasi and directed by Karuna Kumar and produced by Vijay Chilla and Shashi Devireddy under the banner of 70mm Entertainments. The film stars Sudheer Babu and Anandhi while Naresh and Satyam Rajesh play supporting roles. [1] [2] The film was released theatrically on 27 August 2021. [3] [4]

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Synopsis

Lighting Suri Babu is an expert in lighting arrangements in his village and aspires to start a shop with the same business. He falls in love with Sridevi whose family business is a Soda center run by her father Sanjeev Rao. Sridevi reciprocates the love but her father disagrees as Suri Babu doesn’t belong to his caste. Suri Babu gets tangled in a murder case while a big shot in the village, Kasi becomes another big trouble for him. Whether Suri Babu overcomes the struggle to win his love forms the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Naalone Unna" Anurag Kulkarni 3:20
2.Untitled Sahithi Chaganti, Dhanunjay4:04
3."Naalo Innalluga" Ramya Behara, Dinker Kalvala 4:17
4."Chukkala Melam"Anurag Kulkarni4:56
5."Love Theme" 2:17

Reception

Thadhagath Pathi of The Times of India rated the film 3/5 and he termed it "a powerful story with a gut-wrenching ending". [5] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu in a more mixed review opined that overdoing the mainstream indulgences pulled the film down. "Sridevi Soda Center is the kind of film that happens when art-house and mainstream meet midway but it is not seamless. There are a few memorable moments and hard-hitting segments, but the film doesn’t sweep you off your feet," she added. [6]

A reviewer from Deccan Chronicle rated the film 2.5 stars of 5 and called it "partly engaging." While appreciating the performances of Babu of Anandhi individually, they wrote that the love and chemistry between them was weak. [7] Bhuvanesh Chandar of Cinema Express criticized the film for its "predictable, hardly engaging screenplay." Chandar was disappointed because the film showed "a lot of promise and scope" that went underutilised. [8]

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