''Koduku'' () is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by M. S. Narayana. The film stars his son, Vikram (in his film debut), Aditi Agarwal and

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Plot

Vikram's father, Parandhamayya, is banished from a village from ten years after losing a wrestling match. How Vikram seeks revenge forms the rest of the story.

Cast

*Vikram as Vikram *Aditi Agarwal *

* Suman as Parandhamayya * Ponnambalam as Yalamanda * Rajan P. Dev as Basava Punnayya *

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(special appearance)

Production

The film is produced by Tadi Tata Rao, who produced ''Joruga Husharuga'' (2002).

Music

The music for the film was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' opined that "Comedian M.S.Narayana has launched his son Vikram in this film that has nothing new, supported by an inane story and screenplay". Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' rated the film one out of five and wrote that "By launching his own son as hero, MS Narayana did more harm to Vikram than any help". A critic from ''Indiaglitz'' stated that "The entire cast comes out as if they are auditioning for a stage drama in the 60s and 70s --- loud, predictable and overplaying".

Box office

The film was a box office failure. M. S. Narayana cited that the reason for the film's failure was that the audience expected him to make a comedy film. After the film's failure, M. S. Narayana went on to direct a comedy film ''

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'' (2007) also starring his son Vikram.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1579789 2000s Telugu-language films 2000s Indian films 2004 action drama films Indian action drama films