''Koffi Bar'' in Telugu and ''Nimidangal'' () in Tamil, is a 2011 Indian thriller film directed by
Geetha Krishna
Geetha Krishna is an Indian film director, who has made Telugu and Tamil films. He made his debut with the Telugu film '' Sankeertana'' starring Nagarjuna, for which he won the Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director. Since then, he has ...
. The film was presented by Lakshmi Ganapathi Film.
Cast
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Shashank as Ramakrishna
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Bianca Desai
Bianca Desai or Biyanka Desai is an Indian actress who has starred in predominantly Kannada and Telugu films.
Career
Bianca Desai has been part of more than 9 films in Kannada.
Filmography
See also
* List of people from Karnataka
*Cinema o ...
as Srijana
*
Atul Kulkarni
Atul Kulkarni (born 10 September 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, English, Odia and Telugu language films. Kulkarni won the National Award for the Best Supporting Act ...
as a rich businessman
*
Suman as a CBI officer
*Baby Shivani
*Moushmi in an item number in "Jeena Marnahae"
Production
The film was planned to be shot in
Telugu-Kannada (as ''Koffi Shop'') and
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
(as ''Nimidangal'') and began production in 2009. Biana Desai, known for glamorous roles, played a role without makeup for the film. Newcomer Murali from New York was brought to cinematograph the film along with
M. V. Raghu. The film was shot in Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Chennai. The film's plot begins in a coffee shop. Hindi actress Moushmi did an item number in the film. The film was shot for only three days in Bangalore.
As a result, the Kannada version stopped production midway after the Karnataka Film Chamber Of Commerce found out that the film was dubbed from Telugu and that more than fifty percent of the film was not shot in Karnataka.
For the Tamil promotions of the film, Shashank was referred to as Shasha and Bianca Desai was referred to as Priyanka.
Soundtrack
The director turned the music director for the first time. Lyrics by
Vanamali
Manigopal, popularly known by his pen name, Vanamaali, is an Indian lyricist and poet who works in Telugu cinema. He is the recipient of the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu. He holds a PhD in Telugu literature from Madras Univer ...
who previously collaborated with Krishna for the Telugu dub of ''
Time
Time is the continuous progression of existence that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequ ...
'' (1999).
Release and reception
The film was scheduled to release on 4 March and later 11 March 2011.
Y. Sunitha Chowdhury of ''
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...
'' opined that "Despite Geeta Krishna's dramatic flabbiness, the film has its moments". Deepa Garimella of ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote that "This is a film begging to be ignored. Pay attention".
Home media
Sun TV bought the broadcasting rights for both the Telugu and Tamil versions.
References
Notes
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Indian thriller films
2011 thriller films
Indian multilingual films
2010s Tamil-language films
2010s Indian films
2010s Telugu-language films