Idi Sangathi

Idi Sangathi is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Chandra Siddhartha. The film stars Tabu and Abbas in the lead roles with Raja in a cameo role. This film marks the second film in which they are paired together after the Tamil film Kadhal Desam (1996).^[1] The film is an adaptation of the novel Nuvve Kaadu.^[2]

Idi Sangathi
Poster
Directed by	Chandra Siddhartha
Written by	Chandra Siddhartha
Produced by	Yashvanth Valavala
Starring	Abbas Tabu
Cinematography	Jaya Krishna Gummadi
Music by	John Varki Anup Rubens (score)
Release date	22 February 2008 (2008-02-22)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Cast

• Abbas as Satyamurthy
• Tabu as Swarajyalakshmi
• Sunil as Neeladri
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Chief Minister
• Raghunatha Reddy as Police Officer
• Chalapathi Rao as DGP
• Hema
• Surya as Police Inspector
• M. S. Narayana
• L. B. Sriram
• Brahmaji
• Raja Ravindra
• Gautam Raju
• Shankar Melkote
• Devadas Kanakala
• Jenny
• Janardhan
• Apoorva
• Raja as Clover King (cameo appearance)
• Anita Hassanandani and Samiksha as item numbers

Soundtrack

Idi Sangathi
Soundtrack album by John P. Varki
Released	2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	17:30
Label	Madhura Audio
Producer	John. P. Varki

Music was composed by John P. Varki and was released on Madhura Audio.

Track List

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Pattu Cheera Katti"	Chaitanya Prasad	Anuradha Sriram	4:53
2.	"Mela Mellaga Ra Ra"	Peddada Murthy	Suchitra, Sujith	4:37
3.	"Aateenu Ranitho"	Peddada Murthy	Suchitra, Tippu	4:55
4.	"Idhi Sangathi"	Chaitanya Prasad	Masterji	3:05
Total length:				17:30

Critical reception

A critic from Rediff.com gave the film a two out of five stars stating that "Chandra Siddhartha has chosen a topical theme but fails in his depiction of it as the treatment is quite bland. Quite a disappointment, considering the good cast".^[3] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "Idi Sangathi is one of those films that is unclear on whether to be full-fledged parallel cinema or proper commercial stuff. Sometimes it appears to want to be some kind of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, but all it can do is get in the same sentence of a review as that film".^[4]

References

1. Radhika Rajamani. "Tabu reunites with Abbas after 12 years!". Rediff. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
2. "Chandra Siddhardha interview - chitchat - Telugu film director". Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
3. Radhika Rajamani (25 February 2008). "Idi Sangathi is disappointing". Rediff. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
4. "Idi Sangathi Review". fullhyd.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

External links

• Idi Sangathi at IMDb