Tenali Rama (film)

Tenali Rama is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by Magadi Pandu and starring Ramesh Aravind and Jaggesh as the titular characters.^[1] It is a remake of the Malayalam film Nadodikattu. The film released to mixed reviews from critics,^[2] but was a box office success.^[3]

Tenali Rama
DVD cover
Directed by	Magadi Pandu
Produced by	S. V. Babu
Starring	Ramesh Aravind Jaggesh
Cinematography	Ananaji Nagaraj
Music by	R. P. Patnaik
Release date	29 November 2006 (2006-11-29)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Ramesh Aravind as Tenali
• Jaggesh as Rama
• Komal
• Rangayana Raghu
• Dharma
• Deepu
• Santhoshi
• Manasi
• Kazan Khan
• Doddanna
• R. G. Vijayasarathy
• M. S. Umesh
• Karibasavaiah
• Bank Janardhan
• Mandeep Roy
• Tennis Krishna
• Vaijanath Biradar
• B. V. Radha

Production

After the success of Honeymoon Express, director Magadi Pandu and producer SV Babu teamed up again for this film.^[2]

Soundtrack

Music by R. P. Patnaik.^[4]

• "Hoye Mama" - Manu, Karthik
• "Madaithe Madaithe" - Karthik, Sujatha
• "Thenali Rama" - Malgudi Subha, R. P. Patnaik
• "Neene Neene" - Kunal Ganjawala
• "Oh Myna" - Manu, Karthik

Reception

R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com opined that "Tenali Rama could have been a continuous laugh riot like the Malayalam original, but the script lets the film down. Ramesh and Jaggesh have tried their best to salvage the film, complementing each other very well".^[2] A critic from IANS said that "Tenali Rama is an ordinary film which could have been better presented".^[5]

References

1. Vijayasarathy, R. G. (2006). "First Look: Ramesh and Jaggesh unite". Rediff.com.
2. Vijayasarathy, R. G. (11 December 2006). "Tenali Rama disappoints". Rediff.com.
3. Vijayasarathy, R. G. (15 December 2006). "'Jothe...' beats 'Hubballi' at Kannada box office". IANS – via Nowrunning.
4. "Thenali Rama (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify.
5. Vijayasarathy, R. G. "Tenali Rama Review". IANS – via Nowrunning.