Kanchanamala Cable TV

2005 Indian film
  • 9 July 2005 (2005-07-09)
CountryIndiaLanguageTelugu

Kanchanamala Cable TV is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by Pardha Sarathi and starring Srikanth and newcomer Lakshmi Rai.

Cast

  • Srikanth as Sudarshan, the founder of Kanchanamala Cable TV in Juvvalapalem
  • Lakshmi Rai as Sireesha, who pretends to be Sudarshan's nephew Kanchanamala
  • Tanikella Bharani as the criminal lawyer
  • Satyanarayana as Kanchanamala's father
  • Annapurna as Kanchanamala's mother
  • Sunil as Sudarshan's assistant
  • Sivaji Raja as Sudarshan's assistant
  • Preeti as Sudarshan's assistant
  • Krishna Bhagavaan
  • M. S. Narayana
  • Raghu Babu
  • Brahmanandam
  • Ali
  • Venu Madhav
  • Kondavalasa
  • Bandla Ganesh
  • Sarika Ramachandra Rao
  • Rama Lakshmanulu
  • Harika
  • Lavanya
  • Deepanjali
  • Manoja
  • Allari Subhashini
  • Rajitha
  • Bharani as Criminal lawyer

Production

Director Pardha Sarathi made his directorial debut with this film.[1] The film was shot in Koduru and Poduru villages.[1][2] The film's shoot was almost completed in June 2005.[2]

Soundtrack

Anand fame K.M. Radha Krishnan composed the film's songs.[3] The lyrics were written by Chandrabose, Veturi and Sahithi.[2] Three were shot near Palakol and two in Kerala.[2] Hindustan Times called the soundtrack "an all-round album".[4]

  • "Kanchanamala" – Sandeep, Srikanth, Lalitha Sagar
  • "Kantlo Kaaveri" – Karthik, Harini
  • "Krishna Kolatalu" – Shankar Mahadevan, Kalpana
  • "Nadiridinna" – Shankar Mahadevan, Kalpana
  • "O Neelaveni" – SPB, Chitra
  • "Saiyya Ante" – Lalitha Sagar

Release

A critic from The Hindu opined that "The storyline is water thin but the director turns it into a neat film. One can happily watch with family".[5] Jeevi of Idlebrain said that "On a whole Kanchanamala Cable TV disappoints".[6] Sify said that "On the whole Kanchanamala Cable TV lacks story, logic and moves at snail pace".[7] A critic from Webindia wrote that "Parthasarathy shows good taste in the visuals but he should understand that the plot is predominant and comedy cannot replace it".[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Title Announcement - Kanchanamala cable TV (c/o Juvvala palem)". idlebrain. 25 April 2005. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Now, here's a bagful of gags". The Hindu. 3 June 2005 – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. ^ "Kanchanamala Cable TV - audio function - Telugu Cinema - Srikanth, Lakshmi Rai". www.idlebrain.com.
  4. ^ "Telugu numbers rule the roost". Hindustan Times. 21 June 2005.
  5. ^ "Pass time watching this Cable TV". The Hindu. 16 July 2005 – via www.thehindu.com.
  6. ^ "Movie review - Kanchanamala Cable TV". idlebrain.
  7. ^ "Review: Kanchanamala Cable TV". Sify. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Kanchanamala Cable TV". webindia123.
  • Kanchanamala Cable TV at IMDb