Movie: Needi Naadi Oke Katha
Rating: N/A
Banner: Aran Media Works
Cast: Sree Vishnu, Satna Titus, Devi Prasad, Posani Krishna Murali, Nara Rohith and others
Music: Suresh Bobbili
Cinematography: Raj Thota & Parvez K
Editor: Bonthala Nageswara Reddy
Art: TN Prasad
Producer: Prashanthi and Krishna Vijay
Director: Venu Udugula
Release date: March 23
While majority of Telugu film-makers were stuck in the mould of regular commercial movie making, new and young directors are exploring different approaches of narration. Of late more and more of such attempts are being seen. 'Needi Naadi Oke Katha' is the latest addition.
Needi Naadi Oke Katha Telugu Movie - Overview Page - Needi Naadi Oke Katha is a 2018 telugu family drama film directed by Venu Udugula starring Sree Vishnu, Satna Titus in lead roles. The movie is produced by Prashanthi & Krishna Vijay and musical score by Suresh Bobbili. Needi Naadi Oke Katha Movie Review: Critics Rating: 3.5 stars, click to give your rating/review,This film will not entertain you in any manner; in fact, it’ll make your squirm in the seat with the. Needi Naadi Oke Katha Back 2 Back Full Video Songs on Mango Music. #NeediNaadiOkeKatha 2018 Latest Telugu Movie ft. Sree Vishnu / Sri Vishnu, Satna Titus, De.
Directed by newcomer Venu Udugula, 'Needi Naadi Oke Katha' deals with the relevant topic of parents putting pressure on their children to settle down in high-paying jobs, giving no space to them to explore their wishes or wants. This is an easily relatable issue that we see around us.
But the taking is raw, the director's approach is more artsy, the scenes he created have deeper meaning, which cannot be easily comprehended by a regular moviegoer.
Rudraraju Sagar (Sree Vishnu) is son of a middleclass father (played by director Devi Prasad). While his father is a teacher, he is poor in studies; he struggles to complete graduation as he keeps on failing in exams.
Knowing his limitations, Sagar tries to settle down as a mechanic or driver much to the chagrin of his father. Despite his attempts to clear exams to impress his father, he fails to succeed and this leaves much gap between them.
There is a famous scene in Kamal Haasan starrer 'Akali Rajyam': J V Ramana Murthy reprimands his son Kamal Haasan saying poetry doesn't provide a living. Kamal's angst and Ramana Murthy's practical approach remind you of Sree Vishnu (son) and Devi Prasad's (father) characters in a way.
'Akali Rajyam' was more about unemployment in those times. Needless to say, 'Needi Naadi Oke Katha' solely focuses on father and son's conflict over 'settling in life'.
The film is filled with realistic and touching emotions. The film is set in Chittoor and hero speaks in that yaasa (dialect) which adds the novelty element.
The film also speaks about other issues like how personality development teachers have become fraudsters.
It also talks about how people are putting on masks to live according to the expectations of the society. All these deeper meanings are tucked away in dialogues.
However, despite these positive aspects, the film also has a downside. It demands high patience from the viewer as it is paced slow (runtime is just two hours).
It also gets too brooding after a point. Many scenes are repeated to stress the same point again and again. There is also no reason why the hero acts more like a madman when confronting his father.
Of the performances, the film belongs to Sree Vishnu. He once again proves he is a good actor. He shows consistence with his good performance here. He is excellent in showing pain.
Director Devi Prasad who played the father’s role has come up with convincing act. Heroine Santa Titus is good.
Director has filmed the movie in a raw format. His scenes are set in middle-class house, small lanes and or on a compound wall of a lake. No glossy locations (except for a small Ooty episode) at all. It seems as if it were a deliberate attempt to keep it a raw movie. Still, cinematography catches the eye. The Ooty sequences were shot quite well. Music is the plus point as two songs are catchy.
No doubt that director Venu Udugula is another promising talent; he has shown his mark in all aspects. But his strength seems to be showcasing the emotions and extracting performances, which he pulled off quite well.
On the whole, 'Needi Naadi Oke Katha' is a film that can only be liked by audiences who like raw and intense movies made with a simple storyline.
The film is slow and artsy but also deals with a relevant issue. This is a serious movie aimed at niche audience.
Bottom-line: Off-beat Story!
| Needi Naadi Oke Katha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Venu Udugula |
| Produced by | KrishnaVijay, Prashanti |
| Screenplay by | Udugula Venu |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Suresh Bobbili |
| Cinematography | Raju Thota |
| Edited by | Bonthala Nageswara Reddy |
Aran Media Works | |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹2.25 crore[1] |
| Box office | est.₹2.3 crore[1] |
Needi Naadi Oke Katha (transl. Yours and mine is the same story) is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language satiricalsocial problem film written and directed by Venu Udugula (in his directorial debut) and produced by Krishna Vijay, Atluri Narayana Rao and Prashanti under Aran media works. It stars Sree Vishnu and Satna Titus in the lead roles. Posani Krishna Murali and Devi Prasad appear in supporting roles.
Plot[edit]
The story is about Rudra Raju Sagar (Sree Vishnu) from Kurnool a middle class youth who is failing his degree continuously. It feels sad to his father (Devi Prasad) who is a teacher. Sagar's sister does well in studies, but he tried to pass but he couldn't, after a critical circumstance he decides to take his studies seriously for his fathers sake and aims to become what his father wants. So for taking guidance in studies he meets Dharmika (Satna Titus) a topper through his sister. At first, she avoids him thinking he is a flirt, later understanding his intention, started giving him guidance to prepare for the exams. She prepares a time table for him and suggests that he read self-confidence books. Then Sagar changes his lifestyle, which gets condemned by every one. He leaves his friends for the sake of his father. Dharmika introduces Anand Ram Shankar (Posani Krishna Murali) a famous motivator, after some comical circumstances Sagar understands that his sessions are completely fake.
Later, Dharmika realises she loves Sagar and proposes to him, but Sagar refuses her proposal because he is a complete failure. Then Dharmika tells him that she was also a failure because she lived in a false image as a topper. She does not know what she wants since in her childhood her parents decided her career after getting good marks in studies, all teachers and students treated her special, which leads her to follow a fake image. She realized her story is the same like Sagar, which is the exact opposite pole to him after she meets Sagar. Then she tells him that everyone has a unique talent which they don't recognize because of the foolish educational system which created a rat race. Then Sagar realized that he is not made for a rat race and he cannot fit into this educational system. Then Sagar accepts her proposal, later both bunk their semester exams and went to Ooty without their parents knowledge. After coming back, their family members question them for not attending the exams, then Dharmika manages from her sister, but Sagar tries to convince his father to discontinue his studies and decides to start for his living but his father didn't accept his plans and argues with him, later he meets a philanthropist (Nara Rohith) with his conversation he understands that people are addicted to false prestige due to the rat race.
After a critical circumstance Sagar's father tells him that he is ashamed to be his father. Then Sagar understands that his father was also addicted to the false prestige and leaves home. Later Sagar and Dharmika went to Hyderabad and started their own living without their parents will.
Some days later, Sagar working as a cab driver accidentally meets his father in a pickup point. Then Sagar convinces his father that he is very happy as the way he is which he was working without any pressure and he says that he may be poor in his academics but he is not a dumb in the study of life. One day he will become successful in life and make him proud. Finally the film ends with his father allowing Sagar and his wife Dharmika into his family.
Cast[edit]
- Sree Vishnu as Rudraraju Sagar
- Satna Titus as Dharmika
- Posani Krishna Murali as Anand Ram Shankar
- V.S.Roopa Lakshmi as Sagar's mother
- Devi Prasad as Sagar's father
- Swethlana
- Nara Rohit as a philanthropist in a cameo appearance[2]
Crew[edit]
- Director : Venu Udugula
- Writer : Venu Udugula
- Cinematographer : Raju Thota
- Music Director : Suresh Bobbili
- Screenplay Sahakaaram : Mohan Sato
- Editor : B.Nageswara reddy
Soundtrack[edit]
| Needi Naadi Oke Katha | |||||
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| Released | 2018 | ||||
| Recorded | 2018 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 24:17 | ||||
| Label | Mango Music | ||||
| Producer | Suresh Bobbili | ||||
| Suresh Bobbili chronology | |||||
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The soundtrack was composed by Suresh Bobbili and released by Mango Music.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | 'Parvathi Thanayudavo' | Kandikonda | Suresh Bobbili, Shankar Babu, Sathyavathi (Mangli), Ranjani Sivakumar Siddareddy, Naresh | 4:07 |
| 2. | 'Deham Ichina Daivama' | Srinivas Jilukara, Maharaj | Naveen Iyer | 6:00 |
| 3. | 'Endi Raa Ee Janala Gola' | Shyam Kasarla | Suresh Bobbili, Sathyavathi (Mangli), Kailash | 4:08 |
| 4. | 'Edo Jarige' | Kandikonda | Chinmayi | 4:55 |
| 5. | 'Needi Naadi Okke Katha' | Matla Thirupathi | Sree Kavya, Suresh Bobbili | 1:40 |
| 6. | 'Naaloni Nuvvu Neeloni Nenu' | Srinivas Jilukara | Sony, Naani | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 24:17 | |||
Release[edit]
Needi Naadi Oke Katha was released worldwide on 23 March 2018.
Critical reception[edit]
Critics praised the film for its realistic narration. Times of India gave 3.5/5 rating and considered that: 'the film is refreshingly natural in its emotions and deserves to be seen.'[3]The Hindu praised the film for its performances and direction.[4] 123 Telugu gave 3.25/5 rating and commented that: 'Needi Nadi Oke Katha is an emotional family drama which every student and parent can relate to.'[5]
References[edit]
Needi Naadi Oke Katha Full Movie
- ^ ab'2018 round-up: Six low-budget Tollywood films that grossed big at the box-office'. The Times of India. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^Tanmayi, Bhawana. 'Nara Rohit looks for exciting content'. Telangana Today.
- ^'Needi Naadi Oke Katha Movie Review {3.5/5}: A refreshing take on life's realism'. indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (23 March 2018). ''Needi Naadi Oke Katha' review: A relatable story'. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Needi Naadi Oke Katha Telugu Movie Review'. 123telugu.com. 24 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
External links[edit]
- Needi Naadi Oke Katha at IMDb