Samba (2004 film)

2004 Telugu film by V. V. Vinayak

Samba

Film Poster

Directed by| V. V. Vinayak
Screenplay by| V. V. Vinayak
Dialogues by|

* Kona Venkat

Story by| G. S. Rao
Produced by| Kodali Nani
Starring|

* N. T. Rama Rao Jr.
* Bhoomika
* Genelia
* Prakash Raj

Cinematography| K. Ravindra Babu
Edited by| Gautham Raju
Music by| Mani Sharma

Production
company

Kodali Movies

Release date

* 9 June 2004 (2004-06-09)

Running time

| 162 minutes
Country| India
Language| Telugu

Samba is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by Kodali Nani.[1] The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Bhoomika Chawla, Genelia D'Souza, and Prakash Raj while Vijayakumar, Ali, Sithara, Sukumari, Sukanya, and Brahmaji play supporting roles. The music was composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by K. Ravindra Babu and editing by Gautham Raju. The film was released on 9 June 2004.

The film follows Sambasiva Naidu, the son of a faction leader, who seeks revenge after a family betrayal and his sister’s suicide. Amidst the violence, Samba strives to fulfill his father’s dream of making education accessible to all in the faction ridden region of Rayalaseema but Pasupathi stands in his way.

The film was an average success at the box office.[2] It was remade in Kannada as Mandya (2006). It was dubbed in Hindi with the same name.

## Plot

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Dharmayya Naidu is a factionist who lost his wife because he is uneducated. Hence, he wants to felicitate education in his Seema area by constructing schools. He realizes that the quarry he owns has good quality granite deposits. Samba is Dharmayya Naidu's son, while Pasupathi is Dharmayya Naidu's son-in-law. Pasupathi plays the game in such a way that Dharmayya Naidu is forced to give granite quarry as a dowry to Pasupathi's family, due to which Dharmayya Naidu's daughter kills herself. When Samba learns the reason behind his sister's suicide, he occupies the quarry and kills Pasupathi's brothers. Pasupathi then kills everybody in Samba's house in retaliation. Samba and his nemesis Pasupathi take shelter in Kanchi and Amritsar respectively as police ban them from entering AP for a year. Samba settles as a sari manufacturer and trader in Kanchi (Tamil Nadu). The rest of the story is all about how he returns to Seema, takes vengeance against Pasupathi, and starts serving in the educational field.

## Cast

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* N. T. Rama Rao Jr.  as Sambasiva Naidu
* Prakash Raj as Pasupathi
* Bhoomika as Nandu (Voice Dubbed by Savitha Reddy)
* Genelia as Sandhya (Voice Dubbed by Sunitha)
* Vijayakumar as Dharmayya Naidu
* Ali as Samba's friend
* Sithara as Janaki, Samba's sister (Voice Dubbed by Shilpa)
* Sukumari as Samba's grandmother
* Krishna Bhagavan as Pasupathi's sidekick
* Sukanya as Pasupathi's wife
* Brahmaji as Pasupathi's brother
* Subbaraju as Pasupathi's brother
* Tanikella Bharani as Nandu's father
* Ahuti Prasad as Sandhya's father
* Chalapathi Rao as Pasupathi's father-in-law
* Raghu Babu as Inspector Tiger
* Mansoor Ali Khan as McDowell Mani
* Venu Madhav as Sanathnagar Sathi
* Sameer Hasan as Police Inspector
* G. V. Sudhakar Naidu as Sesha Reddy
* Sajja Teja as Chinna
* Prasanna
* Pragathi

## Production

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N. T. Rama Rao Jr. wanted to work with Kodali Nani since 1999.[3] Nani decided to make a film with Vinayak after watching the rushes of Aadi. The project titled Samba was launched on 10 October 2003.[4] The film's story was provided by G. S. Rao with Kona Venkat penning dialogues.[3] The title song was choreographed by Prabhu Deva which marked his first collaboration with Jr. NTR.[3] The film's story revolved around the backdrop of Kanchi.[5]

## Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Mani Sharma and released by Aditya Music. The audio release function was held on 20 May 2004 coincided with N. T. Rama Rao Jr.'s twenty-first birthday at Taj residency with B. Gopal, D. Suresh Babu, KL Narayana and S. S. Rajamouli as chief guests.[6]

Samba

Soundtrack album by

Mani Sharma

Released| 2004
Recorded| 2004
Genre| Soundtrack
Length| 29:58
Label| Aditya Music
Producer| Mani Sharma
Mani Sharma chronology
| Adavi Ramudu
(2004)  | Samba
(2004)  | Yagnam
(2004)

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Track listNo.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Dam Damare Dam Dam"| Chandrabose| Shankar Mahadevan| 5:01
2.| "Tagilinadi Rabba"| Bhuvana Chandra| S. P. B. Charan, Ganga| 4:51
3.| "Kitha Kithalu Pettamaku"| Suddala Ashok Teja| Mano, Swarnalatha| 5:13
4.| "Nandamuri Chandamama"| Bhuvana Chandra| S. P. B. Charan, Sujatha Mohan| 4:55
5.| "Luxemburg Lux Sundari"| Sahithi| Karthik, Mahalakshmi Iyer| 4:38
6.| "Namaste Namaste"| Chandra Bose | Tippu, K. S. Chithra| 5:20
Total length:| 29:58

## Reception

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Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "Over all, Samba is a good film for masses and is a definite hit".[7] A critic from Sify wrote that " If you are an NTR fan and is looking out for simple entertainment, go and watch Samba".[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Junior is back". The Hindu. 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
2. ^ "Jr. N.T.R All Films Hit Flop Box Office Verdict". Bollywoodfever.co.in. 10 May 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
3. ^ a b c "Pressmeet - SAMBA - NTR, VV Vinayak & Kodali Nani". Idlebrain.com. 9 May 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
4. ^ "Kona Venkat dialogues for Samba". Idlebrain. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
5. ^ "Kanchi backdrop for Samba". Idlebrain. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
6. ^ "Audio Function - SAMBA: NTR's 22nd Birthday Function". Idlebrain.com. 20 May 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
7. ^ Jeevi. "Telugu cinema Review - Samba - NTR, Bhumika Chawla, Genelia - VV Vinayak - Kodali Nani". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
8. ^ Moviebuzz. "Review: Aadi". Sify. Archived from the original on 27 December 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

## External links

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* Samba at IMDb

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Films directed by V. V. Vinayak

* Aadi (2002)
* Chennakesava Reddy (2002)
* Dil (2003)
* Tagore (2003)
* Samba (2004)
* Bunny (2005)
* Lakshmi (2006)
* Yogi (2007)
* Krishna (2008)
* Adhurs (2010)
* Badrinath (2011)
* Naayak (2013)
* Alludu Seenu (2014)
* Akhil (2015)
* Khaidi No. 150 (2017)
* Inttelligent (2018)
* Chatrapathi (2023)

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