Indian Beauty (released in the United States as On the Other Side) is a 2006 Indian romance film directed by Shanti Kumar. Shot in Telugu and English, the film features Collin Mcgee, Shaila Rao, and Manish Dayal.
| Indian Beauty | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shanti Kumar |
| Screenplay by | Shanti Kumar, Kishore Dhara, Katherine Torpey, |
| Story by | Shanti Kumar |
| Produced by | Shanti Kumar, Sanyasi Raju |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Suresh Rohin |
| Edited by | Nagi Reddy |
| Music by | Joy Kelvin |
Production company | Trinity International |
Release dates |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India United States |
| Languages | Telugu English |
Plot edit
Indian culture interests Dave (Colin McGee). So he decides to work on its culture. Dave has a friend Jack (Manish Dayal) who is born in America but has roots in India. Jack joins Dave on his project on Indian culture. Mr. Murthy, a friend of Jack's father, offers them a place to stay. Initially Mr. and Mrs. Murthy are keen on taking Jack as their son-in-law, but noticing his American ways they prefer a local boy Vishal (Gopichand Lagadapati).
Mr. Murthy's daughter, Swapna, is also interested in Indian culture and hence decides to help Dave with his project. In the process of working both Swapna & Dave are attracted to each other before they finally fall in love. Whether Swapna & Dave finally are successful in convincing the parents forms rest of the story.
Cast edit
- Collin Mcgee as Dave
- Saila Rao as Swapna
- Manish Dayal as Jayakrishna alias Jack
- Tanikella Bharani as himself
- Bramhanandam as himself
- Susan Slatin as Dave's grandmother
- Nakuul Mehta as Shekhar
- Gopichand Lagadapati as Vishal
- Jayalalita as herself
- Nagineedu as Vishal's father
- Sukruta Shankar as Radha
Production edit
The producer and director of the film, Shanti Kumar, selected Collin and Sai Rao (granddaughter of Anjali) for the lead roles along with Manish Dayal.[1] The film was released in the United States under the title On the Other Side. The film was selected as the best movie of the year 2007 at Harlem International Film Festival New York.[2][3]
Soundtrack edit
The songs are composed by Joy Kelvin.[4]
| Indian Beauty | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Joy Kelvin | |
| Released | 2006 |
| Recorded | 2006 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 28:34 |
| Language | Telugu |
| Label | Madhura |
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Priyathama" | Chitra, Priyasri | 5:08 |
| 2. | "Summer" | Tippu, Priyasri, Prajesh | 5:06 |
| 3. | "Holi" | Karthik, Anuradha Sriram | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Sankranthi" | Anitha Krishna, Balaji | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Dream Girl" | Unknown | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Re-mix" | Tippu, Priyasri, Madhulika | 5:12 |
| Total length: | 28:34 | ||
Critical reception edit
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The film received average reviews from the critics.
Now Running wrote, "On the whole an enjoyable fare that is bound to be helpful to people justifying their cross cultural marriages."[5]
One India wrote: "It is a film worth watching by one and all. However, the commercial values in the film are a little less. But a film that could be watched together by the entire family."[6]
References edit
- ^ "NRI director to produce & direct Indian beauty". Archived from the original on 12 October 2016.
- ^ Mark, Rifkin. "HARLEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". tyi-ny. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013. [unreliable source?]
- ^ ""ON THE OTHER SIDE" in USA". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008.
- ^ "Music launch - Indian Beauty". Idlebrain.com. 23 September 2006.
- ^ "Indian Beauty is enjoyable says Kishore". Now Running. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010.
- ^ "A Family oriented film". One India. 13 August 2007.
