Suri is a 2000 Telugu-language film directed by Sankara Kumar (Editor Shankar) in his directorial debut. The film stars J. D. Chakravarthy and Priyanka Trivedi. It was produced by Tammareddy Bharadwaja. The lead actor J. D. Chakravarthy also provided the story, screenplay and dialogues for the film, though he was not credited in the movie credits.[1][2] Suri released on 28 December 2000 and was a box-office disaster.[2][1][3][4][5]
| Soori | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sankara Kumar |
| Written by | J. D. Chakravarthy (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Tammareddy Bharadwaja |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | Ravindra Arts |
Release date | 28 December 2000 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
The film was simultaneously made in Hindi as Durga (2002) for which Chakravarthy was credited as producer and director.[6]
Cast edit
- J. D. Chakravarthy as Suri
- Priyanka as Gayatri
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Ram Das
- Sayaji Shinde
- Snehal Dabi
- A. V. S. Subramanyam
- Jagga Rao
- Uttej
- Tanikella Bharani
- Satya Prakash
Production edit
Shankar, who worked with Ram Gopal Varma and Krishna Vamsi as editor made his debut as a director with the film.[2] Tammareddy Bharadwaja produced the film. Shankar handled both editing and direction.[2] J. D. Chakravarthy who played lead the lead role also provided the story, screenplay and dialogues for the film. But, he was not credited for his writing work in the movie credits.[1][2] Producer Tammareddy Bharadwaja attributed this to him lacking the required money to put the movie titles or even marketing the film in newspapers.[1]
Soundtrack edit
The music was composed by Vidyasagar and released by Aditya Music.
| Soori | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:51 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
| Vidyasagar chronology | ||||
| ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Monnatidaka" | Kaluva Krishna Sai | Devan | 5:52 |
| 2. | "Kottu Kottu" | Kaluva Krishna Sai | Mano | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Chikkadapalli" | Siddharth | Anuradha Sriram, Ramanan | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Yemayindo (Female)" | Vennelakanti | K. S. Chithra | 5:06 |
| 5. | "Gumma Saradaga" | Kaluva Krishna Sai | Mano, Sujatha | 4:48 |
| 6. | "Sarada Theeraleda" | Kaluva Krishna Sai | Sujatha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:37 |
| 7. | "Yemaindho (Male)" | Vennelakanti | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:06 |
| Total length: | 29:51 | |||
Release edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Interview with Tammareddy Bharadwaja by Jeevi". Idlebrain.com. 13 May 2001. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Suri to be released on 28th December". Idlebrain.com. 18 December 2000. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Indiainfo: Tollywood masala: Movie Reviews - Suri". Archived from the original on 9 February 2001.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20050109061343/http://sify.com/movies/telugu/review.php?id=6007843&ctid=5&cid=2430
- ^ "Suri Review". fullhyderabad. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (29 March 2002). "Durga Review 1/5 | Durga Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama.