Kotha Bangaru Lokam

Kotta Bangaru Lokam
Directed by	Srikanth Addala
Written by	Srikanth Addala
Produced by	Dil Raju
Starring	Varun Sandesh Shweta Basu Prasad Prakash Raj Jayasudha
Cinematography	Chota K. Naidu
Edited by	Marthand K. Venkatesh
Music by	Mickey J. Meyer
Production company	Sri Venkateswara Creations
Distributed by	Sri Venkateswara Creations
Release date	9 October 2008 (2008-10-09)
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹35 million

Kotha Bangaru Lokam (transl. A new golden world) is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by debutant Srikanth Addala, and produced by Dil Raju. The film stars Varun Sandesh and Shweta Basu Prasad with Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Brahmanandam, and Rao Ramesh in supporting roles. The film has music composed by Mickey J. Meyer and cinematography by Chota K. Naidu.

The film released on 9 October 2008. The film received two Nandi Awards and five Filmfare Awards South.

Plot

Balu is the only son of a humble middle-class couple. Swapna is the daughter of a strict and rich couple. Both of them study in a residential college located at Visakhapatnam.

They soon fall for each other but question their relationship, whether it's attraction or love. Swapna is taken away from the college after a picture of them gets published in the newspaper. Balu is asked to bring his father lest he should not write exams. He goes home and tells his parents a completely different story. While his parents keep thinking that he is studying for his exam, he is busy daydreaming about Swapna and looking for her. At last, he brings his father to the college, not to write the exam but to see Swapna. His father is clueless about what is happening and still believes Balu.

Balu meets Swapna and her parents. Swapna's parents arrange another marriage for her. Balu's father learns of his behaviour from his friend. Though disappointed, he believes that children should be dealt with love and not fear. While leaving on a train, Balu's father dies in an accident. On the same day, Swapna runs away from her house to live with Balu, but Balu doesn't show up because of his father's death. Balu thinks that Swapna is with her father and her father thinks that she is with Balu. Four years later, they both miss each other. Balu and Swapna's father meet at a railroad station. Balu gets to know that swapna was not with her father and Swapna's father that she is not with balu. Balu's mother reaches and tells Balu that she had Swapna with one of his lecturers who helped him realize the meaning of life. She kept them away from each other so they realize what life means and also that patience comes from true love only. Now that they are mature enough, none can stop them. Swapna and Balu reunite, also they reunite with her father.

Cast

• Varun Sandesh as Balu
• Shweta Basu Prasad as Swapna
• Prakash Raj as Vishnu Murthy, Balu's father
• Jayasudha as Balu's mother
• Brahmanandam as Rai Pawar, college principal
• Ahuti Prasad as Swapna's father
• Rao Ramesh as lecturer
• Gautam Raju
• Phanikanth
• Rajababu
• Rajitha as Swapna's mother
• Syed Sohel as Balu's classmate (uncredited role)
• Sai Srujan Pelluri as Balu's classmate (uncredited role)

Soundtrack

Kotha Bangaru Lokam
Soundtrack album by Mickey J Meyer
Released	23 August 2008 (India)
Recorded	2008
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	27:46
Language	Telugu
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Mickey J Meyer
Mickey J Meyer chronology
Hare Ram (2008) Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008) Jolly Days (2009)

The soundtrack of the film was released on 23 August 2008. It had music scored by composer, Mickey J Meyer. The music was launched on the evening of 23 August 2008 at State Art Gallery, Hyderabad by Jr. NTR, Prabhas and Allu Arjun.

Telugu Track-List

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kalasalalo"	Srikanth Addala	Krishna Chaitanya, Aditya, Siddhartha, Kranthi, Sasikiran	3:56
2.	"Nijangaa Nenena"	Ananta Sriram	Karthik	5:21
3.	"Confusion"	Ananta Sriram	Krishna Chaitanya, Mickey J Meyer	4:17
4.	"Nenani Neevani"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Shweta Pandit	5:12
5.	"Ok Anesa"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Naresh Iyer, Kalyani Nair	4:35
6.	"Nee Prashnalu"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:25
Total length:				27:46

Ithu Njangalude Lokam
Soundtrack album by Mickey J Meyer
Released	2009
Recorded	2009
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	27:57
Language	Malayalam
Label	Universal Music India
Producer	Mickey J Meyer

Malayalam Track-List

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kalashaalakal (Kanninte Karuthil)"	Khader Hassan	Afsal	3:53
2.	"Ninakkaay"	Siju Thuravoor	Vineeth Sreenivasan	5:34
3.	"Confusion"	Siju Thuravoor	Ajay Sathyan	4:20
4.	"Mizhi Pootti Olichaal"	Siju Thuravoor	Anwar Sadath	4:27
5.	"Oh En Manasse"	Khader Hassan	Manjari, Vidhu Prathap	4:33
6.	"Thinkalum Aambalum"	Siju Thuravoor	Shobha	5:10
Total length:				27:57

Release

The film was dubbed into Malayalam with the title Ithu Njangalude Lokam and Hindi as Pavitra Bandhan in 2013 by Goldmines Telefilms. The Television rights of the film was sold to Zee Telugu.

The film was remade in Kannada as Cheluvina Chilipili (2009) by S. Narayan starring Pankaj and Roopika and in Odia as Mu Premi Mu Pagala (2011)

Reception

Rediff.com critic Radhika Rajamani rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and opined that Addala has written an interesting screenplay for a routine storyline. On performances, she wrote: "Varun Sandesh and Shwetha Prasad wow with their liveliness, energy and their teenage innocence. Both are sprightly and full of joie de vivre, necessary for the role as teenage students and are the right choice for the roles".

Idlebrain.com, which rated the film 4/5, stated: "The debutant director Srikanth Addala comes up with a script that offers lot of freshness".

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Filmfare Awards South	31 July 2009	Best Film – Telugu	Kotha Bangaru Lokam – Sri Venkateswara Creations	Nominated
		Best Cinematographer – South	Chota K. Naidu	Won
		Best Actress – Telugu	Shweta Basu Prasad	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor – Telugu	Prakash Raj	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress – Telugu	Jayasudha	Won
		Best Music Director – Telugu	Mickey J. Meyer	Won
		Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu	Karthik - (for "Nijangaa Nenenaa")	Won
		Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu	Shweta Pandit - (for "Nenani Neevani")	Won
Nandi Awards	17 March 2010	Best Cinematographer	Chota K. Naidu	Won
		Best Music Director	Mickey J. Meyer	Won
Santosham Film Awards	21 August 2009	Best Musical Film	Kotha Bangaru Lokam – Sri Venkateswara Creations	Won
		Best Cinematographer	Chota K. Naidu	Won
		Best Dubbing Artist – Female	Haritha	Won
		Best Publicity designer	Anil – Bhanu	Won

External links

• Kotha Bangaru Lokam at IMDb