Sevakudu
| Sevakudu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | V. Samudra |
| Produced by | Muttineni Satyanarayana |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Srikanth Deva |
Production company | Sri Venkata Ramana Art Productions Studio |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Sevakudu (transl. Volunteer) is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language vigilante film directed by V. Samudra and starring Srikanth and Charmy Kaur. The film was dubbed in Tamil as Ini Oru Vidhi Seivom and released in 2014.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Srikanth as Surya
- Charmy Kaur
- Nassar as Ramachandrayya
- Pradeep Rawat as Balram Jadoo
- M. S. Narayana as Narayana
- Brahmanandam as Brahmi
- Ahuti Prasad
- Manjula Ghattamaneni as Manjula
- Chitti Babu
- Chalapathi Rao
- Vijayachander
- Hema
- Dasanna
- Jenny
- Sivaji Raja
- Tirupathi Prakash
- Srinivasa Reddy as Raju, Surya's friend
- Sangeetha
- Sattanna
- Krishna as Krishna Prasad (cameo appearance)
Production
[edit]The film began production in 2010 with Srikanth and Vimala Raman in the lead roles; however, Raman was later replaced by Charmy Kaur.[2] The film released in 2013 due to much delay.[3] Manjula Ghattamaneni and Krishna were signed to portray guest roles.[3][4]
Soundtrack
[edit]Music by Srikanth Deva.[5]
- "Adugadugo Sevakudu" - Nagur Babu
- "Magadheerullona Maharjathakudammo" - Karthik, Anuradha Sriram
- "Guddu Guddu" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- "Aa Devudu Puttinchadu" - Harish Raghavendra, Chinmayi
- "Abbayi Andhra Mirchi" - Ranjith, Sravya
Release and reception
[edit]The film was scheduled to be released in February 2012, but was delayed to January 2013.[4] The Times of India gave the film a rating of one-and-a-half out of five stars and noted that " It's another vigilante movie that's very low on IQ and high on misplaced jingoism".[6] News18 wrote that "Call it a passe or simply lazy filmmaking, but all that the Telugu film 'Sevakudu manages at the end is present you with a rehash of several Telugu films released over the year".[7]
References
[edit]- ^ subramanian, anupama (13 June 2014). "Charmi to make a comeback?". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "Vimala turns glam for Sevakudu - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
- ^ a b "Srikanth's next to address nation's burning issues". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Srikanth's Sevakudu set for Feb release". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Sevakudu". 6 February 2012.
- ^ "Sevakudu Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Sevakudu by Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "'Sevakudu' Review: The film is a half hearted entertainment". News18. 5 January 2013.