Indian Beauty
| Indian Beauty | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shanti Kumar |
| Screenplay by | Shanti Kumar, Kishore Dhara, Katherine Torpey, Eric Zaccar |
| Story by | Shanti Kumar |
| Produced by | Shanti Kumar, Sanyasi Raju |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Suresh Rohin |
| Edited by | Nagi Reddy |
| Music by | Joy Kelvin |
Production company | Trinity International |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Indian Beauty[1] is a romantic film directed by Shantikumar starring Collin Mcgee, Sairao, Gopichand Lagadapati & Manish Dayal.
Cast
- Nakuul Mehta as Shekhar
- Gopichand Lagadapati as Vishal
- Manish Dayal as Jack
- Tanikella Bharani as himself
- Bramhanandam as himself
- Jayalalita as herself
- Nagineedu as Vishal's father
- Sai Rao as Swapna
- Collin Mcgee as Dave
- Susan Slatin as Granny
- Sukruta Shankar as Radha
Plot
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).[2][3][4]
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 be successful in convincing the parents forms rest of the story.
Casting & Production
Major portion of this film was shot in Hyderabad while few scenes were shot in the United States.[5] The producer & director of the film, Shanti Kumar[6] selected Collin & Sai Rao[7] as the main lead roles along with Manish Dayal.Later Gopichand Lagadapati was selected to play the antagonist. Bramhanandam, Tanikella Bharani, Jayalalita, Nagineedu have cameos in the film.[8][9]
Soundtrack
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| 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: | 27:94 | ||
Critical reception
The film received average reviews from the critics.
Now Running - On the whole an enjoyable fare that is bound to be helpful to people justifying their cross cultural marriages.[10]
One India - 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.[11]
References
- ^ "Indian Beauty Plot". Nth wall.
- ^ "Lagadapati With Sairao ; Picture Gallery". Al India.
- ^ "Gopichand Lagadapati movie still from Indian Beauty". Allindiansite.
- ^ "Gallery Of Lagadapati In Indian Beauty". AllIndiansite.
- ^ "Indian Beauty set to release by 15 august 2006".
- ^ "NRI director to produce & direct Indian beauty".
- ^ "Collin & Sairao to play lead roles". All Indian site.
- ^ "Actor Gallery from film Indian Beauty". Indiaglitz.
- ^ "Picture gallery". Idle brain.
- ^ "Indian Beauty is enjoyable says Kishore". Now Running.
- ^ "A Family oriented film". One India.