Little Soldiers
| Little Soldiers | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Gangaraju Gunnam |
| Written by | Gangaraju Gunnam |
| Produced by | Gangaraju Gunnam |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Rasool Ellore |
| Edited by | Mohanrama Rao |
| Music by | Sri Kommineni |
| Distributed by | Font Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Little Soldiers is a 1996 Telugu-language drama film written, directed, and produced by Gangaraju Gunnam.[1][2][3] The film featured Kavya Annapareddy, Master Aditya, Kota Srinivasa Rao, and Brahmanandam in lead roles, with soundtrack helmed by Sri Kommineni.[4][5] Upon release the film, and the soundtrack received positive reviews, and has garnered six state Nandi Awards including the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (silver),[6] the National Film Award for Best Child Artist, and became a cult classic.[4][5][3] The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India.[7][2] The film has also been dubbed in Tamil as Kutti Sippaigal.[8]
Plot
General Harischandra Prasad (Kota Srinivasa Rao) is living alone on a farm after retirement. One day he learns that his son, Aravind (Ramesh Aravind) and daughter-in-law, Anita (Heera Rajagopal) had been killed in a road accident. He goes in search of his two, orphaned grandchildren; Bunny (Baby Kavya) aged three and Sunny (Master Aditya) aged eight. Aravind is a jingle composer estranged from his father for choosing music over a career in the army. Aravind marries Anita, and raises his family without the blessings of his father. Rajeswari (Rohini Hattangadi), a wealthy widow of a royal family, disowns her daughter, Anita, for marrying a no good guitar-strummer and wills her estate to her brother, Sesha (Giri Babu). Some years on, Rajeswari suffers a stroke and a change of heart. She decides to bequeath her property to her daughter and sets Sesha the task of locating Anita and her progeny. Sesha and his wastrel son (Sudhakar) who were living off Rajeswari, are jolted. With the help of a professional killer, they hatch a plan to engineer the deaths of Anita and her family in the form of an accident, so as to avoid any suspicion. Aravind, Anita and their two children go on a singing, road tour. They are followed by the killer in a truck. The dreaded accident takes place and the parents are killed. But Sunny and Bunny escape. As the two kids are alone at home, the professional killer makes an attempt to snuff them out with a gas leak. The resourceful Bunny and Sunny confront the killers and give them their just deserts, with the help of their grandfather and turn into the proud, soldiers he had wished for.
Cast
- Kavya Annapareddy as Bunny
- Master Aditya as Sunny
- Sudhakar as Seshagiri's son
- Giri Babu as Seshagiri
- Rohini Hattangadi as Rajeshwari Devi
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Major Harishchandra Prasad
- Brahmanandam as Gun ( House cook in Major's house )
- Heera Rajagopal as Anitha
- Ramesh Aravind as Aravind
- Rallapalli as Gopal
- Banerjee
Soundtrack
| Song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "I Am a Very Good Girl" | Deepika, Vishnukanth |
| "Maa Father O Tiger" | Mano |
| "Adagaalanundi Oka Doubtuni" | Sri, Deepika, Vishnukanth |
| "Oho Vendi Vennela" | Ram Chakravarthy, M. M. Srilekha, Vishnukanth |
| "Sarele Vooruko Pareshaanenduko" | Sri |
| "Yevadandi Veedu Robinhood Laa" | Mano |
| "Ek Do Teen, Aage Chal" | Ravi |
Awards
- Best Child Artist - Kavya Annapareddy.[7][9]
- Nandi Awards - 1996[10]
- Second Best Feature Film - Silver - Gunnam Gangaraju
- Best Director - Gunnam Gangaraju
- Best Screenplay Writer - Gunnam Gangaraju
- Best Character Actor - Kota Srinivasa Rao
- Best Child Actor - Master Aditya
- Best Child Actress - Baby Kavya
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Gunnam Gangaraju - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film producer and director".
- ^ a b "Little Soldiers Kavya Wedding Photos". 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 June 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Little Soldiers". 1 January 2000 – via IMDb.
- ^ "Nandi Awards - 1996 - Winners & Nominees".
- ^ a b "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Watch Kutti Sippaigal | Prime Video". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "'Baby' Kavya's grand reception in Hyderabad - Times of India".
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 - 2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964 - 2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. p. 74. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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