2002 Indian film
| Okato Number Kurradu | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Directed by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Screenplay by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Story by | Akula Shiva |
| Produced by | K. Raghavendra Rao C. Aswani Dutt |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | V. Srinivasa Reddy |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
| Production company | Swapna Cinema |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 137 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Okato Number Kurraadu (transl. Number one boy) is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and starring newcomer Taraka Ratna and Rekha.
Cast
- Taraka Ratna as Balu
- Rekha as Swapna
- Tanikella Bharani as Swapna's father
- Rajeev Kanakala as Rajeev
- Devadas Kanakala as Rajeev's father
- Giribabu as Swapna's uncle
- Chitram Seenu
- MS Narayana
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
- Sunil
- Chitti Babu
- Raghu Babu
Production
This was the second film Taraka Ratna shot for but ended up releasing first. The film was initially titled 1va Number Kurraadu.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by M. M. Keeravani and lyrics were written by Chandrabose and Suddala Ashok Teja.
- "Thodakotti Chebutunna" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Godwin
- "Nuvvu Choodu Choodakapo" - M. M. Keeravani, Ganga
- "Orey Nuvvu" - S. P. B. Charan, K. S. Chitra
- "Aggipulla" - Tippu, Kalpana
- "Nemali Kannoda" - Udit Narayan, K. S. Chitra
- "Enni Janmalettinaa - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra
Reception
Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu wrote, "He impresses with acting, dancing and fighting, the essential ingredients of modern cinema. But the theme is ordinary, narrating a routine story" and called M. M. Keeravani's music "a redeeming factor". Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote, "The film starts with an interesting incident But the scenes shown in between are not good enough make viewers excited". A critic from Full Hyderabad opined, "As a movie, Okato Number Kurraadu sucks. That's because it has nothing new by way of a script, remorselessly follows an earlier movie by the same filmmakers".
References
- Sunil, Sreya. "Audio review of Okato Number Kurradu - Mass masti music". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Juke Box - 1va Number Kurraadu". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2002. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- Srihari, Gudipoodi (23 October 2002). "One more from NTR clan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- "Movie review - Okato Number Kurraadu". Idlebrain. 18 September 2002. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- "Okato Numberu Kurraadu Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.