Indian Beauty
Indian Beauty is a romance film directed by Shanti Kumar starring Nakuul Mehta, Collin Mcgee, Sai Rao, Gopichand Lagadapati, and Manish Dayal.
| Indian Beauty | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shanti Kumar |
| Produced by | Shanti Kumar, Sanyasi Raju |
| Screenplay by | Shanti Kumar, Kishore Dhara, Katherine Torpey, Eric Zaccar |
| Story by | Shanti Kumar |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Joy Kelvin |
| Cinematography | Suresh Rohin |
| Edited by | Nagi Reddy |
Production company | Trinity International |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
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).
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 are successful in convincing the parents forms rest of the story.
Production
Most of the film was shot in Hyderabad while a few scenes were shot in the United States. The producer and director of the film, Shanti Kumar, selected Collin and Sai Rao for the lead roles along with Manish Dayal.[1] Later, Gopichand Lagadapati was selected to play the antagonist. Bramhanandam, Tanikella Bharani, Jayalalita, and Nagineedu have cameos in the film.
Soundtrack
| Indian Beauty | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Joy Kelvin | |
| Released | 2006 |
| Recorded | 2006 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
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| Language | Telugu |
| Label | Madhura |
| 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 wrote, "On the whole an enjoyable fare that is bound to be helpful to people justifying their cross cultural marriages."[2]
One India wrote: "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."[3]
References
- "NRI director to produce & direct Indian beauty". Archived from the original on 12 October 2016.
- "Indian Beauty is enjoyable says Kishore". Now Running.
- "A Family oriented film". One India.