| Sampangi | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Sana Yadireddy |
| Produced by | Kalyani Venkatesh |
| Starring | Deepak Kanchi Kaul |
| Cinematography | Vijay C. Kumar |
| Music by | Ghantadi Krishna |
Production company | Kalyana Venkateshwara Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Sampangi (transl. Champaka flower) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Sana Yadireddy and starring newcomers Deepak and Kanchi Kaul.
Plot
A Hindu boy and a Muslim girl fall in love.[1]
Cast
- Deepak as Abhishek[1]
- Kanchi Kaul as Salwar Rizwana[2]
- Ranganath as Sankarnarayan[2]
- Chalapathi Rao as Osman[1]
- Chandra Mohan
- Sivaji Raja
- Sana
Production
The film is directed by Sana Yadireddy, who previously directed Pittala Dora (1996), Jai Bhajaranga Bhali (1997) and Bachelors (2000).[3] Debutante Deepak, who came to Hyderabad to shoot for an advertisement, received the role after an audition.[4][5][6]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ghantadi Krishna.[7]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pantesthe Gani" | Ghatikachalam, Ghantadi Krishna, Varikuppala Yadagiri | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Gunde Enduku Echavura" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:11 |
| 3. | "Nacchave Bhama" | Sukhwinder Singh | 5:07 |
| 4. | "Cheliya Ninu" | Udit Narayan, Anuradha Sriram | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Sampangi" | P. Unnikrishnan | 5:09 |
| 6. | "Andamaina Kundanala Bomma" | Varikuppala Yadagiri | 5:50 |
| Total length: | 29:51 | ||
Release and reception
The film had houseful shows in Hyderabad and Secunderabad. However, the screening of the film in Nalgonda district was stopped following protests by Muslims.[1] The film was a box office success, and Deepak earned the name Sampangi Deepak.[8][4] The film was remade in Hindi by Krishna as Ishq Hai Tumse (2004).[8][9]
A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "A good family movie, despite a rather clichéd overall theme".[2]
Awards
- Best Male Dubbing Artist - Raghu (for Deepak)[11]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Jafri, Syed Amin. "Telugu film taken off following Muslim protests". Rediff.com.
- 1 2 3 Bashyam, Ajay. "Sampangi Review". Full Hyderabad.
- ↑ "Aryan in Sana Yadireddy's film". Idlebrain.com. 7 May 2003.
- 1 2 Jeevi; Aditya. "Interview with Deepak". Idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Hero Deepak joins Rs 100 crore club!". The Times of India. 16 January 2017.
- ↑ Behara, Suchitra (18 February 2022). "Actor Arjan Bajwa opens up about his upcoming project, Bestseller". Indulge Express.
- ↑ "Sampangi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music. 2001.
- 1 2 "Preview of Ishq Hai Tumse". Idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "'సంపంగి' హిందీ రీమేక్కు దర్శకుడు కృష్ణనే". V6 Velugu (in Telugu). 15 November 2022.
- ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ↑ "Nandi Awards 2001 - 2002". Idlebrain.com. 19 October 2002.