Sangamam (2008 film)
| Sangamam | |
|---|---|
Poster | |
| Directed by | Rasool Ellore |
| Written by | Surendra Krishna (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Rasool Ellore |
| Story by | Surendra Krishna |
| Produced by | Ramana Pemmaraju Kripikar Tadikonda |
| Starring | Sindhura Gadde Rohit Khurana |
| Cinematography | Jayaram S Sandeep Reddy |
| Edited by | Gowtham Raju |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
Production company | Manoranjan Entertainments |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Sangamam (transl. Confluence) is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Rasool Ellore and starring Sindhura Gadde and Rohit Khurana.
Cast
- Sindhura Gadde as Samskruthi
- Rohit Khurana as Abhiram
- Murali Mohan as Jagadish
- Suhasini as Dr. Geetha
- Brahmanandam
- Avinash as Raghava Rao
- Sarah as Sneha
- Raghunatha Reddy
- Krishna Kaushik
- Anil
- Anand Varma
- Sivannarayana Naripeddi
- Narsing Yadav
- Maharshi Raghava
- Subbaraju
- Anita Chowdary
- Vijayasri
- Radha Kumari
Production
The film's name was revealed in November 2007.[1] The film was produced by NRI Ramana Pemmaraju. The film marks the lead debut of Sindhura Gadde and the Telugu debut of Rohit Khurana. The film was almost entirely shot in the United States, which mainly consisted of a 45-day schedule at Washington DC.[2][3] Sindhura plays a woman who is close to her Indian heritage despite living in the United States.[3] Producer Ramesh Varma felt that Sindhura was apt for the role since she is a Telugu and has travelled across the world.[4] Murali Mohan, who played a significant role in the film, heaped praise on Sindhura's casting as he felt that many Bollywood actresses were doing Telugu films as opposed to Telugu-origin actresses.[5] As of April 2008, the film's shooting was complete.[2]
Themes and influences
The film is about how love has no boundaries, which lives up to its title of Sangamam.[6][7]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani.[8] One of the songs that Keeravani composed featured lyrics written by Ananta Sriram during his college days.[9] The audio was launched in November 2007 by Keeravani's wife, Sri Valli, who launched the soundtracks of Takkari (2007) and Visakha Express (2008) simultaneously.[10] The audio launch took place on 15 November 2007 near Durgam Cheruvu.[9][5]
All lyrics are written by Ananta Sriram.[9]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poothavesina" | M. M. Keeravani, Pranavi | 5:47 |
| 2. | "Santhosham" | Nani, Arun, Bhargavi Pillai, Geetha Madhuri | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Paalaraathi Shilpaaniki" | M. M. Keeravani, Pranavi | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Chinuku Chinuku" | Sunitha Upadrashta | 5:23 |
| 5. | "Are You An Angel" | Bhargavi Pillai | 3:20 |
| Total length: | 23:00 | ||
Box office
The film was released on 11 July 2008 after being initially scheduled for December 2007.[4][1] It was a box office failure.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Rasool film titled as Sangamam". Idlebrain.com. 14 November 2007. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Sangamam pressmeet - Telugu cinema - Rohit & Sindhura Gadde". Idlebrain.com. 4 April 2008. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b "'Comfortable in my skin'". The Times of India. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Debut at last". The Times of India. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Sindhura to make her debut". The Times of India. 17 November 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Meet Miss Sindhura". The Times of India. 8 April 2008. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Watch out for Sindhura". The Times of India. 16 December 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Sangamam". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "Sangamam music launch - Telugu cinema function - Rohit & Sindhura Gadde". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "In the foot steps of her husband". The Times of India. 23 November 2007.
- ^ "Sindhura Gadde set to enter films". The Times of India. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2025.