John Apparao 40 Plus is a 2008 Indian Telugu film starring Krishna Bhagavan and Simran. The film released on 20 March 2008 with seventy prints.
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| Directed by | Kuchipudi Venkat |
| Written by | Kuchipudi Venkat |
| Produced by | Kuchipudi Venkat |
| Starring | Krishna Bhagavan Simran |
| Cinematography | V. Gopinath |
| Music by | Kiran Varanasi |
| Distributed by | Black and Eight Production |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editAppa Rao (Krishna Bhagavan) is a career-oriented fashion designer who is in his 40s. He is still a bachelor due to lack of opportunities and career orientation. That is when a posh lady, Pravallika (Simran), approaches him and makes him fall in love with her. She offers him a new career and great business in the UK. Meantime, it is revealed that there is a dreaded ISI agent called John Alias Mastan (Krishna Bhagavan) who looks just like Appa Rao. The rest of the story is all about what happens to Appa Rao when his look-alike John spots him.
Cast
edit- Krishna Bhagavan as John and Appa Rao
- Simran as Pravallika
- Ruthika
- Sayaji Shinde
- Shankar Melkote as Tarun Manikyal Rao
- Jeeva
- Venu Madhav
- Banerjee
- Ali
- Kondavalasa
- Gautam Raju
- Jaya Prakash Reddy
- Raghu Babu
- Satyam Rajesh
- Maruthi
- Prabhakar
- Ravikanth
- Gundu Sudarshan
- Sivannarayana Naripeddi
- Kinnera
Production
editThe film is directed by Kuchipudi Venkat, who previously directed Modati Cinema (2005) with Krishna Bhagawan (in his lead debut) and Simran in the lead roles.[1][2] A song was shot in Bali. Rutika was cast as the second lead.[3] The film was shot in 2007.[4]
Soundtrack
editThis film contains six songs, all remixes. The music director was Kiran Varanasi. The soundtrack was launched on 2 February 2008.
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| "Ennenno Janmala Bandham" | Hemachandra, Geetha Madhuri | 3:53 |
| "Meghalalo Telipommannadi" | Sainoj, Delsy Ninan | 4:22 |
| "Kajara Mohabbatwala" | Tanya and Kiran Varanasi | 2:42 |
| "O Bangaru Rangula Chilaka" | Dr. Banti, Pooja | 3:54 |
| "Ninnukori Varnam" | Pranavi | 4:14 |
Release and reception
editThe film was scheduled to release on Sankranti in 2008.[5] A critic from Sify gave a negative review and opined that "Director Venkat has no grip on the screenplay and his directorial skills prove he is inexperienced. Remix songs by old hits are good. On the whole, the film fails to impress".[6] Y. Sunitha Chowdhary of The Hindu wrote that "The comedian who is known for his poker faced and spooky one liners comes across as a versatile actor here, never once overacts but unfortunately the double meaning dialogues and sexual innuendos make the film unfit for family viewing".[7] A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "The film has some humorous lines, no doubt, and starts off as a comedy but post-interval, it veers off into something else totally. Well, that's the kahani mein twist (transl. twist in the story)".[8]
References
edit- ^ "John Appa Rao 40+ press meet - Telugu cinema - Krishna Bhagawan & Venkat Kuchipudi". Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Happy 55th Birthday to talented comedian Krishna Bhagavan! - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "John Appa Rao nearing completion - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "In the evening of life". The Hindu. 12 October 2007. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Release News
- ^ "John Apparao 40+". Sify. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022.
- ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (21 March 2008). "Strictly for the 40 plus Film Review". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Rajamani, Radhika (21 March 2008). "John Appa Rao 40 + is boring". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.