Good Boy is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by G. Nageswara Reddy and starring Rohit and Navneet Kaur with L. B. Sriram and Rajyalakshmi in supporting roles. The film was released to mixed-to-negative reviews.
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| Directed by | G. Nageswara Reddy |
| Written by | G. Nageswara Reddy |
| Dialogue by | Marudhuri Raja |
| Produced by | K Paidi Babu Kamagari Sunil Kumar Reddy V. Jagadish (presents) |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | S. Arun Kumar |
| Edited by | K. Ram Gopal Reddy |
| Music by | Vandemataram Srinivas |
Production company | Madhura Meenakshi Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast
edit- Rohit as Vamsi
- Navneet Kaur as Krishna Veni
- L. B. Sriram as Vamsi's father
- Rajyalakshmi as Vamsi's mother
- Chalapathi Rao
- Apoorva
- Venu Madhav
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
- Brahmanandam
- Posani Krishna Murali
- Babloo as Vamsi's friend
- Sekhar
- Naveen
Production
editThis film marks the fourth collaboration between G. Nageswara Reddy and Rohit after 6 Teens (2001), Girl Friend (2002), and Nenu Seetamahalakshmi (2003). Filming began on 15 April 2003 at the Telangana State Police Academy (formerly known as Andhra Pradesh Police Academy).[1] A song was shot at Ramoji Film City on 13 July 2005. The dialogue portions of the film were completed as of 14 July 2005.[2] The song "Tholisari Tholakarila" was shot at a village situated at ICRISAT, Mumbai.[3]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas.[4] The songs were released under the Madhura Audio label.[5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ello Maruthi" | Chakri, Ganga | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Namo Namo Venkatesha" | Udit Narayan, Usha | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Manaspoortyga" | R. P. Patnaik, Usha | 5:48 |
| 4. | "Preminchavepilla" | Mallikarjun, Usha | 5:41 |
| 5. | "Tholisari Tholakarila" | P. Unnikrishnan, M. M. Srilekha | 5:13 |
| 6. | "Malle Mogga" | Ravi Verma, Kousalya | 5:14 |
| Total length: | 31:54 | ||
Release and reception
editThe film was initially scheduled to release in mid-July.[1]
Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film three out of five and wrote that "The entertainment value this film provides can compensate the fallibility in the second half. On a whole, this film is passable".[6] A critic from Indiaglitz wrote that "Which a title like Good Boy, corny or tacky puns in reviews are inevitable. But the truth matter is Good Boy is anything but that. Not at all good. Of course, it is for boys with plenty of skin show by the heroine".[7] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "'If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all,' goes a popular line. That’s all very fine, but if the coiner of this adage had gone to watch Good Boy, he would be yapping like a granny who’s popped back from her grave".[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Pressmeet 2: Good Boy". Idlebrain.com. 15 April 2005. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "On Location: Good Boy". Idlebrain.com. 14 July 2005. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Narasimham, M. L. (19 August 2005). "Entertaining narrative". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Good Boy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 2013. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Audio release - Good Boy". Idlebrain.com. 20 July 2005. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Jeevi (22 September 2005). "Movie review - Good Boy". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Good Boy Review". Indiaglitz. 24 September 2005. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Pulla, Priyanka. "Good Boy Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.