Kedi (transl. Conman) is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Kiran Kumar. It was produced by D. Sivaprasad Reddy, under Kamakshi Movies. It starred Nagarjuna Akkineni and Mamta Mohandas, with Ankur Vikal in the role of the antagonist. The music score was composed by Sandeep Chowtha, his fourth collaboration with Nagarjuna after Ninne Pelladutha (1996), Chandralekha (1998), and Super (2005).
It was released on 12 February 2010. It was also dubbed in Tamil as Singa Vettai and in Hindi as Gambler No 1.
Plot
Ramesh, nickname Rummy (Nagarjuna) loves his childhood friend Janaki, who asks him to become rich and powerful before marrying her. With this motive, Rummy starts gambling and becomes rich in no time.
ACP Sekhar (Sayaji Shinde) notice his activities and attempts to catch him. Rummy moves to Goa where he meets Chandra (Ankur), a pub owner who also runs gambling, both of them make a deal. While on the task, Rummy rescues Sara (Paula) from Victor. Sara's sister Nadia (Linda) falls in love with him. Another woman, Sandhya (Mamta Mohandas), enters his life. She helps him with his task. Meanwhile, differences arise between Rummy and Chandra, and they become rivals. How Rummy encounters the situation with Janaki forms the rest of the story.
Cast
Production
The film went through a series of name changes in production from Rummy to Mayagadu to Mosagadu, before the producers agreed on Kedi.
The song "Neeve Na Neeve Na" was shot in Milos Island in Greece.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Sandeep Chowtha. The music released by ADITYA Music Company.
Reception
Jeevi of Idlebrain.com rated the film two and one-fourth out of five and stated that "If made well, Kedi could have become real class movie and if it’s not then the result could be catastrophic. The debutant director couldn’t handle the script well and it becomes an uninteresting fare. On a whole, Kedi fails to keep audiences interested in the movie." Radhika Rajamani of Rediff.com gave the film two out of five stars and wrote, "There aren't many twists in the story though the screenplay moves back and forth in time, which makes it a bit perplexing as we constantly have to figure out what's happening. The loopholes in the script seem glaring too."
References
External links
- Kedi at IMDb
