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{{Short description|2011 Indian film by Geetha Krishna}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Koffi Bar<br />Nimidangal
| image = Koffi Bar Poster.jpg
| caption = Official poster of Telugu version
| director = [[Geetha Krishna]]
| producer = Geetha Krishna
| writer = Geetha Krishna
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Shashank (actor)|Shashank]]
*[[Bianca Desai]]
}}
| music = Geetha Krishna
| cinematography = Murali<br /> [[M. V. Raghu]]
| studio = Blue Fox Cinema
| released = {{Film date|2011|04|29|Telugu|2013|01|04|Tamil|ref2=<ref>{{Cite web |title=Friday Fury – January 4 |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-8211-january-4-news-tamil-nbelyPchacfsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035058/https://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-8211-january-4-news-tamil-nbelyPchacfsi.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>}}
| country = India
| language = Telugu<br />Tamil
}}
'''''Koffi Bar'''''{{efn|Made up alternate spelling of ''Coffee Bar''.}} in Telugu and '''''Nimidangal''''' ({{translation|Minutes}}) in Tamil, is a 2011 Indian thriller film directed by [[Geetha Krishna]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Koffi Bar announcement press meet - Telugu cinema- Geetha Krishna |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/announcement-koffibar.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035100/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/announcement-koffibar.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref> The film was presented by Lakshmi Ganapathi Film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lakshmi Ganapathi Film buys Koffi Bar movie - Telugu cinema |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-koffibar1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035103/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-koffibar1.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>

== Cast ==
*[[Shashank (actor)|Shashank]] as Ramakrishna
*[[Bianca Desai]] as Srijana
*[[Atul Kulkarni]] as a rich businessman
*[[Suman (actor)|Suman]] as a CBI officer
*[[Girish Karnad]]
*Baby Shivani
*Moushmi in an [[item number]] in "Jeena Marnahae"

==Production ==
The film was planned to be shot in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]] (both titled as ''Koffi Shop'') and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] (as ''Nimidangal'') and began production in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raghavan |first=Nikhil |date=5 August 2010 |title=Itsy-bitsy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Itsy-bitsy/article16120807.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309153816/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Itsy-bitsy/article16120807.ece |archive-date=9 March 2022 |access-date=27 February 2022 |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Just a shop, not a bar |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2009/dec/25/just-a-shop-not-a-bar-116158.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227040253/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2009/dec/25/just-a-shop-not-a-bar-116158.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Biana Desai, known for glamorous roles, played a role without makeup for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2010 |title=The best of both worlds |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/67688/both-worlds.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035102/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/67688/both-worlds.html |archive-date=27 February 2022 |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> Newcomer Murali from New York was brought to cinematograph the film along with [[M. V. Raghu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trilingual from an ace director - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie News - Director Geetha Krishna K Vishwanath Sankeerathana Kokila Keecharalu |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-09-02/geetha-krishna-07-04-09.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035102/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-09-02/geetha-krishna-07-04-09.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> The film was shot in Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The trilingual Koffi Bar |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/the-trilingual-ikoffi-bari-imagegallery-tollywood-kh0rdkfbagbsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227110657/https://www.sify.com/movies/the-trilingual-ikoffi-bari-imagegallery-tollywood-kh0rdkfbagbsi.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The film's plot begins in a coffee shop.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 April 2011 |title=Gandhinagar Grapevine |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/155537/gandhinagar-grapevine.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035100/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/155537/gandhinagar-grapevine.html |archive-date=27 February 2022 |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> Hindi actress Moushmi did an item number in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nimidangal's new bombshell! - Tamil Movie News - Nimidangal | Geetha Krishna | Priyanka Desai | Suman - Behindwoods.com |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/sep-09-01/nimidangal-01-09-09.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035100/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/sep-09-01/nimidangal-01-09-09.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> The film was shot for only three days in Bangalore.<ref name="Kannada" /> As a result, the Kannada version stopped production midway after the [[Karnataka]] Film Chamber Of Commerce found out that the film was dubbed from Telugu and that more than fifty percent of the film was not shot in Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stopped in the tracks |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/stopped-in-the-tracks/articleshow/21753595.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035059/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/stopped-in-the-tracks/articleshow/21753595.cms |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=This dubbed film has smooth sailing |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/this-dubbed-film-has-smooth-sailing/articleshow/21526560.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035059/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/this-dubbed-film-has-smooth-sailing/articleshow/21526560.cms |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref><ref name="Kannada">{{Cite web |title=Paid for one, two for free |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/paid-for-one-two-for-free/articleshow/22091046.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035100/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/paid-for-one-two-for-free/articleshow/22091046.cms |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The director turned the music director for the first time. Lyrics by [[Vanamali]] who previously collaborated with Krishna for the Telugu dub of ''[[Time (1999 film)|Time]]'' (1999).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The caffeine obsession |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2008/dec/25/the-caffeine-obsession-13278.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035058/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2008/dec/25/the-caffeine-obsession-13278.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Koffi Bar music launch - Telugu cinema - Geeta Krishna |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-koffibar.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035058/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-koffibar.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>

== Release and reception==
The film was scheduled to release on 4 March and later 11 March 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telugu cinema news - idlebrain.com |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news291.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035101/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news291.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Koffi Bar on March 11 - Telugu cinema |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-koffibar2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035104/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-koffibar2.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>

Y. Sunitha Chowdhury of ''[[The Hindu]]'' opined that "Despite Geeta Krishna's dramatic flabbiness, the film has its moments".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chowdhary |first=Y. Sunita |date=30 April 2011 |title=The mind game |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/The-mind-game/article14906752.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309155322/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/The-mind-game/article14906752.ece |archive-date=9 March 2022 |access-date=27 February 2022 |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Deepa Garimella of ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote that "This is a film begging to be ignored. Pay attention".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coffee Bar review: Coffee Bar (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com |url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/coffee-bar/telugu/coffee-bar-movie-reviews-4224-2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035110/https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/coffee-bar/telugu/coffee-bar-movie-reviews-4224-2.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27}}</ref>

==Home media==
[[Sun TV Network|Sun TV]] bought the broadcasting rights for both the Telugu and Tamil versions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nimidangal: On terrorism with a new perspective |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/jan/07/nimidangal-on-terrorism-with-a-new-perspective-440898.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035059/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/jan/07/nimidangal-on-terrorism-with-a-new-perspective-440898.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==References==
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==Notes ==
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[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:2011 thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:2011 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2011 Indian films]]
[[Category:2011 Telugu-language films]]

Koffi Bar - Revision history

Igortxa at 18:56, 24 March 2026