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{{Infobox film
| name = Kondaveeti Simhasanam
| image = Kondaveeti Simhasanam.jpg
| alt =
| caption = DVD Cover
| director = [[Dasari Narayana Rao]]
| writer = Dasari Narayana Rao
| producer = Dasari Narayana Rao
| starring = {{Ubl|Dasari Narayana Rao|[[Mohan Babu]]|[[Soundarya]]}}
| cinematography = [[V. S. R. Swamy]]
| editing = B. Krishnam Raju
| music = [[Koti (composer)|Koti]]
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2002|2|8}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Kondaveeti Simhasanam''''' ({{translation|Kondaveeti throne}}){{efn|Kondaveeti is a village, and the [[village head]] passes judgement from the throne.<ref name=hindu>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mrg-kondaveetis.html|title=Movie review – Kondaveeti Simhasanam – by Gudipoodi Srihari|last=Srihari|first=Gudipoodi|work=The Hindu|date=8 February 2002|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127040349/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mrg-kondaveetis.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}} is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by [[Dasari Narayana Rao]] and starring himself, [[Mohan Babu]] and [[Soundarya]] with [[Hamsavardhan|Harshavardhan]], [[Deepti Bhatnagar]], [[Laya (actress)|Laya]] and [[Udaya Bhanu (actress)|Udaya Bhanu]] in supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/happy-birthday-deepti-bhatnagar-4-movies-that-made-her-an-actress-to-look-out-for/photostory/78388950.cms|title=Happy Birthday Deepti Bhatnagar: 4 Movies that Made her an Actress to Look Out for|work=The Times of India|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=30 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530204840/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/happy-birthday-deepti-bhatnagar-4-movies-that-made-her-an-actress-to-look-out-for/photostory/78388950.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The film is modern retelling of the relationship between [[Lord Rama]], the village head, and [[Anjaneya]], his servant. The film was released to highly negative reviews.

== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
*[[Dasari Narayana Rao]] as Ramachandra Naidu alias Ramachandraiah
*[[Mohan Babu]] as Satti
*[[Soundarya]] as Chitti
*[[Hamsavardhan|Harshavardhan]] as Aravind
*[[Deepti Bhatnagar]] as Rani
*[[Laya (actress)|Laya]] as Varala
*[[Udaya Bhanu (actress)|Udaya Bhanu]]
*[[Jayachitra]] as Nagamanamma Naidu alias Nagamani
*[[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]
*[[Annapoorna (actress)|Annapoorna]]
*[[Telangana Shakuntala]] as Ramachandraiah's mother
*[[Kanta Rao]]
*[[Narra Venkateswara Rao]]
*[[P. J. Sarma]]
*Purushottama Rao
*[[Mada Venkateswara Rao]]
*[[Suthivelu]]
*[[Chitti Babu (Telugu actor)|Chitti Babu]]
*K. K. Sharma
*[[Jenny (actor)|Jenny]]
*[[Ranganath (actor)|Ranganath]] as Ramachandraiah's father
*Magunta Sudhakar as Gangadhara Naidu
*Ravi Kumar
*[[Raghunatha Reddy]]
*[[Mumtaj]]
*[[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]
*[[Gautam Raju]]
{{colend}}

== Production and release ==
The film began filming on 16 November 2000 under the title ''Sardar Nagireddy'' with Laurence as the director.<ref name=idlebrain>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-kondaveetis.html|title=Movie review – Kondaveeti Simhasanam by Jeevi|last=Jeevi|work=Idlebrain|date=8 February 2002|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127011626/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-kondaveetis.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=name>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news74.html|title=It's Kondaveeti Simhasanam for Dasari and Mohan Babu|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]|date=17 November 2000|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129134539/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news74.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Koti replaced [[Vandemataram Srinivas]] as the music composer.<ref name=name /> The initial version starred Dasari Narayana Rao, Mohan Babu, Soundaraya, Laya, Deepti Bhatnagar and Dasari Arun Kumar.<ref name=delay>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news98.html|title=Kondaveeti Simhasanam release on 4th of May|date=22 January 2001|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129133157/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news98.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Dasari Narayana Rao plays Mohan Babu's guru.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news80.html|title=Changing mustache of Telugu cinema!|date=7 December 2000|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=30 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130042532/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news80.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Mohan Babu has three getups in the film including that of a 99-year old. Soundarya worked as an assistant director while Mohan Babu worked as the production manager.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news116.html|title=Soundarya turns assistant director|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]|date=9 March 2001|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=30 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130041212/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news116.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The initial version featuring Arun Kumar was slated to release on 4 May 2001.<ref name=delay /> The film's release was postponed to June 2001 after it found no buyers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news131.html|title=Dasari's Rifles|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]|date=7 May 2001|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129134404/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news131.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was delayed and Arun Kumar's portions were reshot with [[Hamsavardhan|Harshavardhan]] with Dasari Narayana Rao as the director.<ref name=idlebrain /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/movies/news/onset.html|title=Kondaveeti Simhasanam|website=Telugu Cinema|access-date=15 September 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020606003648/http://www.telugucinema.com/movies/news/onset.html|archive-date=6 June 2002}}</ref> The film's release was delayed to late January 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news190.html|title=Sankranthi movies release dates|date=8 January 2002|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601053216/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news190.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Reception ==
A critic from ''[[Sify]]'' gave the film a verdict of "Horrible" and opined that "It is the most boring and sleep inducing film of the year. It is high time that Dasari retires as a director. Mohan Babu as usual hams his way through the film and Dasari too overacts as Naidu".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kondaveeti-simhasanam-review-telugu-pclulcbejijah.html|title=Kondaveeti Simhasanam|website=Sify|date=21 April 2003|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127034227/https://www.sify.com/movies/kondaveeti-simhasanam-review-telugu-pclulcbejijah.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gudipoodi Srihari of ''[[The Hindu]]'' said that "Had the story been narrated straight, avoiding flashbacks, playing up main roles, adding a pinch of social purpose and fun, the film would have looked altogether different, clear and delightful".<ref name=hindu /> Jeevi of ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' stated that "Watching ''Kondaveeti Simhasanam'' is like experiencing a 3-hour continuous torture. Keep a safe distance from this film".<ref name=idlebrain /> A critic from ''Full Hyderabad'' criticised the film for its age old story.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/kondaveeti-simhasanam/telugu/kondaveeti-simhasanam-movie-reviews-1246-2.html|title=Kondaveeti Simhasanam review: Kondaveeti Simhasanam (Telugu) Movie Review – fullhyd.com|work=Full Hyderabad|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127035829/https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/kondaveeti-simhasanam/telugu/kondaveeti-simhasanam-movie-reviews-1246-2.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Box office ==
Despite an impressive star cast, the film was a box office failure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/research/anal/tollywood2002firsthalf.html|title=Tollywood in the first half of 2002|author1=Sreya Sunil|author2=Jeevi|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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{{Dasari Narayana Rao}}

[[Category:Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao]]
[[Category:2002 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2002 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:2002 action drama films]]

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Robbub at 21:58, 3 March 2026