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Cinema Bandi is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film written and directed by debutant Praveen Kandregula. Produced by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., the film stars various debutant actors. Set in a village in the Andhra-Karnataka border region, the film revolves around a group of young film makers try to make film through a camera they found. The film premiered on Netflix on 14 May 2021.

Plot

Cast

• Sandeep Varanasi as Ganapathi
• Vikas Vasistha as Veerababu
• Rag Mayur as Maridesh Babu
• Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy as Sindhu
• Ram Charan as Basha
• Sirivennela Yanamandhala as Gangotri
• Munivenkatappa
• Trishara as Divya
• Davani as Potti
• Uma Yg

Production

Praveen Kandregula met Raj and DK in 2018 at an interview. He and other writers made a booklet about the ideas of making the film. The producers Raj and DK asked Praveen to make short film on the same story. Soon he made a short film based on the same story. Thus, the film iss produced.

The film was filmed in 2019. It was earlier scheduled for theatrical release in 2020. Due to COVID-19 lockdown in India, it was re-scheduled to premiere on Netflix. After Pitta Kathalu, this is Netflix's second original film to be produced. In an interview, Raj Nidimoru said that "We want to support indie filmmakers, specially first timers to make their films. The idea is not to call for stories because it’s not like we have a dearth of them. It’s about finding a filmmaker who has a story or script and wants to make this film. If it interests us, we want to help them make it without any hassle." A promotional trailer was released on 30 April 2021.

Soundtrack

The audio of the film was released through Mango Music label. The first single was released on 7 May 2021. Lyrical version of the second single "Baavilona Kappa" was released on 12 May 2021.

Release

The film earlier scheduled for theatrical release in 2020, but was later premiered on 14 May 2021 on Netflix.

Reception

The film received positive reviews from critics. Srivathsan Nadadhur of LetsOTT cited the film as "an utterly delectable, charming, that rises a toast to the magic of cinema." Another reviewer writing to NTV, stated "Cinema Bandi toys with themes like hope and redemption. While the premise is heart-warming, the treatment could have been way better."

Gautaman Bhaskaran of News18 agave a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote that "Cinema Bandi has a very interesting message about how video cameras have afforded splendid opportunities for especially short moviemakers, the film appears rather raw." Hindustan Times's Haricharan Pudipeddi said that the film is rooted in reality and it brims with the kind of energy we rarely witness in mainstream cinema.

References

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11. Arikatla, Venkat (30 April 2021). "Cinema Bandi Trailer: Funny and So Natural". greatandhra.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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13. "'Cinema Teesinam' song from 'Cinema Bandi' captivates listeners". www.ragalahari.com. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
14. Staff, Scroll. "'Cinema Bandi' trailer: An autorickshaw driver and his village set out to make a movie". Scroll.in. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
15. Ramnath, Nandini. "'Cinema Bandi' review: A rollicking and rambling ode to the magic of the movies". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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17. "Cinema Bandi Movie Review: Honest Effort to Explore an Autorickshaw Driver's Passion for Filmmaking". www.news18.com. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
18. "Cinema Bandi movie review: Slice-of-life drama about the joy and pain of making films". Hindustan Times. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

External links

• Cinemabandi (2021) at IMDb
• Cinema Bandi at Netflix

• 2021 films
• Telugu-language films
• Telugu-language Netflix original films
• 2021 comedy-drama films
• Indian comedy films
• Indian comedy-drama films
• 2021 direct-to-video films
• Indian direct-to-video films
• 2021 directorial debut films
• Films set in Karnataka
• Films shot in Karnataka
• 2020s Telugu-language films
• Films shot in Andhra Pradesh
• Films set in Andhra Pradesh