Koffi Bar

Koffi Bar^[a] in Telugu and Nimidangal (transl. Minutes) in Tamil, is a 2011 Indian thriller film directed by Geetha Krishna.^[2] The film was presented by Lakshmi Ganapathi Film.^[3]

Koffi Bar Nimidangal
Official poster of Telugu version
Directed by	Geetha Krishna
Written by	Geetha Krishna
Produced by	Geetha Krishna
Starring	Shashank Bianca Desai
Cinematography	Murali M. V. Raghu
Music by	Geetha Krishna
Production company	Blue Fox Cinema
Release dates	29 April 2011 (Telugu) 4 January 2013 (Tamil)^[1]
Country	India
Languages	Telugu Tamil

Cast

• Shashank as Ramakrishna
• Bianca Desai as Srijana
• Atul Kulkarni as a rich businessman
• Suman as a CBI officer
• Baby Shivani
• Moushmi in an item number

Production

The film was planned to be shot in Telugu-Kannada (as Koffi Shop) and Tamil (as Nimidangal) and began production in 2009.^[4][5] Biana Desai, known for glamorous roles, played a role without makeup for the film.^[6] Newcomer Murali from New York was brought to cinematograph the film along with M. V. Raghu.^[7] The film was shot in Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Chennai.^[8] The film's plot begins in a coffee shop.^[9] Hindi actress Moushmi did an item number in the film.^[10] The film was shot for only three days in Bangalore.^[11] 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.^[12][13][11] For the Tamil promotions of the film, Shashank was referred to as Shasha and Bianca Desai was referred to as Priyanka.^[14]

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).^[15][16]

Release and reception

The film was scheduled to release on 4 March and later 11 March 2011.^[17][18]

Y. Sunitha Chowdhury of The Hindu opined that "Despite Geeta Krishna's dramatic flabbiness, the film has its moments".^[19] Deepa Garimella of Full Hyderabad wrote that "This is a film begging to be ignored. Pay attention".^[20]

Home media

Sun TV bought the broadcasting rights for both the Telugu and Tamil versions.^[21]

References

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6. "The best of both worlds". Deccan Herald. 5 May 2010. from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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11. "Paid for one, two for free". Bangalore Mirror. from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
12. "Stopped in the tracks". Bangalore Mirror. from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
13. "This dubbed film has smooth sailing". Bangalore Mirror. from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
14. "Tamil movies Tamil Cinema Kollywood Tamil movie Tamil news Tamil songs Tamil actors Tamil actress Tamil movie news Tamil movie reviews Top ten Box office interviews Tamil Mp3 Download movie free downloads video clips comedy movies online ringtones actor actresses Tamil Nadu Chennai". www.behindwoods.com. from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
15. "The caffeine obsession". The New Indian Express. from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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17. "Telugu cinema news - idlebrain.com". www.idlebrain.com. from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
18. "Koffi Bar on March 11 - Telugu cinema". www.idlebrain.com. from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
19. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (30 April 2011). "The mind game". from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022 – via www.thehindu.com.
20. "Coffee Bar review: Coffee Bar (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com". from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
21. "Nimidangal: On terrorism with a new perspective". The New Indian Express. from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

Notes

1. Made up alternate spelling of Coffee Bar.