Samba is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by Kodali Nani. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Bhoomika Chawla, Genelia D'Souza, and Prakash Raj while Vijayakumar, Ali, Sithara, Sukumari, Sukanya, and Brahmaji play supporting roles. The music was composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by K. Ravindra Babu and editing by Gautham Raju.
The film follows Sambasiva Naidu, the son of a faction leader, who seeks revenge after a family betrayal and his sister’s suicide. Amidst the violence, Samba strives to fulfill his father’s dream of making education accessible to all in the faction-ridden region of Rayalaseema, but Pasupathi stands in his way.
Samba released on 9 June 2004 to mixed reviews. The film was a commercial success at the box office earning a distributor share of ₹16 crore.It was remade in Kannada as Mandya (2006). It was dubbed in Hindi, Bhojpuri, and Odia under the same name.
Plot Dharmayya Naidu is a factionist who lost his wife because he is uneducated. Hence, he wants to facilitate education in his Seema area by constructing schools. He realizes that the quarry he owns has good-quality granite deposits. Samba is Dharmayya Naidu's son, while Pasupathi is Dharmayya Naidu's son-in-law. Pasupathi plays the game in such a way that Dharmayya Naidu is forced to give granite quarry as a dowry to Pasupathi's family, due to which Dharmayya Naidu's daughter kills herself. When Samba learns the reason behind his sister's suicide, he occupies the quarry and kills Pasupathi's brothers. Pasupathi then kills everybody in Samba's house in retaliation. Samba and his nemesis Pasupathi take shelter in Kanchi and Amritsar respectively as police ban them from entering AP for a year. Samba settles as a sari manufacturer and trader in Kanchi (Tamil Nadu). The rest of the story is all about how he returns to Seema, takes vengeance against Pasupathi, and starts serving in the educational field.
Cast
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. as Sambasiva Naidu Prakash Raj as Pasupathi Naidu Bhoomika as Nandu (Voice Dubbed by Savitha Reddy) Genelia as Sandhya (Voice Dubbed by Sunitha Upadrashta) Vijayakumar as Dharmayya Naidu Ali as Saththi alias Panchakattu Basha (Samba's friend) Sithara as Janaki, Samba's sister (Voice Dubbed by Shilpa) Sukumari as Samba's grandmother Krishna Bhagavan as Pasupathi's sidekick Sukanya as Pasupathi's wife Brahmaji as Pasupathi's brother Subbaraju as Pasupathi's brother Tanikella Bharani as Nandu's father Ahuti Prasad as Sandhya's father Chalapathi Rao as Pasupathi's father-in-law Raghu Babu as Inspector Tiger Mansoor Ali Khan as Mani Rathnam (McDowell Kunju Mani) Venu Madhav as Sanathnagar Sathi Sameer Hasan as Prasad IPS (Police Inspector) G. V. Sudhakar Naidu as Sesha Reddy Teja Sajja as Chinna Prasanna Pragathi as Samba's mother
Production N. T. Rama Rao Jr. wanted to work with Kodali Nani since 1999. Nani decided to make a film with Vinayak after watching the rushes of Aadi. The project titled Samba was launched on 10 October 2003. The film's story was provided by G. S. Rao with Kona Venkat penning dialogues. The title song was choreographed by Prabhu Deva which marked his first collaboration with Jr. NTR. The film's story revolved around the backdrop of Kanchi.
Soundtrack The music was composed by Mani Sharma and released by Aditya Music. The audio release function was held on 20 May 2004 coincided with N. T. Rama Rao Jr.'s twenty-first birthday at Taj residency with B. Gopal, D. Suresh Babu, KL Narayana and S. S. Rajamouli as chief guests.
Reception Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "Over all, Samba is a good film for masses and is a definite hit". A critic from Sify wrote that " If you are an NTR fan and is looking out for simple entertainment, go and watch Samba".
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