Indian Beauty (released in the United States as On the Other Side) is a 2006 Indian romance film directed by Shanti Kumar. Shot in Telugu and English, the film features Collin Mcgee, Shaila Rao, and Manish Dayal.
| Indian Beauty | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shanti Kumar |
| Screenplay by | Shanti Kumar, Kishore Dhara, Katherine Torpey |
| Story by | Shanti Kumar |
| Produced by | Shanti Kumar, Sanyasi Raju |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Suresh Rohin |
| Edited by | Nagi Reddy |
| Music by | Joy Kelvin |
Production company | Trinity International |
Release dates |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India United States |
| Languages | Telugu English |
Plot
editIndian culture interests Dave (Colin McGee). So he decides to work on its culture. Dave has a friend, Jack (Manish Dayal), who was born in America but has roots in India. Jack joins Dave on his project on Indian culture. Mr. Murthy, a friend of Jack's father, offers them a place to stay. Initially, Mr. and Mrs. Murthy are keen on taking Jack as their son-in-law, but noticing his American ways, they prefer a local boy, Vishal (Gopichand Lagadapati).
Mr. Murthy's daughter, Swapna, is also interested in Indian culture and hence decides to help Dave with his project. In the process of working, both Swapna & Dave are attracted to each other before they finally fall in love. Whether Swapna & Dave are finally successful in convincing the parents forms the rest of the story.
Cast
edit- Collin Mcgee as Dave Pearson
- Saila Rao as Swapna
- Manish Dayal as Jayakrishna alias Jack
- Tanikella Bharani as himself
- Bramhanandam as himself
- Susan Slatin as Dave's grandmother
- Nakuul Mehta as Shekhar
- Gopichand Lagadapati as Vishal
- Jayalalita as herself
- Nagineedu as Vishal's father
- Sukruta Shankar as Radha
- Kadambari Kiran
Production
editThe producer and director of the film, Shanti Kumar, selected Collin and Sai Rao (the granddaughter of Anjali) for the lead roles, along with Manish Dayal.[1] The film was released in the United States under the title On the Other Side. The film was selected as the best movie of the year 2007 at the Harlem International Film Festival in New York.[2][3]
Soundtrack
editThe songs are composed by Joy Kelvin.[4]
| Indian Beauty | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Joy Kelvin | |
| Released | 2006 |
| Recorded | 2006 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 28:34 |
| Language | Telugu |
| Label | Madhura |
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Priyathama" | Chitra, Priyasri | 5:08 |
| 2. | "Summer" | Tippu, Priyasri, Prajesh | 5:06 |
| 3. | "Holi" | Karthik, Anuradha Sriram | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Sankranthi" | Anitha Krishna, Balaji | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Dream Girl" | Unknown | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Re-mix" | Tippu, Priyasri, Madhulika | 5:12 |
| Total length: | 28:34 | ||
References
edit- ^ "NRI director to produce & direct Indian beauty". Archived from the original on 12 October 2016.
- ^ Mark, Rifkin. "HARLEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". tyi-ny. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013. [unreliable source?]
- ^ ""ON THE OTHER SIDE" in USA". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008.
- ^ "Music launch - Indian Beauty". Idlebrain.com. 23 September 2006.