6 Teens Explained

6 Teens
Director:G. Nageswara Reddy
Producer:J. Srinivasa Reddy
Screenplay:G. Nageswara Reddy
Starring:
Music:Ghantadi Krishna
Cinematography:S. Arun Kumar
Editing:K. Ramgopal Reddy
Studio:Harsha Creations
Runtime:146 minutes
Country:India
Language:Telugu

6 Teens is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language teen film directed by G.Nageswara Reddy making his directorial debut and produced by J.Srinivasa Reddy. The film stars Rohit, Ruthika, Santosh, Pavan, Abhijit and Amit. The film was remade in Kannada as Friends (2002).

Plot

6 Teens is story about a group of five sex-obsessed teenage boys who, after humiliating themselves at college, pursue a new girl neighbour from the U.S.[1]

Production

Rohit, who worked as an assistant director for Tammareddy Bharadwaja's Swarnakka (1998) in which he also made a cameo appearance, made his lead acting debut with this film after being called in for a screen test.[2]

Music

The music was composed by Ghantadi Krishna.[3] [4] The song "Devudu Varamandisthe" became popular.[2]

Reception

A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "It is silly, stupid and definitely one of the more tasteless films that we have seen in recent times".[1]

Future

A Tamil version of the film, headlined by actor Jai, was shot and complete in 2003. However, the film did not have a theatrical release.[5]

A sequel to this film titled 9 Teens was planned but later dropped.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6 Teens review: 6 Teens (Telugu) Movie Review . fullhyd.com . 17 September 2017 . 17 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Finding a foothold. 26 November 2002. The Hindu. M. L. Narasimham. https://archive.today/20230907085911/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/finding-a-foothold/article28387124.ece. 7 September 2023.
  3. Web site: 6 Teens Songs - Listen to 6 Teens Audio songs - 6 Teens mp3 songs online . Telugu . 8 February 2005 . en. 17 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Devudu Varamandisthe Lyrics, 6 Teens Telugu Movie Songs Lyrics . Lyrics in Telugu . 11 January 2009 . en. 17 September 2017.
  5. Web site: Entry of a woman-producer from Andhra to Tamil films ('6 - Teens') . Chennai Online . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040609193115/http://www.chennaionline.com/interviews/kalpana.asp . 9 June 2004 . dead.
  6. Web site: 9 teens as a sequel to 6 teens. Idlebrain.com. 29 January 2003.