Tholi Kodi Koosindi Explained

Tholi Kodi Koosindi
Director:	K. Balachander
Producer:	Kanuri Ranjith Kumar
Starring:	Saritha Seema Madhavi Sarath Babu Jeeva
Cinematography:	B. S. Lokanath
Music:	M. S. Viswanathan
Studio:	Sri Ranjith Arts
Country:	India
Language:	Telugu Tamil

Tholi Kodi Koosindi is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by K. Balachander, starring Saritha, Seema, Madhavi, and Sarath Babu with Jeeva as the antagonist. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as Enga Ooru Kannagi .^[1] Both versions were released on 6 February 1981.^{[2] [3]} The Telugu version won three Nandi Awards.

Cast

Tamil version

The lead cast was retained for the Tamil version with a slightly altered supporting cast.

• Major Sundarrajan
• Srikanth

Production

The film was prominently shot at Veerabhadra Temple, Pattiseema.^[4]

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by M. S. Viswanathan and the lyrics were penned by Acharya Aatreya.

Reception

Reviewing the Tamil version for Kalki, Nalini Sastry was critical of the film and said Balachandar, who went three steps up, slipped two steps.

Accolades

Tholi Kodi Koosindi won three Nandi Awards: Second Best Feature Film – Silver, Best Audiographer (V. Sivaram) and Best Lyricist (Aatreya).^[5]

Notes and References

1. சாஸ்திரி . நளினி . 1 March 1981 . எங்க ஊரு கண்ணகி . live . https://archive.today/20230125165503/https://archive.org/details/kalki1981-03-01/page/n47/mode/2up . 25 January 2023 . 13 September 2022 . . 46–47 . ta . Internet Archive.
2. Web site: Tholi Kodi Kusindi . live . https://archive.today/20230325095757/https://indiancine.ma/WEO/info . 25 March 2023 . 25 March 2023 . Indiancine.ma.
3. Web site: Enga Ooru Kannagi (1981) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119113954/https://screen4screen.com/movies/enga-ooru-kannagi . 19 November 2023 . 25 March 2023 . Screen 4 Screen.
4. News: Sankar . K.N. Murali . 10 August 2015 . Pattisam temple, a draw for pilgrims, film units . . live . 13 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220913105343/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/pattisam-temple-a-draw-for-pilgrims-film-units/article7523884.ece . 13 September 2022.
5. Web site: నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008) . A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150223135739/http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf . 23 February 2015 . 21 August 2020 . . Telugu.