{{Short description|2011 Indian film by Geetha Krishna}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox film | name = Koffi Bar<br />Nimidangal | image = Koffi Bar Poster.jpg | caption = Official poster of Telugu version | director = Geetha Krishna | producer = Geetha Krishna | writer = Geetha Krishna | starring = {{plainlist| *Shashank *Bianca Desai }} | music = Geetha Krishna | cinematography = Murali<br /> M. V. Raghu | studio = Blue Fox Cinema | released = {{Film date|2011|04|29|Telugu|2013|01|04|Tamil|ref2=<ref>{{Cite web |title=Friday Fury – January 4 |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-8211-january-4-news-tamil-nbelyPchacfsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035058/https://www.sify.com/movies/friday-fury-8211-january-4-news-tamil-nbelyPchacfsi.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Sify}}</ref>}} | country = India | language = Telugu<br />Tamil }} '''''Koffi Bar'''''{{efn|Made up alternate spelling of ''Coffee Bar''.}} in Telugu and '''''Nimidangal''''' ({{translation|Minutes}}) in Tamil, is a 2011 Indian thriller film directed by Geetha Krishna.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Koffi Bar announcement press meet - Telugu cinema- Geetha Krishna |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/announcement-koffibar.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035100/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/announcement-koffibar.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref> The film was presented by Lakshmi Ganapathi Film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lakshmi Ganapathi Film buys Koffi Bar movie - Telugu cinema |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-koffibar1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035103/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-koffibar1.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>
== Cast == *Shashank as Ramakrishna *Bianca Desai as Srijana *Atul Kulkarni as a rich businessman *Suman as a CBI officer *Girish Karnad *Baby Shivani *Moushmi in an item number in "Jeena Marnahae"
==Production == The film was planned to be shot in Telugu, Kannada (both titled as ''Koffi Shop'') and Tamil (as ''Nimidangal'') and began production in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raghavan |first=Nikhil |date=5 August 2010 |title=Itsy-bitsy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Itsy-bitsy/article16120807.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309153816/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Itsy-bitsy/article16120807.ece |archive-date=9 March 2022 |access-date=27 February 2022 |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Just a shop, not a bar |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2009/dec/25/just-a-shop-not-a-bar-116158.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227040253/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2009/dec/25/just-a-shop-not-a-bar-116158.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Biana Desai, known for glamorous roles, played a role without makeup for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2010 |title=The best of both worlds |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/67688/both-worlds.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035102/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/67688/both-worlds.html |archive-date=27 February 2022 |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> Newcomer Murali from New York was brought to cinematograph the film along with M. V. Raghu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trilingual from an ace director - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie News - Director Geetha Krishna K Vishwanath Sankeerathana Kokila Keecharalu |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-09-02/geetha-krishna-07-04-09.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035102/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/apr-09-02/geetha-krishna-07-04-09.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> The film was shot in Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The trilingual Koffi Bar |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/the-trilingual-ikoffi-bari-imagegallery-tollywood-kh0rdkfbagbsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227110657/https://www.sify.com/movies/the-trilingual-ikoffi-bari-imagegallery-tollywood-kh0rdkfbagbsi.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Sify}}</ref> The film's plot begins in a coffee shop.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 April 2011 |title=Gandhinagar Grapevine |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/155537/gandhinagar-grapevine.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035100/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/155537/gandhinagar-grapevine.html |archive-date=27 February 2022 |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> Hindi actress Moushmi did an item number in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nimidangal's new bombshell! - Tamil Movie News - Nimidangal | Geetha Krishna | Priyanka Desai | Suman - Behindwoods.com |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/sep-09-01/nimidangal-01-09-09.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035100/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/sep-09-01/nimidangal-01-09-09.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> The film was shot for only three days in Bangalore.<ref name="Kannada" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stopped in the tracks |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/stopped-in-the-tracks/articleshow/21753595.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035059/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/stopped-in-the-tracks/articleshow/21753595.cms |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=This dubbed film has smooth sailing |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/this-dubbed-film-has-smooth-sailing/articleshow/21526560.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035059/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/this-dubbed-film-has-smooth-sailing/articleshow/21526560.cms |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref><ref name="Kannada">{{Cite web |title=Paid for one, two for free |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/paid-for-one-two-for-free/articleshow/22091046.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035100/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/paid-for-one-two-for-free/articleshow/22091046.cms |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref>
==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).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The caffeine obsession |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2008/dec/25/the-caffeine-obsession-13278.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035058/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2008/dec/25/the-caffeine-obsession-13278.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Koffi Bar music launch - Telugu cinema - Geeta Krishna |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-koffibar.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035058/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-koffibar.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>
== Release and reception== The film was scheduled to release on 4 March and later 11 March 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telugu cinema news - idlebrain.com |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news291.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035101/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news291.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Koffi Bar on March 11 - Telugu cinema |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-koffibar2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035104/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-koffibar2.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>
Y. Sunitha Chowdhury of ''The Hindu'' opined that "Despite Geeta Krishna's dramatic flabbiness, the film has its moments".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chowdhary |first=Y. Sunita |date=30 April 2011 |title=The mind game |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/The-mind-game/article14906752.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309155322/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/The-mind-game/article14906752.ece |archive-date=9 March 2022 |access-date=27 February 2022 |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Deepa Garimella of ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote that "This is a film begging to be ignored. Pay attention".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coffee Bar review: Coffee Bar (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com |url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/coffee-bar/telugu/coffee-bar-movie-reviews-4224-2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035110/https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/coffee-bar/telugu/coffee-bar-movie-reviews-4224-2.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27}}</ref>
==Home media== Sun TV bought the broadcasting rights for both the Telugu and Tamil versions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nimidangal: On terrorism with a new perspective |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/jan/07/nimidangal-on-terrorism-with-a-new-perspective-440898.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227035059/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2013/jan/07/nimidangal-on-terrorism-with-a-new-perspective-440898.html |archive-date=2022-02-27 |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
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Category:Indian thriller films Category:2011 thriller films Category:Indian multilingual films Category:2011 Tamil-language films Category:2011 Indian films Category:2011 Telugu-language films