Pelli Sandadi

Pelli Sandadi
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Directed byK. Raghavendra Rao
Written byScreenplay:
K. Raghavendra Rao
Story & Dialogues:
Satyanand
Produced byC. Aswani Dutt
Allu Aravind
StarringSrikanth
Ravali
Deepti Bhatnagar
CinematographyV. Jayaram
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Music byM. M. Keeravani
Production
company
Distributed byGeetha Arts
Release date
  • 12 January 1996 (1996-01-12)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹1.25 crore[a]
Box officeest. ₹12–15 crore[a]

Pelli Sandadi (transl. Wedding euphoria) is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language musical romance film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao.[1] Produced by C. Aswani Dutt and Allu Aravind on Sri Raghavendra Movie Corporation banner, the film stars Srikanth, Ravali, and Deepti Bhatnagar, with music composed by M. M. Keeravani.[2]

The film was released on 12 January 1996 and became a major commercial success. Made on a budget of ₹1.25 crore, the film grossed ₹12–15 crore at the box office,[a] making it the second-highest-grossing Telugu film of the year after Ninne Pelladata. Pelli Sandadi received critical acclaim, winning five Nandi Awards and a Filmfare Award.[5]

The film's success led to several adaptations, including remakes in Bengali as Biyer Phool (1996), in Hindi as Mere Sapno Ki Rani (1997) and in Tamil as Ninaithen Vandhai (1998).[6] A spiritual sequel, Pelli SandaD, was released in 2021.[7]

Plot

Vijay Krishna (Srikanth) is a musician from a musical family. He lives with two married sisters, their husbands, and his uncle. His whole family is dedicated to music. His father (Satyanarayana) is looking for a suitable matrimonial alliance for Vijay, who is in search of a girl whom he saw in a dream. He never saw her face in the dream, but he saw a mole beside her belly button. The story continues in search of the girl. Meanwhile, his father arranges his marriage to Kalyani (Ravali), who hails from a nearby village and belongs to a musical family.

Meanwhile, Vijay gets a job in Ooty as a music lecturer. There, he finds his dream girl, Swapna (Deepti Bhatnagar). He falls in love with her and proposes, which she accepts. He returns home to share the news about his love, but his father arranges the marriage. Later, Swapna learns that the person she loves and Kalyani's fiancé are the same. Swapna and Kalyani are actually sisters. Swapna then sacrifices her love and informs her sister that she has a terminal illness. She asks Vijay, as her dying wish, to marry Kalyani. Meanwhile, Kalyani also learns that Vijay loves her younger sister Swapna. Eventually, Kalyani convinces her sister to marry Vijay, and the film ends on a happy note.

Cast

Production

Raghavendra Rao, who has made films with big stars, decided to make a low-budget film with three producers: Aswini Dutt, Allu Aravind, and Jagadish Prasad. The filming began with the song "Sarigamapadanisa" with Aamir Khan applauding it.[3] The choreography for all the songs were designed by Raghavendra Rao himself. The song "Soundarya Lahari" was shot for 40 days, with each shot taken at each place, while the shoot of the song "Aina Chikkaledu" began from 9:00 A.M. in the morning to 1:00 P.M. in the afternoon.[3]

Release

The film grossed ₹12–15 crore at the box office. It grossed ₹1.25 crore at Sandhya theatre in Hyderabad. The film had a 100-day theatrical run at 34 locations.[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by M. M. Keeravani. Each song is set in major raagas of Carnatic music, such as Hindolam.[8]

No SongSinger(s)Lyricist
1"Hrudayamane"K. S. Chithra, S. P. BalasubrahmanyamSirivennela Seetharama Sastry
2"Soundarya Lahari" K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
3"Kila Kila Kila" K. S. Chithra, S. P. BalasubrahmanyamVeturi Sundararama Murthy
4"Maa Perati Jaam Chettu" K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
5"Chemma Chekka" K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
6"Nava Manmadhuda"K. S. ChithraSamavedam Shanmukhasarma
7"Ramya Krishna Laaga"Mano, M. M. KeeravaniJonnavithula
8"Ayina Chikkaledhu"M. M. KeeravaniM. M. Keeravani
9"Sarigama Padhanisa"S. P. BalasubrahmanyamChandrabose

Awards

Filmfare Awards South
Nandi Awards[9]

Remakes

The film was remade in Bengali as Biyer Phool (1996), in Hindi as Mere Sapno Ki Rani (1997) and in Tamil as Ninaithen Vandhai (1998).

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Eenadu reported the budget to be ₹85 lakh and the box office gross as ₹15 crore.[3] One of the producers, C. Aswani Dutt, mentioned that the film was budgeted at ₹1.25 crore and grossed ₹12 crores.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Raghavendra Rao alleges Vijay Deverakonda's Geetha Govindam plagiarised from his film Pelli Sandadi". Firstpost. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Zamin Ryot review" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "రూ.85లక్షల బడ్జెట్.. రూ.15కోట్ల కలెక్షన్స్". Eenadu. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Producer Ashwini Dutt Open Heart With RK | Season:02 - Episode:78 | 01.01.17 | OHRK, 14 January 2022, archived from the original on 5 September 2022, retrieved 5 September 2022; From 17:11 to 17:23
  5. ↑ "Pelli Sandadi – MM Keeravani: 6 best music albums of the veteran music composer". The Times of India. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "'Geetha Govindam' Is A Copy Of My Film Pelli Sandadi, Says Raghavendra Rao". 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Official:Pelli SandaD release date locked". Tollywood. 1 October 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Top 10 Blockbuster Music Albums Of M.M Keeravani | Latest Articles". nettv4u. Archived from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  9. ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
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