Pelli Peetalu
| Pelli Peetalu | |
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 DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Produced by | V. B. Rajendra Prasad |
| Written by | Diwakar Babu (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Story by | Kamal Kumar |
| Based on | Ee Puzhayum Kadannu (1996) |
| Starring |
Jagapati Babu Soundarya |
| Music by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Cinematography | Sarath |
| Edited by | K. Ramgopal Reddy |
Production company |
Jagapati Art Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Pelli Peetalu (English: Wedding Seats) is a 1998 Telugu romantic comedy produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad on Jagapati Art Pictures banner, directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. Starring Jagapati Babu, Soundarya in the lead roles and music also composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film recorded as Super Hit at box office.[1] Upon release the film received positive reviews, and remained a musical hit.[2][3] The film was a remake of Malayalam film Ee Puzhayum Kadannu and was also remade in Kannada as Sambhrama in 1999 starring Ramesh Aravind and Kaveri.
Plot
Gopi (Jagapati Babu) is a simple man who has too much self-respect to work under anyone, so he opens his own watch repair shop in his hometown. Anjali (Soundarya) is the third daughter of a music teacher who lives with her elder sisters Aswini (Shilpa) who is dumb, Aruna (Jhansi) and their grandmother (Nirmalamma) they also have a step-brother Raghu (Hemanth) who always harasses them a lot. Anjali works at a store in the city and keeps coming to her hometown every weekend. It so happens that Gopi and Anjali run into each other a few times and slowly, they fall in love.
However, Anjali has a problem with their marriage since she has two elder unmarried sisters. Gopi takes all the responsibilities of Anjali and he finds a groom for Anjali's dumb sister Ashwini, but the marriage does not work out then Gopi's friend Brahmaji (Brahmaji) who runs a meat shop comes forward to marry Aswini to help Gopi. Anjali’s second sister Aruna is in love with a guy Ravindra (Raja Ravindra) his mother (Telangana Shakuntala) asks for 1 lakh worth of ornaments as dowry, Gopi agrees for it, he sells his shop and decides to work in Tatabbai’s (Tanikella Bharani) shop on 10 years agreement by selling his self-respect.
Just before the wedding, previous night Raghu steals the ornaments from Anjali's house. Gopi chases him and in the quarrel, Gopi kills Raghu accidentally. He confesses to Anjali that he killed him, but they hide this due to the wedding. After the wedding, Gopi surrenders himself to Police and he is sentenced for 5 years. After five years, Gopi comes back from jail, Anjali and her whole family give him a warm welcome, and the movie ends on a positive note.
Cast
- Jagapathi Babu as Gopi
- Soundarya as Anjali
- Chandra Mohan as Chandram
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Raghavaiah
- Tanikella Bharani as Tatabbai
- Sudhakar as Veera Babu
- Brahmaji as Brahmaji
- Raja Ravindra as Ravindra
- Sivaji Raja
- Hemanth as Raghu
- Lakshmipati
- Subbaraya Sharma
- Chitti Babu as bus conductor
- Mithai Chitti as vegetable seller
- Uttej
- Sudha as Chandram's wife
- Rajitha as Veera Babu's wife
- Jhansi as Aruna
- Shilpa as Aswini
- Tatineni Rajeswari as Anjali's Mother
- Telangana Shakuntala as Ravindra's Mother
- Nirmalamma as Anjali's grandmother
- Master Anand Vardhan as Cable
Soundtrack
| Pelli Peetalu | ||||
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| Film score by S. V. Krishna Reddy | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 31:50 | |||
| Label | Music Two Thousand | |||
| Producer | S. V. Krishna Reddy | |||
| S. V. Krishna Reddy chronology | ||||
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Music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. Lyrics written by Chandrabose. All songs are hit tracks. Music released on Music Two Thousand Company.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chita Pata Chinikulu" | Srinivas, Chitra | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Jil Jil Jil (F)" | Chitra | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Mohanam Mohanam" | Krishnamraju,Pallavi | 4:51 |
| 4. | "E Chaka Chaka" | Krishnamraju,Sowmya Rao | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Jil Jil Jil" | Srinivas,Chitra | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Pelli Peetalu" | Mano,Nitya Santhoshini | 5:30 |
| 7. | "Yamuna Tarangam" | Unni Krishnan,Pallavi | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Rajelu Velliginchu (Slokam)" | Pallavi | 1:06 |
| Total length: | 31:50 | ||