Babai Abbai
Babai Abbai is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by Jandhyala. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna and Anitha Reddy, with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is inspired by the Telugu film Vaddante Dabbu (1954), which itself was based on the English novel Brewster's Millions (1902) by George Barr McCutcheon.[1][2]
| Babai Abbai | |
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| Directed by | Jandhyala |
| Written by | Jandhyala |
| Based on | Brewster's Millions by George Barr McCutcheon |
| Produced by | M. Sudhakar Reddy |
| Starring | Nandamuri Balakrishna Anitha Reddy |
| Cinematography | S. Gopal Reddy |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
Production company | Ushodhaya Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
The film begins with two con artists Bala & Veera who meet in a very crazy situation and start living together. Out of goodwill, they call each other as Babayi-Abbayi, and their livelihood is making debts and absconding from lenders. Once Bala is acquainted with a beautiful girl Krishnaveni / Krishna, daughter of a multi-millionaire Vara Prasada Rao and they fall in love. Being cognizant of it, Vara Prasada Rao assigns a task for Bala by allocating a huge amount of Rs.25 lakhs and asks him to spend it within 30 days. Eventually, warns him not to donate or destroy the money. At present, Bala starts the task under the guidance of Babai in various methods such as racing, gambling, making a movie, constructing the house, etc. But their income grows day by day when Bala feds up with this money. Ultimately, he throws the money into the sea when Vara Prasada Rao arrives. At last, he affirms, the task is to study the character of Bala and he should also perceive the fruitlessness of treacherous money. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Bala & Krishna.
Cast
- Nandamuri Balakrishna as Bala / Balasubramanyam
- Anitha Reddy as Krishna Veni
- Suthi Veerabhadra Rao as Babai / Veerabhadra Rao
- Suthi Velu as Vara Prasad Rao
- Rajendra Prasad as Taxi Driver
- Rallapalli as Babai's Father-in-law
- Kota Srinivasa Rao
- Vizag Prasad as Inspector Shyam Sundar / Akitabhuchar
- Malladi as Lawyer
- Potti Prasad as Madman
- KK Sarma
- Chitti Babu
- Satti Babu as Manager Jabar
- Chidatala Appa Rao
- Dham
- Jeet Mohan Mitra
- Sri Lakshmi as Aruna
- Kakinada Shyamala as Aruna's mother
- Radha Kumari as Subbulu
- Pavala Syamala as Sundari
- Nirmalamma as Godaramma
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi.
| Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|
| "Telusa Neeku Telusa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 3:20 |
| "Nee Choopu" | Srinivasamurthy, S. Janaki | 3:59 |
| "O Priyaa" | Anita Reddy | 3:50 |
| "Sommu Penchaku" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Madhavapeddi Ramesh | 3:27 |
| "Lady Lady" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:05 |
References
- Parankusam, Aditya (11 June 2017). "Chronicles of screwball comedy". The Hans India. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- "Narthanasala to Akbar Salim Anarkali, List of Remakes Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna". News18. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
External links
- Babai Abbai at IMDb