Pelli Peetalu
Pelli Peetalu (transl. Wedding Seats) is a 1998 Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. It stars Jagapati Babu, Soundarya with music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. It is produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under the Jagapati Art Pictures banner. The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office.[1] Upon release, the film received positive reviews, and remained a musical hit. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film Ee Puzhayum Kadannu (1996), and is also remade in Kannada as Sambhrama (1999).
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| Directed by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Written by | Diwakar Babu (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Story by | Kamal |
| Based on | Ee Puzhayum Kadannu (1996) |
| Produced by | V. B. Rajendra Prasad |
| Starring | Jagapati Babu Soundarya |
| Cinematography | Sarath |
| Edited by | K. Ramgopal Reddy |
| Music by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
Production company | Jagapati Art Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Gopi is a simple and self-respect guy, runs a watch shop in his hometown. He loves his neighbor Anjali one that lives with her elder sisters Aswini, Aruna, and their grandmother. She is the only breadwinner of the family and moreover, they are vexed by their stepbrother Raghu. Gopi & Anjali run into each other a few times and they fall in love. However, Anjali backs up due to her unmarried siblings. At that point, Gopi takes up her responsibilities and performs dumb Aswini's nuptial with his mate Brahmaji. Next, he learns Aruna's love affair with a guy Ravindra but his greedy mother seeks 1 lakh dowry. Hence, Gopi sells his business and liens his self-respect by accepting a job proposal from shop owner Tatabbai. Just before the wedding, unfortunately, Raghu steals the ornaments. In that quarrel, accidentally Gopi kills Raghu. Right now, Gopi and Anjali cross many difficulties for the completion of marriage by hiding the truth. Soon after, Gopi surrenders to Police and is sentenced to 5 years. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with Gopi return and Anjali giving him a warm welcome.
Cast
- Jagapathi Babu as Gopi
- Soundarya as Anjali
- Chandra Mohan as Chandram
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Raghavayya
- Tanikella Bharani as Tatabbai
- Aanand Vardhan as Cable
- Sudhakar as Veera Babu
- Brahmaji as Brahmaji
- Raja Ravindra as Ravindra
- Sivaji Raja
- Hemanth as Raghu
- Chittajalu Lakshmipati
- Subbaraya Sharma
- Chitti Babu as a bus conductor
- Mithai Chitti as a vegetable seller
- Uttej
- Sudha as Chandram's wife
- Rajitha as Veera Babu's wife
- Jhansi as Aruna
- Shilpa (Chippy) as Aswini
- Tatineni Rajeswari as Anjali's Mother
- Telangana Shakuntala as Ravindra's Mother
- Nirmalamma as Anjali's grandmother
Music
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 31:50 | |||
| Label | Music Two Thousand | |||
| Producer | S. V. Krishna Reddy | |||
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Music was composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. Lyrics written by Chandrabose. The music released on Music Two Thousand Company. Singer K. S. Chithra has sung five songs for this film.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chita Pata Chinikulu" | Srinivas, K.S.Chithra | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Jil Jil Jil (F)" | K.S.Chithra | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Mohanam Mohanam" | Krishnamraju, Pallavi | 4:51 |
| 4. | "E Chaka Chaka" | K.S.Chithra, Krishnamraju, Sowmya Raoh | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Jil Jil Jil" | K.S.Chithra, Srinivas | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Pelli Peetalu" | K.S.Chithra, Mano, Nitya Santhoshini | 5:30 |
| 7. | "Yamuna Tarangam" | Unni Krishnan, Pallavi | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Rajelu Velliginchu (Slokam)" | Pallavi | 1:06 |
| Total length: | 31:50 | ||