Pelli Peetalu

1998 Indian film
  • 16 July 1998 (1998-07-16)
Running time
141 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTelugu

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).

Plot

Gopi is a simple and self-respectful guy who runs a watch shop in his hometown. He loves his neighbor Anjali, who lives with her elder siblings Aswini & Aruna and their grandmother. She is the family's only breadwinner, and their stepbrother, Raghu, vexes them. 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 about Aruna's love affair with a guy, Ravindra, but his greedy mother seeks a 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, Gopi accidentally kills Raghu. Right now, Gopi and Anjali encounter many difficulties in completing marriage by hiding the truth. Soon after, Gopi surrenders to the Police and is sentenced to 5 years. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note, with Gopi returning and Anjali giving him a warm welcome.

Cast

  • Jagapathi Babu as Gopi
  • Soundarya as Anjali (Voice Dubbed by Saritha )
  • 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

Pelli Peetalu
Film score by
Released1998
GenreSoundtrack
Length31:50
LabelMusic Two Thousand
ProducerS. V. Krishna Reddy
S. V. Krishna Reddy chronology
Deerga Sumangali Bhava
(1998)
Pelli Peetalu
(1998)
Manasulo Maata
(1999)

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.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Chita Pata Chinikulu"Srinivas, K.S.Chithra4:12
2."Jil Jil Jil (F)"K.S.Chithra4:53
3."Mohanam Mohanam"Krishnamraju, Pallavi4:51
4."E Chaka Chaka"K.S.Chithra, Krishnamraju, Sowmya Raoh4:11
5."Jil Jil Jil"K.S.Chithra, Srinivas3:02
6."Pelli Peetalu"K.S.Chithra, Mano, Nitya Santhoshini5:30
7."Yamuna Tarangam"Unni Krishnan, Pallavi4:05
8."Rajelu Velliginchu (Slokam)"Pallavi1:06
Total length:31:50

References

  1. ^ "Getting his groove back". Deccan Herald.
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