Pelli (film)
Pelli is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. The film stars Vadde Naveen, Maheswari and Pruthvi. The film was commercially successful[1][2] and won one Filmfare Award and two Nandi Awards. It was a remake of Sleeping With the Enemy and later was remade in Tamil as Aval Varuvala (1998) as well as in Kannada as Maduve (2000) and in Hindi as Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe (2002).
| Pelli | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kodi Ramakrishna |
| Produced by | Rama Lingeswara Rao |
| Starring | Vadde Naveen Maheswari |
| Cinematography | Kodi Lakshman (as Kodi Lakshman Rao) |
| Edited by | Suresh Tata |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
Release date | 1 August 1997 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Naveen, a UTI Bank manager sees Maheswari, a sales girl in a shopping mall and promptly falls in love and wants to marry her. Soon he goes on a mission in search of her, only to find her in a colony living with Janakamma, who he believes is her mother. Naveen with the help of the colony members tries to win her love. Knowing of his intention, Janakamma tries to convince Maheswari to marry Naveen to which Maheswari refuses. In fact, Janakamma is the mother-in-law of Maheswari to whom she marries off her only son Pruthvi. After an enduring physically and emotionally abusive marriage, finally on one day, Mahewsari fatally wounds Pruthvi, knocking him unconscious. Both Janakamma and Maheswari flee from the scene and start a fresh life as mother and daughter thinking that he is dead. However, Maheswari falls in love with Naveen and agrees to marry him.
Prithvi somehow finds them and shows up at the engagement party and blackmails Maheswari to get his ten lakh loan sanctioned by Naveen, or else he would tell everyone the truth that they are still married. Meanwhile, Janakamma is convinced that the only way of stopping her son from ruining Naveen and Maheswari's wedding is to kill him. The wedding and Pruthvi's birthday fall on the same day. Janakamma makes payasam for Pruthvi as she always does on his birthday and puts poison in it. Prithvi being suspicious of her mother being here instead of at the wedding, asks her to drink the payasam first to which she obliges. He then drinks it and dies, later Janakamma makes it in time for the wedding and dies just after the ceremony.
Cast
- Vadde Naveen as Naveen
- Maheswari as Maheswari
- Pruthivi as Pruthvi
- Sujatha as Janakamma, Pruthvi's mother
- Bramhanandam as Nammakala Sambasiva Rao aka Nasa
- Giribabu as Military Major
- Mallikarjuna Rao as Sanyasi
- Jayalalita as Saralamma
- Kovai Sarala as Meena, Nasa's wife
- Ananth Babu as Director
- Y. Vijaya as Nalini, Maheswari's boss
Production
Pelli is loosely based on the 1991 American film Sleeping With the Enemy !(1991).[1]
Music
| Pelli | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1997 |
| Length | 25:14 |
| Producer | S. A. Rajkumar |
All lyrics are written by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri; all music is composed by S. A. Rajkumar[3]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yavvana Veena" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:33 |
| 2. | "Paita Kongu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 04:30 |
| 3. | "Kondaa Konaa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 04:54 |
| 4. | "Jaabilamma" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 03:53 |
| 5. | "Rukku Rukku" | Mano | 04:23 |
| 6. | "Anuraagame" | K. J. Yesudas | 04:21 |
Reception
The film was reviewed by Zamin Ryot.[4] A critic from Andhra Today said that "The movie, a good entertainer until the arrival of Prithvi on the scene takes on a serious turn. The director Kodi Ramakrishna proves an expert in combining humor and sentiment".[5]
Awards
- Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu - Mano - "Rukku Rukku Rukmini"
Remakes
The film was remade in Kannada as Maduve (1998), in Tamil as Aval Varuvala (1998) and in Hindi as Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe (2002).
References
- ^ a b "నిన్న వేణు.. ఇప్పుడు వడ్డే నవీన్.. రీఎంట్రీ ఇస్తున్న సీనియర్ హీరోలు". Namaste Telangana (in Telugu). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "జూనీయర్ ఎన్టీఆర్ సోదరిని పెళ్ళి చేసుకున్న వడ్డే నవీన్.. కానీ..!". News18 (in Telugu). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Pelli (1997)". raaga.com. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Review" (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). 15 August 1997. p. 9.
- ^ . Andhra Today. Archived from the original on 13 February 1998.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
External links
- Pelli at IMDb