Pelli Sandadi

For the 1959 film, see Pelli Sandadi (1959 film). For the 2021 film, see Pelli SandaD.

Pelli Sandadi (transl. Wedding euphoria) is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language musical romance film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao.^[1] Produced by C. Aswani Dutt and Allu Aravind on Sri Raghavendra Movie Corporation banner, the film stars Srikanth, Ravali, and Deepti Bhatnagar, with music composed by M. M. Keeravani.^[2]

Pelli Sandadi
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Directed by	K. Raghavendra Rao
Written by	Screenplay: K. Raghavendra Rao Story & Dialogues: Satyanand
Produced by	C. Aswani Dutt Allu Aravind
Starring	Srikanth Ravali Deepti Bhatnagar
Cinematography	V. Jayaram
Edited by	Marthand K. Venkatesh
Music by	M. M. Keeravani
Production company	Sri Raghavendra Movie Corporation
Distributed by	Geetha Arts
Release date	12 January 1996 (1996-01-12)
Running time	129 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹1.25 crore[a]
Box office	est. ₹12–15 crore[a]

The film was released on 12 January 1996 and became a major commercial success. Made on a budget of ₹1.25 crore, the film grossed ₹12–15 crore at the box office,^[a] making it the second-highest-grossing Telugu film of the year after Ninne Pelladata. Pelli Sandadi received critical acclaim, winning five Nandi Awards and a Filmfare Award.^[5]

The film's success led to several adaptations, including remakes in Bengali as Biyer Phool (1996), in Hindi as Mere Sapno Ki Rani (1997) and in Tamil as Ninaithen Vandhai (1998).^[6] A spiritual sequel, Pelli SandaD, was released in 2021.^[7]

Plot

Vijay Krishna (Srikanth) is a musician from a musical family. He lives with two married sisters and their husbands and his uncle. All of his family is dedicated to music. His father (Satyanarayana) is looking for a suitable matrimonial alliance for Vijay who is in search of a girl whom he saw in a dream. He never saw her face in the dream but he saw a mole beside her belly button. The story continues in search of the girl. Meanwhile, his father arranges his marriage with a Kalyani (Ravali), who hails from a nearby village and belongs to a music family.

Meanwhile, Vijay gets a job in Ooty as a music lecturer. There he finds his dream girl Swapna (Deepti Bhatnagar). He falls in love with her and proposes to her which she accepts. He comes back home to share the news about his love, but his father arranges the marriage. Later Swapna learns that the person she loves and Kalyani's fiancé are the same. Swapna and Kalyani are actually sisters. Swapna then sacrifices her love and informs her sister that she has a terminal illness. She asks Vijay, as her dying wish to marry Kalyani. Meanwhile, Kalyani also learns that Vijay loves her younger sister Swapna. Eventually, Kalyani convinces her sister to marry Vijay and the film ends on a happy note.

Cast

• Srikanth as Vijay Krishna
• Ravali as Kalyani (Voice Dubbed by Shilpa)
• Deepti Bhatnagar as Swapna (Voice Dubbed by Roja Ramani)
• Kaikala Satyanarayana as Vijay's father
• M. Balaiah as Kalyani & Swapna's Father
• Tanikella Bharani as Vijay's brother-in-law
• Babu Mohan as Kalyani & Swapna's Uncle
• Brahmanandam as N. V. Krishna (Vijay's Uncle)
• A.V.S. as Kalyani & Swapna's Uncle
• Sivaji Raja as Vijay's brother-in-law
• Raja Ravindra as engineer in quarry
• Sri Lakshmi as Kalyani & Swapna's Aunt
• Chitti Babu as Paidi Talli
• Suthi Velu
• Jenny
• Ananth
• Gundu Hanumantha Rao as priest
• Visweswara Rao
• Rajitha

Production

Raghavendra Rao, who has made films with big stars decided to make a film with less budget with four producers - Aswini Dutt, Allu Aravind, and Jagadish Prasad. The filming began with the song "Sarigamapadanisa" with Aamir Khan giving clap for it.^[3] The choreography for all the songs were designed by Raghavendra Rao himself. The song "Soundarya Lahari" was shot for forty days with each shot taken at each place while the shoot of the song "Aina Chikkaledu" began from morning 9 am and ended at afternoon 1 pm.^[3]

Release

The film grossed ₹12–15 crore at the box office. It grossed ₹1.25 crore at Sandhya theatre in Hyderabad. The film had a 100-day theatrical run at 34 locations.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by M. M. Keeravani. Each song is set in major raagas of Carnatic music, such as Hindolam.^[8]

No	Song	Singer(s)	Lyricist
1	"Hrudayamane"	K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
2	"Soundarya Lahari"	K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
3	"Kila Kila Kila"	K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Veturi Sundararama Murthy
4	"Maa Perati Jaam Chettu"	K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
5	"Chemma Chekka"	K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
6	"Nava Manmadhuda"	K. S. Chithra	Samavedam Shanmukhasarma
7	"Ramya Krishna Laaga"	Mano, M. M. Keeravani	Jonnavithula
8	"Ayina Chikkaledhu"	M. M. Keeravani	M. M. Keeravani
9	"Sarigama Padhanisa"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Chandrabose

Awards

Filmfare Awards South

• Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu – M. M. Keeravani

Nandi Awards^[9]

• Best Home Viewing Feature Film – Allu Aravind
• Best Director – K. Raghavendra Rao
• Best Choreographer – K. Raghavendra Rao
• Best Music Director – M. M. Keeravani

Remakes

The film was remade in Bengali as Biyer Phool (1996), in Hindi as Mere Sapno Ki Rani (1997) and in Tamil as Ninaithen Vandhai (1998).

Notes

1. Eenadu reported the budget to be ₹85 lakh and the box office gross as ₹15 crore.^[3] One of the producers, C. Aswani Dutt, mentioned that the film was budgeted at ₹1.25 crore and grossed ₹12 crores.^[4]