President Gari Pellam
| President Gari Pellam | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Written by | Thotapalli Madhu (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Story by | Ramani Madhu |
| Produced by | V. Doraswamy Raju |
| Starring | Akkineni Nagarjuna Meena |
| Cinematography | V. S. R. Swamy |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | 7 crores |
President Gari Pellam (transl. President's wife) is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and produced by V. Doraswamy Raju under VMC Productions. It stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Meena with music composed by M. M. Keeravani.[2][3] The movie was later dubbed into Tamil as Thalaivar Pondatti.[4]
Plot
Raja's (Nagarjuna) brother Chandraiah (Chandra Mohan) works as a servant under Devudu (Satyanarayana), the president of the village. Meena is the daughter of Devudu and has arguments with Raja. To take revenge on him, Meena acts as she loves him and insults him in front of the villagers. Later Raja stands as president candidate opposite Devudu and challenges him that if he wins, Raja will marry his daughter to him, but if Raja loses, he should leave the village. Raja wins as president. The rest of the movie is about whether he will marry Meena and how he will teach Devudu a lesson.
Cast
- Akkineni Nagarjuna as Raja
- Meena as Swapna
- Satyanarayana as Devudu
- Srikanth as Narendra
- Chandra Mohan as Chandraiah
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Nadamuni
- Bramhanandam as Vadatala Vundellu
- Ali as Raja's friend
- Raja as Rambabu
- Chidatala Appa Rao as Sambrani
- Chitti Babu as Raja's friend
- Gautam Raju as Nandan Rao
- Garimalla Viswaswara Rao as Raja's friend
- Gadiraju Subba Rao as Puvvulapalem President
- Narsing Yadav as Bheemanna
- Annapoorna as Janaki
- Sudha as Lakshmi
- Haritha as Seetha
- Disco Shanthi as Chemki Puvvu (item number)
- Baby Sunayana as Bujji
Production
Actress Divya Bharti was selected as the initial female lead. But she declined the offer as she was working in another project of Reddy, Dharma Kshetram.
Soundtrack
| President Gari Pellam | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:53 | |||
| Label | Akash Audio | |||
| Producer | M. M. Keeravani | |||
| M. M. Keeravani chronology | ||||
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The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani. Lyrics written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. Music released on AKASH Audio Company.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nuvvu Malletheega" | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Aa Oddu Ee Oddu" | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Mandoori" | SP Balu | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Paruvala Kodi" | SP Balu, Chitra | 5:00 |
| 5. | "Thassa Chekka" | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:02 |
| 6. | "Umma Kavali" | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:46 |
| Total length: | 26:53 | ||
References
- ^ "President Gari Pellam(1992)". cineradham.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "President Gari Pellam (1992)". chithr.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ http://www.movieken.com/movies/item/president-gari-pellam.html
- ^ "Thalaivar Pondatti Movie Songs". youtube.com. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
