Pelli Peetalu

Pelli Peetalu
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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	16 July 1998 (1998-07-16)
Running time	141 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Pelli Peetalu (transl. Wedding Seats) is a 1998 Telugu-language romantic comedy film, produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under the Jagapati Art Pictures banner and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. It stars Jagapati Babu, Soundarya with music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office. Upon release, the film received positive reviews, and remained a musical hit. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film Ee Puzhayum Kadannu and was also remade in Kannada as Sambhrama in 1999, starring Ramesh Aravind and Kaveri.

Plot

Gopi (Jagapati Babu) is a simple and self-respect man who does not work under anyone, so he opens his own watch repair shop in his hometown. Anjali (Soundarya) is the third daughter of a music teacher who lives with her elder sisters Aswini (Shilpa), Aruna (Jhansi) and their grandmother (Nirmalamma). They also have a stepbrother Raghu (Hemanth), who always harasses them. Anjali works at a store in the city. Gopi's brother buys a house next to Anjali. It so happens that Gopi & Anjali run into each other a few times and slowly, they fall in love. However, Anjali has a problem with their marriage since she has two elder unmarried sisters. Gopi takes the responsibilities of Anjali and he finds a groom for Aswini, but it fails because she is dumb, then Gopi's friend Brahmaji (Brahmaji), marries her. Anjali's second sister Ashwini is in love with a guy Ravindra (Raja Ravindra); his mother (Telangana Shakuntala) asks for 1 lakh worth of ornaments as dowry. Gopi agrees for it, he sells his shop and decides to work in Tatabbai's (Tanikella Bharani) shop on 10 years agreement by selling his self-respect. On the previous night of the wedding, Raghu steals the ornaments from Anjali's house. Gopi chases him, in that quarrel, accidentally Raghu dies. Gopi confesses to Anjali but they hide it. After the wedding, Gopi surrenders himself to Police and he is sentenced to 5 years. Finally, the movie ends a happy note, Gopi returns after 5 years and Anjali gives him a warm welcome.

Cast

• Jagapathi Babu as Gopi
• Soundarya as Anjali
• Chandra Mohan as Chandram
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Raghavaiah
• Tanikella Bharani as Tatabbai
• Sudhakar as Veera Babu
• Brahmaji as Brahmaji
• Raja Ravindra as Ravindra
• Sivaji Raja
• Hemanth as Raghu
• Lakshmipati
• Subbaraya Sharma
• Chitti Babu as bus conductor
• Mithai Chitti as 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
• Master Anand Vardhan as Cable

Soundtrack

Pelli Peetalu
Film score by S. V. Krishna Reddy
Released	1998
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	31:50
Label	Music Two Thousand
Producer	S. V. Krishna Reddy
S. V. Krishna Reddy chronology
Deerga Sumangali Bhava (1998) Pelli Peetalu (1998) Manasulo Maata (1999)

Music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. Lyrics written by Chandrabose. All songs are hit tracks. Music released on Music Two Thousand Company.

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Chita Pata Chinikulu"	Srinivas, Chitra	4:12
2.	"Jil Jil Jil (F)"	Chitra	4:53
3.	"Mohanam Mohanam"	Krishnamraju, Pallavi	4:51
4.	"E Chaka Chaka"	Krishnamraju, Sowmya Raoh	4:11
5.	"Jil Jil Jil"	Srinivas, Chitra	3:02
6.	"Pelli Peetalu"	Mano, Nitya Santhoshini	5:30
7.	"Yamuna Tarangam"	Unni Krishnan, Pallavi	4:05
8.	"Rajelu Velliginchu (Slokam)"	Pallavi	1:06
Total length:			31:50