Pelli Peetalu () 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 a hit at the box office as well as a musical hit and received positive reviews. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film Ee Puzhayum Kadannu (1996).
Plot Gopi is a simple and self-respecting guy who runs a watch-repair shop in his hometown. He loves his neighbor Anjali, who lives with her elder sisters Aswini & Aruna and their grandmother. Anjali 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 and would love to be together. However, Anjali hesitates due to her unmarried elder 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 ) Giri Babu as Rama Chandra Murthy 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 Amrutham, Chandram's wife Rajitha as Veera Babu's wife Jhansi as Aruna Shilpa as Aswini Tatineni Rajeswari as Anjali's Mother Telangana Shakuntala as Shakuntala, Ravindra's Mother Nirmalamma as Subba Lakshmi Anjali's grandmother
Music
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.
Reception A critic from Andhra Today wrote, "Taking a very ordinary story, the director put it straight to the audience without any frills or attractions".
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