Maa Nannaku Pelli (transl. My father is getting married) is a 1997 Telugu-language drama film starring Krishnam Raju, Srikanth, Simran and Ambika. The film won two Nandi Awards. The film was a breakthrough for M. S. Narayana.[1] It was the first Telugu film to be shot entirely at the Ramoji Film City.[2]

Maa Nannaku Pelli
Directed byE. V. V. Satyanarayana
Written byE. V. V. Satyanarayana
Produced byArjuna Raju
StarringKrishnam Raju
Srikanth
Simran
Ambika
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Music byKoti
Release date
  • 5 December 1997 (1997-12-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

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Balaraju (Srikanth) is the only son of Raghava Raju (Krishnam Raju) and grandson of Subbaraju (Kota Srinivasa Rao). Balaraju lost his mother when he was a child. Raghava Raju brings him up with great care so that he will not miss his mother. He does not consider marrying another lady because he thinks that it might deprive his love for his son.

Balaraju falls in love with a girl, Lahari (Simran) during a flight journey. He also gets his love accepted by everyone. One day, he happens to read his father's diary and realizes that his father had suppressed feelings for a lady called Sravani (Ambika). He wants to get his father married to Sravani along with his marriage. He is even ready to sacrifice his love when Lahari misunderstands his intentions. Knowing his son's broken love, Raghava Raju tries to send Sravani far away so that his son can get married without any problems. But Subbaraju and Balaraju stop this and convince Raghava Raju. Finally, Sravani understands his intentions, and all ends well.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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All music is composed by Koti[3]

Track list[3]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Morning Nunchi"ChandraboseS. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:48
2."O Jabilamma"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha4:50
3."Adirindhira"Shanmukha SharmaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Nagur Babu4:59
4."Devudi Gullo"Sirivennela Seetharama SastryS. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:42
5."Ninnu Choosi"Sirivennela Seetharama SastryS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha4:57
6."Gichcham Gichcham"Shanmukha SharmaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra4:33
Total length:28:51

Reception

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A critic from Andhra Today opined that "'Maa Naannaki Pelli' is a nice movie built around a thought provoking theme under the able direction of E.V.V.Satyanarayana".[4]

Awards

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Nandi Awards - 1997[5]

References

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  1. ^ "I had performed his marriage: Paruchuri Gopalakrishna". Deccan Chronicle. 24 January 2015.
  2. ^ Wilkins, Karin; Straubhaar, Joe; Kumar, Shanti (11 September 2013). Global Communication: New Agendas in Communication. Routledge. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-135-01097-3.
  3. ^ a b "Maa Nanna Ki Pelli". Spotify. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Maa Naannaki Pelli". Andhra Today. Archived from the original on 13 February 1998.
  5. ^ "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)
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