Priyaragalu

1997 Indian film

21 October 1997 (1997-10-21)

Running time

138 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTelugu

Priyaragalu is 1997 Telugu-language romantic musical film, produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali under the Melody Theaters banner and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Jagapati Babu, Soundarya, Maheswari, Master Anand Vardhan^[1] and has music composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film is a remake of Malayalam film, Pappayude Swantham Appoos and won two Nandi Awards.^[2]

Plot

The film begins with Madhu, a topmost model who resorted to his work after being unable to cope with his wife Priya's death. However, he unintentionally neglects his naughty son, Kush Lav, who craves his father's affection. Kush Lav annoys everyone with his monkey business via telephonic conversations. During this time, he becomes acquainted with a girl named Sneha and develops friendships with her. Once, Madhu disputed with a loony Banerjee for his land, where he had graved Priya. Accidentally, Sneha is the half-sister of Banerjee, whom he perturbs for the property. So, she absconds and, fortuitously, takes shelter at Madhu's residence. Before long, Sneha & Kush Lav develop inseparable bondage. After a while, Banerjee detects Sneha's whereabouts and forcefully takes her back. Due to this, Kush Lav gets upset and turns rebellious, which culminates in Madhu's slap. Afterward, he repents, apologizes to Kush Lav, and promises to return Sneha. At her residence, Banerjee mistreats Madhu, leading to a brawl in which Kush Lav gets hit. Later, Madhu notices an illness in Kush Lav, and he finds out it is an internal severe hemorrhage and urgent surgery is required. Now, there is less time for Madhu to spend with his son, and Madhu wants to fulfill all the promises given to him before the operation. Accordingly, he moves for Sneha when Benerjee vigorously goes to knit. Madhu relieves Sneha from Banerjee's clutches, and the three proceed toward a temple, where Kush Lav witnesses his mother Priya's soul under the illusion of leading to his survival. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Madhu & Sneha.

Cast

Jagapati Babu as Madhu
Soundarya as Priya
Maheswari as Sneha
Master Aanand Vardhan as Kushulu alias Kusha Lav
Benarjee as Banerjee
Kota Srinivasa Rao as Manager
Brahmanandam as Anandam
Tanikella Bharani as Doctor
A.V.S. as Gopalam
Venu Madhav
Kolla Ashok Kumar as Gopalam's House Owner
Yandamuri Veerendranath as Director
Kishore Rathi as Doctor
Chitti Babu as Chandra
Ananth Babu as Ananth
Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Priest
Jenny
Rajitha as Anandam's wife
Anitha Chowdary as Anchor
Baby Nitya as Chintu

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani. The music was released on T-Series Music Company.^[3]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Chinna Chiru Chiru (F)"	Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry	K. S. Chitrha	4:36
2.	"Chinuku Tadi"	Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry	Hariharan, K. S. Chithra	6:03
3.	"Koonalamma Koonalamma"	Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry	S. P. Balu, K. S. Chithra	4:51
4.	"Priya Vasanta Geetama"	Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry	M. M. Keeravani, K. S. Chithra	4:21
5.	"Raayabaaram Pampindevare"	M. M. Keeravani	S. P. Balu, K. S. Chithra	5:10
6.	"Chinna Chiru Chiru (M)"	Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry	S. P. Balu	4:36
Total length:				29:37

Reception

A critic from Andhra Today opined that "On the whole a good movie, which could have avoided being marred by the plagiarism of comic scenes from a recent popular movie".^[4]

Awards

Nandi Awards – 1997^[5]

Best Child Actor – Master Aanand Vardhan
Best Male Playback Singer – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – "Chinna"

References

^ "Ananda Vardhan, Amitabh Bachchan's Grandson in Sooryavansham, Now Well-known Actor". News18. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ "Getting his groove back". Deccan Herald.
^ "Priya Raagaalu". Gaana. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ "Reviews". Archived from the original on 13 February 1998.
^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.