| Mister Pellam | |
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| Directed by | Bapu |
| Written by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramana |
| Produced by | Gawara Partha Sarathi |
| Starring | Rajendra Prasad Aamani |
| Cinematography | P. R. K. Raju |
| Edited by | K. N. Raju |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
Production company | Sri Chamundi Chitra[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Mister Pellam (transl. Mr. Wife) is a 1993 Telugu-language comedy film produced by Gawara Partha Sarathi under the Sri Chamundi Chitra banner and directed by Bapu. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Aamani and music composed by M. M. Keeravani. This film is inspired by Mr. Mom and was recorded as a Hit at the box office. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.[2][3][4] The film won six Nandi Awards.
Plot
Balaji is a bank employee married to housewife Jhansi, with 2 lovely kids. He gets promoted to head cashier and as per the rules, gets one key for the bank vault with the other key present with the bank manager. He celebrates it by buying a television set the first in the colony! but due to the treacherous and cunning plan by Bharani along with another bank employee as his aid, Balaji is found accountable for a 1 lakh loss to the bank. He gets suspended from the bank on the day of the promotion itself but to his surprise, he doesn't get recruited into any other job the next day as he has a negative record. Jhansi convinces Balaji that she'd use her B.Com. qualification to get work in Annapurna Foods company, whose managing director is her friend from the 12th grade. She goes to meet Gopal Krishna, her friend in the office. After using her wit/charm/brains in tackling a business issue in the board meeting at which she is coincidentally present, Jhansi gets the job as vice president for a Sales division, with a pay of 10 thousand a month. She tells her husband that she secured a job with 3 thousand monthly pay.
Meanwhile, Balaji challenges Jhansi that he can take care of the house as he considers it a very easy job and he struggles at home. He cannot make his kids get ready for school, cannot cook at home, and cannot manage even simple chores. He hates Jhansi working in the office while he sits at home, but his hands are tied. A few fights ensue between the couple over the same issues and finally, after the Krishnashtami celebration events at Gopal's house, Balaji loses his rag. He accuses Jhansi that she wanted her husband to feel bad about himself which is why she took him to Gopal's house to show him how wealthy and happy Gopal is. Jhansi gets a 20 grand bonus in office for a massive increase in sales and her savings amount to 85 grand. She borrows 15K from Gopal and gives 1 lakh to Balaji asking him to submit it in the bank, which makes Balaji angry. He cannot believe that even his wife would think that her husband had stolen the money and left the house. He calls Bharani from a payphone and tells him that he cracked their vile plan of theirs. Meanwhile, Jhansi takes the help of her friend Gopal and calls the bank chairman to tell him about the false case. Everything falls in line at the end and the couple patch up their differences.
Cast
- Rajendra Prasad as Balaji / Lord Vishnu
- Aamani as Jhansi / Lakshmi Goddess
- A.V.S as Gopala Krishna
- Tanikella Bharani as Bank Manager
- Gundu Sudarshan as Narasaya / Narada
- Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam
- Jenny
- Master Uday
- Baby Anuradha
Soundtrack
| Mister Pellam | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 19:41 | |||
| Label | AKASH Audio | |||
| Producer | M. M. Keeravani | |||
| M. M. Keeravani chronology | ||||
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Music composed by M. M. Keeravani. Music released on AKASH Audio Company.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Adagavayya Ayyagari" | Arudra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Raade Cheli" | Veturi | Chitra | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Mayadari Krishnayya" | Arudra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Sogasu Chooda Tharama" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Mullu Poyyi Katti Vachche" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:09 |
| Total length: | 19:41 | |||
Awards
- Nandi Awards - 1993[5]
- Best Feature Film - Gold - G. Parthasaradhy
- Best Actress - Aamani
- Best Male Playback Singer - S.P.Balasubramanyam
- Second Best Story Writer - Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
- Best Makeup Artist - Nageswara Rao
- Special Jury Award - A.V.S
References
- ↑ "Mr. Pellam". IMDb.
- ↑ "41st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ↑ The New York Times Movies
- ↑ "The Hindu : Back into action". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "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)