Pelli Sandadi


Pelli Sandadi is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language musical romance film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Produced by C. Aswani Dutt and Allu Aravind on Sri Raghavendra Movie Corporation banner, the film stars Srikanth, Ravali, and Deepti Bhatnagar, with music composed by M. M. Keeravani.
The film was released on 12 January 1996 and became a major commercial success. Made on a budget of 1.25 crore, the film grossed 1215 crore at the box office, making it the second-highest-grossing Telugu film of the year after Ninne Pelladata. Pelli Sandadi received critical acclaim, winning five Nandi Awards and a Filmfare Award.
The film's success led to several adaptations, including remakes in Bengali as Biyer Phool, in Hindi as Mere [Sapno Ki Rani (film)|Mere Sapno Ki Rani] and in Tamil as Ninaithen Vandhai. A spiritual sequel, Pelli SandaD, was released in 2021.

Plot

Vijay Krishna is a musician from a musical family. He lives with two married sisters and their husbands and his uncle. All of his family is dedicated to music. His father is looking for a suitable matrimonial alliance for Vijay who is in search of a girl whom he saw in a dream. He never saw her face in the dream but he saw a mole beside her belly button. The story continues in search of the girl. Meanwhile, his father arranges his marriage with a Kalyani, who hails from a nearby village and belongs to a music family.
Meanwhile, Vijay gets a job in Ooty as a music lecturer. There he finds his dream girl Swapna. He falls in love with her and proposes to her which she accepts. He comes back home to share the news about his love, but his father arranges the marriage. Later Swapna learns that the person she loves and Kalyani's fiancé are the same. Swapna and Kalyani are actually sisters. Swapna then sacrifices her love and informs her sister that she has a terminal illness. She asks Vijay, as her dying wish to marry Kalyani. Meanwhile, Kalyani also learns that Vijay loves her younger sister Swapna. Eventually, Kalyani convinces her sister to marry Vijay and the film ends on a happy note.

Cast

Raghavendra Rao, who has made films with big stars decided to make a film with less budget with four producers - Aswini Dutt, Allu Aravind, and Jagadish Prasad. The filming began with the song "Sarigamapadanisa" with Aamir Khan giving clap for it. The choreography for all the songs were designed by Raghavendra Rao himself. The song "Soundarya Lahari" was shot for forty days with each shot taken at each place while the shoot of the song "Aina Chikkaledu" began from morning 9 am and ended at afternoon 1 pm.

Release

The film grossed 1215 crore at the box office. It grossed 1.25 crore at Sandhya theatre in Hyderabad. The film had a 100-day theatrical run at 34 locations.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by M. M. Keeravani. Each song is set in major raagas of Carnatic music, such as Hindolam.
NoSongSingerLyricist
1"Hrudayamane"K. S. Chithra, S. P. BalasubrahmanyamSirivennela Seetharama Sastry
2"Soundarya Lahari"K. S. Chithra, S. P. BalasubrahmanyamSirivennela Seetharama Sastry
3"Kila Kila Kila"K. S. Chithra, S. P. BalasubrahmanyamVeturi Sundararama Murthy
4"Maa Perati Jaam Chettu"K. S. Chithra, S. P. BalasubrahmanyamVeturi Sundararama Murthy
5"Chemma Chekka"K. S. Chithra, S. P. BalasubrahmanyamVeturi Sundararama Murthy
6"Nava Manmadhuda"K. S. ChithraSamavedam Shanmukhasarma
7"Ramya Krishna Laaga"Mano, M. M. KeeravaniJonnavithula
8"Ayina Chikkaledhu"M. M. KeeravaniM. M. Keeravani
9"Sarigama Padhanisa"S. P. BalasubrahmanyamChandrabose

Awards

;Filmfare Awards South
;Nandi Awards
The film was remade in Bengali as Biyer Phool, in Hindi as Mere Sapno Ki Rani and in Tamil as Ninaithen Vandhai.