Allari Priyudu (transl. Naughty Lover) is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language musical romantic comedy film written and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Rajasekhar, Ramya Krishna and Madhoo. The film was featured at the 25th IFFI Indian panorama mainstream section. The film was dubbed into Tamil as Yaarukku Mappillai Yaaro. It was remade in Kannada as Chora Chittha Chora, The film was recorded as a Blockbuster at the box office. The film won two Filmfare Awards and two state Nandi Awards.[1]
| Allari Priyudu | |
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| Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Written by | Story & Dialogues: Sathyanand Screenplay: K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Produced by | K. Krishna Mohana Rao |
| Starring | Rajasekhar Ramya Krishna Madhoo |
| Cinematography | A. Vincent Ajayan Vincent |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
Production companies | Ramanaidu Studios Annapurna Studios |
| Distributed by | R. K. Film Associates |
Release date |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editKavita and Lalita are dearest friends. They've been living together ever since Lalita's father died while trying to save Kavita from being crushed by a machine on a construction site. Lalita has been secretly writing poems to thrill her family and especially Kavita. Meanwhile, Raja is a lower-class musician who stays in a rental house along with his friends with a band owned by Babu Mohan. He lies to his grandmother saying he has a big job, but he believes that one day his band will become popular. He one day comes across one of Lalita's poems and falls in love with her. He writes a letter to Lalita stating how beautiful her poem was, she too falls for him after reading it. They both write letters to each other expressing their loving feelings. However, Raja and Lalita get into a series of clashes without knowing they are the lovers who are writing the letters to each other. Lalita soon finds out that her lover is Raja, but when she is about to propose to him, she finds out that Kavita had fallen in love with him. Not wanting to ruin her relationship with Kavita, she tells Kavita to act like the lady who writes letters to Raja. Raja mistakes Kavita to be the one writing the poems as they both fall in love. The rest of the story deals with whether Raja ever finds out that Lalita was the one writing the poems and letters to him. What will be Kavita's reaction when she finds the truth? This question forms the climax.
Cast
edit- Rajasekhar as Raja
- Ramya Krishna as Lalita Rani
- Madhoo as Kavita Rani
- Rao Gopal Rao as Kavita's father
- Brahmanandam as Bitragunta Bilahari
- Sudhakar as Buchchi Babu
- Manorama as Raja's grandmother
- Shubha as Kavita's mother
- Srihari
- Babu Mohan as Raja's house owner
- Suthi Velu as priest
- Chitti Babu Punyamurthula as priest
- Ironleg Sastri as priest
- Ananth Punyamurthula as Raja's friend
- Ravi Teja as Raja's friend
- Sarathi as postmaster
- Ramana Murthy as police inspector
- P. Ravi Shankar as Raja's friend
Music
edit| Allari Priyudu | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Length | 33:35 | |||
| Producer | M. M. Keeravani | |||
| M. M. Keeravani chronology | ||||
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The music of the film was composed by M. M. Keeravani.[2]
| No | Song title | Singers | Lyricist | Duration |
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| 1 | "Cheppaka Ne Chebuthunnadi" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Bhuvanachandra | 04:43 |
| 2 | "Em Pilladi" | M.M.Keeravani | 05:03 | |
| 3 | "Pranayama Ni Peremiti Pralayama" | Vennelakanti | 04:03 | |
| 4 | "Andama Ne Peramiti" | Veturi | 05:10 | |
| 5 | "Uttarala Urvasi" | Veturi | 04:17 | |
| 6 | "Aho Oka Manasuku" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | 05:02 | |
| 7 | "Rose Rose Rose Roja Puvva" | Veturi | 05:17 |
Awards
edit- Best Director - K. Raghavendra Rao
- Best Music Director -M. M. Keeravani
References
edit- ^ "25IIFAAward" (PDF). iffi.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "Allari Priyudu (1993)". raaga.com. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 - 2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964 - 2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2021.