Appula Appa Rao
| Appula Appa Rao | |
|---|---|
 VCD Cover | |
| Directed by | E.V.V. Satyanarayana |
| Written by | L. B. Sriram (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | E. V. V. Satyanarayana Ramani |
| Story by | E. V. V. Satyanarayana |
| Produced by | G. Anand Babu, B. Suresh Rama Prabha (presents) |
| Starring | Rajendra Prasad Shobana |
| Cinematography | V. Srinivasa Reddy |
| Edited by | K. Ravindra Babu |
| Music by | Rajan–Nagendra |
Production company | Kamadhenu Creations[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Appula Appa Rao is a 1992 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by B. Suresh under the Kamadhenu Creations banner, presented by Rama Prabha and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Shobana and music composed by Rajan–Nagendra. The film was recorded as a Blockbuster at the box office and is widely acclaimed as one of the finest comedy films in Telugu.[2] It was released on 24 January 1992.[3]
Plot[edit]
Appa Rao is a bachelor who manages daily by living off the loans he takes from others. He manages to coerce the local MLA Nadendla Anjaiah into promising to repay his debts in exchange for the votes in Anjaiah's favor from the debtors of Appa Rao. One night, he meets a lady constable, Subba Lakshmi, who slaps him for trying to protect some rowdies who attempted to molest her. They meet again and spar with each other, this time over a lottery ticket for Rs. 10 lakhs, and end up tearing the ticket. The seller refuses to take it back and instead advises them to keep the two halves with them so that if they win the lottery, they can share the prize money. As luck would have it, their ticket wins the lottery, and Appa Rao fakes a story about his family troubles to retrieve the other half of the ticket from Subba Lakshmi. Though aware of the pretense of Appa Rao, she donates the other half as she learns that the ticket didn't win the lottery and was mistakenly printed in the newspaper earlier. Appa Rao later realizes the same and confronts her, but Subba Lakshmi tells him she sacrificed her ticket as she believed his story. As a result, Appa Rao falls in love with her and, overcome by emotion, tries to kiss her, but she slaps him for the second time. Subba Lakshmi also falls in love with Appa Rao.
Appa Rao meets an astrologer, Shastri, who foretells that he would inherit vast sums of money if he married a woman who could slap him thrice. Appa Rao reveals to Shastri his encounters with Subba Lakshmi, and Shastri foretells him that he will marry her. Just as he is about to finish his statement, he enters Iron Leg Shastri, who so influences his brother's prophecy that whatever his brother foretells, it turns out to be the opposite way. He tells Appa Rao that Subba Lakshmi would die as his brother had intruded into their conversation. However, he tells Appa Rao that he could avoid this lousy omen if he married a dying woman. His initial attempts go in vain. Finally, he accidentally meets Ammaji in a temple and convinces her to marry him to her dying elder daughter, Bangari. However, his plans turn upside down after marriage after he realizes that he was tricked into this marriage by Ammaji. Appa Rao plans to have a divorce from Bangari, but Ammaji sets a condition that, before getting a divorce, he should get her other daughters married. With the help of Subba Lakshmi, whom he manages to convince about his marriage with Bangari, he can arrange the marriage of his sisters-in-law at the same time. After the marriage, Ammaji requests Appa Rao to reconsider his decision to get a divorce, but to no avail. Finally, Subba Lakshmi is revealed to be the eldest daughter of Ammaji, and Appa Rao ends up marrying both Subba Lakshmi & Bangari.
Cast[edit]
- Rajendra Prasad as Appula Apparao
- Shobana as Subbalakshmi
- Sindhuja as Bangari
- Brahmanandam as Sastry
- Babu Mohan as Nadendla Anjaiah
- Ali as Lottery Ticketer
- Tanikella Bharani as Chilipi Donga
- Mallikarjuna Rao as Tata Rao
- J. V. Somayajulu as Eeswara Sastry
- Suthi Velu as Brahmaji
- Ironleg Sastri as Iron leg Sastri
- Potti Prasad
- Chidatala Appa Rao as "Jyothi Chithra"
- Annapoorna as Mangatayaru
- Ramaprabha as Ammaji
- Jayalalita as Tata Rao's wife
- Chandrika as Savitri
- Lathasri as Chitti
- Siva Parvathi
Soundtrack[edit]
| Appula Appa Rao | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1990 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 36:04 |
| Label | Surya Music |
| Producer | Rajan–Nagendra |
The soundtrack is composed by Rajan–Nagendra, released by Surya Recording Company.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Appucheyani" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:15 |
| 2. | "Osi Naa Subbalakshmi" | Veturi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:06 |
| 3. | "Moodo Debba Kottaaka" | Bhuvana Chandra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:06 |
| 4. | "Tholi Niguthu" | Bhuvana Chandra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:55 |
| 5. | "Rara O Gang leader" | Veturi | S. Janaki | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Rambhaho Ho Ho Ho" | Sahithi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Madavapeddi Ramesh, Ramana, S. P. Sailaja, Subha, Radhika | 9:45 |
| Total length: | 36:00 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "Appula Appa Rao (Overview)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Appula Appa Rao (Review)". The Cine Bay. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Appula Apparao". indiancne.ma. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
