''Ulta Palta'' () is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

produced by P. Balaram under the Sri Anupama Productions banner and directed by

Relangi Narasimha Rao Relangi Narasimha Rao (born 30 September 1951) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominently works in Telugu cinema. He is well known for his comedy films, especially his collaborations with actors Chandra Mohan and Rajendra Pras ...

. It stars

Rajendra Prasad Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar who served as the first president of Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian Nationa ...

, Srikanya, Reshma, and Rani and music composed by

M. M. Srilekha M. M. Srilekha (born Koduri Srilekha) is an Indian film playback singer and music composer, known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema. She is the only female music composer in the Telugu film industry. Her paternal uncle V. Vijayendra ...

. The film is a remake of the

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

film of the same name (1997).

Plot

The film is a tale of two sets of identical twins whose names are also the same: Raja (Rajendra Prasad) & Ramu (Babu Mohan), who have been separated in childhood. One pair settled in the city, another in the village, both know that they have siblings, but they don't know their whereabouts. The rest of the story is a humorous confusion drama on a day when one pair of Raja & Ramu from the village visit the city of the second pair of Raja & Ramu.

Cast

as Raja & Raja (Dual Role) *Srikanya as Radha * Reshma as Swathi * Rani as Mohini *

Ali ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam ...

as Kumar *

Babu Mohan Pally Babu Mohan known as Babu Mohanis an Indian actor and politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He prominently works in Telugu films as a comedian and is a former Minister for Labour in Andhra Pradesh. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Come ...

as Ramu & Ramu (Dual Role) *

Tanikella Bharani Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet, playwright and director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including some in Tamil and Hindi; while he was ...

as Raja's friend * Mallikarjuna Rao as S.I. * A.V.S. as Marvadi Seth * M. S. Narayana as Vice President *K. K. Sarma as Venkatrao * Chitti Babu as Party President's PA *

Ashok Kumar Kumudlal Ganguly (13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), better known by his stage name Ashok Kumar and also by Dadamoni, was an Indian actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema and who was a member of the cinematic Ganguly family. He ...

as Raja's secretary * Jayalalita as Baby *Krishnaveni as Ramulamma *

Kalpana Rai Kalpana Rai (9 May 1950 – 6 February 2008) was an Indian actress from Andhra Pradesh who predominantly appeared in Telugu films. She acted in more than 430 films. She was born in Kakinada. Personal life Kalpana Rai was born in Kakinada. Sh ...

as Dr. Kanya Kumari *

Y. Vijaya Yenigandla Vijaya (born 8 February 1957) is an Indian actress and classical dancer. She has appeared in more than 1000 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. Early life and education Y. Vijaya was born on 8 February 1957 in Ku ...

as Party President Bala Tripura Sundari

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Music released on Supreme Music Company.

Other media

* VCDs and DVDs on VOLGA Videos,

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...

References

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{{The Comedy of Errors Modern adaptations of works by William Shakespeare Films based on The Comedy of Errors Twins in Indian films Telugu remakes of Kannada films Indian comedy films 1998 comedy films 1998 films 1990s Telugu-language films Films directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao Films scored by M. M. Srilekha