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-language

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directed by P. N. Ramachandra Rao. It features an

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consisting of Naresh, Rajeevi,

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, Bindu Gosh,

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. The film is based on the Marathi film ''

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'' by V. Shantaram Productions. The film was successful at the box office. Naresh went onto to win

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for his performance in the film. It was later remade into Kannada as ''

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'' (1995).

Plot

Raja ( Naresh), Sudhakar (

), Raghava (

), and Brahmanandam (

) are friends and are tenants in Gorojanala Garudachalam's house (

). After being thrown out of the house, they start searching for a new house for rent, but no one is ready to rent out their house to bachelors. Finally, they end up in a place where the landlady insists on having a family as her tenants. The four bachelors dress up to be a man (Sudhakar), his retarded brother (Raghava), his father (Brahmanandam) and his wife "Prema" (Raja). Raja's girlfriend happens to be the landlady's daughter, and all hell breaks loose.

Cast

Soundtrack

Vidyasagar, a relatively newcomer at that time, gave a few really good tunes with the notable ones being "Seetalu Yerugani" and "Maddela Daruvei". The melodious former, sung by Sailaja and Chitra, and shot on the occasion of Prema's Seemantam ceremony, which is still being played at Seemantam functions in Hyderabad, is borrowed from the Marathi original tune "Kuneetari YeNaara YeNaara guh" (shot similarly on a Godh-barai), beautifully customised to suit the Telugu/South Indian taste. * "Brahmachaarulam" * "Navvukune Mana" * "Mahasaya Mathuga" * "Maddela Daruvei" * "Seetalu Yerugani"

Impact

Comedian Brahmanadam's phrase "''Nee Yenkamma"'' became popular with this film.

Accolades

;

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named af ...

(actor) – Naresh (1991)

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0250297 1990s buddy comedy films 1990s romantic comedy-drama films 1990s Telugu-language films 1991 films Cross-dressing in Indian films Films scored by Vidyasagar Indian buddy comedy films Indian romantic comedy-drama films Telugu films remade in other languages Telugu remakes of Marathi films