''Pandem '' () is a 2005 Indian
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India
** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language.
* Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...
-language
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...
film directed by
Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy
Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy (5 October 1963 – 26 December 2024), also known and credited as S. D. Saba, and Saba Kailash, was an Indian film director, mainly working in the Tamil film industry.
Life and career
Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy started ...
in his Telugu debut. It stars
Jagapati Babu
Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Babu has appeare ...
,
Kalyani
Kalyani may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Kalyani'' (1940 film), a Hindi film
* ''Kalyani'' (1952 film), a Tamil film
* ''Kalyani'' (1971 film), a Kannada film
* ''Kalyani'' (1979 film), a Telugu film
* ''Kalyani'' (1983 film), an Oriya ...
and music composed by
Chakri. It was dubbed into Hindi as ''Mera Challenge''.
Plot
The film begins in a village where Seenu is a slacker the public considers hopeless. Lingaraju is its venomous president who has been unanimously elected for 25 years and behested on the town. Seeta, a native, returned after several years as a school teacher in the same city. Seenu & Seeta are childhood friends, and he falls for her in the first instance. From there, Seenu makes several efforts to gain her love, which ends humorously but to no avail. So, he directly proceeds to proclaim his love. At that point, Seenu discovers Seeta's intentions and the qualities that her spouse should hold. Firstly, an upright altruistic may not be a millionaire, but everyone praises him. Above all, he must be of a higher rank than her. Listening to it, Seenu backs and determines to acquire the eligibility which Seeta aspires.
Meanwhile, Lingaraju ploys a revolting deal with a few industrialists to construct a hazardous factory in the village. Simultaneously, it's time for elections, and Lingaraju is under brash given the absence of opposition. Here, Seenu decides to stand for reaching the heights that Seeta desires and knit her. At the outset, Seenu faces the loathsome knock-back from the public as he is considered a no-hoper. Consequently, he shoots several cheap shots when hostility toward him arises. During that plight, Seeta boosts his courage, guides him to put the village right, and amends the people's lifestyles. Moreover, she inquires about the cause behind his deeds when he reveals that he is to win a girl's heart but puts off who she is. He also asserts to first divulge the girl's whereabouts to her only when the time is right.
Now Seenu, with his wit, tactically procures the necessities required for the village, which Lingaraju cannot satisfy, including digging wells, laying roads, allotting houses for people in need, etc. Plus, he serves as domestic to whoever is in trouble and enforces Lingaraju to spend his corrupted earnings for the welfare of the villagers. Step-by-step flourishes and gains the credence & hearts of the public. Spotting it, Lingaraju trembles for severe alarm bells from his industrial partners. Simultaneously, Lingaraju is conscious that his son Rajesh likes Seeta and detects Seenu's motive. Whereupon, he ruses by engaging Seeta with Rajesh, which demoralizes Seenu. Despite that, Seenu stands firm and challenges Lingaraju to defeat him. Thus, Lingaraju backstabs Seenu and warns the villagers not to move forward; otherwise, all will be mass murder.
Yet, they boldly face the danger and safeguard Seenu. Next, everyone pleads with Seenu to withdraw because, as of today, they all treasure him. Additionally, they abuse Seeta, who is liable for these disputes. Forthwith, Seenu rebukes and dedicates his entire credit to Seeta, which molded him as worthy. Overhearing it, Seeta starts adoring him, but as affianced, she departs. Presently, The day of the election has arrived. During this, Lingaraju intrigues by hiding supporters of Seenu, and the remaining make in his favor as they have taken loans from him. Anyhow, Seenu valorously relieves his men and successfully conducts the polling when the two parties are given equal. At last, Seenu triumphs with a postal ballot polled by Seeta, who goes on election duty to the adjacent village, which collapses Lingaraju's domain. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Seenu & Seeta.
Cast
*
Jagapati Babu
Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Babu has appeare ...
as Seenu
*
Kalyani
Kalyani may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Kalyani'' (1940 film), a Hindi film
* ''Kalyani'' (1952 film), a Tamil film
* ''Kalyani'' (1971 film), a Kannada film
* ''Kalyani'' (1979 film), a Telugu film
* ''Kalyani'' (1983 film), an Oriya ...
as Seeta
*
Ramaraju as Lingaraju
*
Ahuti Prasad
Ahuti Prasad (born Adusumilli Janardhan Vara Prasad; 2 January 1958 – 4 January 2015) was an Indian actor who worked in Telugu film industry. He was renowned for the wide variety of roles he played, including father-figure, comedian, and ant ...
as Satya Murthy
*
M. S. Narayana
M. S. Narayana (16 April 1951 – 23 January 2015) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu cinema. Narayana worked in over 750 films in his career spanning 23 years. He died on 23 January 2015 due to organ failure in Hyderabad, Ind ...
as Surinarayana
*
Kondavalasa
Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao (10 August 1946 – 2 November 2015), popularly known as Kondavalasa, was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre.
Background
Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao was born on 10 August 1946 in ...
as Jilla Rambabu
*
Krishna Bhagawan
Krishna Bhagavan (; born Meenavalli Paparao Chowdary; 2 July 1965) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in more than 350 films, mostly as a comedian. He is also well known as a writer.
Early life
Krishna Bhagavan wa ...
as Muriki Appala Naidu
*
Sivaji Raja
Sivaji Raja (born 26 February 1962) is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu films and television series. He appeared in more than 400 films. He is also known for his work in TV serials '' Amrutam'', ''Alasyam Amrutham Visham'', ''Mr.R ...
as Abbulu
*
Chinna as RMP Doctor
*
Prudhviraj
Balireddy Prudhviraj (born 6 August 6 1964) is an Indian actor and politician known for his roles in Telugu films. He has appeared in over 100 films, primarily in comedic roles, and is widely recognised for his iconic dialogue "30 years indust ...
* Ravi Varma as Rajesh
*
Subbaraya Sharma
Subbbaraya Sarma is an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television. In a film career spanning more than fifty years, Sarma played a variety of roles as a character actor and comedian.
In 1989, he received the Tri- ...
as Villager
* Sarika Ramchandra Rao as Pamula Narsaiyya
* Chitram Basha
*
Jeeva as Police Inspector
* Apoorva
* Mahathi as Pankajam
* Drasharamam Saroja as Saroja
* Lavanya
* Shobha Rani
* Sakhi
Soundtrack
Music was composed by
Chakri.
Reception
Idlebrain
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rated the film 3.25 out of 5 stars and noted that "On the whole, ''Pandem'' is a minimum guarantee film which you would never regret watching". ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote that "But the script is nowhere near taut, and the individual moments of the film completely undo the potential of the plot".
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=3440154
2005 films
2000s Telugu-language films
Indian romantic comedy films
Films scored by Chakri
Films directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy
2005 romantic comedy films