Family (1996 film)

Family
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Directed by	Vijaya Bapineedu
Produced by	Leela-Laila-Lalini-Lalitha
Written by	G. Satya Murthy (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Vijaya Bapineedu
Story by	V. Sekhar
Based on	Kaalam Maari Pochu (1996)
Starring	Rajendra Prasad Ooha
Music by	Prasanna Swaraj
Cinematography	M. V. Raghu
Edited by	Trinath
Production company	Vijaya Bapineedu Productions[1]
Release date	1996 (1996)
Running time	149 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Family is a 1996 Telugu drama film produced by Leela-Laila-Lalini-Lalitha under the Vijaya Bapineedu Productions banner and directed by Vijaya Bapineedu.^[2] It stars Rajendra Prasad and Ooha in the lead roles, with music composed by Prasanna Swaraj.^[3] The film was a remake of the Tamil film Kaalam Maari Pochu (1996).

Plot

Shankaram (Vallabhaneni Janardhan) and Janaki (Sangeetha) have four daughters, Kalyani (Kinnera), Kasthuri (Kovai Sarala), Kavitha (Ooha), Kamala (Seeta) and a son Giri (Raja Ravindra). Shankaram always thinks the son is the asset to him and daughters are a burden on his head. He starts searching for bridegrooms for his three elder daughters with his friend Vankara Sastry (A.V.S.), because he wants to give less dowry, he finds three different class-4 matches for his daughters and they get married with a cook, Eeswara Rao (Tanikella Bharani), a Corporation worker (Ali) and an auto driver Krishna (Rajendra Prasad) respectively. Three of them are wayward husbands who want to rely on their wive's property. The whole story revolves around three families, whose three wives teach a lesson to their husbands and makes their father realize his mistake.

Cast

• Rajendra Prasad as Krishna
• Ooha as Kavitha
• Ali
• Vallabhaneni Janardhan as Shankaram
• Nutan Prasad as Dr. Appa Rao
• Tanikella Bharani as Cook Eeswara Rao
• Mallikarjuna Rao as Marriage Broker
• A.V.S. as Vakara Sastry
• Raja Ravindra as Giri
• Vinod as M.L.A.
• Kovai Sarala as Kasthuri
• Kinnera as Kalyani
• Sangeeta as Janaki
• Seeta as Kamala
• Jyoti Meena as item number

Soundtrack

Music composed by Prasanna Swaraj. Lyrics were written by Bhuvana Chandra. Music released on Supreme Music Company.^[4]

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