President Gari Pellam
President Gari Pellam (transl. President's wife) is a 1992 Indian Telugu language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and produced by V. Doraswamy Raju under VMC Productions. It stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Meena in the lead roles and music composed by M. M. Keeravani.[2][3] The movie was later dubbed into Tamil as Thalaivar Pondatti.[4]
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| Directed by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Produced by | V. Doraswamy Raju |
| Written by | Thotapalli Madhu (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Story by | Ramani Madhu |
| Starring | Akkineni Nagarjuna Meena |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
| Cinematography | V. S. R. Swamy |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | 7 crores |
Plot
Raja's (Nagarjuna) brother Chandraiah (Chandra Mohan) works as a servant under Devudu (Satyanarayana), the president of the village. Meena is the daughter of Devudu and has arguments with Raja. To take revenge on him, Meena acts as she loves him and insults him in front of the villagers. Later Raja stands as president candidate opposite Devudu and challenges him that if he wins, Raja will marry his daughter to him, but if Raja loses, he should leave the village. Raja wins as president. The rest of the movie is about whether he will marry Meena and how he will teach Devudu a lesson.
Cast
- Akkineni Nagarjuna as Raja
- Meena as Swapna
- Satyanarayana as Devudu
- Srikanth as Narendra
- Chandra Mohan as Chandraiah
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Nadamuni
- Bramhanandam as Vadatala Vundellu
- Ali as Raja's friend
- Raja as Rambabu
- Chidatala Appa Rao as Sambrani
- Chitti Babu as Raja's friend
- Gautam Raju as Nandan Rao
- Garimalla Viswaswara Rao as Raja's friend
- Gadiraju Subba Rao as Puvvulapalem President
- Narsing Yadav as Bheemanna
- Annapoorna as Janaki
- Sudha as Lakshmi
- Haritha as Seetha
- Disco Shanthi as Chemki Puvvu (item number)
- Baby Sunayana as Bujji
Crew
- Art: Bhaskara Raju
- Choreography: Taara, Prasad
- Fights: Super Subbarayan
- Dialogues: Thotapalli Madhu
- Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy
- Playback: SP Balu, Chitra
- Music: M.M. Keeravani
- Story: Ramani, Madhu
- Editing: A. Sreekar Prasad
- Cinematography: V. S. R. Swamy
- Producer: V. Doraswamy Raju
- Screenplay - Director: A. Kodandarami Reddy
- Banner: VMC Productions
- Release Date: 30 October 1992
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:53 | |||
| Label | Akash Audio | |||
| Producer | M. M. Keeravani | |||
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The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani. Lyrics written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. Music released on AKASH Audio Company.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Nuvvu Malletheega" | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Aa Oddu Ee Oddu" | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Mandoori" | SP Balu | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Paruvala Kodi" | SP Balu, Chitra | 5:00 |
| 5. | "Thassa Chekka" | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:02 |
| 6. | "Umma Kavali" | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:46 |
| Total length: | 26:53 | ||
References
- "President Gari Pellam(1992)". cineradham.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- "President Gari Pellam ( 1992 )". chithr.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- http://www.movieken.com/movies/item/president-gari-pellam.html
- "Thalaivar Pondatti Movie Songs". youtube.com. Retrieved 13 March 2016.