| Babai Abbai | |
| Producer: | M. Sudhakar Reddy |
| Director: | Jandhyala |
| Starring: | Nandamuri Balakrishna Anitha Reddy |
| Music: | Chakravarthy |
| Cinematography: | S. Gopal Reddy |
| Editing: | Gautam Raju |
| Studio: | Ushodhaya Movies |
| Runtime: | 122 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
Babai Abbai is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by Jandhyala. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna and Anitha Reddy, with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is inspired by the Telugu film Vaddante Dabbu (1954), which itself was based on the English novel Brewster's Millions (1902) by George Barr McCutcheon.[1] [2]
The film begins with two con artists, Bala & Veera, who are acquainted with a crazy situation and move in together. They call each other Babai-Abbai out of goodwill, whose livelihood is debt and absconding from lenders. Once Bala fuses with a girl, Krishnaveni / Krishna, daughter of a multi-millionaire Vara Prasad Rao, they crush. Being conscious of it, Vara Prasad Rao assigns a task for Bala by allocating a considerable amount of ₹25 lakhs and asks him to spend it within 30 days. Eventually, he warns him not to donate or destroy it. Now, Bala starts the operation under the guidance of Babai through various means, i.e., racing, gambling, making a movie, constructing a house, etc. Their income magnifies at every level, which feds up Bala. Ultimately, he throws away the wealth into the sea when Vara Prasad Rao arrives. At last, he affirms that the task is to study Bala's character and that he should also perceive the fruitlessness of treacherous money. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Bala & Krishna.
The music was composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi.
| Song Title | Singers | length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Telusa Neeku Telusa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 3:20 | |
| "Nee Choopu" | Srinivasamurthy, S. Janaki | 3:59 | |
| "O Priyaa" | Anita Reddy | 3:50 | |
| "Sommu Penchaku" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Madhavapeddi Ramesh | 3:27 | |
| "Lady Lady" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:05 |