Maa Nannaku Pelli Explained

Maa Nannaku Pelli
Director:E. V. V. Satyanarayana
Producer:Arjuna Raju
Starring:Krishnam Raju
Srikanth
Simran
Ambika
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Music:Koti
Country:India
Language:Telugu

Maa Nannaku Pelli is a 1997 Telugu-language drama film starring Krishnam Raju, Srikanth, Simran and Ambika. The film won two Nandi Awards. The film was a breakthrough for M. S. Narayana.[1] It was the first Telugu film to be shot entirely at the Ramoji Film City.[2]

Plot

Balaraju (Srikanth) is the only son of Raghava Raju (Krishnam Raju) and grandson of Subbaraju (Kota Srinivasa Rao). Balaraju lost his mother when he was a child. Raghava Raju brings him up with great care so that he will not miss his mother. He does not consider marrying another lady because he thinks that it might deprive his love for his son.

Balaraju falls in love with a girl, Lahari (Simran) during a flight journey. He also gets his love accepted by everyone. One day, he happens to read his father's diary and realizes that his father had suppressed feelings for a lady called Sravani (Ambika). He wants to get his father married to Sravani along with his marriage. He is even ready to sacrifice his love when Lahari misunderstands his intentions. Knowing his son's broken love, Raghava Raju tries to send Sravani far away so that his son can get married without any problems. But Subbaraju and Balaraju stop this and convince Raghava Raju. Finally, Sravani understands his intentions, and all ends well.

Cast

Reception

A critic from Andhra Today opined that "'Maa Naannaki Pelli' is a nice movie built around a thought provoking theme under the able direction of E.V.V.Satyanarayana".[3]

Awards

Nandi Awards - 1997[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I had performed his marriage: Paruchuri Gopalakrishna. 24 January 2015. Deccan Chronicle.
  2. Book: Wilkins . Karin . Global Communication: New Agendas in Communication . Straubhaar . Joe . Kumar . Shanti . 2013-09-11 . Routledge . 978-1-135-01097-3 . 96 .
  3. Web site: Maa Naannaki Pelli . https://web.archive.org/web/19980213002607/http://www.andhratoday.com/movie/mnkpelli.htm . 13 February 1998 . Andhra Today.
  4. Web site: నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008). A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 21 August 2020. (in Telugu)