O Panaipothundi Babu Explained

O Panaipothundi Babu
Producer:K. R. Kumar
Starring:Suresh
Ravi Teja
Indraja
Maheswari
Cinematography:K. Purna
Music:Vandemataram Srinivas
Studio:Pramada Films
Country:India
Language:Telugu

O Panaipothundi Babu is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Siva Nageswara Rao starring Suresh, Ravi Teja, Indraja and Maheswari. Both Suresh and Ravi Teja play dual roles in the film.

Production

This is Suresh's first film in which he plays two roles and he expressed content for being a part of the film.[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas.

Reception

A critic from Andhra Today rated the film one out of five stars and wrote that "Director Siva Nageswara Rao, who always manages to make his movies a box-office hit evoking the interest of the audience with a special humorous character, failed to repeat his magic formula with his burlesque characters [...]. The failure to show some difference in the two pairs also creates a lot of confusion in the minds of the audience, who lose interest in the movie. There is no novelty in the movie and the dialogues, which are the lifeline of a comedy, can hardly be called hilarious".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: నటించాలన్న కోరిక ఇప్పటిదికాదు. The desire to act is not present. 28 August 1998. Zamin Ryot. 9. te. 27 August 2024.
  2. Web site: O PANAIPOTHUNDI BAABU . Andhra Today. https://web.archive.org/web/19990129031813/http://www.andhratoday.com/movie/opbabu.htm. 29 January 1999. 27 August 2024.