| Pelli Sandadi | |
| Director: | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Producer: | C. Aswani Dutt Allu Aravind |
| Starring: | Srikanth Ravali Deepti Bhatnagar |
| Music: | M. M. Keeravani |
| Cinematography: | V. Jayaram |
| Studio: | Sri Raghavendra Movie Corporation |
| Distributor: | Geetha Arts |
| Editing: | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Runtime: | 129 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
| Budget: | ₹1.25 crore |
| Gross: | 1215 crore |
Pelli Sandadi is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language musical romance film co-written and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao.[1] The film stars Srikanth, Ravali and Deepti Bhatnagar.[2] It was the second-highest grossing Telugu film of 1996 after Ninne Pelladata.
Pelli Sandadi was released on 12 January 1996 and was a major commercial success. Made on a budget of 1.25 crore, the film grossed 1215 crore at the box office. It garnered five state Nandi Awards, and the Filmfare Award Telugu for Best Music.[3] The film was also remade in Bengali as Biyer Phool (1996), in Hindi as Mere Sapno Ki Rani (1997) and in Tamil as Ninaithen Vandhai (1998).[4] The film's spiritual sequel titled Pelli SandaD was released in 2021.[5]
Vijay Krishna (Srikanth) is a musician from a musical family. He lives with two married sisters and their husbands and his uncle. All of his family is dedicated to music. His father (Satyanarayana) is looking for a suitable matrimonial alliance for Vijay who is in search of a girl whom he saw in a dream. He never saw her face in the dream but he saw a mole beside her belly button. The story continues in search of the girl. Meanwhile, his father arranges his marriage with a Kalyani (Ravali), who hails from a nearby village and belongs to a music family.
Meanwhile Vijay gets a job in Ooty as a music lecturer. There he finds his dream girl Swapna (Deepti Bhatnagar). He falls in love with her and proposes to her which she accepts. He comes back home to share the news about his love, but his father arranges the marriage. Later Swapna learns that the person she loves and Kalyani's fiance are the same. Swapna and Kalyani are actually sisters. Swapna then sacrifices her love and informs her sister that she has a terminal illness. She asks Vijay, as her dying wish to marry Kalyani. Meanwhile, Kalyani also learns that Vijay loves her younger sister Swapna. Eventually, Kalyani convinces her sister to marry Vijay and the film ends on a happy note.
The film grossed 1215 crore at the box office. It grossed 1.25 crore at Sandhya theatre in Hyderabad. The film had a 100 day theatrical run at 34 locations.
The soundtrack of the film was composed by M. M. Keeravani. Each song is set in major raagas of Carnatic music, such as Hindolam.[6]
| No | Song | Singer(s) | Lyricist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hrudayamane" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | |
| 2 | "Soundarya Lahari" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | ||
| 3 | "Kila Kila Kila" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | |
| 4 | "Maa Perati Jaam Chettu" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | ||
| 5 | "Chemma Chekka" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | ||
| 6 | "Nava Manmadhuda" | K. S. Chithra | Samavedam Shanmukhasarma | |
| 7 | "Ramya Krishna Laaga" | Mano, M. M. Keeravani | Jonnavithula | |
| 8 | "Ayina Chikkaledhu" | M. M. Keeravani | M. M. Keeravani | |
| 9 | "Sarigama Padhanisa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Chandrabose |
The film was remade in Bengali as Biyer Phool (1996) and in Hindi as Mere Sapno Ki Rani (1997) and in Tamil as Ninaithen Vandhai (1998).