Pelli Sandadi(1997)
'Pelli Sandadi' (1996) is a Telugu-language musical romance film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Srikanth, Ravali, and Deepti Bhatnagar in lead roles. The story follows a musician who searches for a girl he saw in a dream, leading to a love triangle with two sisters. The film is known for its soundtrack composed by M. M. Keeravani, which won a Filmfare Award. It was a major commercial success, grossing ₹12–15 crore against a ₹1.25 crore budget. The film won five Nandi Awards and was remade in Bengali, Hindi, and Tamil. It was released on 12 January 1996.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1997
- Director
- K. Raghavendra Rao
- Language
- telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 38m
- Rating
- 4.8/10
Storyline
A musician named Vijay Krishna dreams of a girl with a mole near her belly button. He becomes obsessed with finding her. When he meets Swapna in Ooty, he believes she is the one. But his father has already arranged his marriage to Kalyani, who is Swapna's sister. Vijay must choose between love and family duty.
“A dream led him to love.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Pelli Sandadi
Cast reunions in this film: Srikanth & Meka Srikanth (36 films together), K. Raghavendra Rao & M. M. Keeravani (15 films together), Srikanth & M. M. Keeravani (3 films together), Meka Srikanth & M. M. Keeravani (3 films together), Ravali & Meka Srikanth (2 films together), and Ravali & M. M. Keeravani (2 films together).