''Aa Okkati Adakku'' () is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
written and directed by
E. V. V. Satyanarayana, and produced by
M. Saravanan and M. Balasubramaniam under the
AVM Productions
AVM Productions is an Indian film production studio founded by A. V. Meiyappan. It is the final oldest survived studio in India. The filming studios are located in Vadapalani, Chennai. It has produced over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, ...
banner. It stars
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar who served as the first president of Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian Nationa ...
,
Rambha, and
Rao Gopal Rao
Raavu Gopala Rao (14 January 1937 – 13 August 1994) was an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. In a film career spanning more than twenty five years, Rao starred in over four hundred feature film ...
with the music composed by
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...
. The film is the debut of Rambha in the Telugu film industry.
The film was successful at the box office. It was remade in Hindi as ''
Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi
''Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi'' (English: Mr. and Mrs. Player) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by David Dhawan. The film was a remake of the 1992 Telugu film ''Aa Okkati Adakku''. It stars Akshay Kumar and Juhi Chawla. Some ...
'' (1997) and in Kannada as ''Bal Nan Maga''.
Plot
Chitti Babu strongly believes in astrology and spends a lazy life. Rambha, with whom he falls in love, pressures him to marry her before her father, Royyala Naidu, finds an alliance of his choice. Naidu, out of love for his daughter, agrees to the marriage on the condition that he earn 1 lakh by the night of the wedding. Chitti Babu starts cheating people to earn money. Royyala Naidu finds out about the deception and insults Chitti Babu's mother. Chitti Babu realizes the importance of money in life and finds employment in a garment factory which is the loss and makes it successful and earns 1 lakh rupees. Royyala Naidu relents after seeing that Chitti Babu has become a hard-working honest man and gets the lovebirds married. Chitti Babu lives happily with his wife.
Cast
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Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar who served as the first president of Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian Nationa ...
as Atukula Chitti Babu
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Rambha as Rambha
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Rao Gopal Rao
Raavu Gopala Rao (14 January 1937 – 13 August 1994) was an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. In a film career spanning more than twenty five years, Rao starred in over four hundred feature film ...
as Royyala Naidu / Godavari Gangaraju
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Allu Ramalingaiah
Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, He was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he rec ...
as Sahadevudu
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Brahmanandam
Kanneganti Brahmanandam (born 1 February 1956), known mononymously as Brahmanandam, is an Indian actor, comedian, impersonator, and voice actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is particularly known for his comic performa ...
as Addu Pulla Rao
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Babu Mohan
Pally Babu Mohan known as Babu Mohanis an Indian actor and politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He prominently works in Telugu films as a comedian and is a former Minister for Labour in Andhra Pradesh. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Come ...
as Poompuhar
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Sakshi Ranga Rao
Sakshi Ranga Rao (born Rangavajhula Ranga Rao; 15 September 1942 – 27 June 2005) was an Indian character actor who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He appeared in about 450 films over a career spanning four decades, majority of ...
as Pellilla Peraiah
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Kallu Chidambaram
Kolluru Chidambara Rao (10 October 1945 – 19 October 2015), known professionally as Kallu Chidambaram, was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. Chidambaram is one of the finest comedians of Telugu cinema. Chidambaram started h ...
as Chidambaram
*Chidathala Appa Rao as Rikshavadu
*Kadambari Kiran
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Prudhviraj
Balireddy Prudhviraj (born August 6, 1964) is an Indian actor and politician who appears in Telugu films. Known for his comic roles, he has acted in over 100 films. He is noted for his dialogue of ''30 Years Industry'' in the 2002 film ''Khadga ...
as Bose Babu
*Radha Kumari as Sahadevudu's wife
*Lathasri as Kunthi
*Annuja as Kannaamba
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Nirmalamma
Nirmalamma (18 July 1920 – 19 February 2009) was an Indian actress in the Telugu cinema. She has acted in more than 800 films. She was well known for her grandmother roles in several films.She won two Nandi Awards.
Early life
She was born in ...
as Chitti Babu's mother
Soundtrack
Music composed by
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...
. Music released on AKASH Audio Company.
Impact
In 2017,
Rao Gopal Rao
Raavu Gopala Rao (14 January 1937 – 13 August 1994) was an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. In a film career spanning more than twenty five years, Rao starred in over four hundred feature film ...
's son
Rao Ramesh
Raavu Ramesh Rao (born 25 May 1968) is an Indian actor known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, and television. He is the son of veteran actor Rao Gopal Rao. Rao Ramesh initially appeared in ''Seema Simham'' (2002), ''Okk ...
played Royyalu Naidu in the film ''
DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham'', which is based on and named after Gopal Rao's character in the film.
References
External links
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Listen to Aa Okkadi Adakku songs at Raaga.com
{{E. V. V. Satyanarayana
1992 films
Indian romantic comedy films
Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
Films directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana
AVM Productions films
1990s Telugu-language films
1992 comedy films
Telugu films remade in other languages