''Apparao Driving School'' is a 2004
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 ...
, produced by Devireddy Srikar Reddy on Jagadish Cine Makers banner and directed by Anji Seenu. Starring
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 ...
,
Preeti Jhangiani
Preeti Jhangiani is an Indian model and actress. Jhangiani first appeared in Rajshri Productions music album ''Yeh Hai Prem'' in 1997. She is known for her work in the Telugu films '' Thammudu'' (1999), ''Narasimha Naidu'' (2001), Malayalam fil ...
,
Malavika and music composed by Ghantadi Krishna. The film recorded as a flop at box office.
Plot
Apparao (
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 ...
) runs a ladies-only driving school that was founded by his great-grandfather. Anjali (
Preeti Jhangiani
Preeti Jhangiani is an Indian model and actress. Jhangiani first appeared in Rajshri Productions music album ''Yeh Hai Prem'' in 1997. She is known for her work in the Telugu films '' Thammudu'' (1999), ''Narasimha Naidu'' (2001), Malayalam fil ...
) is the daughter of a faction leader, Reddy (
Jaya Prakash Reddy). She falls in love with Apparao. At the same time, Apparao's marriage gets fixed with Maha Lakshmi (
Malavika). Being the timid guy that he is, Apparao approaches Reddy and tells him that Anjali is in love with him. Reddy reveals that his daughter is suffering from blood cancer and pleads with Apparao to pretend love to Anjali so that she could fulfill her wishes during the end days of her life. The rest of the story is all about how Apparao manages to deal with two girls.
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 Appa Rao
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Preeti Jhangiani
Preeti Jhangiani is an Indian model and actress. Jhangiani first appeared in Rajshri Productions music album ''Yeh Hai Prem'' in 1997. She is known for her work in the Telugu films '' Thammudu'' (1999), ''Narasimha Naidu'' (2001), Malayalam fil ...
as Anjali
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Malavika as Lakshmi (Appa Rao's wife)
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Suman as Anjali's cousin (
Cameo appearance
A cameo role, also called a cameo appearance and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief appearance of a well-known person in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly ei ...
)
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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 perfor ...
as Losugula Lakshma Reddy (Lakshmi's uncle)
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Jeeva as Khan
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Raghu Babu
Yerra Raghu, known professionally as Raghu Babu, is a Telugu comedian well known for his comic expressions and timing. He has worked in many successful films in Telugu industry. He is the eldest son of famous comedian and character actor Giri B ...
as Appa Rao's lawyer
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Karate Kalyani
Padaala Kalyani (born 31 October), better known as Karate Kalyani, is an Indian character actor, comedian and harikatha artist from Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. She works predominantly in Telugu cinema.
Personal life
Padaala Kalyani was bor ...
as Khan's lawyer (Raghu Babu's wife)
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Banerjee
Banerjee or Bandyopadhyay is a surname of Brahmins originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent and from Bangladesh.
Lineage and ancestry
Banerjees are from the ancient Shandilya Gotra, which means all Banerjees are descended f ...
as SI
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Gundu Hanumantha Rao
Gundu Hanumantha Rao (10 October 1956–19 February 2018) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu films, theatre, and television. He first appeared in Jandhyala's film '' Aha Naa Pellanta'' in 1987 and gained popularity in comedia ...
as Appa Rao's assistant
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M. S. Narayana
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Jaya Prakash Reddy as Anjali's father
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Duvvasi Mohan
Duvvasi Mohan is an Indian actor who is know for acting in comic roles, primarily in Telugu films.. He is from Jagityal. He entered Tollywood as a producer and financier, but later turned to acting with comedy roles in over 350 films.
Partial ...
as Khan's assistant
*Sarika Ramachandra Rao
*Naveen
*Devi Charan
*
Annapurna
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as Apparao's grand mother
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Chalapathi Rao as Lakshmi's father
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Kavitha as Lakshmi's mother
*Sirisha
*Apoorva
Soundtrack
Music composed by Ghantadi Krishna. Music released on Maruthi Music Company.
Others
* VCDs and DVDs on - VOLGA Videos,
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...
References
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2000s Telugu-language films
Driver's education