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film, produced by P. Usharani under the Chandra Kiran Films banner, presented by Sri Sravanthi Movies and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film stars Srikanth, Laila and J. D. Chakravarthy, with music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. It is a remake of the Malayalam film ''

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Cast

* J. D. Chakravarthy as Siva * Srikanth as Balasubrahmanyam * Laila as Jyothi *

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as Yasodha * Nirmalamma as Jyothi's grandmother; Siva's mother *

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as Simhachalam * Charan Raj as Yasodha's husband *

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* Chittibabu as Simhachalam's assistant *

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as Simhachalam's assistant *

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as Simhachalam's assistant *

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as Simhachalam's assistant * Subbaraya Sharma as Jyothi's father *

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as Saraswati *

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as Saraswati's husband * Akkiraju Sundara Rama Krishna as Saraswati's brother; Balasubramanyam's master *

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as Saraswati's daughter * Kalpana * Swathi * Baby Shravanthi * Master Siddarth

Soundtrack

Reception

A critic from ''Andhra Today'' opined that "The director does not portray how the ensuing conflict develops between the characters of the love triangle. The main story seems to have been sidelined with the comedy track gaining in prominence".

References

External links

* {{S. V. Krishna Reddy 1990s Telugu-language films 1997 films 1997 romantic comedy films Films directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy Films scored by S. V. Krishna Reddy Indian romantic comedy films Telugu remakes of Malayalam films