''Gaduggayi'' () is a 1989 Indian

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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 ...

directed by Sarath. 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 ...

and Rajani, with music composed by Chakravarthy.

Plot

The film begins in a village where Gopi / Pandu a callow raised by his grandparents Bhushayya and Parvathamma. He always performs naughty deeds which irk local moneylender Papa Rao who suffers the people providing loans even Bhushayya is one of them. Parallelly, in the city, Amala daughter of a millionaire Koteswara Rao supposed to be the niece of Papa Rao. Once she visits the village where her acquaintance with Gopi begins with petty quarrels. Later on, she starts liking him after protecting her against harm. Meanwhile, Koteswara Rao dies out of a heart attack, entrusting the entire property to Amala and assigning her responsibility to his Lawyer friend Chidanandam. Right now, Amala is surrounded by many relatives, her younger maternal uncle Gandabherundam and paternal aunt Kanthamma who plot to usurp her wealth by coupling with their sons Prasad & Buchi respectively. Aside, Bhushayya looks like a match for Gopi when Papa Rao intrigues and spoils it by posing Gopi as a drunkard. Humiliated Bhushayya badly hits Gopi and throws him out. Frustrated Gopi reaches the city where Lawyer Chidanandam shelters him. Eventually, Amala too finds him who civilizes and makes him an allrounder. Thereafter, she appoints him as her secretary and accords the freehand. Soon, Gopi starts teasing Gandabherundam and Kanthamma. After a few comic incidents, in the village, Papa Rao sells off Bhushayya's house and necks them out when the couple moves in search of Gopi. Here Gandabherundam could not admit the dominance of Gopi, so, he calls Papa Rao who recognizes him. At present, they ruse by kidnaping Bhushayya and Parvathamma and blackmails Gopi to discard Amala's life which he does so. Ahead, Gandabherundam makes arrangements for Prasad & Amala's espousal. At that point, Kanthamma is deserted by them when she immediately approaches Gopi and declares Koteswara Rao's death as a murder made by Gandabherundam & Prasad. At last, Gopi ceases their plan and protects his grandparents. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Gopi & Amala.

Cast

as Gopi / Pandu * Rajani as Amala * Satyanarayana as Bhushayya *

Gollapudi Maruti Rao Gollapudi Maruti Rao (14 April 1939 – 12 December 2019) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, dramatist, playwright, columnist and dialogue writer known for his works in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu Literature. Rao acted in over 250 ...

as Gandabherundam *

Kota Srinivasa Rao Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. As a former politician, Rao has s ...

as Papa Rao *

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 Lawyer Chidanandam *

Suthi Velu Kurumaddali Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (7 August 1947 – 16 September 2012), better known by his stage name Suthi Velu, was an Indian actor and comedian known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has acted in more than 200 films, and won four state ...

as Babji *

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as Suryam Master *

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as Prasad *Bhimeswara Rao as Koteswara Rao *

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as Panakalu *Ramana Reddy as Buchi *

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as Parvathi *

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as Kanthamma *Tatineni Rajeswari as Lakshmi *Kuyili as Mangi

Music

Music was composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by

Veturi Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet, lyricist and journalist who is popular for writing Telugu songs. His career in the Telugu cinema spanned more than four de ...

Reception

K. Ram writing for ''

Andhra Patrika Andhra Patrika was the weekly newspaper of the nationalist movement in the Telugu speaking region founded by Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao in 1908. It later transformed into a daily newspaper before it closed down in 1991. It helped to shape both mo ...

'' on 21 August 1989, stated that director Sharath, has filled the film with comedy with a good dosage of stunts and suspense.

References

External links

* {{Sarath (director) Indian comedy films 1980s Telugu-language films Films directed by Sarath Films scored by K. Chakravarthy 1989 comedy films 1989 films