''Ketu Duplicatu'' is a 1995

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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 ...

, produced by K. C. Reddy for Sri Rajeeva Productions and directed by

Relangi Narasimha Rao Relangi Narasimha Rao (born 30 September 1951) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominently works in Telugu cinema. He is well known for his comedy films, especially his collaborations with actors Chandra Mohan and Rajendra Pras ...

. It stars

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and

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, with music composed by Koti. The film was a success at the box office.

Plot

The film begins with Vijay (Rajendra Prasad) a naughty guy who teases everyone with silly bets, besides, Usha (Surabhi) a charming girl has a similar habit. In the beginning, they are acquainted with petty quarrels which lead to love and get engaged. At the same time, Vijay learns that his best friend Ajay (Sivaji Raja) is terminally ill. So, to protect him, Vijay falsifies by changing reports and utilizing his medical allowance. But, unfortunately, Ajay dies, when Vijay gets scared out of his sentence for misusing his medical facilities. So, he creates himself as dead. During the plight, Vijay's co-employee Dharmalingam (Suthi Velu) steals 3 lakhs rupees and indicts Vijay. Moreover, his other co-employee Rita (Haarika) denounces him by claiming herself pregnant because Vijay denied and humiliated her. Right now, Vijay is in a deadlock situation. The rest of the story is a comic tale that how Vijay gets rid of these problems by turning into a duplicate ghost.

Cast

as Vijay *

as Usha * Satyanayana as Raghavaiah *

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 Hareram * A.V.S as Rama Swamy * Mallikarjuna Rao as Shankar Rao *

Subhalekha Sudhakar Suravajhala Sudhakar (born 19 November 1960), known by his stage name Subhalekha Sudhakar, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu and Tamil language films and television. Sudhakar's first Telugu film '' Subhalekha'' (1982) gained him wide reco ...

as Vijay's friend *

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 Dharmalingam *

Sivaji Raja Sivaji Raja (born 26 February 1962) is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu films and television series. He appeared in more than 400 films. He is also known for his work in TV serials '' Amrutam'', ''Alasyam Amrutham Visham'', ''Mr.R ...

as Ajay * Chitti Babu as Vijay's friend *

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 Thukaram *Krishna Chaitanya as Inspector *Gadiraju Subba Rao as Vijay's henchmen *

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as Vijay's mother *Harika as Rita

Soundtrack

Music composed by Koti. Music released on Supreme Music Company.

References

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External links

{{Relangi Narasimha Rao Indian comedy films 1990s Telugu-language films Indian supernatural films Films directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao Films scored by Koti