''Lucky Chance'' is a 1994

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-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 C. Sarath Babu under the Sri Madhav Arts banner and directed by

Siva Nageswara Rao Siva Nageswara Rao is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He is especially known for his work in comedy films. His notable films include ''Money'' (1993), ''Money Money'' (1994), '' Lucky Chance'' (1994), ''Sisi ...

. It stars

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, Kanchan and music composed by

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. The film was inspired by the 1954 classic movie ''

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'', which itself was based on

Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy (born 13 November 1949 in Vijayawada) is a Telugu writer known for writing thriller plots. Writings Murthy wrote many novels and short stories. The film ''Jyothi Lakshmi'' (2015) is based on one of his novels, ...

's novel ''Vitamin M''. The film was recorded as a ''Hit'' at the box office.

Plot

The film begins with two close friends Dharma Rao (Satyanarayana) and Veerabhadram (M. Balayya) going with an amusing challenge, whose children are going to grant them a grandson. So accordingly, they pact through their family lawyer Nayudamma (Kota Srinivasa Rao) by depositing 2

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in the bank. Affirming, one stands first and gains the amount with the interest. Years roll by, the elders expire, the amount multiplies into Rs.50 lakhs, and except Nayudamma nobody knows the code. Here, Veerabhadram has three sons, Seshagiri (Giri Babu), Anjaneyulu (Tanikella Bharani), and Bose (Rajendra Prasad). Dharma Rao has two sons, Sivaram (A. V. S), Rajababu (Chinna), and a daughter Bhanu (Kanchan) respectively. Both families still maintain cordial relations. Since Nayudamma is a swindler he negotiates with Bose a loaf, for a 50% share. Actually, Bose loves Bhanu, but she is hostile as she aspires to settle in the States. At present, Bose reveals the secret, convinces her, and couples up with her. Meanwhile, Nayudamma's son-in-law Dakshina Murthy (Brahmanandam) also learns the fact that he divulges Raja Babu. As follows, everyone is cognizant of it. Thereafter, all the ladies conceive at once and one ploy on each other. At a stage, Bhanu is poisoned and hospitalized at death's door when she realizes the virtue of Bose. Ultimately, Bose is blessed with a baby boy and both the families are united. Just now, repelled Nayudamma and Dakshina Murthy's fuse and seizes the newborn baby when Bose rescues him with the help of his family. Finally, Bose wins 50 lakhs but perceiving the fruitlessness of treacherous money he shares the amount with the family which culminates happily.

Cast

as Bose * Kanchan as Bhanu * Satyanarayana as Dharma Rao *

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 ...

as Nayudamma *

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 Dakshina Murthy *

Giri Babu Yerra Seshagiri Rao, popularly known as Giri Babu, is an Indian actor, producer, and director who primarily woks in Telugu films. His son, Raghu Babu, is a notable actor-director. Career Giri Babu hails from a middle class agricultural fami ...

as Seshagiri *

M. Balaiah Mannava Balayya (9 April 1930 – 9 April 2022) was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer in Telugu cinema. He acted in 300 films. Early life and career Mannava Balayya, was born at Chavupadu, Amaravathi mandalam, Guntur district ...

as Veerabhadram * A.V.S. as Sivaram * Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Manager *

Tanikella Bharani Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet, playwright and director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including some in Tamil and Hindi; while he was ...

as Anjaneyulu * Chinna as Rajababu *

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as Lalitha's father *Kavitha as Bharathi *Bangalore Padma as Doctor *Shilpa as Lalitha *Sandhya as Uma *Sameera as Dhanalakshmi *

Y. Vijaya Yenigandla Vijaya (born 8 February 1957) is an Indian actress and classical dancer. She has appeared in more than 1000 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. Early life and education Y. Vijaya was born on 8 February 1957 in Ku ...

as Sivaram's wife

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Lyrics were written by Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry. Music released on Balaji Audio Company.

Other

* VCDs and DVDs on – VOLGA Videos,

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References

{{Siva Nageswara Rao 1994 films 1990s Telugu-language films Indian comedy films Films based on Indian novels Films directed by Siva Nageswara Rao