''Maa Nannaku Pelli'' () is a 1997

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starring

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, Srikanth,

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and

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. The film won two

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. The film was a breakthrough for M. S. Narayana.

Plot

Balaraju ( Srikanth) is the only son of Raghava Raju (

) and grandson of Subbaraju (

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). Balaraju lost his mother when he was a child. Raghava Raju brings him up with great care so that he will not miss his mother. He does not consider marrying another lady because he thinks that it might deprive his love for his son. Balaraju falls in love with a girl, Lahari (

) during a flight journey. He also gets his love accepted by everyone. One day, he happens to read his father's diary and realizes that his father had suppressed feelings for a lady called Sravani (

). He wants to get his father married to Sravani along with his marriage. He is even ready to sacrifice his love when Lahari misunderstands his intentions. Knowing his son's broken love, Raghava Raju tries to send Sravani far away so that his son can get married without any problems. But Subbaraju and Balaraju stop this and convince Raghava Raju. Finally, Sravani understands his intentions, and all ends well.

Cast

as Raja Kalidindi Raghava Raju * Srikanth as Bala Raju *

as Lahari *

as Sravani *

as Subba Raju * Chalapathi Rao as Sarvarayudu * Mallikarjuna Rao as Anjaneyulu * M. S. Narayana as Sravani's father *

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as Bala Raju's friend * Namala Murthy

Soundtrack

Reception

A critic from ''Andhra Today'' opined that "'Maa Naannaki Pelli' is a nice movie built around a thought provoking theme under the able direction of E.V.V.Satyanarayana".

Awards

;

- 1997(in

) * Best Home-viewing Feature Film - M. Arjuna Raju * Best Male Comedian - M. S. Narayana

References

External links

* 1997 films 1990s Telugu-language films Indian romantic drama films Films directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana Films scored by Koti Films set in Delhi Films shot in Delhi Films set in Chennai Films set in Tamil Nadu Films shot in Tamil Nadu 1997 romantic drama films {{1990s-Telugu-film-stub