''Paradesi'' () is a 1998 Indian

Telugu language Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language fami ...

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directed by

K. Raghavendra Rao Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao (born 23 May 1942) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema besides having directed a few Hindi films. He has garnered four state Nandi Awards and fiv ...

. The film starred Viswa, Madhav Dalvi, Tanuja, and Monet Quick. The film was shot mainly in the USA over a 93-day schedule and is notable for its visuals.

Plot

The movie is about a mischievous, educated, small-town boy. He is sent abroad to marry a girl of Indian origin. He takes his best friend along and they decide to play a prank and change identities. As fate would have it they fall in love with two girls while still in the assumed identities. This leads to complications and comic situations, especially when the fake identities become intertwined.

Cast

* Viswa (Suresh Nair) as Krishna * Madhav Dalvi as Gopal * Tanuja as Jyothi * Monet Quick as Catherine *

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 ...

* AVS as Bagara Raju *

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 Rayudu *

Babu Mohan Pally Babu Mohan known as Babu Mohanis an Indian actor and politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He prominently works in Telugu films as a comedian and is a former Minister for Labour in Andhra Pradesh. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Come ...

as Naidu * Manorama

Soundtrack

Reception

The film was reviewed by ''Zamin Ryot''. A critic from ''Andhra Today'' said that "The movie comes as a big disappointment to the audience whose expectations were raised high".https://web.archive.org/web/19980213002634/http://www.andhratoday.com/movie/paradesi.htm

References

External links

* 1990s Telugu-language films 1998 films Indian romantic comedy films 1998 romantic comedy films Films directed by K. Raghavendra Rao Films scored by M. M. Keeravani {{1990s-Telugu-film-stub