''Parugo Parugu'' () is a 1994 Indian
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
-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
Sudhakar
Sudhakar is an Indian name and may refer to:
* Sudhakar (actor) (born 1959), Indian actor
* Patel Sudhakar Reddy (died 2009), member of the central committee of the Communist Party of India
* Sudhakar Chaturvedi (born 1897), Vedic scholar in Banga ...
under the Satyadev Movie Makers banner 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
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
Sruthi, with music composed by
Raj–Koti
Thotakura Somaraju and Saluri Koteswara Rao, popularly known as Raj–Koti were Indian film music composers, singer-songwriters, record producers, musicians and multi-instrumentalists duo in Telugu cinema, In a notable career spanning a decade ...
. The film is based on Malik's novel of the same name. It was a
box-office bomb
A box-office bomb, or box-office disaster, is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which the production, marketing, and distribution costs combined exceed the revenue after ...
.
Plot
Rambabu (Rajendra Prasad) is a flawed photographer who opens a photo studio along with an assistant Kittigadu (Ananth). After some time, he falls for a charming girl Saroja (Sruthi) and her guidance, makes Rambabu a perfectionist. Once Neelima (Deepika) the close friend of Saroja visits Rambabu's studio to learn about an automatic camera. During the process, unfortunately, Neelima collapses and a picture is captured when Rambabu catches hold of her. Parallelly, Ranganatha Rao (Chalapathi Rao) Neelima's husband is a smuggler whom she always warns him to cease his crimes. So, he slaughters her through his henchmen Veeru (Giri Babu) & Jaggu (Pradeep Shakthi) when Jackal (Dharmavarapu Subramanyam) another henchman of Ranganatha Rao captures a photograph as he is always disdained by him. Right now, Rambabu decides to participate in a photography competition for which he acquires a number of pictures, and while developing he notices the corpse of Neelima in one of it. Immediately, Rambabu informs the Police, but sadly, he is indicted for the crime by Ranganatha Rao with a photograph. But he successfully absconds and decides to nab the real murderer. Soon, he recognizes Ranganatha Rao as the culprit and follows him along with Kittugadu. Thereupon, they spot Jackal blackmailing Ranganatha Rao & his men by showing the photograph. So, they slay him, and before dying, Jackal swallows the negative. Here, the negative in his stomach is the only proof of Rambabu's innocence, so, he carries the dead body and starts running. On one side Ranganatha Rao, another side Police are running after them. In the climax, all of them reach a theater where they play a spoof stage play of the Mahabharata. At last, the truth is revealed by removing the negative from Jackal's stomach. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Rambabu & Saroja.
Cast
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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 ...
as Rambabu
*
Sruthi as Saroja
*
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 Simha Swapnam
*
Sudhakar
Sudhakar is an Indian name and may refer to:
* Sudhakar (actor) (born 1959), Indian actor
* Patel Sudhakar Reddy (died 2009), member of the central committee of the Communist Party of India
* Sudhakar Chaturvedi (born 1897), Vedic scholar in Banga ...
as
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History ...
*
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 Saroja's father
*
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 Parandhamaiah
*
Padmanadham Kirana stores owner
*
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 famil ...
as Veeru
*
Chalapathi Rao
Chalapathi Rao (8 May 1944 – 24 December 2022) was an Indian actor and producer known for comedy and villainous roles in Telugu cinema. He acted in different roles in more than 600 films.
Personal life and death
Rao hailed from Baliparru, K ...
as Ranganatha Rao
*
Mallikarjuna Rao as S. I. Appalakonda
*
Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam (20 September 1954 – 7 December 2013) was a popular Indian actor, comedian and film director who worked in Telugu cinema. He was established as one of the highly paid and top most leading comedians in Telugu film in ...
as Jackal
*
Pradeep Shakthi
Pradeep Shakthi (25 July 1954 – 20 February 2016) was an Indian Telugu actor, director and businessman.
Pradeep Shakthi, born as Raja Vasireddy, was from the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. He was introduced to Telugu cinema by director ...
as Jaggu
*
Chinna as Constable
*
Gundu Hanumantha Rao
Gundu Hanumantha Rao (10 October 1956–19 February 2018) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu films, theatre, and television. He first appeared in Jandhyala's film '' Aha Naa Pellanta'' in 1987 and gained popularity in comedia ...
as Koyadora
*
Ananth as Kittigadu
*Garimalla Visweswara Rao as Nakkaraju
*Kaasi Viswanath as Hotel Manager
*Krishna Chaitanya as Hotel Server
*
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 ...
*
Disco Shanthi
Santha Kumari (born 28 August 1965), famously known as Disco Shanti, is an Indian actress who was particularly famous in South India for her appearances in item numbers.
She has appeared in more than 900 films in different languages of India, ...
as Veeramma
*
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* Hemā (mythology), a figure from Polynesian mythology
* HEMA (store), a Dutch chain of stores
* Hema (supermarket) (盒马), a supermarket chain in China
* Hema maps, an Australian map publisher
* Hema people, an ethnic group ...
as Hema
*Dubbing Janaki as Rambabu's mother
*Deepika as Neelima
Soundtrack
Music composed by
Raj–Koti
Thotakura Somaraju and Saluri Koteswara Rao, popularly known as Raj–Koti were Indian film music composers, singer-songwriters, record producers, musicians and multi-instrumentalists duo in Telugu cinema, In a notable career spanning a decade ...
. Lyrics were written by
Jonnavithhula.
References
External links
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{{Relangi Narasimha Rao
Films based on Indian novels
Films directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao
Films scored by Raj–Koti
Indian black comedy films
Indian comedy films