''Preminchu Pelladu'' ( ''First Love then Marriage'') is a 1985 Telugu-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

Ramoji Rao Cherukuri Ramoji Rao (born 16 November 1936) is an Indian businessman, media entrepreneur, and film producer. He is head of the Ramoji Group which owns the world's largest film production facility Ramoji Film City, '' Eenadu'' newspaper, ETV ...

under the Usha Kiran Movies banner and directed by

Vamsy Vamsy is an Indian film director, screenwriter and music director known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1985, he received the National Film Award for ''Sitaara''. Vamsy has his own style of making the movie with art like the director Bap ...

. 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 Bhanupriya, with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film is the debut of ''Rajendra Prasad'' as a hero.

Plot

Kurmavataram (Satyanarayana) is a paterfamilias of an orthodox Brahmin family who is an adamant believer in his customs and traditions. He has 3 daughters and a son. Kurmavataram's younger daughter Rukmini (Anitha) marries a Christian for which she is ostracized by the family. After 20 years, destiny brings Rukmini's daughter Radha (Bhanupriya) to Kurmavataram as a nurse when he is terminally ill. Rambabu (Rajendra Prasad) grandson of Kurmavataram falls for Radha. Parallelly, Hanumantha Rao (Rallapalli) their distant relative ploys to knit his daughter Saraswathi (Tulasi) with Rambabu who is already in love with a guy Babji (Subhalekha Sudhakar). Thereafter, Rambabu knows the truth about Radha. The rest of the story is a comic tale, of how Rambabu & Radha teach a lesson to Kurmavataram.

Cast

as Rambabu * Bhanupriya as Radha * Satyanarayana as Kurmavataram * Subhalekha Sudhakar as Babji * Suthi Veerabhadra Rao as Raghava Rao * Rallapalli as Hanumantha Rao * Hema Sundar as Subhadra's husband *Bheemiswara Rao as Doctor *Sattibabu as Rambabu's friend *Dham as Compounder Appalakonda *

Tulasi ''Ocimum tenuiflorum'', commonly known as holy basil, ''tulsi'' or ''tulasi'', is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and widespread as a cultivated plant throughout the Southeast Asian ...

as Saraswathi *

Radha Kumari Radha Kumari was an Indian veteran film actress who appeared in Telugu-language films. She acted in over 600 films in over four decades. She is well known for her humor and played mother or grandmother roles in most of her films. Film career R ...

as Rambabu's mother *Anitha as Rukmini *Kakinada Shyamala as Subhadra *

Dubbing Janaki Dasari Janaki, known professionally as Dubbing Janaki, is an Indian actress and voice artist. She has appeared in several films and television shows in various South Indian languages. Early life Janaki was born in Peddapuram, East Godavari D ...

as Urmila *

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 Damayanthi

Soundtrack

Music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Lyrics were written by

Veturi Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet, lyricist and journalist who is popular for writing Telugu songs. His career in the Telugu cinema spanned more than four de ...

. Music released on Echo Audio Company.

References

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External links

{{Vamsy Indian comedy films 1980s Telugu-language films Films directed by Vamsy Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja 1985 comedy films 1985 films