''Sandade Sandadi'' ( ''Total Pleasantness'') is a 2002
Telugu
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* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
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S ...
-language
comedy film
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directed by
Muppalaneni Shiva
Muppalaneni Shiva is an Indian film director and writer who works in Telugu cinema. He has directed movies for production houses like Suresh Productions, Super Good Films, Sravanthi Movies, Ramakrishna Cine Studios & Etharam films etc. His succe ...
. It stars
Jagapathi Babu
Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, , Kannada and Malayalam films. ...
,
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 ...
,
Sivaji
Sivaji is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for the movie '' Dil'' (voice for Nitin).
Career
Sivaji is from Narsarsopet in Guntur district. Sivaji started his stint as an editor in ...
,
Urvasi
Urvashi ( sa, उर्वशी, Urvaśī}) is the most prominent apsara (celestial nymph) in Hindu mythology, considered to be the most beautiful of all the apsaras, and an expert dancer. She is mentioned in both ''Vedic'' and ''Puranic'' scr ...
,
Raasi,
Sanghavi
Sanghavi (born Kavya Ramesh) is an Indian actress and a model known for her work predominantly in Telugu and Tamil language films. She was one of the leading actresses in South Indian cinema for a decade from 1993 to 2004. In her career spannin ...
, and music composed by
Koti.
The film was a remake of the Kannada film ''
Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu
Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu (Kannada:''ಕೋತಿಗಳು ಸಾರ್ ಕೋತಿಗಳು'') () is a 2001 Indian Kannada comedy film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, S. Narayan, Mohan, Prema, Tara and Urvas ...
'' (2001), which was remade in Hindi as ''
Shaadi No. 1
''Shaadi No. 1'' (Translation: ''Marriage No. 1'') is an Indian comedy film released in November 2005. The film, directed by David Dhawan, stars Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Zayed Khan, Sharman Joshi, Esha Deol, Ayesha Takia, Soha Ali Khan, Aarti ...
'' (2005) and also remade into Bengali (Bangladesh) as ''Tomakei Khujchi'' (2008).
Plot
The film begins with 3 besties, Chandu, Balu, and Kamesh, who are vexed with their wives Lakshmi, Vasundhara, and Priya as their earnings are less. Hence, they decide to take a mass suicide that ends up saving a businessman Lakshmi Narayana / Lucky. Due to heavy losses, he too attempted suicide. These guys help Lucky in straightening his business and earn a good salary. All of them reside in a group of apartments and their family also share close intimacy. Fitting Parvati the common servant of 3 shares with ladies beyond relation. Plus, she is eagerly waiting for her childhood crush Raja who has been separated by time. Besides, the 3 buddies suffer one more difficulty as their wives do not allow them to have sex. Lakshmi is highly devotional and spends her days with ''Vratams''. Vasundhara is a busy lawyer and she is more dedicated to her work. Priya is a hotshot TV actress and she is more interested in making love to the camera.
At this juncture, Lucky is confronted with a second issue. He betrothed his daughters Honey, Anju, and Manju nuptial with his close friend's sons in their childhood. But now the 3 modern foreign returned fines are the very rapid ones that intended to let a love match. At that point, the 3 throw an idea that Lucky should employ 3 good-looking guys to infatuate his daughters. Later, forge them as fraudulent so that the beauties can realize love is trash, so, they get back, and accept their father's proposal. Lucky asks these 3 to do the roles of lovers. At first, they turn it down and further accept because of the job threat. Now the 3 attract and trap the lovelies. As soon as, the day arrives for ditching, Lucky starts hostility to them which rages their ego. Moreover, they are habituated to five-star luxuries by Lucky and find it discouraging. Therefore, they ploy to artifice Lucky by knitting his daughters.
Meanwhile, Fitting Parvati spots the husbands with their girlfriends. Forthwith, she notifies their wives when they slap her because of their strong belief toward husbands. The 3 try to bribe Parvati when she denies they ruse her to slay and hire a goon, Pulan Raja. Stunningly, he is none other than Parvati's boyfriend, they discern it and mingle. Therefrom, Parvati attempts several plays to break their drama but to avail. After a few comic incidents, Lucky discovers the 3 as foes and proclaims them to discard the mission when they contradict, he alerts his wives. Whereupon, they play a counterattack when the 3 choose the darlings and quit them. Listening to it, Lakshmi collapses from a heart attack. Vasundhara & Priya lands for the wedding of their husbands as witnesses at the registered office. Being conscious of Lakshmi's condition, the 3 dudes rush to the hospital, divulging the actuality to the brides. Thus, enranged babes seek to kill them when Fitting Parvati disclose that their father is the true killer when they reform. At last, the husbands beg pardon from their wives after the soul-searching, and they do so. As well as, Lucky also asks for forgiveness. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with Lucky doing his daughters' marriages with his friend's sons.
Cast
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Jagapathi Babu
Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, , Kannada and Malayalam films. ...
as Chandu / Chandra Sekhar
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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 Balu / Balasubramanyam
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Sivaji
Sivaji is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for the movie '' Dil'' (voice for Nitin).
Career
Sivaji is from Narsarsopet in Guntur district. Sivaji started his stint as an editor in ...
as Kamesh
*
Urvasi
Urvashi ( sa, उर्वशी, Urvaśī}) is the most prominent apsara (celestial nymph) in Hindu mythology, considered to be the most beautiful of all the apsaras, and an expert dancer. She is mentioned in both ''Vedic'' and ''Puranic'' scr ...
as Lakshmi Chandra Sekhar / Bondus
*
Raasi as Lawyer Vasundhara Balasubramanyam
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Sanghavi
Sanghavi (born Kavya Ramesh) is an Indian actress and a model known for her work predominantly in Telugu and Tamil language films. She was one of the leading actresses in South Indian cinema for a decade from 1993 to 2004. In her career spannin ...
as Priya Kamesh
*Sonali Joshi as Honey
*Sony Raj as Anju
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Swapna Madhuri as Manju
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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 s ...
as Lakshmi Narayana / Lucky
*
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 Poolan Raja
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Ali
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam ...
as Divya's Assistant
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Surya
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as Priya's director
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Kovai Sarala
Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in '' Sathi Leelavathi'' (1995), '' ...
as Fitting Parvathi
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Shravya
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Telangana Shakuntala
Telangana Shakuntala (27 March 1951 – 14 June 2014) was an Indian actress who worked in the Telugu cinema. She was known chiefly for playing comedy and villainous characters in Tollywood. Her performances in movies like ''Osey Ramulamma'', ' ...
as Kamesh's Mother-in-Law
Soundtrack
Music composed by
Koti. Music released on ADITYA Music Company.
References
External links
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{{Muppalaneni Shiva
2002 films
Telugu remakes of Kannada films
Indian comedy films
Films scored by Koti
2000s Telugu-language films
Films directed by Muppalaneni Shiva
2002 comedy films