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-language

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produced by P. Balaram under the Sri Anupama Productions banner and directed by

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. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Srikanya,

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, and

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and music composed by

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. The film is a remake of the

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film of the same name (1997).

Plot

The film is a tale of two sets of identical twins whose names are also the same: Raja (Rajendra Prasad) & Ramu (Babu Mohan), who have been separated in childhood. One pair settled in the city, another in the village, both know that they have siblings, but they don't know their whereabouts. The rest of the story is a humorous confusion drama on a day when one pair of Raja & Ramu from the village visit the city of the second pair of Raja & Ramu.

Cast

* Rajendra Prasad as Raja & Raja (Dual Role) *Srikanya as Radha *

as Swathi *

as Mohini *

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as Kumar *

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as Ramu & Ramu (Dual Role) *

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as Raja's friend * Mallikarjuna Rao as S.I. * A.V.S. as Marvadi Seth *

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as Vice President *K. K. Sarma as Venkatrao * Chitti Babu as Party President's PA * Ashok Kumar as Raja's secretary *

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as Baby *Krishnaveni as Ramulamma * Kalpana Rai as Dr. Kanya Kumari * Y. Vijaya as Party President Bala Tripura Sundari

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Music released on Supreme Music Company.

Other media

* VCDs and DVDs on VOLGA Videos,

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References

External links

{{The Comedy of Errors Modern adaptations of works by William Shakespeare Films based on The Comedy of Errors Twins in Indian films Telugu remakes of Kannada films Indian comedy films 1998 comedy films 1998 films 1990s Telugu-language films Films directed by Relangi Narasimha Rao Films scored by M. M. Srilekha