''Vivaha Bhojanambu'' () is a 1988

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-language

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directed by

Jandhyala Jandhyala Subrahmanya Sastry (14 January 1951 – 19 June 2001), known mononymously by his surname Jandhyala, was an Indian film director, screenwriter, playwright, and actor known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He is popula ...

who co-produced the film with Jaya Krishna under the J. J. Movies banner. It stars

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, Chandra Mohan, and Ashwini with music composed by

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. The film's title is the song from the 1957 Telugu film ''

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''. The original song and its video played during the credits. The film was successful at the box office.

Plot

The film begins with Seetarama Rao a woman-hater, running an organization against them and inflaming all men. Once a client, Head Constable Nippu Appalaswamy seeks the reason behind his deeds, then he starts narrating the past. Seetarama Rao & his brother Krishna are raised by his brother-in-law Vasu and sister Subhadra. At that time, he is naïve and everyone makes fun of him. Once, he is in quicksand when a beautiful girl Lavanya surprises, signs in to save him. Just after, Seetarama Rao makes various attempts to acquire her love. Being cognizant of it, Lavanya's blackguard cousin Subba Rao one that aspires to possess her threatens him. Unfortunately, on an awkward occasion, Lavanya slaps Seetarama Rao publicly when he turns red out of shame and bids suicide. At that juncture, he receives a letter from Lavanya affirming her true love and that Subba Rao is forcibly coupling up with her. Immediately, he rushes therein, when Lavanya humiliates and necks him out. Thus, Seetarama Rao developed an aversion to women. At present, Vasu Rao & Subhadra arrives and encounters Lavanya when she divulges reality. Indeed, to protect Seetarama Rao from Subba Rao she forged herself as an imposter. Currently, Lavanya decides to recoup Seetarama Rao's love. So, she makes a play with the help of Vasu Rao & Subhadra by accommodating Seetarama Rao's neighbor. Soon, she starts an organization against men. During the interval, Krishna is attracted to Lavanya's sister Vasundhara. Eventually, Seetarama Rao's assistant Kailasam (Subhalekha Sudhakar) loves Vasu's dumb sister Jyothi. Here, frightened Krishna elopes with Vasundhara to commit suicide when Appalaswamy rescues them. At last, Seetarama Rao realizes the truth. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriages of Seetarama Rao & Lavanya, Kailasam & Jyothi, and Krishna & Vasundhara.

Cast

as Seetarama Rao * Ashwini as Lavanya * Chandra Mohan as Vasu Rao *

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as Lingam *

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as Head Constable Nippu Appalaswamy *

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as Kavi *

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as Kailasam *

as Inspector * Harish as Krishna *Vidya Sagar as Subba Rao *Bhimaraju as

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as Constable 111 *

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as Priest *

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as Simhachalam *Satti Babu as Lecturer *

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as Thief *

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as Durga *

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as Subhadra *

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as Jyothi *Ratnasagar as Kaveri *

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as Syamala *Haritha as Vasundhara

Production

The film was shot extensively in

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. Rajendra Prasad appeared as a woman for the first time in this film.

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Music released on AVM Audio Company.

Reception

Griddaluri Gopalrao of ''

Zamin Ryot ''Zamin Ryot'' ( te, జమీన్ రైతు, Jamīn Raitu) is an Indian Telugu-language weekly newspaper published from Nellore. It was started by N. Venkatrama Naidu in . It has been called the longest continuously running Telugu newspap ...

'' in his review dated 13 May 1988 criticized the film for its lack of novelty, while also adding that the performances of Rajendra Prasad and others were not their best.

References

External links

* {{Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry 1988 films 1980s Telugu-language films 1988 comedy-drama films Films directed by Jandhyala Indian comedy-drama films Films scored by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam