''Subhalagnam'' () is a 1994 Indian

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-language film co-written, directed, and scored by S. V. Krishna Reddy. It stars

Jagapathi Babu Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Kannada cinema, Kannada, Malayalam cine ...

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, and Roja. The film was produced by K. Venkateswara Rao under the Sri Priyanka Pictures banner and presented by C. Aswani Dutt. The plot follows a greedy woman who makes a financial deal to let another woman marry her husband. Released on 30 September 1994, the film was a box office success. It received three

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, inducing the Best Feature Film in addition to two

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. The film was remade in Tamil as ''

Irattai Roja ''Irattai Roja'' () is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Keyaar. The film stars Ramki, Urvashi, and Khushbu. It is a remake of the 1994 Telugu film '' Subhalagnam'' which was based on the American film '' Indecent Proposal'' (1993 ...

'' (1996), in Hindi as '' Judaai'' (1997), in Kannada as '' Ganga Yamuna'' (1997) and in Malayalam as '' Sundara Purushan'' (2001).

Plot

The film begins with an engineer, Madhu, marrying Radha, a lavish woman who imagines a separate rich world. Madhu is a candid, straightforward, middle-class guy, which vexes Radha, and she always badges Madhu to fulfill her dreams. After 7 years, the couple is blessed with two children, but Radha's sumptuous mindset hasn't changed. Meanwhile, Madhu's Boss's daughter Latha returns from abroad. Once Madhu rescues her from the danger, she falls for him. Despite learning Madhu is a spousal, she is adamant about marrying him. So, Latha, acquainted with Radha, offers 1

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in the swap of Madhu. Then, jealous Radha accepts it and compels Madhu. Therefore, he nuptials Latha divorcing Radha, and they all set under one roof. Now, Radha molds herself as a socialite and neglects the family. However, Madhu is inflexible, following his bourgeoisie lifestyle, and Latha moves in his footsteps. Initially, Madhu detests and backs off her. But Latha brings forth her space in the hearts of Madhu & children by showering love and affection. After some time, Radha realizes how far she has drifted and tries to amend but fails. Currently, she feels Latha is purloining her family. Herewith, Radha returns all her wealth to retrieve Madhu when struggles arise. So, she also proceeds with legal advice, proclaiming Madhu as Latha's husband. Then, Radha tries to neck out Latha when Madhu accompanies her and the children. The next distraught, Radha donates her property to the orphanage and proceeds for forgiveness from Madhu & Latha. By the time she learns, all of them are leaving for abroad. Immediately, Radha rushes to the airport and embraces Madhu & children. At last, surprisingly, Latha affirms that she is exiting Madhu's life, but not alone, carrying his child. Finally, the movie ends with Latha proceeding abroad, and everyone gives her a warm sendoff.

Cast

Jagapati Babu Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Babu has appeare ...

as Madhu *

as Radha (Voice Dubbed by Saritha) * Roja as Lata (Voice Dubbed by Roja Ramani) *

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as Bangarayah *

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as A. V. S.'s son-in-law *

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as Raja *

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as Doctor * A. V. S. as Madhu's house owner *

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as Lata's father *

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as Compounder * Ananth as Soundarya's PA * Manto * Nittala Sriramachandra Murthy *

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as Herself * Suhasini as Meena * Annapoorna as Radha's mother * Sri Lakshmi as A. V. S.'s wife and daughter (Dual role)

Production

The film's story bears some resemblance to the American film ''

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'' (1993) which was based on the 1988 novel of same name.

Music

The music was composed by the director S. V. Krishna Reddy himself.

Accolades

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– S. V. Krishna Reddy won * Best Actress –

won ;

– 1994 * Second Best Feature Film – Silver – K. Venkateswara Rao * Best Male Comedian – A. V. S. * Best Lyricist –

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– "Chilaka Ye Todu Leka"

References

External links

* {{S. V. Krishna Reddy 1990s Telugu-language films 1994 films 1994 romantic drama films Films about marriage Films directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy Films scored by S. V. Krishna Reddy Indian romantic drama films Telugu films remade in other languages