Aaro Pranam

Aaro Pranam
Aaro Pranam
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Veeru K
Written by	Veeru K
Produced by	V. Sreenivasa Reddy
Starring	Vineeth ; Soundarya
Cinematography	V Srinivas Reddy
Music by	Veeru K
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Aaro Pranam (transl. Sixth Life) is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Veeru K and stars Vineeth and Soundarya.

Plot[]

The film is about a relationship between a man, Chandi, and a woman, Akankshaa, who is one year older than the man. How they convince their relatives to accept their relationship forms the rest of the story.^[1]^[2]

Cast[]

Vineeth as Chanti
Soundarya as Maknaa, Aakaanksha
S. P. Balasubramaniam as Chanti's father
Lakshmi
Bramhanandam
Vadivelu
Nassar
Raadhika
Nirmalamma
Tanikella Bharani
M. S. Narayana
Babu Mohan

Production[]

The film was shot at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad.^[3] The film was initially planned as a bilingual, with a Tamil title of Kadallikkalam Vaa, but eventually was not made.^[4]

Soundtrack[]

All music is composed by Viru.K.

Tracklist^[5]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
1.	"Preminchava"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Annupamaa, K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2.	"Pedaviki Pedavi"	Chandrabose	Lavanya, Mano
3.	"Chelli Chenta Levu"	Saddeve Devendra	K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
4.	"Tell Me You Love Me"	Saddeve Devendra	K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
5.	"Venavantra Abbai"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Jikki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano, Sujatha Mohan
6.	"Makhana Makhana"	Bhuvana Chandra	Mano, Rajgopal Reddy

Legacy[]

The concept of a man dating an older woman is prevalent in the film Ye Maaya Chesave (Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa in Tamil).^[2]

Awards[]

Year	Award	Nominee	Outcome	Ref.
1997	Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director	Veeru K	Won	^[6]
1997	Nandi Special Jury Award	Chanti (Art Director)	Won	^[7]

References[]

^ Karthik Keramalu (27 January 2017). "Barely Dressed, Barely There Heroine: Tollywood's Misogyny Lingers".
^ ^a ^b Nadadhur, Srivathsan (13 February 2018). "Films and love, undone by barriers". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
^ Shekhar H Hooli (19 February 2019). "Pulagam Chinnarayana's interview on national-level recognition for Maya Bazar Madhura Smruthulu". International Business Times.
^ "Archived copy". www.minnoviyam.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Aaro Pranam (1997)". Music India Online. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
^ Gopal, L. Venu (7 January 2011). "Nandi Awards 1997–2000". Telugu Cinema Chartira. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
^ Jeevi (17 July 2002). "Interview with Chanti Addala". idlebrain.

External links[]

Aaro Pranam at IMDb

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[1] Karthik Keramalu (27 January 2017). "Barely Dressed, Barely There Heroine: Tollywood's Misogyny Lingers".

[The_Hindu-2] Nadadhur, Srivathsan (13 February 2018). "Films and love, undone by barriers". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

[3] Shekhar H Hooli (19 February 2019). "Pulagam Chinnarayana's interview on national-level recognition for Maya Bazar Madhura Smruthulu". International Business Times.

[4] "Archived copy". www.minnoviyam.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Aaro Pranam (1997)". Music India Online. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

[6] Gopal, L. Venu (7 January 2011). "Nandi Awards 1997–2000". Telugu Cinema Chartira. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

[7] Jeevi (17 July 2002). "Interview with Chanti Addala". idlebrain.

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