Subhakankshalu

Subhakankshalu
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Directed by	Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao
Written by	Chintapalli Ramana Marudhuri Raja (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao
Story by	Vikraman
Based on	Poove Unakkaga (Tamil)
Produced by	N. V. Prasad S. Naga Ashok kumar
Starring	Jagapathi Babu Ravali Raasi
Cinematography	Mahinder
Edited by	Gautham Raju
Music by	Koti S. A. Rajkumar
Production company	Sri Sai Deva Productions
Release date	14 February 1997 (1997-02-14) [1]
Running time	154 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Subhakankshalu is a 1997 (transl. Greetings) Indian Telugu-language comedy-drama film, produced by N. V. Prasad and S. Naga Ashok Kumar under the Sri Sai Deva Productions banner and directed by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao. It stars Jagapati Babu, Ravali and Raasi, with music jointly composed by Koti & S. A. Rajkumar.^[2] The film is remake of the 1996 Tamil movie Poove Unakkaga.^[3]

Plot[]

The film begins with a story between two families, Christians and Hindus: Stephen and Seetaramaiah have been best friends since college and so have their respective sons, Moses and Balaramaiah. Moses' younger brother, Robert and Balaramaiah's younger sister, Janaki fall in love with each other. Against their families' wishes, they elope. Ever since then, a feud has been going between the two families.

25 years later, Chandu comes to the village and announces that he is the son of Robert and Janaki along with his friend Gopi. He wants to reconcile the feuding families. Chandu stays in the house of the loud and frightful Nadabrahmam. He gradually endears himself to both families. Later, both his grandmothers suggest marriage. To avoid the situation, Gopi suggests that Chandu tell them that he is married. Chandu decides that this is the only way, thus lying that he is married to a Hindu-Christian like himself, Nirmala Mary.

Suddenly, Nirmala Mary arrives. Chandu is confused, as she was just a figment of his imagination. After several encounters, Nirmala Mary comes clean with Chandu, telling him that she is the only child of Robert and Janaki. She then confronts Chandu, asking him why he wants to unite the two families. Then Chandu reveals his past.

Chandu while living in the city, he lived next to a ladies' hostel, where Nandini daughter of Balaramaiah, was his resident. As she and her friends were trying to find a good song for a competition, Chandu indirectly helps her and falls in love with her. However, she treats him as only a good friend. When Chandu was about to confess his love for her, Nandini instead tells him about her love for Lawrence, Moses' son. Hearing their plan to marry without their parents' consent due to the Robert-Janaki problem, Chandu volunteers to unite the families so that they can marry with the blessings of their families.

After listening to this Nirmala respects Chandu's character of making his lovers marriage with her lover and she also volunteers him and they carry out the mission. Meanwhile, Balaramaiah learns of Nandini and Lawrence's love. The news spreads quickly like wildfire and both families now think they have run away and want to kill the members of the other family. Meanwhile, Chandu has reconciled the grandparents of the two families. Only the fathers and the lovers are his main concern. In the end, he manages to unite the lovers and their families in a logical manner.

After the marriage, the truth of Chandu's appearance is revealed, by the arrival of Robert and Janaki. Later, the families ask him to marry Nirmala (whose actual name is Priyadarshini) to make him a member of their family. However, he refuses, telling them that he loved a girl and does not want to think of anyone else.

Cast[]

Soundtrack[]

Music composed by Koti and S. A. Rajkumar. Music released on Shivani Audio Company.

References[]

External links[]

• Subhakankshalu at IMDb