O Panaipothundi Babu
| O Panaipothundi Babu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Siva Nageswara Rao |
| Produced by | K. R. Kumar |
| Starring | Suresh Ravi Teja Indraja Maheswari |
| Cinematography | K. Purna |
| Music by | Vandemataram Srinivas |
Production company | Pramada Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
O Panaipothundi Babu is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Siva Nageswara Rao starring Suresh, Ravi Teja, Indraja and Maheswari. Both Suresh and Ravi Teja play dual roles in the film.
Cast
[edit]- Suresh as Ram & Ram (dual role)
- Ravi Teja as Lakshaman & Lakshman (dual role)
- Indraja
- Maheswari
- Brahmanandam as Inspector Agni & Kadiyam Suryakantham (dual role)
- Tanikella Bharani as Aravindaswamy
- Srihari as Ajhar Bhai
- Giri Babu as Businessman (father of one pair of Ram & Lakshman)
- Rallapalli as Thief (father of one pair of Ram & Lakshman)
- M. S. Narayana
- Mallikarjuna Rao
- Narsing Yadav
- Raksha
- Kavya
Production
[edit]This is Suresh's first film in which he plays two roles and he expressed content for being a part of the film.[2]
Soundtrack
[edit]The music was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas.[3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chitram Vichitram" | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Nee Vorachupullo" | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Om Namaha Shivaya" | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 13:38 | |
Reception
[edit]A critic from Andhra Today rated the film one out of five stars and wrote that "Director Siva Nageswara Rao, who always manages to make his movies a box-office hit evoking the interest of the audience with a special humorous character, failed to repeat his magic formula with his burlesque characters [...]. The failure to show some difference in the two pairs also creates a lot of confusion in the minds of the audience, who lose interest in the movie. There is no novelty in the movie and the dialogues, which are the lifeline of a comedy, can hardly be called hilarious".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ https://indiancine.ma/AQAB/info
- ^ "నటించాలన్న కోరిక ఇప్పటిదికాదు" [The desire to act is not present] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). 28 August 1998. p. 9. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ a b "O PANAIPOTHUNDI BAABU". Andhra Today. Archived from the original on 29 January 1999. Retrieved 27 August 2024.