# Moodu Mukkalaata

Moodu Mukkalaata (transl. Three card poker) is a 2000 Telugu-language romantic comedy film, produced by Ramoji Rao under the Ushakiran Movies banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Jagapati Babu, Ramba, Soundarya, Raasi and music composed by M. M. Srilekha.

## Plot

The film begins at City College, where 3 beauties, Sravani, a librarian, Lahari, & Aliveni, are students. Their respective brother-in-law Paramahamsa, sibling Yugandhar Prasad, & father Barrela Balaraju guard them. Ergo, none collegians dare to see them. Shanti Swaroop, a handsome new-appointee lecturer, arrives, whom these 3 befriend. However, Shanti Swaroop grows even silent endearment with Sravani. Sravani resides with Paramahamsa and handles the house chores with his 2 infants because of her sister Susheela's disability. He showers ample attention for her, which she adopts as a godsend fatherly nurture. Once, a lecturer, Nivas, hoodwinked a student, Bhaskar Lakshmi, when Shanti Swaroop tactically exposed and knitted him with her.
Currently, Sombabu, a callow, anonymously posts a line of heart to Aliveni, which Shanti Swaroop spots and advises her to grant lightly. Accidentally, the letter drops into Lahari's hand via Shanti Swaroop when assuming as he proposed; she also reciprocates and replies. It lands at Sravani, and the two make conjugal love. Here, as a flabbergast, Paramahamsa unveils his hellish hue, which has incestuous lust for Sravani and vows to pose her by hook or crook. Aliveni, too, crushes on Shanti Swaroop when he shields her against danger. Next, Lahari walks onto Shanti Swaroop to address their nuptial when he divulges the misinterpretation & his love affair, and Lahari attempts suicide. Yudgandhar collapses since he dotes on her and does anything for her wish. Hence, Yugandhar ultimately warns Shanti Swaroop to splice his sibling by keeping his mother at risk. To avert the threat, he pretends his approval.
Parallelly, Balaraju moves to Shanti Swaroop because of Alivelu's fondness for him, which he denies. So, he plots with Nivas, who makes a suicide drama claiming that Alivelu got pregnant by Shanti Swaroop. Thus, to bar it, he enacts his signature for martial. Following this, Paramahamsa breaks his dark desire by forewarning and coerciving Sravani to be his bride. Shanti Swaroop feels something shady and is conscious of the fact via Susheela. Now, he schemes a clash between Yugandhar & Balaraju, who abduct Lahari & Alivelu conversely. At which, the two make them admit their error. Besides, Shanti Swaroop schedules his wedlock with Sravani when Paramahamsa clutches her. Shanti Swaroop secures her and ceases the blackguard who reforms. At last, Yugandhar & Balaraju get close to slaying Sravani when Lahari & Alivelu hinder and change their men's mindset. Finally, the movie ends happily with the marriage of Shanti Swaroop & Sravani.

## Cast

* Jagapati Babu as Shanti Swaroop
* Rambha as Lahari
* Soundarya as Sravani
* Raasi as Aliveni
* Prakash Raj as Paramahamsa
* Nassar as Yugandhar Prasad
* Tanikella Bharani as Barrela Bala Raju
* Sudhakar as Pandu
* Brahmanandam as priest
* M. S. Narayana as Bala Raju's assistant
* A.V.S. as Gottam Govinda Raju
* L.B. Sriram as Yugandhar's assistant
* Raja Ravindra as Lecturer Nivas
* Chitti Babu as priest
* Gundu Sudharshan as Bala Raju's assistant
* Uttej as Student
* Annapoorna as Shanti Swaroop's mother
* Priya as Paramahamsa's wife
* Varsha as Bhaskara Lakshmi
* Sana as Amrita
* Delhi Rajeswari as Bala Raju's wife

## Soundtrack

Music composed by M. M. Srilekha. Music released on Mayuri Audio Company. The audio was released on 28 July 2000 at Mayuri films office.

## Reception

Jeevi of Idlebrain wrote "This film is a cakewalk for Raghavendra Rao. He stuffed this film with all commercial elements and glamour (fruits, flowers, pots along with the heroines, that is!)". Andhra Today wrote "Tormented hero and two heroines have become routine ingredients of a love triangle and as a seeker of variety, the director has introduced three heroines which don't seem to make much dent in making the movie a hit. Although the first half is racy with love sequences in the backdrop of the college, rest of it goes on in quite a routine manner".