# Pelli Sandadi

Pelli Sandadi (transl. Wedding euphoria) is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language musical romance film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Produced by C. Aswani Dutt and Allu Aravind on Sri Raghavendra Movie Corporation banner, the film stars Srikanth, Ravali, and Deepti Bhatnagar, with music composed by M. M. Keeravani.
The film was released on 12 January 1996 and became a major commercial success. Made on a budget of ₹1.25 crore, the film grossed ₹12–15 crore at the box office, making it the second-highest-grossing Telugu film of the year after Ninne Pelladata. Pelli Sandadi received critical acclaim, winning five Nandi Awards and a Filmfare Award.
The film's success led to several adaptations, including remakes in Bengali as Biyer Phool (1996), Hindi as Mere Sapno Ki Rani (1997), and Tamil as Ninaithen Vandhai (1998). A spiritual sequel, Pelli SandaD, was released in 2021.

## Plot

Vijay Krishna (Srikanth) is a musician from a musical family. He lives with two married sisters and their husbands and his uncle. All of his family is dedicated to music. His father (Satyanarayana) is looking for a suitable matrimonial alliance for Vijay who is in search of a girl whom he saw in a dream. He never saw her face in the dream but he saw a mole beside her belly button. The story continues in search of the girl. Meanwhile, his father arranges his marriage with a Kalyani (Ravali), who hails from a nearby village and belongs to a music family.
Meanwhile Vijay gets a job in Ooty as a music lecturer. There he finds his dream girl Swapna (Deepti Bhatnagar). He falls in love with her and proposes to her which she accepts. He comes back home to share the news about his love, but his father arranges the marriage. Later Swapna learns that the person she loves and Kalyani's fiance are the same. Swapna and Kalyani are actually sisters. Swapna then sacrifices her love and informs her sister that she has a terminal illness. She asks Vijay, as her dying wish to marry Kalyani. Meanwhile, Kalyani also learns that Vijay loves her younger sister Swapna. Eventually, Kalyani convinces her sister to marry Vijay and the film ends on a happy note.

## Cast

* Srikanth as Vijay Krishna
* Ravali as Kalyani (Voice Dubbed by Shilpa)
* Deepti Bhatnagar as Swapna (Voice Dubbed by Roja Ramani)
* Kaikala Satyanarayana as Vijay's father
* M. Balaiah as Kalyani & Swapna's Father
* Tanikella Bharani as Vijay's brother-in-law
* Babu Mohan as Kalyani & Swapna's Uncle
* Brahmanandam as N. V. Krishna (Vijay's Uncle)
* A.V.S. as Kalyani & Swapna's Uncle
* Sivaji Raja as Vijay's brother-in-law
* Raja Ravindra as engineer in quarry
* Sri Lakshmi as Kalyani & Swapna's Aunt
* Chitti Babu Punyamurthula as Paidi Talli
* Suthi Velu
* Jenny
* Ananth
* Gundu Hanumantha Rao as priest
* Visweswara Rao
* Rajitha

## Production

Raghavendra Rao, who has made films with big stars decided to make a film with less budget with four producers - Ashwini Dutt, Allu Aravind and Jagadish Prasad. The filming began with the song "Sarigamapadanisa" with Aamir Khan giving clap for it. The choreography for all the songs were designed by Raghavendra Rao himself. The song "Soundarya Lahari" was shot for forty days with each shot taken at each place while the shoot of the song "Aina Chikkaledu" began from morning 9 am and ended at afternoon 1 pm.

## Release

The film grossed ₹12–15 crore at the box office. It grossed ₹1.25 crore at Sandhya theatre in Hyderabad. The film had a 100 day theatrical run at 34 locations.

## Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by M. M. Keeravani. Each song is set in major raagas of Carnatic music, such as Hindolam.
| No | Song | Singer(s) | Lyricist |
| 1 | "Hrudayamane" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry |
| 2 | "Soundarya Lahari" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry |
| 3 | "Kila Kila Kila" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Veturi Sundararama Murthy |
| 4 | "Maa Perati Jaam Chettu" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Veturi Sundararama Murthy |
| 5 | "Chemma Chekka" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Veturi Sundararama Murthy |
| 6 | "Nava Manmadhuda" | K. S. Chithra | Samavedam Shanmukhasarma |
| 7 | "Ramya Krishna Laaga" | Mano, M. M. Keeravani | Jonnavithula |
| 8 | "Ayina Chikkaledhu" | M. M. Keeravani | M. M. Keeravani |
| 9 | "Sarigama Padhanisa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Chandrabose |

## Awards
### Filmfare Awards South

* Filmfare Award for Best Music Director – Telugu – M. M. Keeravani

### Nandi Awards

* Best Home Viewing Feature Film – Allu Aravind
* Best Director – K. Raghavendra Rao
* Best Choreographer – K. Raghavendra Rao
* Best Music Director – M. M. Keeravani

## Remakes

The film was remade in Bengali as Biyer Phool (1996), in Hindi as Mere Sapno Ki Rani (1997) and in Tamil as Ninaithen Vandhai (1998).