# Bhanumati Gari Mogudu

Bhanumati Gari Mogudu (transl. Bhanumati's husband) is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced by D. V. S. Raju under the D.V.S. Enterprises banner and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vijayashanti, and music composed by Chakravarthy. Kalaimani, directed Tamil remake of the film Therkathi Kallan (1988).

## Plot

Bhanumati, a wealthy and arrogant heiress, humiliates four people who sold her friends fake perfumes. Meanwhile in a village, Jayakrishna, an uneducated yet courageous young man, resides with his mother. Gowri, a prankish girl, harbors romantic feelings for him. She tries to charm him, but to no avail. A landlord threatens Jayakrishna's mother to remove the grave of her father-in-law, to which Jayakrishna objects. He is given an ultimatum - purchase the 1 acre plot that has his grandfather's grave within a year or lose it. So, Jayakrishna aims to acquire the plot and moves to Hyderabad.
Upon arriving in Hyderabad, Jayakrishna encounters Bhanumati who, along with her friends, bullies and gets him arrested. At the police station, an absent-minded film production manager mistakenly bails Jayakrishna out, believing him to be a screenwriter. Jayakrishna inadvertently lands a role as a stunt double in a film production. Meanwhile, Bhanumati is proposed to be married to the 4 people who she previously humiliated, which she vehemently refuses to, once again humiliating them.
Bhanumati's former assistant turned sister-in-law, Rani, along with Bhanumati's brother, Raghava resists Bhanumati's extravagant spending. Enraged, she demands her advocate Kodal Rao to divide their property. However, he reveals that she must marry to inherit her share. Kodal Rao, gives the sense of a forge knit hiring a nameless. Forthwith, Bhanumati is forayed by the four wicked when Jaya Krishna guards her. Bhanumathi is aware of his must and leases him as her husband: Bhanumati's sibling Raghava and his wife Rani couple the two via registered marriage. After a series of donnybrooks, Jaya Krishna is vexed with Bhanumati and set to quit. At that juncture, Raghava bars & tells him that Bhanumati is officially his wife and he is the perfect chap to transform her. From there, Jaya Krishna charges & taunts Bhanumati to get her along with him and back to the village.
Presently, Bhanumati knows that her husband's authorization & approval are inevitable for any transaction. Hence, she is intrigued to get a divorce and travel to his village. Accordingly, Bhanumati designs diverse attempts and seeks the aid of Gowri, but in vain, and it ends hilariously. After a while, four black-hearted again inroad on Bhanumati when she accidentally lands at a Police Station; as soon as the four ruses turn around, the case on Bhanumati. During that plight, Jaya Krishna arrives and proclaims her as his wife. Then, the Inspector behests the proof; Jaya Krishna ties the wedding chain to Bhanumati. As a result, soul-searching begins, and she desires to reach her husband that night. Gowri shelters her.
The next day, as startled, Gowri is spotted as dead, which incriminates Bhanumati. Here, Jaya Krishna finds something fishy and starts soon, and he breaks the mystery by catching Baddikotu Pakir, who entices Gowri. Indeed, that evening, the four knaves bribed Pakir to snare Bhanumati and surrender to them. Simultaneously, Gowri is conscious that Bhanumati is backing, bearing in mind her love. For that reason, she has forged ahead to knit Pakir, but he hoodwinked and handled Gowri to heels who slain her in the chaos. At last, Jaya Krishna ceases the baddies and acquits Bhanumati, who apologizes to her husband. Finally, the movie ends happily, with Bhanumati accompanying Jaya Krishna to their village.

## Cast

* Nandamuri Balakrishna as Jayakrishna
* Vijayashanti as Bhanumati
* Aswini as Gowri
* Ranganath as Inspector
* Giri Babu as Raghava
* Sudhakar as Baddikotu Pakir
* Rajesh as Mukunda
* Paruchuri Venteswara Rao as Director
* Nagesh as Lawyer Chinta Singinadham
* Suthi Velu as Lawyer Kodal Rao
* Ramana Reddy as Swamy
* Mallikarjuna Rao as Sarpanch
* K. K. Sarma as Production Manager
* Chidatala Appa Rao as Appa Rao
* Jagga Rao as Subbaiah
* P. J. Sarma as Public Prosecutor
* Bhimeswara Rao as Bank Manager
* Vankayala Satyanarayana as Public Prosecutor
* Mucharlla Aruna as Rani
* Pushpalata as Jayakrishna's mother
* Nirmalamma as Bhanumathi's aunt

## Soundtrack

Music was composed by Chakravarthy, and lyrics were written by Veturi. Music was released by Saptaswar Audio Company.
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
| 1 | "Bhanumathi Pelli Neede" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:09 |
| 2 | "Kattukunna Mogude" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:11 |
| 3 | "Mallepoovu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:07 |
| 4 | "Jogilangu Jogilangu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:13 |
| 5 | "Vayyaram Adigindi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:22 |