Pelli Pustakam


Pelli Pustakam is a 1991 Telugu-language romantic comedy drama film, produced by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana under the Sri Seetarama Films banner and directed by Bapu. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Divyavani and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office. The blockbuster film has received the state Nandi Award for Best Feature Film, and was premiered in Indian Panorama section at the International Film Festival of India. This movie has a resemblance to the 1955 classic movie Missamma.

Plot

K. Krishna Murthy / KK works as an art director in Mumbai and his new wife Satyabhama / Bhama works as a stenographer in Kerala for a low salary. To solve their financial problems, they seek a job in a big company and pretend to be unmarried as their boss Sridhar Rao would give job only to one member of a family. So the couple lies that they are unmarried and joins in the company. Sridhar Rao's only daughter Vasundhara / Vasu starts liking KK and moves close with him, which makes Bhama jealous and suspect her husband's character. Parallelly, Sridhar Rao's brother-in-law Giri flirts Bhama and tries to trap her. This leads to destruction & disturbances in KK & Bhama's marriage. Rest of the story is how the couple overcome all these problems and make everyone realize the greatness of marriage.

Cast

Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics were written by Arudra, except for the traditional Carnatic compositions Krishnam Kalaya Sakhi and Jagadanandakaraka, by Sri Narayana Teertha and Tyagaraja respectively. All songs are blockbusters. Music released on AKASH Audio Company.

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