Kalisundam Raa
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Kalisundham Raa is a Telugu language
film, starring Venkatesh
and Simran in the lead roles. The film is directed by Uday Shankar. The movie was produced by D. Suresh Babu. The movie was the biggest hit in Tollywood in 70 years at the time of its release and successful running.
Raghu (Venkatesh
) is the alienated handsome grandson of Raghavaiah. After arriving at Ramapuram from Bombay, he faces embarrassment from the members of Raghavaiah's family. There he meets a childlike beauty Manga (Simran). Manga and Raghu play few pranks on each other and slowly they fall in love. But they never admit their love to each other. With his unconditional love, Raghu wins the confidence and hearts of the family members.
Later on Raghu comes to know the real reason behind the feud between the families. Raghu's father was supposed to marry Ram Mohan's daughter. Raghu's father prefers his college flame over his cousin. He leaves for Mumbai and gets married to his sweetheart. A disappointed daughter of Ram Mohan opts for suicide.
Ram Mohan blames it on Raghavaiah and starts treating him indifferently. Erra Babu (Srihari
), RamMohan's fiery son, is another victim in the incident. He developed prejudice against Raghavaiah and aims for his blood.
After a few days of timely strategic manipulation, Raghu succeeds in bringing the two troubled families together. Then, they decide to marry Manga into Ram Mohan's family to tighten their family bonds. Raghu sacrifices his love in order to ensure that everybody is happy.
As the preparations are going on for Manga's wedding, they find Manga missing. If the two families discover Manga's & Raghu's love forms the rest of the story.
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
film, starring Venkatesh
Daggubati Venkatesh
Venkatesh Daggubati is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of veteran Tollywood film producer, former MP, Dr. D. Ramanaidu. He is often credited as Victory Venkatesh in films and is one of the lead actors in Telugu Cinema. He has won seven Nandi Awards and four...
and Simran in the lead roles. The film is directed by Uday Shankar. The movie was produced by D. Suresh Babu. The movie was the biggest hit in Tollywood in 70 years at the time of its release and successful running.
Plot
Raghaviah (K Vishwanath) and Ram Mohan (Ranganath) are brothers in-law. But the two are at loggerhead because of a family feud. Raghavaiah is nearing his 60's and its time for his 'shastipoorti' ceremony. Upon incessant request from his wife, Raghavaiah decides to invite (for the first time) his daughter-in-law and grandsons who are staying in Bombay.Raghu (Venkatesh
Daggubati Venkatesh
Venkatesh Daggubati is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of veteran Tollywood film producer, former MP, Dr. D. Ramanaidu. He is often credited as Victory Venkatesh in films and is one of the lead actors in Telugu Cinema. He has won seven Nandi Awards and four...
) is the alienated handsome grandson of Raghavaiah. After arriving at Ramapuram from Bombay, he faces embarrassment from the members of Raghavaiah's family. There he meets a childlike beauty Manga (Simran). Manga and Raghu play few pranks on each other and slowly they fall in love. But they never admit their love to each other. With his unconditional love, Raghu wins the confidence and hearts of the family members.
Later on Raghu comes to know the real reason behind the feud between the families. Raghu's father was supposed to marry Ram Mohan's daughter. Raghu's father prefers his college flame over his cousin. He leaves for Mumbai and gets married to his sweetheart. A disappointed daughter of Ram Mohan opts for suicide.
Ram Mohan blames it on Raghavaiah and starts treating him indifferently. Erra Babu (Srihari
Srihari
Raghumudri Sri Hari, better known as Srihari , is an award-winning actor in Tollywood. He started out in Telugu cinema as the antagonist and subsequently went on to do some notable lead roles.-As lead actor:...
), RamMohan's fiery son, is another victim in the incident. He developed prejudice against Raghavaiah and aims for his blood.
After a few days of timely strategic manipulation, Raghu succeeds in bringing the two troubled families together. Then, they decide to marry Manga into Ram Mohan's family to tighten their family bonds. Raghu sacrifices his love in order to ensure that everybody is happy.
As the preparations are going on for Manga's wedding, they find Manga missing. If the two families discover Manga's & Raghu's love forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- VenkateshDaggubati VenkateshVenkatesh Daggubati is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of veteran Tollywood film producer, former MP, Dr. D. Ramanaidu. He is often credited as Victory Venkatesh in films and is one of the lead actors in Telugu Cinema. He has won seven Nandi Awards and four...
… as Raghu - Simran … as Manga
- K Viswanath … as Raghaviah
- RanganathRanganath (actor)Ranganath B.A. is a versatile Telugu film actor. He has acted some 300 films and played social and mythological roles.He was born in Madras in 1946. His birth name is Tirumala Sundara Sri Ranganath...
… as Ram Mohan - SrihariSrihariRaghumudri Sri Hari, better known as Srihari , is an award-winning actor in Tollywood. He started out in Telugu cinema as the antagonist and subsequently went on to do some notable lead roles.-As lead actor:...
…as Erra Babu
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features 6 songs composed by S. A. Rajkumar.| Song | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Boom Boom | Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:... |
5:05 |
| Kalisunte Kaladu Sukham | Rajesh | 4:40 |
| Manasu Manasu | SP Balasubramanyam, K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra often credited as Chithra , is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian music playback industry. Popularly known as Chinna Kuyil of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films... |
4:37 |
| Nachave | SP Balasubramanyam, Swarnalatha Swarnalatha Swarnalatha was a Indian playback singer. From 1987 onward, she rendered nearly 7000 songs in many languages including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi and Badaga.... |
4:11 |
| Nuvve Nuvve | Hariharan Hariharan (singer) Hariharan , born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback singer in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Telugu movies, an established ghazal singer, and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. His melody is strongly appreciated by the film fraternity... , Sujatha |
4:23 |
| Pacific Lo | Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram is an Indian carnatic and playback singer who hails from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung in many Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.- Personal life :... , Udit Narayan Udit Narayan -Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B... |
4:16 |
| Prema Prema | P. Unnikrishnan | 1:59 |
Box office
- This film was rated as the biggest hit in Telugu cinema in 70 years until the release of Narasimha NaiduNarasimha NaiduNarasimha Naidu is a 2001 Tollywood film, directed by B. Gopal, released on 11 January 2001. The movie stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran Bagga, Preeti Jhangiani, Asha Saini, K Vishwanath, Mukesh Rishi. It was remade into Tamil as "Ezhumulai" starring Arjun Sarja, Simran Bagga, Ashish Vidyarthi...
in 2001. - It ran for record 100 days in 103 centres, 175 days in 35 centres and 200 days in 20 centres.
- It broke the records made by Samarasimha ReddySamarasimha ReddySamarasimha Reddy is a 1999 Tollywood action film, directed by B. Gopal, released on 13 January 1999. The movie stars Nandamuri Balakrishna and Simran.-Synopsis:...
in 1999.
Awards
- VenkyDaggubati VenkateshVenkatesh Daggubati is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of veteran Tollywood film producer, former MP, Dr. D. Ramanaidu. He is often credited as Victory Venkatesh in films and is one of the lead actors in Telugu Cinema. He has won seven Nandi Awards and four...
won Nandi Award for Best ActorNandi Award for Best ActorNandi Award for Best actor started in 1965.The Nandi Award for Best Actor winners:-See also:* Nandi Awards* Cinema of Andhra Pradesh...
for this film. - K. Vishwanath was awarded Nandi Award for Best Supporting ActorNandi Award for Best Supporting ActorThe Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor winners:...
for this film. - The film also got Nandi awards for Best Feature Film and Best Story WriterNandi Award for Best Story WriterThe Nandi Award for Best Story Writer winners:...
. - This film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in TeluguNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in TeluguThe National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu Cinema winners: The awards received by the films released in the previous year are listed below...
.