The film, directed by debutante Gowri Ronanki, launched both the careers of its lead actors in Telugu cinema
Pelli SandaD, the family entertainer that marked the directorial debut of filmmaker K Raghavendra Rao's associate Gowri Ronanki, emerged one of the surprise hits in Telugu cinema on 2021. In addition, the film also launched the careers of actor Srikanth's son Roshann and Sreeleela. The film, that released for the Dasara festival in 2021, drew huge crowds to theatres and MM Keeravaani's hit album proved to be a major advantage for its victorious run across Telugu states.
Despite the stupendous success of the film, surprisingly it didn't attract the attention of OTT platforms for nearly 6-8 months after its theatrical run. Now, we hear ZEE5 has acquired the streaming rights of Pelli SandaD. The film is currently streaming on ZEE5 (starting June 24). Pelli SandaD was touted to be the spiritual sequel to Srikath, Ravi and Deepthi Bhatnagar starrer Pelli Sandadi that released in 1996 and turned out to be a blockbuster.
The film tells the story of how a Dhyanchand awardee Vashishta won over his lady love Sahasra. Many years ago, Vashishta and Sahasra meet at a wedding and it's love at first sight. The main obstacle to their union is Sahasra's father Pattabhi Ramayya, the strict family patriarch who is completely against love marriages. How does Vashishta convince a headstrong father and prove that he's a worthy match for his daughter?
Rao Ramesh, Jhansi, Prakash Raj, Vennela Kishore, Shakalaka Shankar, Posani Krishna Murali, Rajendra Prasad play key roles in the film that also features Raghavendra Rao and Deepthi Bhatnagar in special appearances. Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni and Madhavi Kovelamudi had bankrolled the film which has dialogues by Sreedhar Seepana. Cinematographed by Sunil Kumar Nama, the film was edited by Tammiraju and had Kiran Kumar Manne as its art director.
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