Aa Okkati Adakku
Aa Okkati Adakku (transl. Don't Ask That One) is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced by M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramaniam under the AVM Productions banner and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Rambha, Rao Gopal Rao and music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film is the debut of Rambha in the Telugu film industry.[2] The film was recorded as a Blockbuster at the box office. The film was also remade in Hindi as Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi (1997) and in Kannada as Bal Nan Maga.[3]
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| Directed by | E. V. V. Satyanarayana |
| Produced by | M. Saravanan M. Balasubramaniam |
| Written by | L. B. Sriram (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | E. V. V. Satyanarayana |
| Story by | P. Kalaimani |
| Starring | Rajendra Prasad Rambha |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | V. Srinivas Reddy |
| Edited by | K. Ravindra Babu |
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Running time | 155 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Chitti Babu (Rajendra Prasad) strongly believes in astrology and spends a lazy life. Rambha (Rambha), with whom he falls in love, pressures him to marry her before her father, Royyala Naidu (Rao Gopal Rao), finds an alliance of his choice. Naidu, out of love for his daughter, agrees for the marriage on the condition that he earn ₹ 1 lakh by the night of the wedding. Chitti Babu starts cheating people to earn money. Royyala Naidu finds out about the deception and insults Chitti Babu's mother. Chitti Babu realizes the importance of money in life and finds employment in a garment factory which is in the loss and makes it successful and earns 1 lakh rupees. Royyala Naidu relents after seeing that Chitti Babu has become a hard-working honest man and gets the lovebirds married. Chitti Babu lives happily with his wife.
Cast
- Rajendra Prasad as Atukula Chitti Babu
- Rambha as Rambha
- Rao Gopal Rao as Royyala Naidu / Godavari Gangaraju
- Allu Ramalingaiah as Sahadevudu
- Brahmanandam as Addu Pulla Rao
- Babu Mohan as Poompuhar
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Pellilla Peraiah
- Kallu Chidambaram as Chidambaram
- Chidathala Appa Rao as Rikshavadu
- Kadambari Kiran
- Prudhviraj as Bose Babu
- Radha Kumari as Sahadevudu's wife
- Lathasri as Kunthi
- Annuja as Kannaamba
- Nirmalamma as Chitti Babu's mother
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 31:21 | |||
| Label | AKASH Audio | |||
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja | |||
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Music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. All songs are hit tracks. Music released on AKASH Audio Company. This project remains Ilaiyaraaja's only collaboration with E. V. V. Sathyanarayana. The song "Pavurama" was a reused version of "Shenbagame" from Enga Ooru Pattukaran.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Rajadhi Rajanu" | Bhuvana Chandra | SP Balu | 5:09 |
| 2. | "Ko Ko Kona Kona" | Veturi | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Vareva Maanava" | Veturi | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 5:07 |
| 4. | "Ammommo Rathiri" | Veturi | S. Janaki | 5:39 |
| 5. | "Pavuramaa Pavuramaa" | Veturi | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Uncle Digiravemayoi" | Veturi | SP Balu | 5:08 |
| Total length: | 31:21 | |||
References
- "Aa Okkati Adakku (Overview)". IMDb.
- "Aa Okkati Adakku (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- "Aa Okkati Adakku (Review)". The Cine Bay.