Kalisundam Raa
Kalisundham Raa (transl. Come, Let's be together) is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Udayasankar and produced by D. Suresh Babu. It stars Venkatesh and Simran , with music composed by S. A. Rajkumar. It received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year.[2] The film was remade in Hindi as Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein, with Fardeen Khan and introducing Richa Pallod in 2002.
| Kalisundam Raa | |
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| Directed by | Udayasankar |
| Produced by | D. Suresh Babu D. Rama Naidu (presents) |
| Written by | Paruchuri Brothers(dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Udayasankar |
| Story by | Deenaraj Udayasankar |
| Starring | Venkatesh Simran |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
| Cinematography | K. Ravindra Babu |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh K.Madhav |
Production company | |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹10 crore (US$1.4 million) |
| Box office | ₹26.7 crore (US$3.7 million)[1] |
Plot
Raghaviah (K. Viswanath) and Ram Mohan Rao (Ranganath) are brothers-in-law. But Ram Mohan Rao is at loggerheads with Raghavayya because of a family feud. Raghavayya is nearing his 60s and it's time for his Shastipoorti ceremony. Upon incessant requests from his wife, Raghavayya decides to invite (for the first time) his daughter-in-law and grandchildren who are staying in Bombay. Raghu (Venkatesh) is the alienated handsome grandson of Raghavayya. After arriving at Ramapuram from Bombay, he faces embarrassment from the members of Raghavayya's family. There he meets a childlike beauty Manga (Simran). Manga and Raghu play few pranks on each other and slowly they fall deeply in love. But they never admit their love to each other. With his unconditional love towards the family members, Raghu wins their confidence and hearts.
Later on, Raghu comes to know the reason behind the feud between the families of Raghavayya and Ram Mohan Rao. Raghu's father Bhaskar Rao (Achyuth) is supposed to marry Ram Mohan Rao's daughter Rajani (Meena Kumari). Bhaskar prefers his college flame Kousalya (Venniradi Nirmala) rather than Rajani, So he leaves for Mumbai and gets married and disappointed Rajani opts for suicide. Ram Mohan Rao blames it on Raghavayya and starts treating him indifferently. Erra Babu (Srihari), the fiery son of Ram Mohan Rao, is another victim in the incident. He develops a prejudice against Raghavayya 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 off to Ram Mohan Rao's grandson to tighten their family bonds. Raghu sacrifices his love in order to make sure that everybody is happy. As the preparations are going on for the wedding of Manga, they find that Manga is missing. Everyone knows about Raghu and Manga's love story and finally Erra Babu realises his mistake and also agrees to their love and unites both lovers.
Cast
- Venkatesh as Raghu
- Simran as Manga
- K. Viswanath as Raghaviah
- Srihari as Erra Babu
- Brahmanandam as Ramavadhani
- Ali as Snake Man
- AVS as Venkatadri
- M. S. Narayana as Lawyer Lingam
- Ahuti Prasad as Shankar Rao
- Ranganath as Ram Mohan Rao
- Rallapalli as Govindu
- Prasad Babu as Prasad
- Vinod as Siva
- Achyuth as Bhaskar Rao
- Raja Ravindra as Ram Mohan Rao's son-in-law
- Ananth as Constable
- Chitti Babu as Subbavadhani
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Barber
- Gautam Raju as Peon
- Chandra Mouli
- Madhu as Rowdy
- Jenny as Priest
- Annapurna as Janaki
- Venniradi Nirmala as Kousalya
- Rama Prabha as Kantham
- C. R. Vijayakumari as Aliveelu Mangatayaru
- Vinaya Prasad as Anasuya
- Sudha as Raghu's aunty
- Kalpana Rai as Rathalu
- Shanoor Sana as Parvathi
- Malika as Raghu's aunty
- Kalpana
- Meena Kumari as Rajani
- Harika as Sirisha
- Deepika
- Manoja
- Lata
- Master Teja as Sandeep
- Master Aajaa Mohar
- Master Kireethi
- Master Pavan
- Master Aseem
- Baby Sindhura
- Baby Bhagyasri
Soundtrack
| Kalisundam Raa | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 29:37 | |||
| Label | Supreme Music | |||
| Producer | S. A. Rajkumar | |||
| S. A. Rajkumar chronology | ||||
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Music composed by S. A. Rajkumar. Music released on SUPREME Music Company.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pacific lo" | Chandrabose | Udit Narayan, Anuradha Sriram | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Nuvve Nuvve" | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | Hariharan, Sujatha | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Prema Prema" | Sirivennela Sitaramasastri | Unni Krishnan | 1:59 |
| 4. | "Manasu Manasu" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Kalisunte Kaladusukam" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | Rajesh | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Boom Boom" | Chandrabose | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:05 |
| 7. | "Nachave Palapitta" | Chandrabose | SP Balu, Swarnalatha | 4:11 |
| Total length: | 29:37 | |||
Remakes
| Year | Film | Language | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein | Hindi | Fardeen Khan, Richa Pallod |
| 2003 | Ondagona Baa | Kannada | V Ravichandran, Shilpa Shetty |
Other
- VCDs and DVDs on - VOLGA Videos, Hyderabad
Box office
- Kalisundham Raa was rated as the biggest hit in Telugu cinema in 70 years until the release of Narasimha Naidu in 2001.[3]
- It ran for a record 100 days in 103 centres, 175 days in 35 centres and 200 days in 20 centres.
- It broke the records made by Samarasimha Reddy in 1999.
Awards
- Filmfare Special Jury Award for Best Actor - Venkatesh
- Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu - Simran
- Best Feature Film (Gold) - D. Suresh Babu[4]
- Best Actor - Venkatesh
- Best Supporting Actor - K. Vishwanath
- Best Story Writer - Dinraj and Uday Shankar
References
- Venky - Boxoffice. Idlebrain.com.
- "47th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- celebritiesprofile.info: The Leading Celebrity Profile Site on the Net Archived 27 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Telugu Cinema Etc - Idlebrain.com
