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Buchi Babu (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Buchi Babu' is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced by Venkat Akkineni, Nagarjuna Akkineni under the Annapurna Studios banner, and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jaya Prada, with music composed by Chakravarthy.
Plot
Buchi Babu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) marries his maternal uncle Varahala Rao's (Raavi Kondala Rao) daughter Buchi (Jayaprada) in their childhood. At that time, Buchi Babu's parents (Prabhakar Reddy and Pushpalata) are needy in their in-laws (Gummadi and Nirmalamma) house. Gundabathula Achchamma (Suryakantham) maternal aunt to Buchi Babu, a shrew opposes this match, insults them badly, and throws out the wedding chain from Buchi's neck. So, Buchi Babu has to leave their house along with his parents and safeguard the wedding chain. Years roll by, and Buchi Babu's family becomes wealthy thereupon Varahala Rao arrives, and explains to them the present situation that Achchamma has destroyed the happiness in the family, made the children spoilt brats, and also suffers her in-laws. Now to reform them Buchi Babu enters their house in disguise as a cook by the name of Maryada Ramanna. The rest of the story is a comic tale that how Buchi Babu teaches them a lesson, acquires Buchi's love, and sets rights for the entire family.
Cast
*Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Buchi Babu / Maryada Ramanna
*Jaya Prada as Buchi
*Mohan Babu as V. P. Rao
*Dasari Narayana Rao as Buthula Bapaiah
*Gummadi as Buchi Babu's grandfather
*Prabhakar Reddy as Buchi Babu's father
*Murali Mohan in a cameo appearance
*Raja Babu as Buthula Bapaiah's son
*Chalam as Driver Seetapati
*Raavi Kondala Rao as Varahala Rao
*K. V. Chalam as Jayapapa's husband
*Chalapathi Rao as Geetha's father
*Raja as Rambabu
*Suryakantam as Gundabathula Achchamma
*Pushpalata as Santha
*Sujatha in a Cameo appearance
*Rama Prabha as Hema
*Geetha as Geetha
*Athili Lakshmi as Jayapapa
*Dubbing Janaki as Geetha's mother
*Nirmalamma as Buchi Babu's grandmother
*Master Harish as young Buchi Babu
*Baby Tulasi as young Buchi
Crew
*'Art': Bhaskar Raju
*'Choreography': Saleem
*'Stills': Mohanji - Jaganji
*'Playback': S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela, S. P. Sailaja, Madhavapeddi Ramesh, Ramana, Pushpalata
*'Music': Chakravarthy
*'Editing': K. Balu
*'Cinematography': P. S. Selvaraj
*'Producer': Venkat Akkineni, Nagarjuna Akkineni
*'Story - Screenplay - Dialogues - Lyrics - Director': Dasari Narayana Rao
*'Banner': Annapurna Studios
*'Release Date': 19 March 1980
Soundtrack
Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Dasari Narayana Rao. Music released on SEA Records Audio Company.
Others
* VCDs and DVDs on VOLGA Videos, Hyderabad
References
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