Kobbari Bondam
Kobbari Bondam (transl. Coconut) is a 1991 Telugu comedy film, produced by K. Achi Reddy, S. V. Krishna Reddy under Manisha Films, presented by Kishore Rathi and directed by Katragadda Raviteja. The film stars Rajendra Prasad, Nirosha in the lead roles and music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office.[2] The film is the debut of S. V. Krishna Reddy, to which he has provided the story, screenplay, music and the first film he has completely directed is Rajendrudu Gajendrudu.[3]
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Directed by | Katragadda Raviteja S. V. Krishna Reddy (Supervision) |
Produced by | K. Atchi Reddy S. V. Krishna Reddy Kishore Rathi (Presents) |
Written by | Diwakar Babu (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
Story by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
Starring | Rajendra Prasad Nirosha |
Music by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
Cinematography | M. Sudhakar Reddy |
Edited by | K. Ramgopal Reddy |
Production company | Manisha Films[1] |
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Running time | 149 Min |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Plot
Raju (Rajendra Prasad) is an innocent, cowardly guy. Everybody teases him as Kobbari Bondam (coconut), his childhood pet name. He falls in love with Meghamala (Nirosha) in the first scene and he approaches her with a marriage proposal. She also wants to tease him, so she sends him to her brother (Mallikarjuna Rao). He keeps two conditions to Raju to make their marriage; one is to get a job and the second is to give him 5 lakhs as reverse dowry. Raju decides to give it get Meghamala's hand at any cost. By leaving his studies in the middle, he joins as an assistant at Sarvanamam (Kota Srinivasa Rao), who smuggles dangerous real murder video cassettes, without knowing the reality. Once in the exchange, Sarvanamam's son Satish (Sudhakar) stole 5 lakhs from Raju and puts the blame on him. So Sarvanamam keeps Raju's mother (Lakshmi Kanakala) in his custody until he returns his money. Now Raju has to earn a total 10 lakhs to save his mother and to gain his love. To acquire it, Raju is in search of secret hidden treasures with help of his Professor (Ramana Murthy). In that search, he finds an old historical coin and his Professor explains that it is the most powerful coin, which gives anonymous strength and immense self-confidence, with which one can do wonders. The rest of the story is about the wonders Raju did with the magical coin by changing his appearance into that of an obese man.
Cast
- Rajendra Prasad as Raju
- Nirosha as Meghamala
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Sarvanamam
- Sudhakar as Satish
- Manto as Manto
- Mallikarjuna Rao as Meghamala's brother
- Ramana Murthy as professor
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao as coconut seller
- Kallu Chidambaram
- Gowtham Raju
- Narsing Yadav as Sarvanamam's goon
- Sri Lakshmi as Meghamala's sister-in-law
- Jayalalita as Janabettula Jannamma
- Lakshmi Kanakala as Raju's mother
- Master Sairam as Babloo
Soundtrack
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Released | 1991 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 20:29 | |||
Label | LEO Audio | |||
Producer | S. V. Krishna Reddy | |||
S. V. Krishna Reddy chronology | ||||
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Music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. All songs are blockbusters. Music released on LEO Audio Company.[4]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Gangigovu" | Jonnavithhula | SP Balu | 4:13 |
2. | "Andala Meghamala" | Bhuvana Chandra | Chitra | 2:53 |
3. | "Ko Ko Ko" | Bhuvana Chandra | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:31 |
4. | "Challa Challani" | Jonnavithhula | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:47 |
5. | "Jana Betthala" | Jonnavithhula | SP Balu, Chitra | 4:05 |
Total length: | 20:29 |
Other
- VCDs and DVDs on - VOLGA Videos, Hyderabad
References
- "Kobbari Bondam (Overview)". IMDb.
- "Kobbari Bondam (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
- "Kobbari Bondam (Review)". The Cine Bay.
- "Kobbari Bondam (Songs)". Cineradham.