Budget Padmanabham
Budget Padmanabham is a 2001 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by Grandi Narayana Rao under the Sri Dhanalakshmi Films banner and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Ramya Krishna in the lead roles and music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film is a remake of the Tamil movie Budget Padmanabhan (2000).[1][2]
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| Directed by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Produced by | Grandi Narayana Rao (Babji) |
| Written by | Diwakar Babu (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Story by | G. Arunachalam |
| Based on | Budget Padmanabhan (2000) |
| Starring | Jagapathi Babu Ramya Krishna |
| Music by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Cinematography | Sarath |
| Edited by | Nandamuri Hari |
Production company | Sri Dhanalakshmi Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Padmanabham (Jagapati Babu) is a miser who does anything to save money, because when he was a young boy, Padmanabham was driven out of his house along with his parents by an evil-hearted money lender (Tanikella Bharani), who gave him a condition: if by a stipulated time period, Padmanabham could raise enough money to buy back the house he could reclaim it as his own. Ramya (Ramya Krishna) not only likes him, she also falls deeply in love with him. Padmanabham doesn't want to do anything with her, but when Ramya suggests that two salaries are better than one, he thinks it's a brilliant idea and marries her. Now the troubles start: first, his sister Vijaya (Y. Vijaya) and her husband Totti Subramanyam (L. B. Sriram) pile on to him and then Ramya's good-for-nothing brother Ravi (Ravi Teja) also seeks shelter in their house. The worst, though, is yet to come for the grumbling Padmanabham: his wife gives birth to triplets, who all live together in a small house.
In a sub-plot, Padmanabham hires a housemaid Sonali (Vidya), who gets pregnant after some time, everyone suspects Padmanabham, but the situation turns out to be stranger, actually the truth is, Sonali is Padmanabhan boss son Anil's (Anil) separated wife. Finally, Padmanabham raises the money and reclaims his house back and even Ramya also realizes her mistake after knowing the truth from Anil. At the end of the film, Sonali also gives birth to triplets in the hospital.
Cast
- Jagapati Babu as Padmanabham
- Ramyakrishna as Ramya
- Ravi Teja as Ravi
- L. B. Sriram as Vaastu Totti Subrahmanyam
- Y. Vijaya as Vijaya
- Vidya Rao as Sonali
- Tanikella Bharani
- Ahuti Prasad as Padmanabham's father
- Rallapalli as Lawyer
- M. S. Narayana as Padmanabham's colleague
- Chitti Babu as Parrot Astrologer
- Jenny as Subrahmanyam's house owner
- Anil as Anil
- Vallabhaneni Janardhan
- Gautam Raju
- Namala Murthy as Ramaiah
- Madhuvani
- Rajita
- Sailaja
Soundtrack
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| Released | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 24:36 | |||
| Label | Supreme Music | |||
| Producer | S. V. Krishna Reddy | |||
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Music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. Lyrics written by Chandrabose. Music released on Supreme Music Company.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Monalissa Monalissa" | Ravi Varma, Usha | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Bava Bava" | SP Balu, Unni Krishnan | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Padakintlo Ee Kshanam" | Pankaj Udas, Nitya Santhoshini | 5:09 |
| 4. | "Sommutha Aadaa Cheyyara" | SP Balu | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Evaremi Anukunna" | SP Balu | 4:56 |
| Total length: | 24:36 | ||
References
- Budget Padmanabhan
- "Budget Padmanabham (2001)". raaga.com. Retrieved 17 February 2013.