President Gari Abbai
President Gari Abbai (transl. President's son) is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Pictures banner and directed by Tatineni Rama Rao. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Suhasini with music composed by Chakravarthy.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Tatineni Rama Rao |
| Produced by | A. V. Subba Rao |
| Written by | Paruchuri Brothers (story / dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Tatineni Rama Rao |
| Starring | Nandamuri Balakrishna Suhasini |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
| Cinematography | Nandamuri Mohana Krishna |
| Edited by | J. Krishna Swamy Balu |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
The film begins in a village where it's President Chandraiah (Jaggayya) a man of integrity one that unanimously elected for the past 25 years and establishes peace. He leads a happy family life with his ideal wife Anasuya (Annapurna), 3 sons Sivaram (Eeswara Rao), Prasad (Sudhakar), & Ramakrishna (Nandamuri Balakrishna), 2 daughters-in-law Kamala (Y. Vijaya), & Satya (Rajyalakshmi), 1 daughter Poorna (Varalakshmi), and a grandson Gopi (Master Rajesh). Gopi is sweetest to both Chandraiah & Ramakrishna and he too strongly bonded with him. Besides, Suraiah (Satyanarayana) a deleterious and always begrudges Chandraiah. Yet, benevolent Chandraiah knitted his elder daughter Satya with Prasad. Ramakrishna is a gallant who always accepts the challenges, and triumphs which perturbs his father. Meanwhile, Suraiah carries several barbarities in the village, and to escape he purports devils on the outskirts. Latha (Suhasini) the younger daughter of Suraiah arrives from the city. Initially, she squabbles with Ramakrishna but afterward, they fall in love. In tandem, Delhi Babai (Nutan Prasad) a sly political broker mingles with Suraiah and makes Chandraiah resign with a foul play. Despite, Chandraiah redoes in the election and wins with the highest majority when Suraiah flares-up with vengeance. At the same time, Chandraiah fixes a fine alliance for Poorna. Just before, the wedding, Papa Rao (Raj Varma) son of Suraiah, tries to molest Poorna when Ramakrishna rescues her with the help of Latha and stabs Papa Rao in that brawl. Exploiting it, Suraiah inculpates him in murder offense and sullies on Poorna's chastity. In the court, Ramakrishna maintains silence to protect his honor but Latha divulges the reality and acquits him. Unfortunately, Poorna's husband Venu (Ramji) and in-laws misinterpret and chuck her. Moreover, futile brothers & virago sisters-in-law hinder her stay. Hence, a rift arises and the family splits into two. Chandraiah has to quit the house but unable to take the separation of Gopi. Furthermore, Suraiah conspires to wedlock Latha with his associate Govindaiah's brother Raja (Rajesh). Ramakrishna breaks out their ploy and marries Latha. Parallelly, Ramakrishna solicits Venu to accept Poorna then he seeks for 2 lakhs as dowry. Knowing it, Suraiah plots with Delhi Babai to eliminate Ramakrishna, so, announces a challenge with 2 lakhs of reward. It implies to prove superstitions in their village as false for which he has to spend a night on the outskirts. Ramakrishna takes up the challenge audaciously conquests. Tragically, Gopi is killed by the blackguards in that chaos. Being cognizant of it, forbearing Chandraiah outbursts and behests Ramakrishna destroy the demons. At last, he ceases the baddies, even Venu also realizes his mistake and takes Poorna back. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the reunion of the family.
Cast
- Nandamuri Balakrishna as Ramakrishna
- Suhasini as Latha
- Satyanarayana as Suraiah
- Jaggayya as President Chandraiah
- Nutan Prasad as Delhi Babai
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Govindaiah
- Sudhakar as Prasad
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Seshavataram
- P. L. Narayana as Sambaiah
- K. K. Sarma as T. C.
- Rajesh as Raja
- Raj Varma as Papa Rao
- Eeswar Rao as Sivaram
- Ramji as Venu
- Ramana Reddy as Thokachukka
- Vankayala Satyanayana as Subbaramaiah
- Madan Mohan as Engineer
- Ch Krishna Murthy as Lawyer
- Dham as Paamula Narasaiah
- Annapurna as Anasuya
- Rajya Lakshmi as Satya
- Varalakshmi as Purna
- Kakinada Shymala as Gayatri Devi
- Kuali as item number
- Y. Vijaya as Kamala
- Nirmalamma as Lakshmamma
- Master Rajesh as Gopi
Crew
- Art: B. Chalam
- Choreography:Raghram
- Fights: Judo Ratnam
- Story - Dialogues: Paruchuri Brothers
- Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy
- Playback: SP Balu, S. Janaki, P. Susheela
- Music: Chakravarthy
- Editing: J. Krishna Swamy, Balu
- Cinematography: Nandamuri Mohana Krishna
- Producer: A. V. Subba Rao
- Screenplay - Director: Tatineni Rama Rao
- Banner: Prasad Art Pictures
- Release Date: 12 May 1987
Soundtrack
| President Gari Abbai | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
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| Length | 19:32 | |||
| Label | LEO Audio | |||
| Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
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The music was composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. Music released by the LEO Audio Company.
| S. No | Song Title | Singers | length |
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| 1 | "Muddu Pettakunte" | SP Balu | 3:27 |
| 2 | "Chekkam Chekkam" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:30 |
| 3 | "Egirindi Egirindi" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:10 |
| 4 | "Sitrabngi Pilindi" | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 4:20 |
| 5 | "Yadanundi Vasthe" | P. Susheela | 4:05 |
Other
- VCDs and DVDs were released by Moser Baer Home Videos, Hyderabad.
References
- "Presidentgarabbai (1987)". Chithr.com.
- "Presidentgaari Abbaiah". gomolo.