Manchu Pallaki
Manchu Pallaki (transl. Snow Palanquin) is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language romance film, produced by M. R. Prasad Rao and directed by Vamsy. It stars Chiranjeevi, Suhasini, Rajendra Prasad and Sai Chand, with music composed by Rajan-Nagendra. This film was director Vamsy's debut as film director. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Paalaivana Solai (1981).
| Manchu Pallaki | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Vamsy |
| Produced by | M. R. Prasad Rao |
| Written by | Yandamuri Veerendranath (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Vamsy |
| Story by | Rajasekhar |
| Based on | Paalaivana Solai (1981) |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Suhasini Rajendra Prasad |
| Music by | Rajan-Nagendra |
| Cinematography | Hari Anumolu |
| Edited by | Anil Dattatreya |
Production company | Godavari Chitra |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Sekhar (Chiranjeevi), Hari (Rajendra Prasad), Vasu (Narayana Rao), Kumar (Sai Chand) and Gandhi (Girish) are the unemployed youth living in a colony who are looking for jobs and are unable to make a living. Geeta (Suhasini) moves into their colony with her father and everybody falls for her, one trying to make a fool of the other. They tease her, but she teaches them a lesson and later they become friends. Sekhar also likes her, but does not express it. Geeta changes the lives of all of them by making them earn their living by what they know and implementing it successfully. When Sekhar confesses his love to her he comes to know of a shocking truth that she has a terminal disease and will die soon. But before dying, Geeta helps Vasu by marrying his sister to Sekhar.
Cast
- Chiranjeevi as Sekhar[1]
- Suhasini as Geeta[1]
- Rajendra Prasad as Hari[1]
- Narayana Rao as Vasu[1]
- Sai Chand as Kumar[1]
- Girish as Gandhi[1]
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Gita's father[1]
- P. L. Narayana as Vasu's colleague[1]
- Annapurna as Samalamma[1]
- Bhimeswara Rao as a doctor[1]
- Devadas Kanakala as Sekhar's colleague[1]
Production
Manchu Pallaki, a remake of the 1981 Tamil film Palaivana Cholai, was the directorial debut of Vamsy who also wrote the screenplay. Suhasini was chosen to reprise her role from the original.[1]
Soundtrack
| Manchu Pallaki | |
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| Film score by | |
| Released | 1982 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 19:04 |
| Label | SEA Records |
| Producer | Rajan-Nagendra |
Music composed by Rajan-Nagendra.[1]
| S.No | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Neekosame" | Mailavarapu Gopi | SP Balu | 4:46 |
| 2 | "Meghama" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | S. Janaki | 4:59 |
| 3 | "Pagalureyiloo" | Sri Sri | SP Balu | 4:45 |
| 4 | "Manishe Manideepam" | Sri Sri | SP Balu | 4:34 |
References
- Sri (10 September 2008). "Retrospect: Manchu Pallaki (1982)". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2021.