Babai Abbai is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by Jandhyala. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna and Anitha Reddy, with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is inspired by the Telugu—Tamil film Vaddante Dabbu (1954), which itself was based on the English novel Brewster's Millions (1902) by George Barr McCutcheon.[1][2]
| Babai Abbai | |
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| Directed by | Jandhyala |
| Written by | Jandhyala |
| Based on | Brewster's Millions by George Barr McCutcheon |
| Produced by | M. Sudhakar Reddy |
| Starring | Nandamuri Balakrishna Anitha Reddy |
| Cinematography | S. Gopal Reddy |
| Edited by | Gautam Raju |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
Production company | Ushodhaya Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editThe film begins with two con artists, Bala & Veera, who are acquainted with a crazy situation and move in together. They call each other Babai-Abbai out of goodwill, whose livelihood is debt and absconding from lenders. Once Bala fuses with a girl, Krishnaveni / Krishna, daughter of a multi-millionaire Vara Prasad Rao, they crush. Being conscious of it, Vara Prasad Rao assigns a task for Bala by allocating a considerable amount of ₹25 lakhs and asks him to spend it within 30 days. Eventually, he warns him not to donate or destroy it. Now, Bala starts the operation under the guidance of Babai through various means, i.e., racing, gambling, making a movie, constructing a house, etc. Their income magnifies at every level, which feds up Bala. Ultimately, he throws away the wealth into the sea when Vara Prasad Rao arrives. At last, he affirms that the task is to study Bala's character and that he should also perceive the fruitlessness of treacherous money. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Bala & Krishna.
Cast
edit- Nandamuri Balakrishna as Bala / Balasubramanyam
- Anitha Reddy as Krishna Veni
- Suthi Veerabhadra Rao as Babai / Veerabhadra Rao
- Suthi Velu as Vara Prasad Rao
- Rajendra Prasad as Taxi Driver
- Rallapalli as Babai's Father-in-law
- Kota Srinivasa Rao
- Vizag Prasad as Inspector Shyam Sundar / Akitabhuchar
- Malladi as Lawyer
- Potti Prasad as Madman
- KK Sarma
- Chitti Babu
- Satti Babu as Manager Jabar
- Chidatala Appa Rao
- Dham
- Jeet Mohan Mitra
- Sri Lakshmi as Aruna
- Kakinada Shyamala as Aruna's mother
- Radha Kumari as Subbulu
- Pavala Syamala as Sundari
- Nirmalamma as Godaramma
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi.[citation needed]
| Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|
| "Telusa Neeku Telusa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 3:20 |
| "Nee Choopu" | Srinivasamurthy, S. Janaki | 3:59 |
| "O Priyaa" | Anita Reddy | 3:50 |
| "Sommu Penchaku" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Madhavapeddi Ramesh | 3:27 |
| "Lady Lady" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:05 |
References
edit- ^ Parankusam, Aditya (11 June 2017). "Chronicles of screwball comedy". The Hans India. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Narthanasala to Akbar Salim Anarkali, List of Remakes Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna". News18. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
External links
edit- Babai Abbai at IMDb