Peddarikam

Peddarikam (“Seniority”) is a 1992 Telugu family drama produced and directed by A. M. Rathnam under the Sri Surya Movies banner, a remake of the Malayalam film Godfather. Jagapathi Babu and Sukanya, in her first Telugu lead, star with N. N. Pillai, repeating his role from the original, and Bhanumathi. Raj–Koti composed the music. It runs 134 minutes.

What the story is about

Two families in a village, headed by Parvataneni Parasuramayya and Adusumilli Basavapurnamma, have been bitter enemies for years. Parasuramayya hates women so much that he will not allow one into his house, and his four sons have all stayed unmarried. The youngest, Krishna Mohan, ends up at law college with Basavapurnamma’s granddaughter Janaki, where he and his friend Prasad tease and humiliate her. When Parasuramayya’s influence also wrecks a match Basavapurnamma had arranged for Janaki, the old woman decides to use her granddaughter as a weapon: Janaki is to charm Krishna Mohan and split his family. Krishna Mohan, on Prasad’s advice, pretends to fall for her in return, and the film follows what happens when the pretence becomes real.

Cast and crew

• Jagapathi Babu as Krishna Mohan
• Sukanya as Janaki
• N. N. Pillai as Parvathaneni Parasuramayya
• Bhanumathi Ramakrishna as Adusumilli Basavapurnamma
• Chandra Mohan as Ramakrishna, Vijayakumar as Balaramudu and Rami Reddy as Narasimham
• Sudhakar as Prasad
• M. Balayya, Allu Ramalingaiah, Narra Venkateswara Rao, Chalapathi Rao and Kavitha

Producer and director: A. M. Rathnam. Music: Raj–Koti (soundtrack on Lahari Music).

Box office and awards

Peddarikam was a super hit and Jagapathi Babu’s first successful film, as Firstpost and a Filmylooks piece on its 30th anniversary note; no collection figures are given. Sudhakar won the Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian for playing Prasad.

Where to watch Peddarikam

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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Peddarikam and the reports it cites, linked above; our own cast and crew records.