Preminchukundam Raa

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Preminchukundam Raa (transl. “Come, let’s love”) is a 1997 Telugu romantic action film directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee and produced by D. Suresh Babu under Suresh Productions. Venkatesh plays a carefree Hyderabad student who falls for the daughter of a feared Rayalaseema faction leader, with Anjala Zaveri, Jaya Prakash Reddy and Srihari. It was released on 9 May 1997, and Wikipedia counts it among the first Telugu films to portray the factional violence of Rayalaseema.

What the story is about

Veerabhadraiah is a powerful faction leader in Rayalaseema who hates love marriages. His henchman Sivudu obeys him without question, even after Veerabhadraiah kills Sivudu’s father in front of him, and his rival Reddappa keeps the feud bloody. Far away in Hyderabad, Giri is a high-spirited student enjoying life. After a dispute with classmates turns threatening, his parents send him to stay with his elder sister in Kurnool, where he falls for the girl next door, Kaveri. She dislikes him at first, then comes round. What Giri does not know is whose daughter Kaveri is. We will leave it there.

Cast and crew

• Venkatesh as Giri
• Anjala Zaveri as Kaveri
• Jaya Prakash Reddy as Veerabhadraiah, Kaveri’s father
• Srihari as Sivudu
• Chandra Mohan as Chakrapani, Giri’s brother-in-law
• Sudha as Vaani, Giri’s sister
• Annapurna as Giri’s mother
• Kolla Ashok Kumar as Reddappa
• Brahmanandam as Ramavadhani
• Uttej as Imran, Giri’s friend
• Banerjee as one of Reddappa’s henchmen

Director: Jayanth C. Paranjee. Producer: D. Suresh Babu. Music: Mahesh Mahadevan (Aditya Music). Runtime: 151 minutes.

Making and music

The director first wanted Aishwarya Rai for the heroine, but she was not chosen because she was not yet established, and the role went to Anjala Zaveri. Mahesh Mahadevan is credited with the music, but Mani Sharma composed three of the songs: “Meghale Thankindi”, “Pellikala Vachesindhe” and “O Panaipothundi Babu”. “Pellikala Vachesindhe” was inspired by Mory Kanté’s 1987 hit “Yé ké yé ké”.

Box office

According to Wikipedia, Preminchukundam Raa was the first Telugu film to run 100 days in more than 50 centres. The article gives no source or figure for that claim, and we have not found one from a named outlet, so treat it as unconfirmed.

Where to watch Preminchukundam Raa

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Sources: the Wikipedia article on Preminchukundam Raa; our own cast and crew records.