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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Pandaga<br />
| image = Pandaga VCD cover.jpg<br />
| caption = VCD cover<br />
| writer = [[Posani Krishna Murali]] {{small|(dialogues)}}<br />
| story = Maniswarnur<br />
| screenplay = Sarath<br />
| producer = Ch. R. B. Chowdary<br />
| director = Sarath<br />
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]]<br />[[Raasi (actress)|Raasi]]<br />
| music = [[M. M. Keeravani]]<br />
| cinematography = M. Sudarshan Reddy<br />
| editing = D. Venkataratnam<br />
| studio = Jayasri Art Pictures<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1998|05|1}}<br />
| runtime = 139 mins<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Pandaga''''' ({{translation}} Festival) is a 1998 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by Sarath. It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]], [[Raasi (actress)|Raasi]] and music composed by [[M. M. Keeravani]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=GVK |date=1 September 2021 |title=అది నిజంగా కన్నుల 'పండగ' ...!! |trans-title=Pandaga is indeed a feast to the eyes |url=https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994406225/that-was-really-a-big-festival-to-audiance- |work=India Herald |language=te}}</ref> It is produced under the Jayasri Art Pictures banner. It is a remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Katha Nayakan]]'' (1997).<br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film begins with Suryadevara Lakshmi Raghava Vara Prasad, a top-tier person who holds high esteem in society. He is also paterfamilias to a large extended joint family who is single, shoulders his 5 sisters and their respective families. However, they usurp his wealth under the guise of serving him. Once, a valiant Anand rescues Vara Prasad from a few burglars. Just after, he is impressed by Anand's virtue and appoints him as his house manager. For now, Anand wins Vara Prasad's credence and obtains household authority. Besides, Prameela, one of the nieces of Vara Prasad's piety, quarrels with Anand. After some time, Vara Prasad realizes Anand is a forge that trapped him with his excellence, so he boots him. Thereupon, he notices his ex-lover Vijayalakshmi's photograph with him. Here, as a flabbergast, it is revealed that Anand is Vara Prasad's son who walked in to pay back his father for deceiving his mother. Soon, Vara Prasad clarified that it was an error of fortune. So, Anand proclaims Vara Prasad to accept him as his son when he dichotomizes as his honor & family prestige obstruct him. But Anand challenges to divulge the reality. At that moment, Prameela overhears it and apologizes to Anand, and they fall in love. After that, Anand creates chaos in the family and brings out the true faces of his sly relatives. Meanwhile, Vara Prasad decides to declare his heir on his 60th birthday, and ultimately, he affirms the actuality. Learning it, Vara Prasad's sisters accuse him and their riffraff husbands of poisoning him, but on time, Anand saves his father. At last, Vara Prasad handovers his property to them and is ready to leave when they all plead pardon and change his intention. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Anand & Prameela.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Vara Prasad{{efn|Character's full name is Suryadevara Lakshmi Raghava Vara Prasad.}} <br />
* [[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]] as Anand<br />
* [[Raasi (actress)|Raasi]] as Prameela<br />
* [[Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao|Padmanabham]] as Vara Prasad's brother-in-law<br />
* [[Mannava Balayya|M. Balayya]] as Raghava<br />
* [[Sudhakar (actor)|Sudhakar]] as Military Officer<br />
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Sai Babu<br />
* [[Babu Mohan]] as Saidulu<br />
* [[M. S. Narayana]] as Mallayya<br />
* [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Venu<br />
* [[Chalapathi Rao]] as Venkateswara Rao<br />
* [[Rallapalli (actor)|Rallapalli]] as Sambasiva Rao<br />
* Costumes Krishna as Radha Krishna<br />
* [[Chitti Babu Punyamurthula|Chitti Babu]]<br />
* [[Ananth Babu|Ananth]] as Prasad's nephew<br />
* [[Gundu Hanumantha Rao]]<br />
* [[Bandla Ganesh]] as Ganesh<br />
* [[Tirupathi Prakash]] as Prasad's nephew<br />
* [[Subbaraya Sharma]] as Lawyer<br />
* K. K. Sarma<br />
* [[Annapoorna (actress)|Annapurna]] as Anasuya<br />
* [[Rama Prabha]] as Prabhavati<br />
* [[Sri Lakshmi (actress)|Srilakshmi]] as Rukmini<br />
* [[Shanoor Sana]]<br />
* [[Rajitha]]<br />
* [[Kalpana Rai]] as Servant<br />
* [[Nirmalamma]] as Koteshwaramma<br />
* [[Y. Vijaya]] as Savitri<br />
{{div col end}}<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Pandaga<br />
| type = film<br />
| artist = [[M. M. Keeravani]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1998<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = Soundtrack<br />
| length = 22:40<br />
| label = Supreme Music<br />
| producer = [[M. M. Keeravani]]<br />
| prev_title = [[Kondattam]]<br />
| prev_year = 1998<br />
| next_title = [[Zakhm]]<br />
| next_year = 1998<br />
}}<br />
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Music composed by [[M. M. Keeravani]]. Music released on Supreme Music Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/telugu/album/Pandaga-songs-A0000747 |title=Pandaga Songs |work=Raaga}}</ref><br />
{{Track listing<br />
| collapsed =<br />
| headline =<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 22:40<br />
| all_writing =<br />
| all_lyrics =<br />
| all_music =<br />
| title1 = Kondameeda Vendi Vennela<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]<br />
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra|Chitra]]<br />
| length1 = 4:55<br />
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| title2 = Ko Ko Kopama<br />
| lyrics2 = Chandrabose<br />
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
| length2 = 4:01<br />
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| title3 = Bagundammo<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Sirivennela Sitaramasastri|Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry]]<br />
| extra3 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], Chitra<br />
| length3 = 4:49<br />
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| title4 = Ooriki Cheppaku<br />
| lyrics4 = Chandrabose<br />
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra<br />
| length4 = 4:19<br />
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| title5 = Mudda Banthulu<br />
| lyrics5 = Chandrabose<br />
| extra5 = Mano, Chitra<br />
| length5 = 4:09<br />
}}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
Griddaluru Gopalrao of ''[[Zamin Ryot]]'' gave a positive review for the film. He praised the performance of Nageswara Rao in particular in addition to Srikanth, Bharani and Babu Mohan.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gopalrao |first=Griddaluru |language= te|date=15 May 1998 |title=పండగ పసందుగా ఉంది |trans-title=Pandaga is good |pages=9, 12 |work=[[Zamin Ryot]] |url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1998/May/15-May-1998.pdf}}</ref> In a retrospective review, GVK of ''India Herald'' wrote that director Sarath has executed emotional scenes with heart.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.andhratoday.com/movie/pandaga.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990129060543/http://www.andhratoday.com/movie/pandaga.htm | archive-date=29 January 1999 | title=Reviews }}</ref><br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|tt1579852}}<br />
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[[Category:1998 Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1998 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1998 romantic drama films]]<br />
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[[Category:Films directed by Sarath]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by M. M. Keeravani]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]<br />
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