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{{short description|1952 film by L. V. Prasad}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Pelli Chesi Choodu
| image = Pelli Chesi Choodu.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[L. V. Prasad]]
| writer = [[Chakrapani (filmmaker)|Chakrapani]]
| producer = [[Nagi Reddi]] Chakrapani
| starring = [[N. T. Rama Rao]] [[G. Varalakshmi]] Yandamuri Joga Rao [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] [[S. V. Ranga Rao]]
| cinematography = [[Marcus Bartley]]
| editing = C. P. Jambulingam M. S. Money
| music = [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]]
| studio = [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios|Vijaya Productions]]
| distributor = Vijaya Productions
| released = {{Film date|1952|2|29|df=y}}
| runtime = 156 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu Tamil
}}

'''''Pelli Chesi Choodu''''' ({{translation|Try to conduct a marriage}}) is a 1952 Indian [[satire (film and television)|satirical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[L. V. Prasad]] and produced by [[Nagi Reddi]] and [[Chakrapani (filmmaker)|Chakrapani]] under their company [[Vijaya Productions]]. The film was made simultaneously in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]], the latter titled '''''Kalyanam Panni Paar''''' ({{translation|Try getting married}}). It stars [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[G. Varalakshmi]], Yandamuri Joga Rao and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]. [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], Sivarama Krishnayya, Doraswamy, and [[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]] play supporting roles in the Telugu version while C. V. V. Panthulu replaced Krishnayya in Tamil.

''Pelli Chesi Choodu'' deals with the negative effects of the [[dowry system in India]] through the marital life of Venkata Ramana (Rama Rao) and Ammadu (Varalakshmi). The film's production began after the release of Vijaya Productions' ''[[Pathala Bhairavi]]'' (1951). [[Marcus Bartley]] was recruited as the cinematographer and the film was edited by C. P. Jambulingam and M. S. Money. [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]] composed the film's music.

''Pelli Chesi Choodu'' was released on 29 February 1952 while ''Kalyanam Panni Paar'' was released on 15 August that year. Both versions were commercially successful and achieved cult status. Moreover, ''Kalyanam Panni Paar'' was known to be the first [[South Indian]] film to contain sequences in [[Gevacolor]]. However, the Telugu version did not contain sequences in colour. ''Pelli Chesi Choodu'' was then remade in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Maduve Madi Nodu]]'' (1965) by Vijaya Productions and in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Shaadi Ke Baad]]'' (1972) by Prasad. While the Kannada version was commercially successful, the Hindi version was not.

== Plot ==
Rathamma lives in a village with her sons Raja and Kundu, and her daughter Ammadu. Raja is a teacher and a theatre enthusiast. Along with Kundu and a group of fellow actors, Raja performs plays in a local theatre during his free time. Raja's maternal uncle Govindayya, a [[Special pleader|pleader]], wants him to marry his daughter Chitti, who is in a relationship with Bheemudu, a bodybuilder. Raja rejects the proposal and Govindayya offers to find a suitable bridegroom for Ammadu if Raja marries Chitti. Raja rejects the proposal and with Kundu he sets out to find a suitable bridegroom for Ammadu.

In a distant village, Raja and Kundu meet Dhoopati Viyyanna, a [[zamindar]] and the president of the [[Panchayati raj in India|panchayat]]. Viyyanna is a complex character of declining fortunes and a generous spirit who believes in respecting his guests. Raja and Viyyanna's daughter Savitri fall in love and their wedding is quickly arranged. Viyyanna also finds a bridegroom named Venkata Ramana, a pleader living in [[Chennai|Madras]], for Ammadu. Ramana's father, Venkatapathy, demands a large [[dowry]], which Viyyanna promises to pay.

At the marriage venue, Govindayya plots revenge by inciting Venkatapathy to insist on the dowry being paid before the marriage. Viyyanna issues a promissory note; Venkatapathy rejects it and drags Ramana from the marriage hall. However, Ramana leaves for Madras and lives there with Ammadu. When Venkatapathy arrives, Ramana feigns mental illness while Ammadu and Raja pretend to be a nurse and a doctor. Ammadu endears herself to Venkatapathy by showing interest in his recitals of the [[puranas]].

Ramana 'recovers' from the mental illness and Ammadu, who has been pregnant, gives birth to their son, causing a fresh round of gossip in the village. Govindayya tries to take advantage of this and after numerous failed attempts, he persuades Venkatapathy to conduct Ramana's marriage with Chitti. Viyyanna considers this to be an insult and conducts the marriage of Chitti and Bheemudu at his residence. Govindayya and his wife Chukkalamma refuse to acknowledge the marriage.

When Venkatapathy asks Ramana to marry Chitti, he refuses and foregoes the wealth he is entitled to inherit in exchange for Ammadu and their newborn son. Govindayya asks Venkatapathy to marry Chitti and Chukkalamma protests, reuniting Chitti and Bheemudu. A helpless Govindayya is confronted by Viyyanna, who threatens to use his influence as a president of the panchayat to have him arrested if he does not reform himself. Govindayya begs pardon and flees with his family. The film ends with everyone present in Ramana's house, laughing maniacally.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] as Venkata Ramana
*[[G. Varalakshmi]] as Ammadu
*Yandamuri Joga Rao as Raja
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as Savitri
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Dhoopati Viyyanna
* Sivarama Krishnayya (Telugu) and C. V. V. Panthulu (Tamil) as Venkatapathy
*T. N. Meenakshi as Rathamma
*Doraswamy as Govindayya
*[[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]] as Chukkalamma
*Pushpalatha as Chitti
*Mahankali Venkaiah as Bheemudu
*Gade Balakrishna "Kundu" Rao as Kundu
*[[Valluri Balakrishna]] as Ramana's assistant
*[[Chadalavada (actor)|Chadalavada]] as Viyyanna's assistant
*[[Padmanabham (actor)|Padmanabham]] as Viyyanna's assistant and a postman ([[cameo appearance]])
*[[L. V. Prasad]] in a cameo appearance
*B. Venkatarami Reddy in a cameo appearance
}}

== Production ==
[[File:Anjali Devi in Mangaiyarkarasi 1949.jpg|thumb|When differences arose between [[Chakrapani (filmmaker)|Chakrapani]] and [[G. Varalakshmi]], the former wanted to scrap the near-complete film and replace her with [[Anjali Devi]] (''pictured''). Devi however mediated between them and solved the differences.]]

After producing ''[[Shavukaru]]'' (1950) and ''[[Pathala Bhairavi]]'' (1951), [[Nagi Reddi]] and [[Chakrapani (filmmaker)|Chakrapani]] announced a film titled ''Pelli Chesi Choodu'', which would be directed by [[L. V. Prasad]] and financed by their company [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios|Vijaya Productions]].<ref name="Cinegoer nostalgia">{{Cite web |last=APK |date=27 November 2007 |title=Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952) |url=http://www.cinegoer.net/pellichesichoodu.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108115836/http://www.cinegoer.net/pellichesichoodu.htm |archive-date=8 November 2015 |access-date=8 November 2015 |website=Cinegoer.net}}</ref> ''Pelli Chesi Choodu'' was made as a bilingual film; it was shot simultaneously in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]], with the Tamil version titled ''Kalyanam Panni Paar'',{{Sfn|Pillai|2015|p=191}} the first Tamil film directed by Prasad.{{Sfn|Pillai|2015|p=10}} Chakrapani wrote the film's script, which was based on the negative effects of the [[dowry system in India]]. [[Marcus Bartley]] was recruited as the cinematographer and the film was edited by C. P. Jambulingam and M. S. Money. Madhavapeddi Gokhale and Kaladhar were the film's art directors, and the music score was composed by [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]]. Chalapathi Rao and Jagannadham were the production executives. Pasumarthi Krishnamurthy choreographed the song sequences.<ref name="credits">{{Cite AV media |title=Pelli Chesi Choodu |type=Motion picture |language=te |publisher=Vijay Productions |place=India |via=[[Amazon Prime Video]]}}</ref>{{time needed|date=September 2024}} [[T. Prakash Rao]] worked as an assistant director under Prasad; Rao directed ''[[Palletooru]]'' (1952) during the [[post-production]] phase of ''Pelli Chesi Choodu''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=12 May 2013 |title=Palletooru (1952) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/palletooru-1952/article4707370.ece |access-date=10 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110040305/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/palletooru-1952/article4707370.ece |archive-date=10 November 2015}}</ref> ''Kalyanam Panni Paar'' was partly colourised using [[Gevacolor]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 November 2017 |title=தமிழின் முதல் வண்ணப்படம்! |language=ta |trans-title=The first colour film in Tamil! |work=[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]] |url=http://kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=8132&id1=40&issue=20171103 |access-date=20 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120163921/http://kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=8132&id1=40&issue=20171103 |archive-date=20 January 2018}}</ref>

[[N. T. Rama Rao]] and [[G. Varalakshmi]] were chosen as one of the leading pairs of actors. During the songs' shoot, Ghantasala taught Rama Rao to play the [[harmonium]] and gave him a few music lessons so he would look believable in the film.<ref name="Cinegoer nostalgia" /> Yandamuri Jogarao and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], who had played minor roles in ''Shavukar'' and ''Pathala Bhairavi'', were chosen as the other leading pair. In playing the role of the zamindar, [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] exhibited a strange body language, inspired by a stranger he had observed at a railway station.<ref name="Cinegoer nostalgia" /> [[Kuchibhotla Sivarama Krishnayya|Sivarama Krishnayya]] and C. V. V. Panthulu played the role of Rama Rao's father in the Telugu and Tamil versions. [[Padmanabham (actor)|Padmanabham]] played two roles; a postman and Ranga Rao's friend.<ref name="Cinegoer nostalgia" />

The child artists in the film were members of Nyapathi Raghavarao's 'Balanandam' troupe.<ref name="The Hindu BFP">{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=21 July 2013 |title=Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952) |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/pelli-chesi-choodu-1952/article4936024.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108115829/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/pelli-chesi-choodu-1952/article4936024.ece |archive-date=8 November 2015 |access-date=8 November 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> They were trained by Gnapadi Kameswara Rao, whose nephew Gade Balakrishna "Kundu" Rao played a key role in the film's Telugu and Tamil versions. Vijaya Productions hired actors on a monthly salaried basis for this film; one of these was M. Mallikarjuna Rao, who later directed films ''[[Prameelarjuneeyam]]'' (1965), ''Muhurtha Balam'' (1969), and ''[[Gudachari 116]]'' (1976).<ref name="Cinegoer nostalgia" /> Differences between Chakrapani and Varalakshmi occurred during the last stage of [[principal photography]]. Chakrapani wanted to replace Varalakshmi with [[Anjali Devi]] and reshoot the entire film. However, Devi mediated between them and resolved the differences.<ref name="The Hindu BFP" />

Differences between Rama Rao and Varalakshmi due to the latter's tantrums, also occurred. When Varalakshmi refused to touch Rama Rao's feet in the scene in which his father drags him from the marriage hall, Prasad asked Nagi Reddy's son B. L. N. Prasad—the second assistant cameraman working under Bartley—to wear a dhoti and stand before her.<ref name="The Hindu BFP" /> Chakrapani liked a scene in a play in which a group of police officers in ascending hierarchy, each junior gave up his chair for the senior; he used the same idea in Savitri's marriage sequences in the film.<ref name="Cinegoer nostalgia" /> Similarly, Prasad incorporated part of a stage play enacted by children into the film, which Nagi Reddy's son Venkatarami Reddy was a part of.<ref name="The Hindu BFP" /> Prasad also made a [[cameo appearance]] in the film.<ref name="Cinegoer nostalgia" /> [[Mohan Kanda]], who later became the [[Chief secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of Andhra Pradesh before [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014|its bifurcation]], also appeared in the film as a child artist.<ref>{{Cite news |last=French |first=Patrick |date=28 February 2016 |title=Hanging up sacred thread: Yechury on combining class and caste struggle |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/hanging-up-sacred-thread-yechury-on-combining-class-and-caste-struggle/story-u1bQElht2JY2VCs9T9EvkL.html |access-date=21 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228202132/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/hanging-up-sacred-thread-yechury-on-combining-class-and-caste-struggle/story-u1bQElht2JY2VCs9T9EvkL.html |archive-date=28 February 2016}}</ref> The final reel length of both versions was {{Convert|5243|metres|feet}}.<ref name="credits" />{{time needed|date=September 2024}}

== Music ==
The official soundtracks of ''Pelli Chesi Choodu'' and ''Kalyanam Panni Paar'' were composed by Ghantasala. The sound mixing process was supervised by A. Krishnan and Siva Ram. The soundtrack was processed by N. C. Sen Gupta and was orchestrated by [[Master Venu]].<ref name="credits" />{{time needed|date=September 2024}} This was Ghantasala's third film as a music director under his five-film contract with Vijaya Productions.<ref name="Cinegoer nostalgia" /> Utkuri Satyanarayana wrote the lyrics for "Amma Noppule" and "Brahmayya O Brahmayya", while Pingali wrote the lyrics for the other fifteen songs.<ref name="The Hindu BFP" /> Four of the songs featured the child artists.<ref name="Cinegoer nostalgia" /> The song "Ezhumalai Andavaney", sung by P. Leela for ''Kalyanam Panni Paar'', is based on the [[carnatic raga]] known as [[Chakravakam (raga)|Chakravakam]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Sundaresan |first=P.N. |year=1992 |title=Errors, Exculpations |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oCYqAQAAIAAJ&q=kalyanam+panni+paar |magazine=[[Sruti (magazine)|Sruti]] |issue=83 |pages=5}}</ref>

The song "Pelli Chesukoni" was composed using the [[Kalyani (raga)|Kalyani raga]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Amruthavarshini |date=11 May 2014 |title='Kalyani: The queen of ragas' |work=[[The Hans India]] |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2014-05-11/%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%CB%9CKalyani-The-queen-of-ragas%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%84%A2-94763 |access-date=9 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109015353/http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2014-05-11/%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%CB%9CKalyani-The-queen-of-ragas%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%84%A2-94763 |archive-date=9 November 2015}}</ref> Ghantasala recorded the songs "Manasa Nenevaro Neeku Thelusa" and "Yedukondalavada Venkataramana" first with [[Jikki]]. He was not satisfied and recorded them again with [[P. Leela]]; the soundtrack's gramophone records featured both versions.<ref name="The Hindu BFP" /> The soundtrack was released in December 1952 under the [[Saregama]] music label.{{efn|[[iTunes]] estimates the release date as 1 December 1952,<ref name="iTunes">{{Cite web |date=1 December 1952 |title=Pellichesi Choodu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pellichesi-choodu-original/id914009777 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109042231/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pellichesi-choodu-original/id914009777 |archive-date=9 November 2015 |access-date=9 November 2015 |website=[[iTunes]]}}</ref> whereas [[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]] estimates the release date as 31 December 1952.<ref name="Gaana">{{Cite web |date=31 December 1952 |title=Pellichesi Choodu |url=http://gaana.com/album/pellichesi-choodu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109042325/http://gaana.com/album/pellichesi-choodu |archive-date=9 November 2015 |access-date=9 November 2015 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}</ref>}} It was a critical and commercial success,<ref name="The Hindu BFP" /> Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, in their book ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema'', termed the songs "Amma Nopule" and "Pelli Chesukoni" as "especially popular".{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=328}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Telugu Track list<ref name="iTunes" /><ref name="Gaana" />
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length = 51:16
| title1 = Yevaro Yevaro
| lyrics1 = [[Pingali (writer)|Pingali]]
| extra1 = [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Leela]]
| length1 = 03:19
| title2 = Raadhanuraayedavaku
| lyrics2 = Pingali
| extra2 = [[Garikapati Varalakshmi]], Ghantasala, Joga Rao, P. Leela
| length2 = 05:38
| title3 = Yevadosthado Choosthaga
| lyrics3 = Pingali
| extra3 = G. Bharathi, Ghantasala
| length3 = 01:51
| title4 = Brahmayya O Brahmayya
| lyrics4 = Utukuri Satyanarayana
| extra4 = [[A. P. Komala]], [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]], T. M. Sarojini
| length4 = 06:29
| title5 = Yekkadoyi Priya
| lyrics5 = Pingali
| extra5 = P. Leela, [[Pithapuram Nageswara Rao]]
| length5 = 04:07
| title6 = Amma Noppule
| lyrics6 = Utukuri Satyanarayana
| extra6 = [[V. Ramakrishna]], Sakuntala
| length6 = 03:13
| title7 = Pellichesi Choopisthaam
| lyrics7 = Pingali
| extra7 = Pithapuram Nageswara Rao
| length7 = 02:44
| title8 = Yechati Nundi
| lyrics8 = Pingali
| extra8 = V. Ramakrishna, T. M. Sarojini
| length8 = 00:55
| title9 = Yevoori Dhaanavey
| lyrics9 = Pingali
| extra9 = V. Ramakrishna, T. M. Sarojini
| length9 = 02:34
| title10 = Manasa Nenevaro Neeku Thelusa
| lyrics10 = Pingali
| extra10 = P. Leela
| length10 = 02:49
| title11 = Manasuloni Manasa
| lyrics11 = Pingali
| extra11 = Ghantasala
| length11 = 02:42
| title12 = Yedukondalavada Venkataramana
| lyrics12 = Pingali
| extra12 = P. Leela
| length12 = 02:58
| title13 = Bhayamenduke Chitte
| lyrics13 = Pingali
| extra13 = Ghantasala
| length13 = 02:03
| title14 = O Bhavi Bharatha
| lyrics14 = Pingali
| extra14 = Ghantasala
| length14 = 03:23
| title15 = Pelli Chesukoni
| lyrics15 = Pingali
| extra15 = Ghantasala
| length15 = 03:23
| title16 = Ee Jagamantha Natika
| lyrics16 = Pingali
| extra16 = Ghantasala
| length16 = 01:43
| title17 = Povamma Bali Kaavamma
| lyrics17 = Pingali
| extra17 = V. J. Varma
| length17 = 03:25
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Tamil Track list<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/download/sok.KalyanathaiPanniPaar_L.V.Prasad_1952/91.%20KalyanathaiPanniPaar_L.V.Prasad_1952.pdf |title=கல்யாணம் பண்ணி பார் |publisher=[[Vijaya Vauhini Studios]] |year=1952 |language=ta |type=[[song book]] |access-date=2 September 2024 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length = 51:16
| title1 = Yaaro Yaaro
| lyrics1 = [[Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass]]
| extra1 = [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Leela]]
| length1 = 03:19
| title2 = Azhuvaadhe Azhuvaadhe
| lyrics2 = Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
| extra2 = [[Pithapuram Nageswara Rao]], [[P. Leela]], Udutha Sarojini
| length2 = 05:38
| title3 = Evan Vandhalum Vida Matten
| lyrics3 = Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
| extra3 = [[Ghantasala (musician)|Ghantasala]], [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]]
| length3 = 01:51
| title4 = Brammave Ye Brammave
| lyrics4 = Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
| extra4 = [[P. Leela]], [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]], Udutha Sarojini
| length4 = 06:29
| title5 = Engu Sendraayo Priyaa
| lyrics5 = Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
| extra5 = P. Leela, [[Pithapuram Nageswara Rao]], [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]]
| length5 = 04:07
| title6 = Amma Novudhe
| lyrics6 = Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
| extra6 = [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]], Udutha Sarojini
| length6 = 03:13
| title7 = Kalyanam Seidhu Kattiduvom
| lyrics7 = Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
| extra7 = Pithapuram Nageswara Rao, [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]]
| length7 = 02:44
| title8 = Emaali Endha Ooro
| lyrics8 = Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
| extra8 = [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]], Udutha Sarojini
| length8 = 00:55
| title9 = Endha Ooru Pennu Nee
| lyrics9 = Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
| extra9 = V. Ramakrishna, Udutha Sarojini
| length9 = 02:34
| title10 = Maname Ennai Arivaayo
| lyrics10 = Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
| extra10 = P. Leela
| length10 = 02:49
| title11 = Radhaiyadaa Un Raadhaiyadaa
| lyrics11 = Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
| extra11 = Ghantasala
| length11 = 02:42
| title12 = Ezhumalai Aaandavane Venkataramana
| lyrics12 = Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
| extra12 = P. Leela
| length12 = 02:58
| title13 = Bayam Enadi Kutti
| lyrics13 = Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
| extra13 = Ghantasala
| length13 = 02:03
| title14 = En Indha Chutti Thaname
| lyrics14 = Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
| extra14 = Ghantasala
| length14 = 03:23
| title15 = Maalai Soodi Kondu
| lyrics15 = Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
| extra15 = Ghantasala, [[Pithapuram Nageswara Rao]]
| length15 = 03:23
| title16 = Jegamellam Oru Nadaga Medai
| lyrics16 = Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
| extra16 = Ghantasala
| length16 = 01:43
| title17 = Vaazhvedhu Suga Vaazhvedhu
| lyrics17 = Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
| extra17 = V. J. Varma
| length17 = 03:25
}}

== Release ==
''Pelli Chesi Choodu'' had its theatrical release on 29 February 1952,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pelli Chesi Chudu |url=https://indiancine.ma/AKDG/info |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240902073132/https://indiancine.ma/AKDG/info |archive-date=2 September 2024 |access-date=3 May 2020 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> and ''Kalyanam Panni Paar'' on 15 August 1952.<ref name="Anandan">{{Cite web |title=1952 – கல்யாணம் பண்ணிப்பார் – விஜயா புரொடக்ஷக்ன்ஸ்.பெள்ளிசேசி சூடு (தெ). |trans-title=1952 – Kalyanam Panni Paar – Vijaya Productions.Pelli Chesi Choodu (te). |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1952-cinedetails7.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170603043001/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1952-cinedetails7.asp |archive-date=3 June 2017 |access-date=7 June 2019 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=Tamil}}</ref> Both versions were commercially successful; the Telugu version completing a 100-day run in 11 centres,<ref name="Cinegoer nostalgia" /> and the Tamil version completed a 100-day run in many centres.{{efn|M. L. Narasimham of ''The Hindu'' did not mention the number of centres.<ref name="The Hindu BFP" />}} The Telugu version completed a 182-day run at Durga Kala Mandiram, [[Vijayawada]], where celebrations marking the film's success were held. Rama Rao and Varalakshmi did not attend the event because of the differences between them.<ref name="The Hindu BFP" />

== Reception ==
On 2 March 1952, a reviewer from ''[[Andhra Patrika]]'' appreciated the makers for their critique on a societal issue in a humorous yet responsible manner.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 March 1952 |title=పెళ్లి చేసి చూడు |language=te |trans-title=Review: Pelli Chesi Choodu |work=[[Andhra Patrika]] |url=https://indiancine.ma/document/EBB/0,0,398,934 |access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref> On 7 March 1952, a critic from ''[[Zamin Ryot]]'' praised the performances of the star cast. They added that ''Pelli Chesi Choodu'' is a rare film in that it not only addresses a social issue in an entertaining way but would also be noted for its unique characterisations.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 March 1952 |title=ఆధ్యంతం వినోదమయం విజయవారి 'పెళ్లి చేసి చూడు ' |language=te |trans-title=Entertainment all along. Vijaya's "''Pelli Chesi Choodu''" |work=[[Zamin Ryot]] |url=https://indiancine.ma/document/EBC/0,1,1671,2591 |access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref>

Reviewing the film, M. L. Narasimham of ''[[The Hindu]]'' called ''Pelli Chesi Choodu'' a "text-book for filmmakers" on "how to make a clean and wholesome entertainer on a burning issue without resorting to slogan-mongering, and yet driving home the point in a subtle manner". Narasimham also said the actors "deserved full marks for excellent performance" in the film.<ref name="The Hindu BFP" /> In his book ''Alanati Chalana Chitram'', K. N. T. Sastry wrote that ''Pelli Chesi Choodu'' is an ensemble comedy that "abounds in intrigues and disguises gearing to the making and breaking of marriage alliances".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sastry |first=K. N. T. |title=Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952) |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/pellichesi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109075208/http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/pellichesi.html |archive-date=9 November 2015 |access-date=9 November 2015 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
According to the film historian [[Randor Guy]], ''Pelli Chesi Choodu'' was the first in a series of satirical comedies directed by Prasad and produced by Vijaya Productions. Guy said the film's box office performance made Prasad famous in both Telugu and Tamil cinema.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=25 January 2008 |title=Celluloid colossus |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/celluloid-colossus/article1432936.ece |access-date=10 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110034204/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/celluloid-colossus/article1432936.ece |archive-date=10 November 2015}}</ref> After ''Pelli Chesi Choodu'', Prasad and Vijaya Productions collaborated on ''[[Missamma]]'' (1955) and ''[[Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu]]'' (1959). All three films were profitable ventures and achieved cult status in Telugu cinema.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=16 October 2014 |title=Blast from the past: Missamma (1955) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-the-past-missamma-1955/article6505603.ece |access-date=10 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607035606/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-the-past-missamma-1955/article6505603.ece |archive-date=7 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=21 August 2015 |title=Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu (1959) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/appu-chesi-pappu-koodu-1959/article7562761.ece |access-date=10 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110035202/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/appu-chesi-pappu-koodu-1959/article7562761.ece |archive-date=10 November 2015}}</ref> ''Pelli Chesi Choodu'' is considered as one of the acclaimed films in the careers of Prasad and Varalakshmi.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=8 September 2006 |title=A leader and a visionary |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/a-leader-and-a-visionary/article3230624.ece |access-date=10 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110034602/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/a-leader-and-a-visionary/article3230624.ece |archive-date=10 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=1 December 2006 |title=A maverick who made it |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/a-maverick-who-made-it/article3231506.ece |access-date=10 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110034800/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/a-maverick-who-made-it/article3231506.ece |archive-date=10 November 2015}}</ref> ''Pelli Chesi Choodu'' was also used as the title of a 2014 theatrical play staged by Sri Sai Arts, which won a [[Nandi Awards|Nandi Award]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 May 2015 |title=Dokka Seetamma, Vishnu Sayujyam win Golden Nandis |work=[[The Hans India]] |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2015-05-31/Dokka-Seetamma-Vishnu-Sayujyam-win-Golden-Nandis/154404 |access-date=14 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615024635/http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2015-05-31/Dokka-Seetamma-Vishnu-Sayujyam-win-Golden-Nandis/154404 |archive-date=15 June 2016}}</ref>

== Remakes and colourisation plans ==
Vijaya Productions remade the film in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Maduve Madi Nodu]]'' (1965). It was directed by [[Hunsur Krishnamurthy]] and stars [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]] and [[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]]. ''Maduve Madi Nodu'' was a profitable venture.<ref name="The Hindu BFP" /> Prasad remade the film in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Shaadi Ke Baad]]'' (1972), in which [[Jeetendra]], [[Raakhee]] and [[Shatrughan Sinha]] reprised the roles played by Rama Rao, Varalakshmi and Ranga Rao in the original. ''Shaadi Ke Baad'' underperformed at the box office.<ref name="Cinegoer nostalgia" /><ref name="The Hindu BFP" />

In late November 2007, a [[Hyderabad]]-based company named Goldstone Technologies acquired the [[Photographic film|film negative]] rights to 14 Telugu films produced by Vijaya Vauhini Studios, including ''[[Mayabazar]]'' (1957) and ''Pelli Chesi Choodu'', to release digitally re-mastered versions in colour.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 November 2007 |title=Old classics in colour soon |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/old-classics-in-colour-soon/article1953295.ece |access-date=9 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528121554/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/old-classics-in-colour-soon/article1953295.ece |archive-date=28 May 2015}}</ref> The remastered and colourised version of ''Mayabazar'' was released in January 2010 and performed well in theatres, but Goldstone Technologies decided not to remaster the remaining 14 films, including ''Pelli Chesi Choodu''; the company said most of the producers who sold the rights of the negatives to television channels lost control over them. Goldstone added that there were many legal issues over ownership and copyright whenever other producers tried to do something on their own.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Hemanth |date=11 February 2014 |title=Preserving Tollywood's timeless classics |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Preserving-Tollywoods-timeless-classics/articleshow/30226239.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=9 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528121550/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Preserving-Tollywoods-timeless-classics/articleshow/30226239.cms |archive-date=28 May 2015}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Pillai |first=Swarnavel Eswaran |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HreICwAAQBAJ |title=Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema |publisher=[[SAGE Publishing|SAGE Publications]] |year=2015 |isbn=978-93-515-0121-3 }}
* {{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-date=1994}}

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