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| writer        = Madan
| writer        = Madan
| starring      = [[Jagapati Babu]]<br />[[Priyamani]]
| starring      = [[Jagapati Babu]]<br />[[Priyamani]]
| music          = Agashtya
| music          = Agastya
| cinematography = [[T. Surendra Reddy]]
| cinematography = T. Surendra Reddy
| editing        = Nandamuri Hari.
| editing        = Nandamuri Hari
| studio        = Aa Naluguru Films
| studio        = Aa Naluguru Films
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|2006|12|8}}
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'''''Pellaina Kothalo''''' ({{translation|While just married}}) is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language film written, directed and produced by [[Madan (film director)|Madan]] with cinematography by [[T. Surendra Reddy]]. The film stars [[Jagapati Babu]] and [[Priyamani]], with music composed by Agashtya.  
'''''Pellaina Kothalo''''' ({{translation|While just married}}) is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language [[romance film]], produced and directed by [[Madan (film director)|Madan]] on Aa Naluguru Films banner. The film stars [[Jagapati Babu]], [[Priyamani]], and music composed by Agastya.<ref name="Story">{{cite web|url=http://movies.fullhyderabad.com/pellaina-kothalo/telugu/pellaina-kothalo-movie-reviews-1532-2.html|title=Pellaina Kothalo Movie Review|publisher=fullhyd}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Veeramachineni Harikrishna ([[Jagapati Babu]]) is a software professional who earns {{Indian Rupee}}50,000 a month. Under enormous pressure from his parents who want him married, his friend Bhagawan ([[Krishna Bhagawan]]), a lawyer always dominates his wife Satya Bhama ([[Hema (actress)|Hema]]) and she bears it all silently. So his advice to Hari is to dominate his wife from the beginning to lead a happy life. Lakshmi ([[Priyamani]]) is also a software professional who earns the same salary. Lakshmi's close friend and guide Janaki (Jhansi) a domineering wife who keeps her husband Chalapathi ([[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]]) under her toe, who tells Lakshmi the same thing.
The film begins with two software engineers, Veeramachineni Harikrishna & Lakshmi, who are pantophobic and testy. Moreover, the two consistently rely on their best friends, Bhagawan & Janaki. A dominating wife & husband invariably suppress their spouse Satyabhama & Chalapati, respectively. Elders formally arrange Hari & Lakshmi's matchmaking, ''Pelli Choopulu,'' and they like each other and knit each other. But their trains indoctrinate their mindset in the name of ascendancy and personal freedom. Additionally, it advises that the ' first night' is the right time to keep the partner under the toe.  


Hari and Lakshmi are formally arranged to meet each other (''Pelli Choopulu''). They like each other instantly and get married. The spanner in the works is now thrown in by Bhagawan, who advises Hari that if he doesn't stand his ground and be dominating for the first few days, he will be doomed to be a hen-pecked husband and Janaki also does the same. This leads to the normally sensible Hari and Lakshmi trying to be one up with the other right from day one. Each wants to wait until the other blinks first, and so the marriage is never consummated.
Once Lakshmi's old mate, Prakash, arrives to arouse her husband, Lakshmi pretends to be close to him. Fortuitously, his wife Astha is Hari's previous salsa tutor and has an infatuation with him. So, he also repeats the same, which enrages their ego, and silly squabbles launch. Eventually, the couple decide to split. Simultaneously, Hari's grandparents arrive from their village and Hari & Lakshmi enact affinity to gratify them. The elders invite the twosome to the town to conduct a heritage ritual, ''Dampatya Vratam.''


When Bhagawan and Janaki go overboard in their suggestions eventually, things hit rock bottom, and Hari & Lakshmi decide to divorce. And this is when Hari's grandparents ([[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] & Geetanjali) come in. Ostensibly completely unaware of the situation, they insist that for the good of the family, the young couple should perform a ceremony that every newly-wed couple performs in the family (''Dampatya Vratam''). So Hari & Lakshmi go along with the old couple to the family's ancestral house in their village in coastal Andhra and start a week-long series of religious rituals, a well-planned series of psychological maneuvers. Meanwhile, Bhagawan and Janaki also realize that it is just their couple's virtue of nobleness, not their art of talent and they too advise Hari & Lakshmi to compromise. Finally, movie ends with first night of Hari & Lakshmi.<ref name="Story">{{cite web|url=http://movies.fullhyderabad.com/pellaina-kothalo/telugu/pellaina-kothalo-movie-reviews-1532-2.html|title=Official Title |publisher=fullhyd}}</ref>
Accordingly, they proceed and start the ritual. As a result, intimacy and friendliness emerge between the couple. Parallelly, Bhagawan & Janaki know that it is just their consort's virtue to surrender to them and transform. Besides, Hari & Lakshmi discover the entire ritual is fake, forged by old men, and freak out. At that point, the older people affirm that being conscious of their marital life, they made this play. Thus, to impress upon them that nuptial is neither agreement nor adjustment, it is holy bondage. Hearing it, soul-searching starts inside the duet, who realizes the eminence of marriage and the importance of the better half. Finally, the movie ends happily with the first night of Hari & Lakshmi.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Jagapati Babu]] as Veeramachineni Harikrishna "Hari"
* [[Jagapati Babu]] as Veeramachineni Harikrishna "Hari"
* [[Priyamani]] as Lakshmi "Lucky"
* [[Priyamani]] as Lakshmi "Lucky"/Lucy
* Astha Singhal as Astha "Chintu"
* Astha Singhal as Astha "Chintu"
* [[Raju Sundaram]] as Prakash
* [[Raju Sundaram]] as Prakash
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== Reception ==
Jeevi of idlebrain.com wrote that the film "showcases Jagapati Babu’s brilliance as an actor all over again".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-pellainakothalo.html | title=Pellaina Kothalo - Telugu cinema Review - Jagapati Babu & Priyamani }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* {{IMDb title|1580000}}


[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:2006 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:2006 romantic comedy films]]
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[[Category:Films set in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:2000s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2006 Telugu-language films]]

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Pellaina Kothalo
DVD cover
Directed byMadan
Produced byMadan
Written byMadan
StarringJagapati Babu
Priyamani
Music byAgastya
CinematographyT. Surendra Reddy
Edited byNandamuri Hari
Production
company
Aa Naluguru Films
Release date
  • 8 December 2006 (2006-12-08)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Pellaina Kothalo (transl. While just married) is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language romance film, produced and directed by Madan on Aa Naluguru Films banner. The film stars Jagapati Babu, Priyamani, and music composed by Agastya.[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

The film begins with two software engineers, Veeramachineni Harikrishna & Lakshmi, who are pantophobic and testy. Moreover, the two consistently rely on their best friends, Bhagawan & Janaki. A dominating wife & husband invariably suppress their spouse Satyabhama & Chalapati, respectively. Elders formally arrange Hari & Lakshmi's matchmaking, Pelli Choopulu, and they like each other and knit each other. But their trains indoctrinate their mindset in the name of ascendancy and personal freedom. Additionally, it advises that the ' first night' is the right time to keep the partner under the toe.

Once Lakshmi's old mate, Prakash, arrives to arouse her husband, Lakshmi pretends to be close to him. Fortuitously, his wife Astha is Hari's previous salsa tutor and has an infatuation with him. So, he also repeats the same, which enrages their ego, and silly squabbles launch. Eventually, the couple decide to split. Simultaneously, Hari's grandparents arrive from their village and Hari & Lakshmi enact affinity to gratify them. The elders invite the twosome to the town to conduct a heritage ritual, Dampatya Vratam.

Accordingly, they proceed and start the ritual. As a result, intimacy and friendliness emerge between the couple. Parallelly, Bhagawan & Janaki know that it is just their consort's virtue to surrender to them and transform. Besides, Hari & Lakshmi discover the entire ritual is fake, forged by old men, and freak out. At that point, the older people affirm that being conscious of their marital life, they made this play. Thus, to impress upon them that nuptial is neither agreement nor adjustment, it is holy bondage. Hearing it, soul-searching starts inside the duet, who realizes the eminence of marriage and the importance of the better half. Finally, the movie ends happily with the first night of Hari & Lakshmi.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Pellaina Kothalo
Film score by
Agashtya
Released2006
GenreSoundtrack
Length25:53
LabelAditya Music
ProducerAgashtya

Music composed by Agashtya. Music released on ADITYA Music Company.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Siri Siri Muvvalle"VennelakantiShreya Ghoshal5:03
2."Chelivo"Chaitanya PrasadKarthik, Rita4:35
3."Harilo Ranga Hari"Uma MaheswarTippu, Maya4:44
4."Salsa Samba"Chaitanya PrasadTippu, Rajyalakshmi4:20
5."Manasu Kannu"VeturiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam6:08
6."Sapta Jagathi"Chaitanya PrasadChorus1:13
Total length:25:53

Reception[edit | edit source]

Jeevi of idlebrain.com wrote that the film "showcases Jagapati Babu’s brilliance as an actor all over again".[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Pellaina Kothalo Movie Review". fullhyd.
  2. "Pellaina Kothalo - Telugu cinema Review - Jagapati Babu & Priyamani".

External links[edit | edit source]