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| caption        = Theatrical release poster
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| director      = Veeru K
| director      = Veeru K
| producer      = V. Sreenivasa Reddy
| producer      = V. Srinivasa Reddy
| writer        = Veeru K
| writer        = Veeru K
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| released      = {{Film date|1997|09|26|df=y}}
| cinematography = V Srinivas Reddy
| cinematography = V. Srinivasa Reddy
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'''''Aaro Pranam''''' ({{Translation|Sixth Life}}) is a 1997 [[Telugu language|Telugu-language]] film directed by Veeru K and stars [[Vineeth]] and [[Soundarya]] in the lead roles.
'''''Aaro Pranam''''' ({{translation|Sixth Life}}) is a 1997 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film directed by Veeru K and stars [[Vineeth]] and [[Soundarya]].


==Plot==
== Plot ==
The film is about a relationship between a man, Chandi (Vineeth), and a woman, Akankshaa (Soundarya), who is one year older than the man. How they convince their relatives to accept their relationship forms the rest of the story.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/barely-dressed-barely-there-heroines-for-how-long-will-telugu-cinema-celebrate-misogyny-tollywood-item-songs-actress|title=Barely Dressed, Barely There Heroine: Tollywood's Misogyny Lingers|author=Karthik Keramalu|date=27 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/films-and-love-undone-by-barriers/article22741796.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|title=Films and love, undone by barriers|first=Srivathsan|last=Nadadhur|date=13 February 2018|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref>
The film is about a relationship between a man, Chanti, and a woman, Akankshaa, who is one year older than the man. How they convince their relatives to accept their relationship forms the rest of the story.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/barely-dressed-barely-there-heroines-for-how-long-will-telugu-cinema-celebrate-misogyny-tollywood-item-songs-actress|title=Barely Dressed, Barely There Heroine: Tollywood's Misogyny Lingers|author=Karthik Keramalu|date=27 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/films-and-love-undone-by-barriers/article22741796.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|title=Films and love, undone by barriers|first=Srivathsan|last=Nadadhur|date=13 February 2018|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref>


==Cast==
== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Vineeth]] as Chanti
* [[Vineeth]] as Chanti
* [[Soundarya]] as Maknaa, Aakaanksha
* [[Soundarya]] as Aakaanksha
* [[S. P. Balasubramaniam]] as Chanti’s father
* [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] as Kodandapani, Chanti's father
* [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]]  
* [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] as Chanti's mother
* [[Bramhanandam]]
* [[Bramhanandam]] as College Professor
* [[Vadivelu]]
* [[Vadivelu]] as Chanti's friend
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Yaswanth, Aakaanksha's father
* [[Raadhika]]
* [[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]] as Aakaanksha's mother
* [[Nirmalamma]]
* [[Nirmalamma]] as Chanti's grandmother
* [[Tanikella Bharani]]
* [[Tanikella Bharani]]
* [[M. S. Narayana]]
* [[M. S. Narayana]]
* [[Babu Mohan]]
* [[Babu Mohan]]
}}


==Production==
== Production ==
The film was shot at [[Annapurna Studios]] in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/pulagam-chinnarayanas-interview-national-level-recognition-maya-bazar-madhura-smruthulu-792254|title=Pulagam Chinnarayana's interview on national-level recognition for Maya Bazar Madhura Smruthulu|work=International Business Times|author=Shekhar H Hooli|date=19 February 2019}}</ref>
The film was shot at [[Annapurna Studios]] in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/pulagam-chinnarayanas-interview-national-level-recognition-maya-bazar-madhura-smruthulu-792254|title=Pulagam Chinnarayana's interview on national-level recognition for Maya Bazar Madhura Smruthulu|work=International Business Times|author=Shekhar H Hooli|date=19 February 2019}}</ref> The film was initially planned as a bilingual, with a Tamil title of ''Kadallikkalam Vaa'', but eventually was not made.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.minnoviyam.com/star/track8.html |title=Minnoviyam Star Tracks |website=www.minnoviyam.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990420190059/http://www.minnoviyam.com/star/track8.html |archive-date=20 April 1999 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Nominee
! Outcome
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|1997
| [[Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director]]
| Veeru K
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|first=L. Venu |last=Gopal|title=Nandi Awards 1997-2000|url=http://telugucinemacharitra.blogspot.in/2011/01/andhra-pradesh-state-nandi-film.html|publisher=Telugu Cinema Chartira|access-date=17 September 2019|date=7 January 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Nandi Special Jury Award]]
| Chanti (Art Director)
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/inter_chantiaddala.html|title=Interview with Chanti Addala|author=Jeevi|date=17 July 2002|work=idlebrain}}</ref>
|}


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed    =  
| collapsed    =  
| headline    = Tracklist<ref>{{cite web |title=Aaro Pranam (1997) |url=https://mio.to/album/K.+Veeru/Aaro+Pranam+%281997%29 |website=Music India Online |access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref>
| headline    = Tracklist<ref>{{cite web |title=Aaro Pranam (1997) |url=https://mio.to/album/K.+Veeru/Aaro+Pranam+%281997%29 |website=Music India Online |access-date=18 September 2019 |archive-date=17 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617210734/https://mio.to/album/K.+Veeru/Aaro+Pranam+%281997%29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_music = Viru.K
| all_music = Veeru K.


| title1      = Preminchava
| title1      = Preminchava
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| length1      =  
| length1      =  
| title2      = Pedaviki Pedavi
| title2      = Pedaviki Pedavi
| lyrics2      = [[Chandrabose_(lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| lyrics2      = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| extra2      = Lavanya, [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| extra2      = Lavanya, [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| length2      =  
| length2      =  
| title3      = Chelli Chenta Levu
| title3      = Chelli Chenta Levu
| lyrics3      = [[Saddeve Devendra]]
| lyrics3      = Saddeve Devendra
| extra3      = K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| extra3      = K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length3      =  
| length3      =  
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| title5      = Venavantra Abbai
| title5      = Venavantra Abbai
| lyrics5      = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
| lyrics5      = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
| extra5      = [[Jikki]], S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano, K. S. Chitra
| extra5      = [[Jikki]], S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano, [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length5      =  
| length5      =  
| title6      = Makhana Makhana
| title6      = Makhana Makhana
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}}
}}


==Legacy==
==Reception and legacy==
The concept of a man dating an older woman is prevalent in the film ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]''  (''Ye Maaya Chesave'' in Telugu).<ref name="The Hindu" />
A critic opined that "With a talented director like Veeru as the story writer and music director the movie is splendid, but the story is a slight let down".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.andhratoday.com/movie/AAROPRAA.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980213002028/http://www.andhratoday.com/movie/AAROPRAA.htm | archive-date=13 February 1998 | title=Reviews }}</ref>
 
The concept of a man dating an older woman is prevalent in the film ''[[Ye Maaya Chesave]]''.<ref name="The Hindu" />
 
== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Nominee
! Outcome
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|1997
| [[Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director]]
| Veeru K
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|first=L. Venu |last=Gopal|title=Nandi Awards 1997–2000|url=http://telugucinemacharitra.blogspot.in/2011/01/andhra-pradesh-state-nandi-film.html|publisher=Telugu Cinema Chartira|access-date=17 September 2019|date=7 January 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Nandi Special Jury Award]]
| Chanti (Art Director)
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/inter_chantiaddala.html|title=Interview with Chanti Addala|author=Jeevi|date=17 July 2002|work=idlebrain}}</ref>
|}


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* {{IMDB title|1579731}}
* {{IMDb title|1579731}}


[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:1990s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1997 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1997 drama films]]
[[Category:1997 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]

Latest revision as of 23:46, 3 March 2026

Aaro Pranam
File:Aaro Pranam.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVeeru K
Produced byV. Srinivasa Reddy
Written byVeeru K
StarringVineeth
Soundarya
Music byVeeru K
CinematographyV. Srinivasa Reddy
Release date
  • 26 September 1997 (1997-09-26)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Aaro Pranam (transl. Sixth Life) is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Veeru K and stars Vineeth and Soundarya.

Plot[edit | edit source]

The film is about a relationship between a man, Chanti, and a woman, Akankshaa, who is one year older than the man. How they convince their relatives to accept their relationship forms the rest of the story.[1][2]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

The film was shot at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad.[3] The film was initially planned as a bilingual, with a Tamil title of Kadallikkalam Vaa, but eventually was not made.[4]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

All music is composed by Veeru K..

Tracklist[5]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Preminchava"Sirivennela Seetharama SastryAnnupamaa, K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
2."Pedaviki Pedavi"ChandraboseLavanya, Mano 
3."Chelli Chenta Levu"Saddeve DevendraK. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
4."Tell Me You Love Me"Saddeve DevendraK. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
5."Venavantra Abbai"Sirivennela Seetharama SastryJikki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano, Sujatha Mohan 
6."Makhana Makhana"Bhuvana ChandraMano, Rajgopal Reddy 

Reception and legacy[edit | edit source]

A critic opined that "With a talented director like Veeru as the story writer and music director the movie is splendid, but the story is a slight let down".[6]

The concept of a man dating an older woman is prevalent in the film Ye Maaya Chesave.[2]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Year Award Nominee Outcome Ref.
1997 Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director Veeru K Won [7]
Nandi Special Jury Award Chanti (Art Director) Won [8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Karthik Keramalu (27 January 2017). "Barely Dressed, Barely There Heroine: Tollywood's Misogyny Lingers".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nadadhur, Srivathsan (13 February 2018). "Films and love, undone by barriers". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Shekhar H Hooli (19 February 2019). "Pulagam Chinnarayana's interview on national-level recognition for Maya Bazar Madhura Smruthulu". International Business Times.
  4. ↑ "Minnoviyam Star Tracks". www.minnoviyam.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Aaro Pranam (1997)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Reviews". Archived from the original on 13 February 1998.
  7. ↑ Gopal, L. Venu (7 January 2011). "Nandi Awards 1997–2000". Telugu Cinema Chartira. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  8. ↑ Jeevi (17 July 2002). "Interview with Chanti Addala". idlebrain.

External links[edit | edit source]


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