Manchu Pallaki
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| Directed by | Vamsy |
| Produced by | Mandapaka Ravi Prasad Rao |
| Written by |
Yandamuri Veerendranath (dialogue) Vamsy (screenplay) |
| Starring |
Chiranjeevi Suhasini Mani Ratnam Rajendra Prasad Narayan Rao |
| Music by | Rajan-Nagendra |
| Cinematography | Hari Anumolu |
| Editing by | Anil Dattatreya |
| Release dates | November 19, 1982 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Manchu Pallaki (Telugu: మంచు పల్లకీ) is a 1982 Telugu film directed by Vamsy. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Rajendra Prasad, and Narayan Rao in important roles. This film was director Vamsy's debut film as director. The film is a remake of Tamil film Paalaivana Cholai (1981).
Plot
Sekhar (Chiranjeevi), Hari (Rajendra Prasad), Vasu (Narayana Rao) and two other friends are the unemployed youth living in a colony who are looking for jobs and are unable to make a living. Geeta (Suhasini Mani Ratnam) moves into their colony with her father and every body falls for her one trying to make a fool of each other. They tease her but she teaches them a lesson and later they become friends. Sekhar also likes her but does not express it. Geeta changes the lives of all of them by making them earn their living by what they know and implementing it successfully. When Sekhar confesses his love to her he comes to know of a shocking truth that she has a terminal disease and will die soon. But before dying, Geeta helps Vasu by marrying his sister to Sekhar.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Chiranjeevi | Sekhar |
| Suhasini | Gita |
| Narayana Rao | Vasu |
| Saichand | Kumar |
| Rajendra Prasad | Hari |
| Girish | Gandhi |
| Sakshi Ranga Rao | Gita's father |
| P. L. Narayana | Vasu's colleague |
| Bhimeswara Rao | Doctor |
| Devadas Kanakala | Sekhar's colleague |
| Mallikarjuna Rao | Cine director |
| Master Ali | Vasu's brother |
| Annapurna | Samalamma |
Crew
- Producer: M. R. Prasad Rao
- Screenplay, Direction: Vamsy
- Story: Robert Rajasekar
- Dialogues: Yandamuri Veerendranath
- Music Director: Rajan-Nagendra
- Playback Singers: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Lyrics: Srirangam Srinivasa Rao, Veturi Sundararamamurthy, Gopi
- Art: Chandra
- Associate Director: Madhuchuri Doraswamy Reddy
- Editing: Anil Dattatreya
- Camera: Hari Anumolu
- Presenter: Vemuri Satyanarayana
Lyrics
- pagalu rEyilO jaaraka mundE, velugu cheekaTiga maaraka mundE kalusukunTaam
(Lyrics: Sree Sree; Playback: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam) - nee kOsamE mEmandaram
(Lyrics: Gopi; Playback: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki) - Manishe Manideepam
(Lyrics: Sri Sri; Playback: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam) - mEghamaa, dEhamaa, meravakE ee kshaNam!
(Lyrics: Veturi Sundararamamurthy; Playback: S. Janaki)
External links
- Manchu Pallaki at the Internet Movie Database
- Manchu Pallaki review at Telugu Cinema.com
- Manchu Pallaki Movie Online
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