Family (1996 film)

1996 Indian film

Family

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Directed by| Vijaya Bapineedu
Written by| G. Satya Murthy (dialogues)
Screenplay by| Vijaya Bapineedu
Story by| V. Sekhar
Based on| Kaalam Maari Pochu (Tamil)
Produced by| Leela-Laila-Lalini-Lalitha
Starring| Rajendra Prasad
Ooha
Cinematography| M. V. Raghu
Edited by| Trinath
Music by| Prasanna Swaraj

Production
company

Vijaya Bapineedu Productions[1]

Release date

* 1996 (1996)

Running time

| 149 mins
Country| India
Language| Telugu

Family is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by Leela-Laila-Lalini-Lalitha under the Vijaya Bapineedu Productions banner and directed by Vijaya Bapineedu.[2] It stars Rajendra Prasad and Ooha , with music composed by Prasanna Swaraj.[3] The film was a remake of the Tamil film Kaalam Maari Pochu (1996).

## Contents

* 1 Plot
* 2 Cast
* 3 Soundtrack
* 4 References

## Plot[edit]

Shankaram (Vallabhaneni Janardhan) and Janaki (Sangeetha) have four daughters, Kalyani (Kinnera), Kasthuri (Kovai Sarala), Kavitha (Ooha), Kamala (Seeta), and a son Giri (Raja Ravindra). Shankaram always thinks the son is an asset to him and that daughters are a burden on his head. He starts searching for bridegrooms for his three elder daughters with his friend Vankara Sastry (A.V.S.), because he wants to give less dowry, he finds three different class-4 matches for his daughters and they get married to a cook, Eeswara Rao (Tanikella Bharani), a Corporation worker (Ali) and an auto driver Krishna (Rajendra Prasad) respectively. Three of them are wayward husbands who want to rely on their wives' property. The whole story revolves around three families, whose three wives teach a lesson to their husbands and makes their father realize his mistake.

## Cast[edit]

* Rajendra Prasad as Krishna
* Ooha as Kavitha
* Ali
* Vallabhaneni Janardhan as Shankaram
* Nutan Prasad as Dr. Appa Rao
* Tanikella Bharani as Cook Eeswara Rao
* Mallikarjuna Rao as Marriage Broker
* A.V.S. as Vakara Sastry
* Raja Ravindra as Giri
* Vinod as M.L.A.
* Kovai Sarala as Kasthuri
* Kinnera as Kalyani
* Sangeeta as Janaki
* Seetha as Kamala
* Jyothi Meena as item number

## Soundtrack[edit]

Family

Film score by

Prasanna Swaraj

Released| 1996
Genre| Soundtrack
Length| 21:21
Label| Supreme Music
Producer| Prasanna Swaraj

Music composed by Prasanna Swaraj. Lyrics were written by Bhuvana Chandra. Music released on Supreme Music Company.[4]

No.| Title| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Aalumagalu"| Mano, Swarnalatha| 4:19
2.| "Cheeraleni Sundarangivi"| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano, Chitra| 4:17
3.| "Kothappelli Koothuru"| Mano, Swarnalatha| 2:06
4.| "Lusalusa Telusa"| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra| 5:43
5.| "Ontari Gopala"| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra| 4:56
Total length:| 21:21

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Family (Overview)". The Cine Bay.
2. ^ "Family (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
3. ^ "Family (Review)". Youtube.
4. ^ "Family (Songs)". Cineradham.

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