Ninne Pelladata () is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language romantic family drama film, produced by Nagarjuna under the Annapurna Studios banner and directed by Krishna Vamsi. It stars Nagarjuna and Tabu, and music composed by Sandeep Chowta. The film was remade in Kannada as Preethsod Thappa. The film has received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year. This film recorded as Industry Hit at box office.
Plot
Ninne Pelladata is family romance based movie in which Mahalakshmi comes to Hyderabad for flight training and falls in love with Seenu. The duo decide to inform their respective parents of their plan to get married. Seenu's family welcomes Mahalakshmi, and approves of her. It is revealed during the film that Seenu's father is the brother of Mahalakshmi's mother who had married Mahalakshmi's father against the wishes of her brothers due to which there's an enemity between the 2 families. Just shortly after their approval, Mahalakshmi's parents interrupt the proceedings and forcibly take Mahalaxmi with them, to get her married to someone else. Finally, both Seenu and Mahalakshmi fights against both the families making them understand their mistake. Later, Seenu and Mahalakshmi gets married where both the families get united.
Cast
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Sandeep Chowta. Music released on T-Series Audio Company.
Unnaiye Kalyaanam Pannikkiren (Tamil Version)
Production
Krishna Vamsi went to Vishakapatnam to scout locations for a Nagarjuna film that would go on to become Samudram. After he got comparisons with Ram Gopal Varma's Gulabi (1995), Vamsi ditched the script and rewrote it so that it was sans violence. He took the Hindi films Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) for inspiration and changed the script to suit the Telugu audience. Vamsi narrated the script to Nagarjuna on the sets of Ramudochadu (1996). Nagarjuna accepted the film after the three minute narration.
Meena was initially offered the role of Tabu, but she was unable to adjust the dates, the crew searched for other options and finalized Tabu.
Box office
The film had a successful 100-day run in 39 centres. The film had a 175-day run in 4 centres. Its dubbed version in Tamil, Unnaiye Kalyanam Pannikiren was also a super hit. Its Remake version in Kannada, Preethsod Thappa starring V. Ravichandran and Shilpa Shetty was also a super hit. Its collected total 16.3 cr shares in total run and went onto become an industry hit.