| Family Circus | |
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| Directed by | Teja |
| Written by | Teja |
| Produced by | Sunkara Madhu Murali |
| Starring | Jagapati Babu Rajendra Prasad Roja Kanchi Kaul |
| Cinematography | Rasool Ellore |
| Edited by | Shankar |
| Music by | R. P. Patnaik |
Production company | Melody Multimedia |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Family Circus is a 2001 Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by Teja.[1] It stars Jagapati Babu, Rajendra Prasad, Roja, Kanchi Kaul, and music composed by R. P. Patnaik.[2][3] It was produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali under the Melody Multimedia banner. The film was recorded as Average at the box office.
Plot
The film begins on Subramanyam / Subbu a simpleton works as a manager in a firm. He marries a no-nonsense lady Durga and the couple adopts Subbu's deceased sister's two sons. Thereafter, Durga gives birth to twins, the imps make their life miserable with their mischief for which Subbu has to vacate too many houses. So, Subbu decides to buy a house in a locality full of bizarre characters that include a retired army officer Lance naik Bhagath, a loud-mouthed neighbour Santharam, and some demented feminists. Right now, things get worse when Subbu rents a portion of his house to a person Pataudi. Later Subbu realizes his mistake after seeing Pataudi's family, which is the most dysfunctional that one can ever imagine. Pataudi's family contains wife Kantham a hardcore virago, two more strong imps, and a sister-in-law Sujatha a teenage girl. Sujatha is infatuated towards Subbu and stalks him day and night. Parallelly, Babloo a person who aspires to love Sujatha threatens Subbu with his gang. Here, the quandary creates turmoil and turbulence. The rest of the story is a comic tale that how Subbu discards from these problems.
Cast
- Jagapati Babu as Subramanyaam "Subbu"
- Rajendra Prasad as Pataudi, Subramanyam's tenant
- Roja as Durga, Subramanyam's wife
- Kanchi Kaul as Sujatha
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Lance naik Bhagath
- Brahmanandam as Dr.Anand
- Sudhakar as Kaasi, Subramanyam's friend
- M. S. Narayana as Nani, Subramanyam's brother-in-law
- Sunil as Bhimavaram Rowdy
- Tanikella Bharani as Fishing Inspector
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Santharam
- Babu Mohan aa a man in the hospital
- Giri Babu as Krishna Rao
- Babloo as Babloo, Sujatha's college mate who loves her
- Ananth as Bar Waiter
- Chitti Babu as Bar Waiter
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Balloon Seller
- Gundu Sudarshan as Rajesh Khanna (cameo appearance)
- Kallu Chidambaram as Chidambara Sastry
- Junior Relangi as Subramanyam's landlord
- Jenny
- Narsing Yadav as Chari
- Jhansi as Kantham, Pataudi's wife
- Rama Prabha as Bamma, Subramanyam's grandmother
- Rajitha as Doctor
- Ramya Sri as a neighbour in the colony
- Madhumani as Subramanyam's younger sister
- Madhurisen as Durga's friend
Soundtrack
| Family Circus | ||||
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| Released | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 24:06 | |||
| Label | Sneha Music | |||
| Producer | R. P. Patnaik | |||
| R. P. Patnaik chronology | ||||
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Music composed by R. P. Patnaik. Lyrics written by Kulashekar. Music released on SNEHA Music Company.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Nannu Kottakuro" | R. P. Patnaik, Lenina | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Kalalo Neeve" | Saandip | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Jim Jim Jatara" | R. P. Patnaik, Rajendra Prasad | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Neelam Neelam" | R. P. Patnaik, Ravi Varma | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Moodu Mulla Bandham" | Parthasarathy, Sridhar, Nitya Santhoshini | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Family Circus" | Chorus | 3:42 |
| Total length: | 24:06 | ||
References
- ↑ "Telugu Cinema Etc - Idlebrain.com". www.idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Telugu Cinema Etc - Idlebrain.com". www.idlebrain.com.
- ↑ "Family Circus Movie Reviews".