Manchu Pallaki

Manchu Pallaki
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVamsy
Written byYandamuri Veerendranath (dialogues)
Screenplay byVamsy
Story byS. Rajasekar
Produced byM. R. Prasad Rao
StarringChiranjeevi
Suhasini
Rajendra Prasad
CinematographyHari Anumolu
Edited byAnil Dattatreya
Music byRajan–Nagendra
Production
company
Godavari Chitra
Release date
  • 19 November 1982 (1982-11-19)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Manchu Pallaki (transl. Snow Palanquin) is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language film, produced by M. R. Prasad Rao and directed by Vamsy in his debut. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Suhasini, Rajendra Prasad and Sai Chand, with music composed by Rajan–Nagendra. It is a remake of the Tamil film Palaivana Solai (1981).[1]

Plot

Sekhar, Hari, Vasu, Kumar and Gandhi are unemployed youths living in a colony who are looking for jobs and are unable to make a living. Geeta moves into their colony with her father and everybody falls for her, one trying to make a fool of the 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 learns that she has a terminal disease and will die soon. But before dying, Geeta helps Vasu by marrying his sister to Sekhar.

Cast

Production

Manchu Pallaki, a remake of the 1981 Tamil film Palaivana Cholai, was the directorial debut of Vamsy who also wrote the screenplay. Suhasini was chosen to reprise her role from the original.[2]

Soundtrack

Music composed by Rajan–Nagendra.[2]

S.No Song Title Lyrics Singers length
1 "Neekosame" Mailavarapu Gopi S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:46
2 "Meghama" Veturi S. Janaki 4:59
3 "Pagalureyiloo" Sri Sri S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:45
4 "Manishe Manideepam" Sri Sri S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:34

References

  1. ^ "Manchu pallaki Movie: దర్శకుడు వంశీ తొలి చిత్రం 'మంచుపల్లకీ'!". NTV Telugu (in Telugu). 19 November 2022. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Sri (10 September 2008). "Retrospect: Manchu Pallaki (1982)". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Manchu Pallaki (1982)". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.