Apparao Driving School | |
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Directed by | Anji Seenu |
Written by | Gangotri Viswanath (story / dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Anji Seenu |
Produced by | Devireddy Srikar Reddy |
Starring | Rajendra Prasad Preeti Jhangiani Malavika |
Cinematography | Vijay C Kumar |
Edited by | K. V. Krishna Reddy |
Music by | Ghantadi Krishna |
Production company | Jagadish Cine Makers [1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Apparao Driving School is a 2004 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by Devireddy Srikar Reddy on Jagadish Cine Makers banner [2] and directed by Anji Seenu. [3] Starring Rajendra Prasad, Preeti Jhangiani, Malavika and music composed by Ghantadi Krishna. The film recorded as a flop at box office. [4]
The film begins with a noble and honest young charm, Appa Rao, who runs a driving school only for ladies and is never guilty of misconduct. Ariff Khan, that institute, with another school in his front, is bankrupt. The two have held archrivalry for generations regarding judicial trials of a land dispute that goes on comically. Appa Rao resides with his grandmother, and she nags for the marriage, which he constantly postpones. Besides, Anjali is the doted darling daughter of powerful factionist Veera Raghava Reddy. Once, she states all the men are perverts when her mates wager that just one, i.e., Appa Rao. Hence, Anjali challenges them to refute it and asks her father to admit her. Parallelly, Khan warns Appa Rao to shut down his school when Veera Raghava Rao guards him. Anjali advances to Appa Rao and tries diverse means to entice him, but he does not yield. So, she bows down before his integrity, crushes, and declares to knit him. As a glimpse, Ramu, a mechanic opposite Appa Rao's school, lures Anjali, and her bullies batter him.
Meanwhile, Appa Rao's grandmother fixes an alliance and wedlocks him with a benevolent & naïve Mahalakshmi following Anjali proclaiming her love to him. Appa Rao notifies Veera Raghava Reddy, who startlingly unwraps that his daughter has cancer and implores him to pretend love for her last days gratify. Accordingly, Appa Rao moves on and juggles by forging himself as two before Mahalakshmi & Anjali. Later, Doctors diagnosed Anjali as far from the disease, which happened as per the transposition of reports that struck Appa Rao. Thus, Appa Rao plots with Veera Raghava Reddy to discard from Anjali's life. Ergo starts a game of creating loath in Anjali, but it is always in vain due to Mahalakshmi's interference as the ladies become besties.
One day, Appa Rao is aghast at spotting his PA Geeta's dead body while opening the school. Being terrified, he calls Veera Raghava Reddy, who instructs him to bury it in the backyard, which Appa Rao does. From there, he receives a minatory phone call and Appa Rao suspecting several like Khan, his Advocate, etc. As a flabbergast, Appa Rao views Geeta alive, and Ramu chases her. He lays hold of them and extracts it's all Ramu's ruse, supported by Geeta as her lover, to seek vengeance against him & Anjali. Since she is pestering for espousal, he is attempting to slay her. Now, Appa Rao schemes a last shot by counterfeiting his death to Anjali at a hospital. Out of the blue, Mahalakshmi arrives and learns the actuality when Veera Raghava Reddy makes her comprehend Appa Rao's virtue. Tragically, all are aware that Anjali's cancer case is a fact. However, she forces doctors to lie about her father's happiness, who is on her deathbed this minute. At last, Appa Rao delights Anjali with true love, and Mahalakshmi wholeheartedly accepts her and ties the knot with her husband. Finally, the movie ends with Anjali merrily departing in Appa Rao's lap.
Apparao Driving School | |
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Film score by Ghantadi Krishna | |
Released | 2004 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Length | 30:53 |
Label | Maruthi Music |
Producer | Ghantadi Krishna |
Music composed by Ghantadi Krishna. Music released on Maruthi Music Company. [5]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Apparao Driving School" | Surendra Krishna | Ghantadi Krishna, Viswa | 4:02 |
2. | "Andala Palapitaro" | Bharathi Babu | Simha, Sunanda, Teena | 4:13 |
3. | "Ninnu Chuse Velanona" | Veturi | Kumar Sanu, Sunitha | 4:52 |
4. | "Gaalilona Eedukona" | Jaya Surya | Tina Kamal | 4:28 |
5. | "Chirugaali Paata" | Uma Maheswara Rao | K. J. Yesudas | 5:08 |
6. | "Nee Kattu Bottu" | Chaitanya Prasad | Ravi Varma, Malathi | 3:42 |
7. | "Naa Pranam" | Tina Kamal | Ghantadi Krishna | 4:28 |
Total length: | 30:53 |
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