Bahumati

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Bahumati
Directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy
Written byS. V. Krishna Reddy
Produced byKodi Nagarjuna
Starring Venu Thottempudi
Sangeetha
Shabana Khan
CinematographyM. Jawahar Reddy
Edited byK. V. Krishna Reddy
Music byS. V. Krishna Reddy
Release date
  • 30 June 2007 (2007-06-30)
Running time
194 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Telugu

Bahumati is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy under R.R Movie Makers. The film stars Venu Thottempudi, Sangeetha and Shabana Khan. The movie was based on It Could Happen To You (1994) starring Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda. [1] [2]

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Plot

Venkataramana is an honest police officer who refuses to accept bribes and always stands by his word. He is an orphan and dreams of helping the other orphans. His friend plays a cop who misses no opportunity to make money fining pedestrians for not wearing a helmet.

Venkataramana's wife Bhanumathi is a middle-class girl who dreams of riches and a costly lifestyle. The honest cop cannot fulfill her demands and suffers constant harassment from his wife who denies him conjugal bliss.

The hero buys a lottery ticket for his wife. However, when he eats at a restaurant, he is unable to pay the bill. Thus he promises to share half the prize money from his lottery with Dharani (Shabhana Khan), who is a waitress at the hotel.

Venkataramana wins 100 million in the lottery and as promised he gives 50 million to Dharani. Bhanumathi cannot digest this fact and she suspects that her husband is having an affair with the waitress. Her suspicion is further strengthened with the exposé on the intrusive media. She files for divorce and the full 100 million prize money. She wins the case and Venkataramana is left on the streets.

The fate of the newly divorced couple and Dharani is disclosed in the climax.

Cast

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References

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  2. "Bahumathi". Sify . Archived from the original on 8 February 2022.