{{Short description|2021 Indian film by K. Raghavendra Rao}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = Pelli SandaD | image = Pelli SandaD.jpg | caption = Official release poster | director = Gowri Ronanki | producer = Madhavi Kovelamudi<br />[[Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni|Shobu Yarlagadda<br />Prasad Devineni]] | writer = Shiva Shakti Datta <br /> Sreedhar Seepana | based_on = | starring = [[Roshan Meka]]<br />[[Sreeleela]]<br />[[Shivani Rajashekar]] | narrator = | music = [[M. M. Keeravani]] | cinematography = Sunil Kumar Nama | editing = Tammiraju | studio = RK Film Associates<br/>[[Arka Media Works]] | distributor = Great India Films | released = {{Film date|2021|10|15|df=y}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Telugu | budget = <!--MUST BE ATTRIBUTED TO A RELIABLE SOURCE WITH AN ESTABLISHED REPUTATION OF FACT CHECKING. NO BLOGS, NO IMDB--> }}
'''''Pelli SandaD''''' ({{Translation|Wedding celebration}}) is a 2021 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[musical film|musical]] [[romantic comedy]] film directed by debutant Gowri Ronanki under the supervision of [[K. Raghavendra Rao]]. Produced by Madhavi Kovelamudi, [[Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni]], the film features [[Roshan Meka]], [[Sreeleela]], and [[Shivani Rajashekar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 September 2021 |title=Mahesh Babu unveils 'Pelli SandaD' trailer, sends best wishes to the team |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/mahesh-babu-unveils-pelli-sandad-trailer-sends-best-wishes-to-the-team/articleshow/86421356.cms |access-date=5 October 2021 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
The film is a [[spiritual sequel]] of the 1996 film [[Pelli Sandadi|of the same name]]. It marks the acting debut of Raghavendra Rao (who directed the previous film) and the Telugu debut of Sreeleela.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 2021 |title=PVeteran director K Raghavendra Rao to debut as actor with 'Pelli SandaD' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/veteran-director-k-raghavendra-rao-debut-actor-pelli-sandad-153228 |access-date=5 October 2021 |website=The News Minute}}</ref> The music was composed by [[M. M. Keeravani]] with cinematography by Sunil Kumar Nama and editing by Tammiraju. It was released on 15 October 2021.
==Plot== Maya is an aspirant [[filmmaker]], who expresses interest to helm the biopic of [[Dronacharya award]]ee Vasishta. She threatens her father to commit suicide in case Vasishta does not authorize the project and tell his story. After several comical pleadings of her father, the reluctant Vashshta budges and goes down the memory to narrate his story of how he won over his love interest Sahasra. In 1996, Vasishta and Sahasra met at a wedding, and it is love at first sight for both of them. The main obstacle to their union is Sahasra's father Pattabhi Ramayya, the strict family patriarch who is completely against [[love marriage]]. How Vasishta convinces the headstrong father and proves that he is a worthy match for his daughter forms the rest of the story.
==Cast== {{Colbegin}} * [[Roshan Meka]] in a [[double role]] as ** Ravipati Vasishta ** Arjun Ravipati Vasishta *** [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] as old Vasishta<ref name="c2:toi">{{Cite web |date=30 July 2021 |title=Director K Raghavendra Rao all set to make his acting debut with 'Pelli SandaD'; see first look |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/director-k-raghavendra-rao-all-set-to-make-his-acting-debut-with-pelli-sandad-see-first-look/articleshow/84889994.cms |access-date=5 October 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> * [[Sreeleela]] as Kondaveeti Sahasra<ref name="c1:index">{{Cite web |date=13 January 2021 |title=Sreeleela to make Tollywood debut with Pelli Sandadi remake opposite Roshan Meka |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2021/jan/13/sreeleela-to-make-tollywood-debut-withpelli-sandadi-remake-oppositeroshan-meka-2249267.html |access-date=5 October 2021 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> ** [[Deepti Bhatnagar]] as old Sahasra * [[Shivani Rajashekar]] as Maya * [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]] as Maya's father * [[Prakash Raj]] as Kondaveeti Veera Venkata Pattabhi Seetharamayya, Sahasra's father * [[Rao Ramesh]] as Vashishta's father * [[Vithika Sheru]] as Janaki, Sahasra's sister * [[Posani Krishna Murali]] as Kanchukatla Anjaneyulu * [[Vennela Kishore]] as Chintu, Sahasra's fiancée * [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Vashishta's uncle * [[Annapurna (actress)|Annapurna]] as Sahasra's grandmother * [[Satyam Rajesh]] as Priest Mangalam * [[Srinivasa Reddy]] as Maya's father's assistant * [[Raghu Babu]] * [[Jhansi (TV anchor)|Jhansi]] as Vashishta's Mother * [[Fish Venkat]] as Ramayya's henchmen * [[Shakalaka Shankar]] as Vashishta's uncle * [[Pragathi]] as Vashishta's aunt * [[Kireeti Damaraju]] as Ram, Sahasra's brother-in-law * [[Babu Mohan]] as Subbayya Babai * [[Hema (actress)|Hema]] * Bharani {{Colend}}
==Production== The film was planned in October 2020 as sequel to 1996 film ''[[Pelli Sandadi]]'' that starred [[Srikanth (Telugu actor)|Srikanth]], [[Ravali]] and [[Deepti Bhatnagar]]. K. Raghavendra Rao decided to supervise the direction of the sequel with Gowri Ronanki making her directorial debut. Incidentally Srikanth's elder son, Roshan Meka, was selected to play the male lead in the sequel.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 October 2020 |title=Srikanth's son Roshan to star in Pelli Sandadi sequel |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/oct/09/srikanths-son-roshan-to-star-in-pelli-sandadi-sequel-20700.html |access-date=5 October 2021 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref>
Initially, it was reported that actor [[Sridevi]]'s daughter [[Khushi Kapoor]] would be the female lead opposite Roshan, but it was not finalized.<ref name="p2:toi">{{Cite web |date=30 October 2020 |title=''Pelli Sandadi'' sequel: K Raghavendra Rao roped in these actors to play lead roles? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/pelli-sandadi-sequel-k-raghavendra-rao-roped-in-these-actors-to-play-lead-roles/articleshow/78634114.cms |access-date=5 October 2021 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> In October 2020, actress [[Malavika Nair]] was signed to pair opposite Meka,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-27 |title=Malavika Nair signs Pelli SandaD |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/oct/27/malavika-nair-signs-pelli-sandad-20998.html |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref> but she was later replaced by Sreeleela in January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-13 |title=Sreeleela to make Tollywood debut with Pelli Sandadi remake opposite Roshan Meka |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2021/jan/13/sreeleela-to-make-tollywood-debut-withpelli-sandadi-remake-oppositeroshan-meka-2249267.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Filming was completed in July 2021, and post-production began in the same month.<ref name="p1:toi">{{Cite web |date=22 July 2021 |title='Pelli SandaD' to release in September 2021 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/pelli-sanda-d-to-release-in-september-2021/articleshow/84631925.cms |access-date=5 October 2021 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
==Soundtrack== {{Infobox album | name = Pelli SandaD | type = Soundtrack | artist = [[M. M. Keeravani]] | cover = | alt = | released = 29 September 2021 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]] | length = 21:32 | language = Telugu | label = Aditya Music | producer = | prev_title = [[Konda Polam#Soundtrack|Konda Polam]] | prev_year = 2021 | next_title = [[RRR (soundtrack)|RRR]] | next_year = 2022 | misc = {{External media | audio1 = {{YouTube|2MhXCdHfQ-c|Audio Jukebox}}}} }}
The soundtrack is composed by [[M. M. Keeravani]] and lyrics are penned by [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]. "Premante Enti" first track of the soundtrack was released on 27 April 2021 by Aditya Music.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=u9X47fdDWRw |title=Premante Enti Singers: Haricharan, Shweta Pandit Lyrics :Chandrabose |date=27 April 2021 |publisher=YouTube |work=Aditya Music}}</ref> "Bujjulu Bujjulu" the second song was unveiled on 23 May.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 May 2021 |title='Bujjulu Bujjulu' from Pelli SandaD: Sreeleela shines in the mass number |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/bujjulu-bujjulu-from-pelli-sandad-sreeleela-shines-in-the-mass-number/articleshow/82881090.cms |access-date=5 October 2021 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> Title track "Pelli SandaD" was released on 12 August 2021, and fourth track "Madhura Nagarilo" was released on 29 September 2021, along with audio album.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 April 2021 |title=Pelli SandaD, Album by M. M. Keeravani |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/pelli-sandad/DgoEa-V0Gn4_ |publisher=Jiosaavn}}</ref>
{{Track listing | headline = Track listing | total_length = 21:32 | all_lyrics = | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Premante Enti | extra1 = [[Haricharan]], [[Shweta Pandit]] | length1 = 3:35 | title2 = Bujjulu Bujjulu | extra2 = [[Baba Sehgal]], [[Mangli]] | length2 = 3:57 | title3 = Pelli SandaD | extra3 = [[Vedala Hemachandra|Hemachandra]], Deepu, [[Sravana Bhargavi]] | length3 = 4:32 | title4 = Madhura Nagarilo | extra4 = Sreenidhi, Nayana Nair, [[Kaala Bhairava]] | length4 = 3:34 | title5 = Gandharva Lokala | extra5 = Hemachandra, [[Sravana Bhargavi]] | length5 = 3:27 | title6 = Hayam Vashishta | extra6 = Kaala Bhairava, Lipsika | length6 = 2:26 }}
==Release== The film was initially planned for release in September 2021, but was postponed due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].<ref name="p1:toi" /> It was released on 15 October 2021.{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}} Later, it premiered on [[ZEE5]] on 24 June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-22 |title=Roshan Meka's Pelli SandaD To Stream On This OTT Platform From June 24 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/roshan-mekas-pelli-sandad-to-stream-on-this-ott-platform-from-june-24-5420299.html |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=[[News18]] |language=en}}</ref>
==Reception== Thadhagath Pathi reviewing for ''[[The Times of India]]'' rated the film with 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "''Pelli SandaD'' remains a strictly watchable fare with the lead actors coming into their own. But don't expect anything fresh or remotely logical."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thadhagath Pathi |date=15 October 2021 |title=Pelli SandaD Movie Review: Story goes for a toss while paying homage to Raghavendra Rao |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/pelli-sandad/movie-review/87040497.cms |access-date=16 October 2021 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> Y Sunita Chowdhary of ''[[The Hindu]]'' felt that "the film is a Manmohan Desai style of ending with a battle between the divine and the evil where a young, small-built Roshan has a showdown with big-bodied men amidst spears, colour and a Hanuman idol. The film can be touted as a costly showreel for Roshan and Sree Leela".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chowdhary |first=Y. Sunita |date=2021-10-16 |title='Pelli SandaD' movie review: Done and dusted old school romance |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/pelli-sandad-movie-review-done-and-dusted-old-school-romance/article37017971.ece |access-date=2021-10-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> ''[[Eenadu]]'' stated that soundtrack and performance of lead actors are the positives, and, screenplay, story and first-half are the negatives of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pelli SandaD Review: రివ్యూ: పెళ్లి సందD - raghavendra rao and roshan pelli sandad movie review |url=https://www.eenadu.net/cinema/latestnews/raghavendra-rao-and-roshan-pelli-sandad-movie-review/0201/121212277 |access-date=2021-10-21 |website=www.eenadu.net |language=te}}</ref> A reviewer of [[NTV (Indian TV channel)|''NTV'']] criticized film's screenplay and felt that it has an outdated story. They also stated that Raghavendra Rao's acting is a minus for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-15 |title=రివ్యూ: పెళ్ళి సందD |url=https://ntvtelugu.com/pelli-sandad-movie-review/ |access-date=2021-10-21 |website=NTV |language=en-US |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021052341/https://ntvtelugu.com/pelli-sandad-movie-review/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=tt15427878|title=PellisandaD}}
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