Paradesi is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and produced by him under the banner Sri Raghavendra Movie Corporation, in collaboration with C. Aswini Dutt and Allu Aravind. The film is notable for its talent search campaign, which invited aspiring actors through Gemini TV and featured new faces Viswa, Madhav, Tanuja, and California-based model Monnette in the lead roles.

Plot

Gopal (Madhav) is a young man who prefers to choose his own life partner, refusing to accept a marriage arranged by his elders. His father, Rayudu (Thanikella Bharani), has a friend named Bangarraju (AVS), who lives in the United States and wants his daughter, Jyothi (Tanuja), to marry Gopal. Hoping that Gopal will change his mind after meeting Jyothi, Rayudu arranges for Gopal to visit the US. At the same time, Rayudu's former friend turned rival, Nayudu (Babu Mohan), plans to send his son, Krishna (Viswa), to the US as well.