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Pandaga

Pandaga ( Festival) is a 1998 Telugu-language drama film directed by Sarath. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Srikanth, Raasi and music composed by M. M. Keeravani. It is produced under the Jayasri Art Pictures banner. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Katha Nayagan (1997).

Plot

The film begins with Suryadevara Lakshmi Raghava Vara Prasad a top-tier holds high esteem in society. He is also paterfamilias to a large extended joint family who is single, shoulders his 5 sisters and their respective families. However, they usurp his wealth under the guise of serving him. Once Vara Prasad is rescued by a valiant Anand from a few burglars. Just after, he is impressed by the virtue of Anand and appoints him as the Manager of his house. Time being, Anand wins Vara Prasad's credence and obtains household authority. Besides, Prameela one of the nieces of Vara Prasad piety quarrels with Anand. After some time, Vara Prasad realizes Anand is a forge, one that trapped him with his excellence, so, he boots him. Thereupon, he notices his ex-lover Vijayalakshmi's photograph with him. Here as a flabbergast, it is revealed, Anand is Vara Prasad's son who walked in, to pay back his father for deceiving his mother. Soon, Vara Prasad clarifies it is an error of fortune. So, Anand proclaims Vara Prasad to accept him as his son when he dichotomizes as his honor & family prestige obstruct him. But Anand challenges to divulge the reality. At that moment, Prameela overhears it, apologizes to Anand and they fall in love. Thereafter, Anand raises chaos in the family and brings out the true faces of his sly relatives. Meanwhile, Vara Prasad decides to declare his heir on his 60th birthday and ultimately, he affirms the actuality. Learning it, Vara Prasad's sisters accuse him and their riffraff husbands of poisoning him but on time Anand saves his father. At last, Vara Prasad handovers his property to them and is ready to leave when they all plead pardon and change his intention. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Anand & Prameela.

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    author
    director Sarath
    editor D. Venkataratnam
    genre drama
    keywords joint family learn poison rescue trap
    musicBy M. M. Keeravani
    producer Ch. R. B. Chowdary
    productionCompany Jayasri Art Pictures
    theme romantic drama