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Kanyadanam is a film of genre Drama directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana with Upendra
Kanyadanam (1998)
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Add to a movie listKanyadanam is a 1998 Telugu film starring Upendra, Srikanth and Rachana in the lead roles, directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana and produced by Ambica Krishna. The film's music was composed by Koti. The film released on 10 July 1998 across Andhra Pradesh. Kanyadanam was Upendra's debut movie in Telugu. The film explored the soft and romantic side of Upendra, who had gained a much dreaded image after his psychopath performance in his earlier Kannada Telugu blockbuster A.
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The movie revolves around a couple of bachelors (Srikanth, Upendra, Shivaji, Rajeev Kanakala) who come into the city to find work. Upendra and Rachana fall for each other at their first encounter.But Later Rachana gets married to Srikanth. After Srikanth comes to know that her wife is in love with somebody else, he decides to sacrifice her to him. After she leaves her in the home town of her boy friend, Upendra takes her back to his friend Srikanth's home to provide temporary shelter for her. Later, Srikanth comes to know that his wife has actually loved Upendra before, he arranges a remarriage for both of them. The movie has got good blend of comedy scenes with Brahmanandam, situational back ground score and nice story line.The movie has depicted the lover boy role of Upendra despite his eccentric image.Actors
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