Pedababu

Pedababu
Directed by	Paruchuri Murali
Produced by	M L Kumar Chowdary
Written by	Ramesh-Gopi(dialogues)
Screenplay by	Paruchuri Murali
Story by	Paruchuri Murali
Starring	Jagapathi Babu Kalyani
Music by	Chakri
Cinematography	S.K.A. Bhupathi
Edited by	Marthand K. Venkatesh
Production company	Sri Keerthi Creations
Release dates	30 April 2004
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Pedababu is a 2004 Telugu film produced by M.L. Kumar Chowdary on Sri Keerthi Creations banner and directed by Paruchuri Murali. Starring Jagapathi Babu and Kalyani in the lead roles and music composed by Chakri.^[1] Sunil received Filmfare Award for Best Comedian – Telugu for this film.^[2]

Plot

Peda Babu (Jagapati Babu) is the village head. He stays alone and away from his mother (Suhasini) who is staying in the same village along with Peda Babu's father and siblings. The entire village respects Pedababu as village head. But why is Pedababu staying away from his mother. He has not spoken a word to her for the past 25 years. What is the reason? That exact flashback has the major interest part of the story.

Cast

• Jagapati Babu as Pedababu
• Kalyani as Neelaveni
• Suhasini as Pedababu's mother
• K Viswanath as Pedababu's grand father
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Kanaka Raju
• Sunil as Bapineedu
• Sarath Babu as Pedababu's step-father
• Vijayachander
• Ponnambalam as Rudra Raju
• Ajay as Pedababu's younger brother
• Bharath as Pedababu's younger brother
• Prabhu
• Rallapalli as Raghavaiah
• Devadas Kanakala as Registrar
• Vizag Prasad
• Lakshmipati as Barber
• Fish Venkat as Kanaka Raju's henchman
• Jenny as Teacher
• Harika
• Shobha
• Sakhi
• Uma
• Master Deepak Saroj as Young Pedababu

Soundtrack

Pedababu
Film score by Chakri
Released	2004
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	23:59
Label	SOHAN Audio
Producer	Chakri
Chakri chronology
143 (2004) Pedababu (2004) Andhrawala (2004)

Music composed by Chakri. All songs are hit tracks. Music released on SOHAN Audio Company.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Oka Vekuva"	Jaladi	SP Balu	5:12
2.	"Bava Bava"	Jaladi	Ravi Varma, Sunitha Balaji	4:24
3.	"Navvavayya Babu"	Bhaskarabhatla Ravikumar	Chakri, Kousalya	4:43
4.	"Naalo Nuvvundali"	Bhaskarabhatla Ravikumar	SP Balu, Kousalya	4:18
5.	"Oka Devudu"	Jaladi	SP Balu	0:52
6.	"Palluna Virigindiro"	Jaladi	Sandeep Bhaumik, Kousalya	4:16
Total length:				23:59

^[3]

Awards

Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Outcome
Filmfare Awards	Filmfare Award for Best Comedian – Telugu	Sunil	Won

References

1. "Movie review - Pedababu". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
2. "Filmfare Awards 2005". idlebrain.com. 23 July 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
3. "Pedababu". raaga.com. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

External links

• Pedababu at the Internet Movie Database