Abhinandana

<p>Set in , the story revolves around Rani, an aspiring dancer, who meets Raja, an aspiring painter and singer. They fall in love with each other as their mutual love for art unfolds at an arts institute/college. Rani’s father wishes to get his daughter married soon. Rani is certain about convincing her father to accept Raja as her future spouse. The drama unfolds when Rani’s pregnant sister Kamala and her husband Srikanth, along with their two kids visit from Chennai. Kamala’s husband, who owns a recording studio, leaves for Chennai after a short stay in Kodaikanal. After Kamala’s accidental death, her father wishes to get Rani married to her brother—in-law Srikanth and take care of the two kids. Rani has to choose between Raja and looking after her sister’s family. Raja cannot take this and takes to drinking as he loses hope of uniting with Rani. Unaware of Raja’s connection to Rani, Srikanth meets Raja he notices Raja’s artistic skills and offers him an opportunity to sing for an album at his recording studio. He introduces Raja to Rani at Rani’s home before requesting Raja to live there until Raja’s recording is complete. Soon Rani’s brother-in-law finds out that Rani is in love with Raja. How the individuals try to compromise and sacrifice for each other’s aspirations and feelings forms the crux of the story. As per the film’s opening credits: The music for the film was composed by . Several songs were reused from his earlier compositions: “Ade Neevu” was adapted from “Ore Raagam”, and “Rangulalo Kalavo” was taken from “Velli Nila Padhumai”, both from Tamil movie (1985). “Premaledhani” was adapted from “Naalum en manam” from Tamil movie (1984). “Manchu Kurise Velalo” was reused from “Andharangam Yaavume” from Tamil movie (1983), while “Eduta Neeve” was derived from “Ilalo” from (1985), which itself was based on “Uyire Urave” from Tamil movie (1985). The song “Manchu Kurise Velalo” later inspired the title of a . All lyrics are written by .</p>