Pelli SandaD

<p>Maya is an aspirant , who expresses interest to helm the biopic of Vasishta. She threatens her father to commit suicide in case Vasishta does not authorize the project and tell his story. After several comical pleadings of her father, the reluctant Vashshta budges and goes down the memory to narrate his story of how he won over his love interest Sahasra. In 1996, Vasishta and Sahasra met at a wedding, and it is love at first sight for both of them. The main obstacle to their union is Sahasra’s father Pattabhi Ramayya, the strict family patriarch who is completely against . How Vasishta convinces the headstrong father and proves that he is a worthy match for his daughter forms the rest of the story. The film was planned in October 2020 as sequel to 1996 film that starred , and . K. Raghavendra Rao decided to supervise the direction of the sequel with Gowri Ronanki making her directorial debut. Incidentally Srikanth’s elder son, Roshan Meka, was selected to play the male lead in the sequel. Initially, it was reported that actor ‘s daughter would be the female lead opposite Roshan, but it was not finalized. In October 2020, actress was signed to pair opposite Meka, but she was later replaced by Sreeleela in January 2021. Filming was completed in July 2021, and post-production began in the same month. The film was initially planned for release in September 2021, but was postponed due to . It was released on 15 October 2021. Later, it premiered on on 24 June 2022. The soundtrack is composed by and lyrics are penned by . “Premante Enti” first track of the soundtrack was released on 27 April 2021 by Aditya Music. “Bujjulu Bujjulu” the second song was unveiled on 23 May. Title track “Pelli SandaD” was released on 12 August 2021, and fourth track “Madhura Nagarilo” was released on 29 September 2021, along with audio album. Thadhagath Pathi reviewing for rated the film with 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, ” remains a strictly watchable fare with the lead actors coming into their own. But don’t expect anything fresh or remotely logical.” Y Sunita Chowdhary of felt that “the film is a Manmohan Desai style of ending with a battle between the divine and the evil where a young, small-built Roshan has a showdown with big-bodied men amidst spears, colour and a Hanuman idol. The film can be touted as a costly showreel for Roshan and Sree Leela”. stated that soundtrack and performance of lead actors are the positives, and, screenplay, story and first-half are the negatives of the film. A reviewer of criticized film’s screenplay and felt that it has an outdated story. They also stated that Raghavendra Rao’s acting is a minus for the film.</p>