Babai Abbai is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language comedy film produced by M. Sudhakar Reddy under the Ushodhaya Movies banner and directed by Jandhyala. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Anitha Reddy and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is inspired by the Telugu film Vaddante Dabbu (1954), which itself was based on the English novel Brewster's Millions (1902) by George Barr McCutcheon.[1][2]
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Directed by | Jandhyala |
Written by | Jandhyala |
Based on | Brewster's Millions by George Barr McCutcheon |
Produced by | M. Sudhakar Reddy |
Starring | Nandamuri Balakrishna Anitha Reddy |
Cinematography | S. Gopal Reddy |
Edited by | Gautham Raju |
Music by | Chakravarthy |
Production company | Ushodhaya Movies |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
The film begins with two con artists Bala & Veera who are acquainted with a crazy situation and move in together. Out of goodwill, they call each other as Babayi-Abbayi, and their livelihood is making debts and absconding from lenders. Once Bala fuses with a beautiful girl Krishnaveni / Krishna, daughter of a multi-millionaire Vara Prasada Rao and they fall in love. Being cognizant of it, Vara Prasada Rao assigns a task for Bala by allocating a huge amount of Rs.25 lakhs and asks him to spend it within 30 days. Eventually, warns him not to donate or destroy the money. At present, Bala starts the operation under the guidance of Babai in various methods such as racing, gambling, making a movie, constructing the house, etc. But their income grows day by day when Bala feds up with it. Ultimately, he throws the money into the sea when Vara Prasada Rao arrives. At last, he affirms, the task is to study the character of Bala and he should also perceive the fruitlessness of treacherous money. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Bala & Krishna.
The music was composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi.[citation needed]
S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
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1 | "Telusa Neeku Telusa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 3:20 |
2 | "Nee Choopu" | Srinivasamurthy, S. Janaki | 3:59 |
3 | "O Priyaa" | Anita Reddy | 3:50 |
4 | "Sommu Penchaku" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Madhavapeddi Ramesh | 3:27 |
5 | "Lady Lady" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:05 |
George Barr McCutcheon's Brewster's Millions | |
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