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Home > Nostalgia > Manchu Pallaki Manchu Pallaki (1982) APK | February 23, 2008  Art: Chandra. Choreography: Ravi. Cinematography: Hari Anumolu. Costumes: K. Suryarao. Dialogues: Yandamoori Veerendranath. Editing: Anil Dattatreya. Lyrics: SriSri-Veturi-Gopi. Make-up: Munduri Satyam. Music: Rajan-Nagendra. Story: Rajasekhar. Screenplay & Direction: Vamsi. Presenter: Vemuri Satyanarayana. Producer: MR Prasad Rao. Banner: Godavari Chitra. Release Year: 1982. The adventure began when Vamsi went to Madras in 1976 to assist Bapu. He was 18, full of ideas, and approached Bapu with snippets of his work which included two novels he had already written. He even learnt Tamil out of a book, so he was as prepared as can be. But instead of going to Bapu's house, he landed up in V. Madhusudhana Rao's house by mistake. Quickly catching the opportunity, he told the director that he wants to assist him and showed him his work. A small task later (which included writing the one line order for a movie that was running in a nearby theatre), he got the job. Vamsi had a mentor prior to this meeting. Vemuri Satyanarayana was the editor of the monthly magazine Jyothi which published Vamsi's novel 'Bharathi'. By the time Vamsi was 25, Vemuri decided to co-produce a movie with MR Prasad Rao. After considering several directors for their movie, which was to be a remake of a Tamil hit, he finally asked Vamsi to direct it. An associate for Purnodaya Pictures, he was not confident enough to direct a venture himself, but Vemuri had complete faith in Vamsi's talent. A trail shoot later, the stage was set and Vamsi gained some assurance about his own ability. The story revolves around 6 characters, played by Chiranjeevi, Rajendra Prasad, Sai Chand, Girish, Narayana Rao and Suhasini, who played the lead in the original too. Suhasini-Chiranjeevi pairing was liked by all, and this was their first flick together. Interestingly, instead of remuneration, she took Nellore area rights for the movie. Artist Chandra was the art director for this movie. Hari Anumolu, who had debuted with Vadagai Veedu in Tamil and erstwhile assistant to noted cinematographer Ashok Kumar, was chosen as the cinematographer. Rajan-Nagendra were the music composers for this movie, as Vamsi loved their compositions in movies like Pantulamma and Nagamalli. Vamsi had earlier written a novel by name Manchu Pallaki. They kept the title as the team liked it, but of course, the story is entirely different. Shekar, Kumar, Vasu, Hari and Gandhi sit on a wall by the sidewalk and comment on passers-by. A father-daughter family takes up the place opposite that wall for rent, and slowly they befriend the daughter by name Gita. Gita changes the attitudes of these five friends and they adore her. She is in love with Shekar, but a terminal illness restricts her to express herself to him. The movie takes a turn from there, ending with Gita getting Shekar and Vasu's sister together, and dying in the arms of her beloved. Manchu Pallaki got a good name to the director, and the fraternity was all praise for the debutant Vamsi. Kodi Ramakrishna debuted earlier that year ('82) with Intlo Ramaiah, Veedhilo Krishnaiah, a Chiranjeevi starrer and so did Vamsi at the end of '82. An interesting career graph coupled with a quirky eye to perceive things in a way others do not lay in store for Vamsi, which still continues albeit full of ups and downs. |