Money Money (film)
Money Money is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced by Ram Gopal Varma under his banner Varma Creations and directed by Siva Nageswara Rao.
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| Directed by | Siva Nageswara Rao |
| Written by | Uttej (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Siva Nageswara Rao |
| Story by | Siva Nageswara Rao |
| Produced by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Starring | J. D. Chakravarthy Chinna Jayasudha Renuka Shahane Surabhi Paresh Rawal Brahmanandam |
| Cinematography | Rasool |
| Edited by | Shankar |
| Music by | Sri |
Production company | Varma Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
It stars an ensemble cast including J. D. Chakravarthy, Chinna, Jayasudha, Renuka Shahane, Surabhi, Paresh Rawal and Brahmanandam from the previous film. Jagapathi Babu and Urmila Matondkar have reprised their roles from the film Gaayam, directed by Ram Gopal Varma himself. The music has been composed by Kommineni Sri, the son of the legendary music composer K. Chakravarthy.
The film is the sequel to the 1993 Telugu film Money. A sequel to the film Money Money, More Money, a remake of 2006 Hindi comedy film Darwaza Band Rakho, was released in 2011 with only J. D. Chakravarthy & Brahmanandam reprising their roles as Chakri and Khan Dada respectively.
But the film was not a success as most of the cast including Jayasudha, Renuka Shahane, Paresh Rawal, Kota Srinivasa Rao and the crew from the prequels (Money & Money Money) were not included in the film.[1]
The film was a Hit at the box office.
Synopsis
Chakri, Bose and his wife, Renu, stay with Vijaya and work for her. Things take a turn when Vijaya's husband returns to kill her.
Plot
The movie starts with the villain of Money, Subba Rao (Paresh Rawal), changing his ways and apologizing to Vijaya (Jayasudha).
Chakri (J. D. Chakravarthy) and Bose (Chinna) become close friends with Vijaya and Subba Rao. Bose and Renu (Renuka Shahane) get married, and Chakri falls for Sudha (Surabhi).
Khan Dada (Brahmanandam) flees out of the mental hospital and decides to take revenge on the people who cheated him.
The twist to the plot is Subba Rao's abduct by Allaudin (Kota Srinivasa Rao) that converges to a hilarious climax.
Cast
- J. D. Chakravarthy as Chakri
- Chinna as Bose
- Jayasudha as Vijaya
- Renuka Shahane as Renu
- Surabhi as Sudha
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Allaudin
- Brahmanandam as Khan Dada
- Paresh Rawal as Subba Rao
- Tanikella Bharani as Manikyam & Gaayam Lawyer Saab (Dual role)
- Sharat Saxena as Police officer
- Brahmaji as Brahmaji
- Banerjee as Gaayam Benerjee
- Jeedigunta Sridhar as Mental Doctor
- Kadambari Kiran as Telephone Booth Owner
- Chinni Jayanth as Peon
- Kallu Chidambaram as Lawyer
- Tarzan as Jaggu
- Uttej as Yadagiri
- Narsing Yadav as Narsing
- Jagapathi Babu (cameo) as Gaayam Durga
- Urmila Matondkar (cameo) as Gaayam Chitra
Soundtrack
| Money Money | |
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| Film score by | |
| Released | 1995 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 20:51 |
| Label | VMG Cassettes |
| Producer | Sri |
Music composed by Sri. Lyrics written by Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry. Music released on VMG Cassettes Audio Company.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aarukotla Andhrulu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Em Kompa" | Mano | 3:26 |
| 3. | "What A Pity" | J. D. Chakravarthy, Ram Chakravarthy, Chitra | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Left & Right" | Ram Chakravarthy, Radhika | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Ooru Vaada" | Ram Chakravarthy, Mano, Chitra, Radhika, Swarnalatha | 4:46 |
| Total length: | 20:51 | ||
Production
Krishna Vamsi ghost-directed this film and he preferred his name uncredited. Ramuji wanted to make a sequel to Money, as no sequel had happened in India. And he wanted Vamsi to direct Money Money. Vamsi expressed his reservations that he did not want to launch himself with this kind of film. Then Ramu told him that he had to direct it. So Vamsi kept a condition that Vamsi's name must not be there in the titles (ghost direction). He assured him that if he saw the finished product, he himself would ask for the credit. Then Money Money was started under Vamsi's direction. He tried all types of techniques and experimented with it. In that film he shot one song with just four shots (Kota song "Em Kompa Munagadoi") and another one with 357 shots (Chakri and Surabhi duet "Left and Right Endukanta" at Golkonda Fort). The Kota song took 6 hours to shoot and the Chakri duet took 6 days. Ramuji scolded Vamsi about his inconsistency. Ramuji gave him a choice to change his mind about the director's name. After Vamsi's refusal, Ramuji requested Siva Nageswara Rao to lend his name and it was released. Vamsi detached himself from the film.[2]
Other
- VCDs and DVDs on - VOLGA Videos, Hyderabad
References
- "Money Money More Money – Tollywood sequels that flopped big time". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/interview_krishnavamsi.html
External links
- Money Money at IMDb