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{{short description|2005 Indian romantic comedy film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Pandem
| name = Pandem
| image = Pandem DVD cover.jpg
| image = Pandem.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| caption = DVD cover
| writer = Veegesna Satish {{small|(story/dialogues)}}
| writer = [[Satish Vegesna]] {{small|(story/dialogues)}}
| screenplay = Sabhapati
| screenplay = Sabhapati
| producer = Valluripally Ramesh Babu
| producer = Valluripally Ramesh Babu
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| cinematography = Sarath
| cinematography = Sarath
| editing = Basva Paidireddy
| editing = Basva Paidireddy
| studio = Maharshi Cinema<ref name="Titles">{{cite web|url=http://www.moviemastinmusic.com/2012/05/pandem.html |title=Titles |publisher=Movie Masti}}</ref>
| studio = Maharshi Cinema
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2005|2|5}}
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2005|2|5}}
| runtime = 132 minutes
| runtime = 132 minutes
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'''''Pandem ''''' ({{translation|A Bet}}) is a 2005 Telugu-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] produced by Valluripally Ramesh Babu under the Maharshi Cinema banner and directed by [[Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy]]. It stars [[Jagapati Babu]] and [[Kaveri (actress)|Kalyani]] , with music composed by [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]]. It was dubbed into Hindi as ''Mera Challenge''.<ref name="Heading">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3440154/ |title=Heading |publisher=IMDb}}</ref><ref name="Heading-2">{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/pandem-telugu-movie/ |title=Heading-2 |publisher=Spice Onion}}</ref><ref name="Heading-3">{{cite web|url=http://movies.fullhyderabad.com/pandem/telugu/pandem-movie-reviews-1195-2.html |title=Heading-3 |publisher=fullhyd.com}}</ref><ref name="Heading-4">{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/pandhem-movie/19151 |title=Heading-4 |publisher=gomolo}}</ref>
'''''Pandem ''''' ({{translation|A Bet}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy]] in his Telugu debut. It stars [[Jagapati Babu]], [[Kaveri (actress)|Kalyani]] and music composed by [[Chakri (composer)|Chakri]]. It was dubbed into Hindi as ''Mera Challenge''.


==Plot==
==Plot==
The film begins in a village where Seenu is a slacker the public considers hopeless. Lingaraju is its venomous president who has been unanimously elected for 25 years and behested on the town. Seeta, a native, returned after several years as a school teacher in the same city. Seenu & Seeta are childhood friends, and he falls for her in the first instance. From there, Seenu makes several efforts to gain her love, which ends humorously but to no avail. So, he directly proceeds to proclaim his love. At that point, Seenu discovers Seeta's intentions and the qualities that her spouse should hold. Firstly, an upright altruistic may not be a millionaire, but everyone praises him. Above all, he must be of a higher rank than her. Listening to it, Seenu backs and determines to acquire the eligibility which Seeta aspires.
Seenu ([[Jagapati Babu]]) is a good-for-nothing guy in a village, who always roams with a gang. Lingaraju (Ramaraju) has been the unanimouslt elected president of that village for the past 25 years, who is corrupt and behaves as a dictator to the village. Seeta ([[Kaveri (actress)|Kalyani]]) comes as an elementary school teacher and belongs to the same village. Seeta is Seenu's childhood friend, he falls in love with her at first sight. Seenu plays a lot of tricks and tactics to gain her love and affection. One day, Seenu comes to know that Seeta wants to marry a guy who is in a better position than her.


Meanwhile, Lingaraju makes a heavy contract deal with a few business people, who want to construct a factory in the village, which is hazardous to the people. Simultaneously, it's time for elections in the town. Lingaraju is overconfident that no one comes as his opposition. But Seenu decides to stand in the election and become president of the village so that he could reach a superior position to Seeta and he could marry her. In the beginning, no one comes for his support because he is an irresponsible lout of the village, but with Seeta's inspiration he succeeds in achieving the villagers' following and affection by doing all good deeds, which Lingaraju could not do these long years. After seeing Seenu's following, Lingaraju hesitates, at the same time he comes to known his son Rajesh (Ravi Varma) loves Seeta. So he makes a plan and arranges his son's engagement with Seeta, to demoralize Seenu. Even then, Seenu challenges Lingaraju that he would defeat him. The remaining story is how Seenu achieves both his objectives.
Meanwhile, Lingaraju ploys a revolting deal with a few industrialists to construct a hazardous factory in the village. Simultaneously, it's time for elections, and Lingaraju is under brash given the absence of opposition. Here, Seenu decides to stand for reaching the heights that Seeta desires and knit her. At the outset, Seenu faces the loathsome knock-back from the public as he is considered a no-hoper. Consequently, he shoots several cheap shots when hostility toward him arises. During that plight, Seeta boosts his courage, guides him to put the village right, and amends the people's lifestyles. Moreover, she inquires about the cause behind his deeds when he reveals that he is to win a girl's heart but puts off who she is. He also asserts to first divulge the girl's whereabouts to her only when the time is right.

Now Seenu, with his wit, tactically procures the necessities required for the village, which Lingaraju cannot satisfy, including digging wells, laying roads, allotting houses for people in need, etc. Plus, he serves as domestic to whoever is in trouble and enforces Lingaraju to spend his corrupted earnings for the welfare of the villagers. Step-by-step flourishes and gains the credence & hearts of the public. Spotting it, Lingaraju trembles for severe alarm bells from his industrial partners. Simultaneously, Lingaraju is conscious that his son Rajesh likes Seeta and detects Seenu's motive. Whereupon, he ruses by engaging Seeta with Rajesh, which demoralizes Seenu. Despite that, Seenu stands firm and challenges Lingaraju to defeat him. Thus, Lingaraju backstabs Seenu and warns the villagers not to move forward; otherwise, all will be mass murder.

Yet, they boldly face the danger and safeguard Seenu. Next, everyone pleads with Seenu to withdraw because, as of today, they all treasure him. Additionally, they abuse Seeta, who is liable for these disputes. Forthwith, Seenu rebukes and dedicates his entire credit to Seeta, which molded him as worthy. Overhearing it, Seeta starts adoring him, but as affianced, she departs. Presently, The day of the election has arrived. During this, Lingaraju intrigues by hiding supporters of Seenu, and the remaining make in his favor as they have taken loans from him. Anyhow, Seenu valorously relieves his men and successfully conducts the polling when the two parties are given equal. At last, Seenu triumphs with a postal ballot polled by Seeta, who goes on election duty to the adjacent village, which collapses Lingaraju's domain. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Seenu & Seeta.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Jagapati Babu]] as Seenu
* [[Jagapati Babu]] as Seenu
* [[Kaveri (actress)|Kalyani]] as Seeta
* [[Kaveri (actress)|Kalyani]] as Seeta
* Ramraju as Lingaraju
* [[Mahadevan (actor)|Ramaraju]] as Lingaraju
* [[Ahuti Prasad]] as Satya Murthy
* [[Ahuti Prasad]] as Satya Murthy
* [[M. S. Narayana]] as Surinarayana
* [[M. S. Narayana]] as Surinarayana
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}}
}}


Music was composed by [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]].<ref name="Songs">{{cite web|title=Songs|url=http://play.raaga.com/telugu/album/Pandhem-A0000464|publisher=Raaga|access-date=17 December 2014|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306060132/http://play.raaga.com/telugu/album/Pandhem-A0000464|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-pandem.html|title=Audio release - Pandem|work=Idlebrain|date=18 January 2005|access-date=17 January 2022|archive-date=17 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117192023/http://idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-pandem.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Music was composed by [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]]. Music was released on ADITYA Music Company.
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 21:52
| total_length = 21:52
⚫
| title1 = Kukku Kukku
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
⚫
| title1 = Kukku Kukku
| lyrics1 = [[Vennelakanti]]
| lyrics1 = [[Vennelakanti]]
| extra1 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Kousalya (singer)|Kousalya]]
| extra1 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Kousalya (singer)|Kousalya]]
| length1 = 4:50
| length1 = 4:50
⚫
| title2 = Guppedu Gundela

⚫
| title2 = Guppedu Gundela
| lyrics2 = Vennelakanti
| lyrics2 = Vennelakanti
| extra2 = Chakri, Kousalya
| extra2 = Chakri, Kousalya
| length2 = 4:36
| length2 = 4:36
⚫
| title3 = Ammadu Gummadu

⚫
| title3 = Ammadu Gummadu
| lyrics3 = Bhaskarabhatla
| lyrics3 = Bhaskarabhatla
| extra3 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Kousalya
| extra3 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Kousalya
| length3 = 3:45
| length3 = 3:45
⚫
| title4 = Ammalaganna Ammalara

⚫
| title4 = Ammalaganna Ammalara
| lyrics4 = Sahithi
| lyrics4 = Sahithi
| extra4 = Adarshini, Matin, Simha, Vasu
| extra4 = Adarshini, Matin, Simha, Vasu
| length4 = 4:18
| length4 = 4:18
⚫
| title5 = Abbayo Vayasu

⚫
| lyrics5 = [[Kandikonda]]
⚫
| title5 = Abbayo Vayasu
⚫
| extra5 = Ravi Varma, Sunanda
⚫
| lyrics5 = [[Kandikonda]]
⚫
| extra5 = Ravi Varma, Sunanda
| length5 = 4:09
| length5 = 4:09
}}
}}

<ref name="Songs">{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/telugu/album/Pandhem-A0000464 |title=Songs |publisher=Raaga}}</ref>
== Reception ==
[[Idlebrain.com|Idlebrain]] rated the film 3.25 out of 5 stars and noted that "On the whole, ''Pandem'' is a minimum guarantee film which you would never regret watching".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pandem – Telugu cinema Review – Jagapati Babu, Kalyani|url=http://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-pandem.html|access-date=30 August 2021|website=idlebrain.com|archive-date=30 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830044349/http://idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-pandem.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote that "But the script is nowhere near taut, and the individual moments of the film completely undo the potential of the plot".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.fullhyderabad.com/pandem/telugu/pandem-movie-reviews-1195-2.html|title=Pandem Review|publisher=Full Hyderabad|access-date=28 January 2015|archive-date=29 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729145508/http://movies.fullhyderabad.com/pandem/telugu/pandem-movie-reviews-1195-2.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=3440154}}


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[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Chakri]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy]]
[[Category:2005 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:2005 romantic comedy films]]

Latest revision as of 04:12, 9 June 2024

Pandem
DVD cover
Directed bySabapathy Dekshinamurthy
Written bySatish Vegesna (story/dialogues)
Screenplay bySabhapati
Produced byValluripally Ramesh Babu
StarringJagapati Babu
Kalyani
CinematographySarath
Edited byBasva Paidireddy
Music byChakri
Production
company
Maharshi Cinema
Release date
  • 5 February 2005 (2005-02-05)
Running time
132 minutes
LandIndien
SpracheTelugu

Pandem (transl. A Bet) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy in his Telugu debut. It stars Jagapati Babu, Kalyani and music composed by Chakri. It was dubbed into Hindi as Mera Challenge.

Plot

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The film begins in a village where Seenu is a slacker the public considers hopeless. Lingaraju is its venomous president who has been unanimously elected for 25 years and behested on the town. Seeta, a native, returned after several years as a school teacher in the same city. Seenu & Seeta are childhood friends, and he falls for her in the first instance. From there, Seenu makes several efforts to gain her love, which ends humorously but to no avail. So, he directly proceeds to proclaim his love. At that point, Seenu discovers Seeta's intentions and the qualities that her spouse should hold. Firstly, an upright altruistic may not be a millionaire, but everyone praises him. Above all, he must be of a higher rank than her. Listening to it, Seenu backs and determines to acquire the eligibility which Seeta aspires.

Meanwhile, Lingaraju ploys a revolting deal with a few industrialists to construct a hazardous factory in the village. Simultaneously, it's time for elections, and Lingaraju is under brash given the absence of opposition. Here, Seenu decides to stand for reaching the heights that Seeta desires and knit her. At the outset, Seenu faces the loathsome knock-back from the public as he is considered a no-hoper. Consequently, he shoots several cheap shots when hostility toward him arises. During that plight, Seeta boosts his courage, guides him to put the village right, and amends the people's lifestyles. Moreover, she inquires about the cause behind his deeds when he reveals that he is to win a girl's heart but puts off who she is. He also asserts to first divulge the girl's whereabouts to her only when the time is right.

Now Seenu, with his wit, tactically procures the necessities required for the village, which Lingaraju cannot satisfy, including digging wells, laying roads, allotting houses for people in need, etc. Plus, he serves as domestic to whoever is in trouble and enforces Lingaraju to spend his corrupted earnings for the welfare of the villagers. Step-by-step flourishes and gains the credence & hearts of the public. Spotting it, Lingaraju trembles for severe alarm bells from his industrial partners. Simultaneously, Lingaraju is conscious that his son Rajesh likes Seeta and detects Seenu's motive. Whereupon, he ruses by engaging Seeta with Rajesh, which demoralizes Seenu. Despite that, Seenu stands firm and challenges Lingaraju to defeat him. Thus, Lingaraju backstabs Seenu and warns the villagers not to move forward; otherwise, all will be mass murder.

Yet, they boldly face the danger and safeguard Seenu. Next, everyone pleads with Seenu to withdraw because, as of today, they all treasure him. Additionally, they abuse Seeta, who is liable for these disputes. Forthwith, Seenu rebukes and dedicates his entire credit to Seeta, which molded him as worthy. Overhearing it, Seeta starts adoring him, but as affianced, she departs. Presently, The day of the election has arrived. During this, Lingaraju intrigues by hiding supporters of Seenu, and the remaining make in his favor as they have taken loans from him. Anyhow, Seenu valorously relieves his men and successfully conducts the polling when the two parties are given equal. At last, Seenu triumphs with a postal ballot polled by Seeta, who goes on election duty to the adjacent village, which collapses Lingaraju's domain. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Seenu & Seeta.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Pandhem
Film score by
Chakri
Released2005
GenreSoundtrack
Length21:52
LabelAditya Music
ProducerChakri
Chakri chronology
Dhana 51
(2005) 		Pandhem
(2005) 		Chakram
(2005)

Music was composed by Chakri.[1][2]

No.TitelLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kukku Kukku"VennelakantiHariharan, Kousalya4:50
2."Guppedu Gundela"VennelakantiChakri, Kousalya4:36
3."Ammadu Gummadu"BhaskarabhatlaShankar Mahadevan, Kousalya3:45
4."Ammalaganna Ammalara"SahithiAdarshini, Matin, Simha, Vasu4:18
5."Abbayo Vayasu"KandikondaRavi Varma, Sunanda4:09
Total length:21:52

Reception

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Idlebrain rated the film 3.25 out of 5 stars and noted that "On the whole, Pandem is a minimum guarantee film which you would never regret watching".[3] Full Hyderabad wrote that "But the script is nowhere near taut, and the individual moments of the film completely undo the potential of the plot".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Songs". Raaga. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Audio release - Pandem". Idlebrain. 18 January 2005. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Pandem – Telugu cinema Review – Jagapati Babu, Kalyani". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Pandem Review". Full Hyderabad. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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