Hilarity ensues when Balakrishna and his lover, Radha, end up lying to his employer, Narashimham, who is a man who hates the idea of marriage.
Acting
NTR's grumpy patriarch vs. Balakrishna's panicked son chemistry.
Writing
Lie-upon-lie structure that somehow never collapses.
Direction
Yoganand keeping three plot plates spinning for 128 minutes.
Director
Yoganand D
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1983 Telugu cinema loved employer-as-family dynamics; this flips it by making the boss the obstacle to romance.
NTR and Balakrishna's real-life father-son dynamic adds extra spice to their on-screen friction—audiences reportedly cheered their shouting matches.