| Pallakilo Pellikoothuru | |
| Director: | Suchitra Chandrabose |
| Producer: | Prasad Devineni |
| Screenplay: | K. Raghavendra Rao Abburi Ravi (dialogues) |
| Story: | Suchitra Chandrabose |
| Starring: |
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| Music: | M. M. Keeravani |
| Cinematography: | V. Srinivasa Reddy |
| Editing: | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
| Studio: | Sri Vara Siddhi Vinayaka Films |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
Pallakilo Pellikoothuru is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Suchitra Chandrabose. Its stars Raja Gowtham and Rathi. The film introduces Brahmanandam's son Gowtham and Bangalore-based Rathi's Telugu debut. K. Raghavendra Rao scripted the film in addition to supervising the direction.
The film follows Rani (Rathi), a woman who is due to marry an NRI. She attends a school called Pallaki College to help her get accustomed to the American way of life. The school is run by Gowtam (Gowtam)'s family. Whether Gowtam expresses his love to Rani or lets Rani marry an NRI forms the rest of the plot.
Suchitra Chandrabose conceived the story while on the sets of Paradesi (1998).[1] Brahmanandam helped his then 19 year old son Raja Gowtam receive this film opportunity. Gowtam learned acting under the training of Satyanand in Vizag.[2]
Songs composed by M. M. Keeravani. Lyrics by Chandrabose.[3]
A critic from Sify opined that "Pallakilo Pellikoothuru is disappointing from the word go".[4] On the contrary, Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu wrote that "Though the film is set in the same formula mode of Raghavendra Rao, the treatment of the subject is pleasant experience with all those pleasantries, fun and frolic and bonhomie of a marriage".[5] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com wrote that "First half of the film is mediocre. Second half is a let down. Plus points of the film are music, heroine and songs picturization. Negative points are old-fashioned filmmaking, predictable screenplay, non-contemporary treatment".[6] Mithun Verma of Full Hyderabad wrote that "There is that Raghavender Rao presence in the style of moviemaking here. And some really good humor".[7]