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{{Infobox film
| name = Aaro Pranam
| image = Aaro Pranam.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Veeru K
| producer = V. Srinivasa Reddy
| writer = Veeru K
| story =
| starring = [[Vineeth]] <br />[[Soundarya]]
| music = Veeru K
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1997|09|26|df=y}}
| cinematography = V. Srinivasa Reddy
| editing =
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
}}

'''''Aaro Pranam''''' ({{translation|Sixth Life}}) is a 1997 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film directed by Veeru K and stars [[Vineeth]] and [[Soundarya]].

== Plot ==
The film is about a relationship between a man, Chanti, and a woman, Akankshaa, who is one year older than the man. How they convince their relatives to accept their relationship forms the rest of the story.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/barely-dressed-barely-there-heroines-for-how-long-will-telugu-cinema-celebrate-misogyny-tollywood-item-songs-actress|title=Barely Dressed, Barely There Heroine: Tollywood's Misogyny Lingers|author=Karthik Keramalu|date=27 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/films-and-love-undone-by-barriers/article22741796.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|title=Films and love, undone by barriers|first=Srivathsan|last=Nadadhur|date=13 February 2018|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Vineeth]] as Chanti
* [[Soundarya]] as Aakaanksha
* [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] as Kodandapani, Chanti's father
* [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] as Chanti's mother
* [[Bramhanandam]] as College Professor
* [[Vadivelu]] as Chanti's friend
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Yaswanth, Aakaanksha's father
* [[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]] as Aakaanksha's mother
* [[Nirmalamma]] as Chanti's grandmother
* [[Tanikella Bharani]]
* [[M. S. Narayana]]
* [[Babu Mohan]]
}}

== Production ==
The film was shot at [[Annapurna Studios]] in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/pulagam-chinnarayanas-interview-national-level-recognition-maya-bazar-madhura-smruthulu-792254|title=Pulagam Chinnarayana's interview on national-level recognition for Maya Bazar Madhura Smruthulu|work=International Business Times|author=Shekhar H Hooli|date=19 February 2019}}</ref> The film was initially planned as a bilingual, with a Tamil title of ''Kadallikkalam Vaa'', but eventually was not made.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.minnoviyam.com/star/track8.html |title=Minnoviyam Star Tracks |website=www.minnoviyam.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990420190059/http://www.minnoviyam.com/star/track8.html |archive-date=20 April 1999 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Tracklist<ref>{{cite web |title=Aaro Pranam (1997) |url=https://mio.to/album/K.+Veeru/Aaro+Pranam+%281997%29 |website=Music India Online |access-date=18 September 2019 |archive-date=17 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617210734/https://mio.to/album/K.+Veeru/Aaro+Pranam+%281997%29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_music = Veeru K.

| title1 = Preminchava
| lyrics1 = [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]
| extra1 = Annupamaa, [[K. S. Chithra]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Pedaviki Pedavi
| lyrics2 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| extra2 = Lavanya, [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Chelli Chenta Levu
| lyrics3 = Saddeve Devendra
| extra3 = K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length3 =
| title4 = Tell Me You Love Me
| lyrics4 = Saddeve Devendra
| extra4 = K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length4 =
| title5 = Venavantra Abbai
| lyrics5 = Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry
| extra5 = [[Jikki]], S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano, [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length5 =
| title6 = Makhana Makhana
| lyrics6 = [[Bhuvana Chandra]]
| extra6 = Mano, Rajgopal Reddy
| length6 =
}}

==Reception and legacy==
A critic opined that "With a talented director like Veeru as the story writer and music director the movie is splendid, but the story is a slight let down".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.andhratoday.com/movie/AAROPRAA.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980213002028/http://www.andhratoday.com/movie/AAROPRAA.htm | archive-date=13 February 1998 | title=Reviews }}</ref>

The concept of a man dating an older woman is prevalent in the film ''[[Ye Maaya Chesave]]''.<ref name="The Hindu" />

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Nominee
! Outcome
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|1997
| [[Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director]]
| Veeru K
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|first=L. Venu |last=Gopal|title=Nandi Awards 1997–2000|url=http://telugucinemacharitra.blogspot.in/2011/01/andhra-pradesh-state-nandi-film.html|publisher=Telugu Cinema Chartira|access-date=17 September 2019|date=7 January 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Nandi Special Jury Award]]
| Chanti (Art Director)
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/inter_chantiaddala.html|title=Interview with Chanti Addala|author=Jeevi|date=17 July 2002|work=idlebrain}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1579731}}

[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:1997 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1997 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]

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