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{{Infobox film
| name = Kalisundam Raa
| image = Kalisundam Raa.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| starring = [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]
| producer = [[D. Suresh Babu]] [[D. Rama Naidu]] {{small|(presents)}}
| writer = [[Paruchuri Brothers]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = Deenaraj Udayasankar
| screenplay = Udayasankar
| director = [[Director Udayasankar|Udayasankar]]
| music = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| studio = [[Suresh Productions]]
| cinematography = K. Ravindra Babu
| editing = [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]] K.Madhav
| released = {{Film date|2000|01|14|df=y}}
| language = Telugu
| country = India
| budget = {{INRConvert|10|c}}
| gross = {{INRConvert|26.7|c}}<ref>[http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/starhomes/venky/boxoffice.html Venky - Boxoffice]. [[Idlebrain.com]].</ref>
}}
'''''Kalisundham Raa''''' ({{translation|Come, Let's be together}}) is a 2000 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[drama film]] directed by [[Director Udayasankar|Udayasankar]] and produced by [[Daggubati Suresh Babu|D. Suresh Babu]]. It stars [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] and [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] , with music composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]]. It received the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] for that year. The film won four [[Nandi Awards]] by [[Nandi Awards|Government of Andra Pradesh]].

At the time of its release, it was the highest grossing Telugu movie of all time until it was broken by Narasimha Naidu the following year.<ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=13 March 2012}}</ref> The film was remade in Hindi as ''[[Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein]]'', with [[Fardeen Khan]] and introducing [[Richa Pallod]] in 2002.

==Plot==
Raghaviah and Ram Mohan Rao are brothers-in-law. But Ram Mohan Rao is at loggerheads with Raghavayya because of a family feud. Raghavayya is nearing his 60s and it's time for his Shastipoorti ceremony. Upon incessant requests from his wife, Raghavayya decides to invite (for the first time) his daughter-in-law and grandchildren who are staying in Bombay. Raghu is the alienated handsome grandson of Raghavayya. After arriving at Ramapuram from Bombay, he faces embarrassment from the members of Raghavayya's family. There he meets a childlike beauty Manga. Manga and Raghu play a few pranks on each other and slowly they fall deeply in love. But they never admit their love to each other. With his unconditional love towards the family members, Raghu wins their confidence and hearts.

Later on, Raghu discovers the cause of the feud between the families of Raghavayya and Ram Mohan Rao. Raghu's father Bhaskar Rao is supposed to marry Ram Mohan Rao's daughter Rajani. Bhaskar prefers his college flame Kousalya rather than Rajani, so he leaves for Mumbai and gets married, and disappointed Rajani opts for suicide. Ram Mohan Rao blames it on Raghavayya and starts treating him indifferently. Erra Babu, the fiery son of Ram Mohan Rao, is another victim of the incident. He develops a prejudice against Raghavayya and aims for his blood.

After a few days of timely strategic manipulation, Raghu succeeds in bringing the two troubled families together. Then they decide to marry Manga off to Ram Mohan Rao's grandson to tighten their family bonds. Raghu sacrifices his love in order to make sure that everybody is happy. As the preparations are going on for the wedding Manga, they find that Manga is missing. Everyone knows about Raghu and Manga's love story and finally Erra Babu realizes his mistake and also agrees to their love and unites both lovers.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] as Raghu
* [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] as Manga
* [[K. Viswanath]] as Raghaviah
* [[Srihari]] as Erra Babu
* [[Brahmanandam]] as Ramavadhani
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Snake Man
* [[Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam|AVS]] as Venkatadri
* [[M. S. Narayana]] as Lawyer Lingam
* [[Ahuti Prasad]] as Shankar Rao
* [[Ranganath (actor)|Ranganath]] as Ram Mohan Rao
* [[Rallapalli (actor)|Rallapalli]] as Govindu
* [[Prasad Babu]] as Prasad
* Vinod as Siva
* [[Achyuth]] as Bhaskar Rao
* [[Raja Ravindra]] as Ram Mohan Rao's son-in-law
* [[Ananth Babu|Ananth]] as Constable
* [[Chitti Babu Punyamurthula|Chitti Babu]] as Subbavadhani
* [[Gundu Hanumantha Rao]] as Barber
* [[Gautam Raju]] as Peon
* Chandra Mouli
* Madhu as Rowdy
* [[Jenny (actor)|Jenny]] as Priest
* [[Annapoorna (actress)|Annapurna]] as Janaki
* [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala|Venniradi Nirmala]] as Kousalya
* [[Rama Prabha]] as Kantham
* [[C. R. Vijayakumari]] as Aliveelu Mangatayaru
* [[Vinaya Prasad]] as Anasuya
* [[Sudha (Telugu actress)|Sudha]] as Raghu's aunty
* [[Kalpana Rai]] as Rathalu
* [[Shanoor Sana]] as Parvathi
* Malika as Raghu's aunty
* Kalpana
* Meena Kumari as Rajani
* Harika as Sirisha
* Deepika
* Manoja
* Lata
* [[Sajja Teja|Master Sajja Teja]] as Sandeep
* Master Aajaa Mohar
* Master Kireethi
* Master Pavan
* Master Aseem
* Baby Sindhura
* Baby Bhagyasri
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kalisundam Raa
| type = film
| artist = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| cover =
| released = 1999
| recorded =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 29:37
| label = Supreme Music
| producer = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| prev_title = ''Bobbili Vamsham''
| prev_year = 1999
| year = 2000
| next_title = ''Maa Annayya''
| next_year = 2000
}}

Music composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]]. Music released on SUPREME Music Company.
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 29:37
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| title1 = Pacific lo
| lyrics1 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| extra1 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]
| length1 = 4:16

| title2 = Nuvve Nuvve
| lyrics2 = [[Sirivennela Sitaramasastri]]
| extra2 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]]
| length2 = 4:23

| title3 = Prema Prema
| lyrics3 = Sirivennela Sitaramasastri
| extra3 = [[P. Unnikrishnan|Unni Krishnan]]
| length3 = 1:59

| title4 = Manasu Manasu
| lyrics4 = [[Veturi]]
| extra4 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra|Chitra]]
| length4 = 4:40

| title5 = Kalisunte Kaladusukam
| lyrics5 = Veturi
| extra5 = Rajesh
| length5 = 4:42

| title6 = Boom Boom
| lyrics6 = Chandrabose
| extra6 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length6 = 5:05

| title7 = Nachave Palapitta
| lyrics7 = Chandrabose
| extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Swarnalatha]]
| length7 = 4:11
}}

==Remakes==

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Cast
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein]]'' || Hindi || [[Fardeen Khan]], [[Richa Pallod]]
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Ondagona Baa]]'' || Kannada || [[V Ravichandran]], [[Shilpa Shetty]]
|-
|}

==Box office==
''Kalisundham Raa'' was rated as the biggest hit in Telugu cinema in 70 years until the release of ''[[Nuvve Kavali]]'' in 2000.<ref>[http://www.celebritiesprofile.info/index.php/actor-profiles/Daggupati-Venkatesh-tollywood-star.php celebritiesprofile.info: The Leading Celebrity Profile Site on the Net] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627082440/http://www.celebritiesprofile.info/index.php/actor-profiles/Daggupati-Venkatesh-tollywood-star.php |date=27 June 2012 }}</ref> It ran for a record 100 days in 76 centres, 175 days in 17 centres and 200 days in 3 centres. It broke the records made by ''[[Samarasimha Reddy]]'' in 1999.

==Awards==
;[[National Film Awards]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]]
; [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]]
* [[Filmfare Special Award - South|Filmfare Special Jury Award for Best Actor]] - [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]]
;[[Nandi Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>
* [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film - Gold]] - D. Suresh Babu
* [[Nandi Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] - [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]]
* [[Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] - [[K. Vishwanath]]
* [[Nandi Award for Best Story Writer|Best Story Writer]] - Dinraj and Uday Shankar
; [[Awards|Film fan's Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/07/06/stories/0906022q.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111011944/http://hindu.com/2001/07/06/stories/0906022q.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-11 |title= The ones who made a mark |access-date=2014-02-05|work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2001-07-06}}</ref>
* [[Best Film|Best Feature Film]] - D. Suresh Babu
* [[Best Actor]] - [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]]
* [[Best Actress]] - [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1575583}}

{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Telugu}}
{{Romeo and Juliet film adaptations}}

[[Category:2000s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:2000 films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Nandi Award winners]]
[[Category:2000 romantic comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Films based on Romeo and Juliet]]
[[Category:Best Telugu Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Suresh Productions films]]

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