Pelli Chesi Choodu

Pelli Chesi Choodu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	L. V. Prasad
Produced by	B. Nagi Reddy Aluri Chakrapani
Written by	Aluri Chakrapani Pingali Nagendrarao
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Garikapati Varalakshmi Yandamuri Joga Rao Savitri S. V. Ranga Rao
Music by	Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Cinematography	Marcus Bartley
Edited by	C. P. Jambulingam M. S. Money
Production company	Vijaya Vauhini Studios
Release date	19 February 1952
Running time	156 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu Tamil

Pelli Chesi Choodu (English: Try to conduct a marriage) is a 1952 Indian bilingual satirical comedy film directed by L. V. Prasad and produced by B. Nagi Reddy and Aluri Chakrapani under their company Vijaya Vauhini Studios. The film was made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil with the title Kalyanam Panni Paar. It features N. T. Rama Rao, Garikapati Varalakshmi, Yandamuri Joga Rao and Savitri in the lead roles. S. V. Ranga Rao, Dr. Sivarama Krishnayya, Doraswamy and Suryakantham are seen in supporting roles in the Telugu version while C. V. V. Panthulu replaced Krishnayya in the Tamil version.

Pelli Chesi Choodu deals with the negative effects of the dowry system in India through the marital life of Venkata Ramana (Rama Rao) and Ammadu (Varalakshmi). The film's production began after the release of Vijaya Vauhini Studios' Pathala Bhairavi (1951). Marcus Bartley was recruited as the cinematographer and the film was edited by C. P. Jambulingam and M. S. Money. Ghantasala composed the film's music.

Pelli Chesi Choodu was released on 19 February 1952 while Kalyanam Panni Paar was released 100 days later. Both versions were commercially successful and achieved cult status. Pelli Chesi Choodu was remade in Kannada as Maduve Madi Nodu (1965) by Vijaya Vauhini Studios and in Hindi as Shaadi Ke Baad (1972) by Prasad. While the Kannada version was commercially successful, the Hindi version was not.