It was the third highest grossing Telugu film of all time, at its release. The film had collected a distributors' share of Rs.180 million in its complete theatrical run. Sify which rated 3 stars out of 5, criticised the film for "lack of freshness", and "weak screenplay," and opined that the film resembles a "wedding album." Box office "The strength of the film is Venky, Aarti, the comedy dialogues and sensible direction," the reviewer added. rated the film 4/5, and was in praise of the performances of the lead cast and the screenplay. The film was released with 113 prints in 147 centres. The song "Okkasari Cheppaleva" is based on the Robert Miles song "Fable". Music is composed by Koti and released by ADITYA Music Company. The photographer is shocked to learn that the previous wedding was called off due to his photo and a new wedding is taking place. Banthi, however, gave the photo to Prasad. On their wedding day, the photographer confesses that he handed over their photo to the house servant Banthi to deliver to the bridegroom, believing that Nandu and Venky were getting married. Moorthy is moved and lets Venky marry his daughter.
Venky, however, is ready to sacrifice his love so that Moorthy and Sekharam's friendship is not spoiled. Moorthy tells Venky that he shouldn't have kept his love hidden. He vouches that Nandu is not at fault but Prasad's family couldn't care less. Venky goes to Prasad's family and begs them not to call off the wedding. Furious Moorthy admonishes Nandu but Sujatha backs her by telling him that falling in love is not a woman's fault. They demand additional dowry of ₹1 crore from Moorthy for the marriage, alleging that his daughter has an affair with Venky. On the other hand, Prasad's family gets hold of a photo in which Venky and Nandu intimately hold their hands. Sekharam overhears the conversation that leaves him speechless. Sujatha talks to Venky, asking him not to let Nandu suffer by rejecting her. The demure Nandu is shattered and tells Sujatha about her love. Following their trip, Venky also realizes his love for Nandu but does not express it, pretending not to have any feelings for her.Īs Nandu's wedding approaches, Venky takes the onus of making arrangements for it. After the wedding, they go to an amusement park where they meet a photographer. Later, Venky accompanies Nandu and Pinky (Nandu's cousin) to Nandu's friend Asha's wedding. As Venky returns, Nandu stops talking to him. However, Murthy goes to the railway station and talks to Venky. Venky, who does not want to spoil the relationship between their parents, leaves the house. Soon, Nandu develops feelings for Venky and confesses her love to him. She shares a special bond with her niece Nandu and talks about the importance of marriage and finding a loving partner. Moorthy's sister Sujatha also arrives at their house. At the request of Sekharam, Murthy helps Venky in securing a job. He also has petty fights with Nandu who start their relationship with hatred that later turns into a friendship. Venky helps the family in making arrangements and soon bonds with everyone.
Meanwhile, Moorthy's daughter Nandu is engaged to Prasad, a software professional from the US. He arrives at his father's childhood friend, Srinivasa Moorthy's house to stay there. He moves to Hyderabad to find a job on his father Sekharam's insistence.
Venky is an unemployed graduate from Anakapalli.