# Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu (అత్తకి యముడు అమ్మాయికి మొగుడు)
**Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu** (అత్తకి యముడు అమ్మాయికి మొగుడు; roughly "The mother-in-law is Yama, the son-in-law is the groom's match") is a 1989 Indian Telugu-language action comedy-drama directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy, starring [Chiranjeevi](https://www.edgepedia.org/chiranjeevi), Vijayashanti, and Vanisri, and produced by [Allu Aravind](https://www.edgepedia.org/allu-aravind) under the [Geetha Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/geetha-arts) banner.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245731/fullcredits/) • [2](https://www.flixjini.in/movie/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu) The film was released on 14 January 1989 and became one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of that year.[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu/story.html) • [4](https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/tollywood/chiranjeevis-telugu-hits-remade-by-rajinikanth-and-kamal-haasan-a-journey-through-south-indian-cinema-1909370.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 14 January 1989 (India, wide theatrical release); Telugu language[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu/story.html) |
| Director / producer | A. Kodandarami Reddy; Allu Aravind, Geetha Arts[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245731/fullcredits/) |
| Lead cast | Chiranjeevi as Kalyan, Vijayashanti as Rekha, Vanisri as Chamundeswari Devi[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245731/fullcredits/) |
| Genres | Action, comedy, family, drama, romance[2](https://www.flixjini.in/movie/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu) |
| Runtime and certification | 140 minutes; certified U in India[2](https://www.flixjini.in/movie/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu) |
| Music | K. Chakravarthy; playback by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki[5](https://moviebuff.herokuapp.com/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu) |
| Box office | Reported gross of ₹50 million (₹5 crore)[2](https://www.flixjini.in/movie/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu) |
| Tamil remake | *Mappillai* (1989), with Rajinikanth, Amala, and Srividya[5](https://moviebuff.herokuapp.com/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
The story centers on Kalyan (Chiranjeevi), an unemployed but good-hearted young man living in the city with his roommate ([Brahmanandam](https://www.edgepedia.org/brahmanandam)) while searching in vain for a job.[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu/story.html) Rekha (Vijayashanti) is the daughter of the wealthy, domineering businesswoman Chamundeswari (Vanisri).[5](https://moviebuff.herokuapp.com/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu) In one account of the opening, Rekha, a medical student, has Kalyan jailed over a misunderstanding and later falls for him; in another, Kalyan disrupts the engagement of Rekha's friend, who turns out to have been forced into the match, and the two fall in love afterward.[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu/story.html) • [6](https://www.aha.video/movie/atthaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu)
The conflict widens through a second, parallel romance. Kalyan's sister (G. Varalakshmi), who works in a factory owned by Chamundeswari, is in love with Chamundeswari's elder son, and Chamundeswari rejects the match.[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu/story.html) When Chamundeswari learns of her own daughter's love affair and arranges a marriage, Rekha runs away and marries Kalyan at a temple, and Chamundeswari reluctantly brings the couple home.[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu/story.html) The remainder of the film is a battle of wills between the son-in-law and his arrogant mother-in-law, as Kalyan works to break down her haughtiness, win her trust, and unite the two families.[5](https://moviebuff.herokuapp.com/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu) • [6](https://www.aha.video/movie/atthaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu)
## Production and crew
The film's first shot was taken on 7 September 1988, and it reached theaters about four months later.[7](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oquy-JGVSE8) A. Kodandarami Reddy directed the film and wrote the screenplay; the story and dialogue credits are given to Satyanand on IMDb, while [BookMyShow](https://www.edgepedia.org/bookmyshow) and Moviebuff credit the Paruchuri brothers, Gopalakrishna Paruchuri and Venkateswara Rao Paruchuri, with the dialogue.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245731/fullcredits/) • [8](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/pune/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu/IEMV008725) [Cinematography](https://www.edgepedia.org/cinematography) was by Lok Singh and editing by Vellaiswamy.[2](https://www.flixjini.in/movie/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu)
The supporting cast included [Rao Gopal Rao](https://www.edgepedia.org/rao-gopal-rao), Kaikala Satyanarayana, Allu Ramalingaiah, Sudhakar, Brahmanandam, Giri Babu, Annapoorna, Suthi Velu, and Hari Prasad.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245731/fullcredits/)
## Music
K. Chakravarthy composed the score, with songs written by lyricists including Veturi Sundara Ramamurthy and sung by [S. P. Balasubrahmanyam](https://www.edgepedia.org/s-p-balasubrahmanyam) and [S. Janaki](https://www.edgepedia.org/s-janaki).[5](https://moviebuff.herokuapp.com/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu) The song "Tinguranga Chakkanamma" is described as the film's most popular number.[6](https://www.aha.video/movie/atthaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu)
## Reception and legacy
The film was a major commercial success. Flixjini records a box office gross of ₹50 million (₹5 crore),[2](https://www.flixjini.in/movie/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu) and a TV9 Telugu retrospective places it among the year's highest-grossing films, crediting its mix of mother-in-law and son-in-law conflict, family drama, humor, and action.[4](https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/tollywood/chiranjeevis-telugu-hits-remade-by-rajinikanth-and-kamal-haasan-a-journey-through-south-indian-cinema-1909370.html)
Its success carried the story across language industries. It was remade in Tamil as *Mappillai* (1989), starring [Rajinikanth](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajinikanth), Amala, and Srividya, and Moviebuff notes that it was remade into several other regional languages as well.[5](https://moviebuff.herokuapp.com/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu) The Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema later described a 1990s Hindi film as reminiscent of *Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu* and *[Gharana Mogudu](https://www.edgepedia.org/gharana-mogudu)* (1992), placing the film within the lineage of Telugu mass entertainers built on the hero-versus-authoritative-elder formula.[9](https://indiancine.ma/documents/DSP/Encyclopedia%20of%20Indian%20Cinema.pdf)
The film remains available for streaming on the Aha platform.[6](https://www.aha.video/movie/atthaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu)
## References
1. [Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu (1989) – Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245731/fullcredits/)
2. [Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu – Flixjini](https://www.flixjini.in/movie/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu)
3. [Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu Story – FilmiBeat](https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu/story.html)
4. [చిరంజీవి మూడు సినిమాలు రీమేక్ చేసి బ్లాక్ బస్టర్ కొట్టిన ఇద్దరు స్టార్ హీరోలు – TV9 Telugu](https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/tollywood/chiranjeevis-telugu-hits-remade-by-rajinikanth-and-kamal-haasan-a-journey-through-south-indian-cinema-1909370.html)
5. [Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu (1989) – Moviebuff](https://moviebuff.herokuapp.com/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu)
6. [Atthaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu – Aha](https://www.aha.video/movie/atthaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu)
7. ['అత్తకి యముడు అమ్మాయికి మొగుడు' first shot on Sept. 7 1988 – ETV Cinema, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oquy-JGVSE8)
8. [Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu – BookMyShow](https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/pune/athaku-yamudu-ammayiki-mogudu/IEMV008725)
9. [Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (pdf), indiancine.ma](https://indiancine.ma/documents/DSP/Encyclopedia%20of%20Indian%20Cinema.pdf)
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