Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw 2006

In a quiet village, a lively tapestry of characters sets the stage for a comedy of errors, love, and unintended misfortune. A lottery ticket becomes the spark that ties together a motley crew: Bullebbai, a shrewd lottery ticket agent, and Pala Pullaiah, the dairy farmer who keeps the village fed. Nearby, Pilli Pentayya, a boisterous, boastful political wannabe, stirs trouble with his schemes, while Chanti, the village barber, dispenses trims and chatter in equal measure. At a teashop owned by Mallika Sharbat, the everyday rhythms of life hum along, even as debts loom large in the background. The seemingly distant line between power and poverty is drawn tighter when Varadaraju, the nominal king of a venerable old lineage, borrows money from Pullaiah, paving the way for personal ties to form: his son, Kittu, grows fond of Bhagyalakshmi, the daughter of Pullaiah’s finance and heart.

As the romance blossoms, Ranikasula Renuka Rani—a stern matriarch who wields debts like a hammer—along with her reckless brother Aphisu, pressure Bhagyalakshmi and desire to secure her for themselves. The couple’s plan to elope becomes a focal point of the village’s tension, even as Aphisu’s confidant Chittibabu abandons one village for another, and Bullipapa, a larger-than-life figure, stirs the pot with looming, comic menace. Renuka Rani’s hard stance triggers Sarvarayudu’s rage and a thirst for vengeance, complicating every move.

Meanwhile, Bullebbai discovers that one lottery ticket has clinched the top prize of ₹10,000,000 and schemes to claim it at any cost. He hosts a lavish dinner for his customers, pushing families to mortgage ancestral homes to fund their gamble, while Varalakshmi, his wife, resists the pressure to gamble. His eyes settle on the town’s inebriated Yesudasu Gotham, and he rushes to seal the deal. The moment is chaotic: Bullebbai finds Yesudasu Gotham dead, the coveted winning ticket clutched in his hand, and a dangerous plan begins to form. He tries to pry the ticket free, but Pullaiah arrives, and the two men negotiate a share, hoping to keep the prize within reach. Kittu, too, becomes entangled, insisting that Bhagyalakshmi share in the dream.

The situation spirals as more villagers catch wind of the body, yet Bullebbai outmaneuvers them, ordering Kittu to throw Yesudas’s body into the river. When Bhagyalakshmi arrives, they misinterpret the body’s presence, assuming Yesudas has drowned. The next day, a twist: Yesudasu Gotham had managed to contact the lottery office before death, leading to a dead heat. Yet, the mystery is resolved when Yesudas’s corpse is identified and retrieved, and the circle of conspirators learns that Yesudas had informed his family and others to whom he owed money. In response, Bullebbai gathers the debts into twenty shares and moves to keep control.

The Lottery Inspector arrives for a formal interview, and Bullebbai shrewdly covers his tracks by passing Joshua Gotham off as Yesudas. The deception buys them time, and the group buries Yesudas, briefly celebrating with a ritual nod to Daniel. Yet the peace is short-lived: Aphisu presses for Bhagyalakshmi’s hand, and the young lovers face fresh pressure when Aphisu reappears with new demands. As the conflict intensifies, Kittu resists, and Bhagyalakshmi’s heart wavers, even contemplating suicide before a moment of soul-searching prompts a reluctant reconciliation and a firm decision to marry.

That night, Kittu tries to silence Aphisu in a brutal surge, while Bullabvai, Pullaiah, and Joshua move to thwart him. Sarvarayudu abducts Aphisu for Chittibabu’s sake and tries to knit him to Bullipapa under a veil of secrecy. The wedding preparations for Kittu and Bhagyalakshmi proceed as the Lottery Inspector returns with the prize money. Renuka Rani suddenly appears in a fever of concern about Aphisu’s whereabouts, pushing the truth to the surface as Aphisu confesses to his sister what has transpired. A chaotic pursuit ensues as Bullabbai and his cohort attempt to seize the truth, while Sarvarayudu and Bullipapa close in on Aphisu.

In a climactic sequence at the town races, Renuka Rani corners the Lottery Inspector’s car, only for tragedy to strike when her pursuit ends in a headlong crash into the river. The film closes on a note of reluctant triumph: Bullabbai orders the inspector away, and the village breathes a collective sigh as the gang’s tangled story culminates in a public commemorative gesture—Yesudas Gotham’s statue being unveiled in the village, a quirky, hopeful testament to the power of luck and communal memory.

Notes on cast appearances:

• Pala Pullaiah is depicted as a central dairy farmer; Tanikella Bharani plays this role.

• Pilli Pentayya is brought to life by Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao.

• Chanti the barber appears, portrayed by L. B. Sriram.

• Varadaraju, the nominal king, is played by M. S. Narayana.

• Bhagyalakshmi is portrayed by Farzana Barucha.

• Bhagyalakshmi’s love interest, Kittu, is played by Richard Rishi.

• Ranikasula Renuka Rani is played by Kadambari Kiran.

• Aphisu (Aphis) is played by Venu Madhav.

• Yesudasu Gotham is played by Ali Basha.

• Joshua Gotham is played by Brahmanandam.

• Parvati Gotham (Parvathi) is played by Abhinaya Sri.

• Kittu’s rival interests and other key figures feature actors such as Richard Rishi and Mallikarjuna Rao.

• The Lottery Inspector is played by Nagendra Babu.

• The astrologer role is filled by Mallikarjuna Rao.

• A cameo appearance is credited to Chakri.