Sandhya's father Adinarayana, a staunch traditionalist, is confused by American culture and sticks to his traditions despite Ramarao's attempts to make him assimilate and everyone else's bemusement. Sandhya then narrates what happened beforehand.Дў0 years earlier, Sandhya arrives with her family in the United States after her father is given a job by his younger brother there. Sandhya intervenes by slapping her and reveals that Anitha is actually their daughter who was taken away by her grandfather when she was five years old. After coming back that night, he tries to talk to Anitha but she scolds him instead, blaming him for disrupting her grandfather's peace. As he had no sons, the family are afraid that Chris, who is white, won't be able to conduct the traditional last rites as the deceased's closest male relative, but he insists on taking the responsibility and cremates his father-in-law's body as the sun sets. They are received coldly at the airport by his granddaughter Anitha, who escorts them to her father's home. Sandhya arrives in India with her husband Chris to visit their family after her father's death. It has since gained some retrospective attention for its representation of the Indian diaspora. Padamati Sandhya Ragam was well received by audiences in India and won the Filmfare Award for Best FilmВ вЂ“ Telugu in 1987 as well as Jandhyala the Nandi Award for Best Story Writer the same year. Despite its low budget, shooting took place across the United States and some scenes were shot in India as well. The soundtrack was written by Balasubrahmanyam, Sadasiva Brahmendra, Annamacharya, and Veturi.

It was designed as an American-Indian co-production, with residents of both countries represented in the cast and crew. The producers, Americans Gummaluri Sastry and Meer Abdulla, started developing the film after meeting Indian filmmaker Jandhyala and musician S. Indian drummer Sivamani plays a major role as Ronald, a black American drummer who also falls in love with her. It stars Thomas Jane and Vijayashanti as Chris, a white American man and Sandhya, a young Indian woman respectively who fall in love after her family immigrates to America. Evening Raga of the West ) is a 1987 Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed and written by Jandhyala. Padamati Sandhya Ragam ( Telugu: PaбёЌamaб№i SandhyДЃrДЃgaб№Ѓ transl.

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