Lava Kusa (1934)

Synopsis: Srirama after returning victorious from Lanka is crowned king of Ayodhya. Surpanakha and Karala, the only survivors of Ravana's family, come over to Ayodhya to wreak vengeance on Srirama. They hatch a plot according to which they take the forms of a washer man and his wife. Rama and Sita beguile their pensive hours viewing a series of paintings of the incidents of their past life. Sita, moved by wonderful reproduction of the peaceful atmosphere of the hermitages, requests Rama to let her visit the hermitages. Rama, though reluctant to send his pregnant wife to the forest, grants her wish.
The disguised washer man and his wife put up a sham quarrel and speak very lightly of Sita's character. A spy of Rama listens to the gossip and reports to Rama the scandalous talk though reluctantly.  Rama sacrifices his happiness as well as Sita's for the sake of popular opinion and determines to send Sita into exile.
He calls in all his brothers and asks them to leave Sita in the forest. After a great deal of demonstration Lakshmana takes up the task reluctantly and leaves Sita in the forest beyond the Ganges. Sita in despair is about to drown herself in the Holy Ganges when Valmiki rescues her and takes her to his Ashram. In course of time Sita gives birth to twins who are named Lava and Kusa. The boys are brought up by Valmiki and are taught all the arts befitting the off-springs of Rama.
In Ayodhya Rama tortured with remorse for abandoning his innocent wife grows indifferent to his duties as a king. Vasista advises Rama to perform the Aswamedha Yaga and all preparations are made for the ceremony.
The sacrificial horse is sent out in charge of Satrughna. while the horse is wandering near Valmiki's Ashram, Lava seizes the horse. Satrughna defeats Lava and is on his way to Ayodhya with Lava and the horse. Meanwhile, Kusa comes to know of his brother's plight, overtakes Satrughna, defeats him and rescues his brother. The news reaches Rama and Lakshmana starts out to fight with the boys. He too is defeated by the twins and Srirama is obliged to come in person to fight with his sons whom he cannot recognise. Rama also defeated by the boys and when the boys were about to return to the Ashram, Hanuman appears on the field and threatens to wipe out the boys. Thereupon, the boys finding it impossible to overcome Hanuman by any other means take recourse to Rama Nama Smaran and Hanuman follows like a slave. They bind him and take Hanuman to their mother. Sita recognising Hanuman and Srirama's crown amongst spoils, knows the happenings on the battle field and runs to see her Lord who has swooned. Valmiki follows and restores Rama and his brothers by sprinkling holy water. 
They all go to Ayodhya and there Sita is asked to finally prove her chastity by undergoing the Agni Pariksha. Then Sita feeling humiliated prays to mother Earth to take her into her bosom as per her wish on a previous occasion. The Earth opens and Sita vanishes. Srirama dejected enthrones Lava and Kusa and himself enters the Sarayu.
Cast: Parupalli Subba Rao (Rama), Sr. Sriranjani (Sita), Eemani Venkata Ramaiah (Lakshmana), K. Nagumani (Bharatha), Chary (Satrughna), Master Bheema Rao (Lava), Master Malleswara Rao (Kusa), Parepalli Satyanarayana (Valmiki), Bhushana Shastry, BCH Venkata Chalam (Chakali Tappadu), Padmabai (wife of Tippadu), Madduri Buchchnna Sastry (Vasishta), K. Ramachandra Rao (Bhadra)
Screeplay: Vallabhajosyula Ramana Murthy
Dialogues and Lyrics: Balijepalli Lakshmikantha Kavi
Music: Prabhala Satyanarayana
Playback: Venkata Chalam, Padmabai, Parupalli Satyanarayana, Sriranjani, Master Bheema Rao, Master Malleswara Rao
Director: Chittajallu Pullaiah
Banner: East India Film Company (Calcutta)
Trivia: This was the singer Sr. Sriranjani's debut film and the film run for more than a year in some parts of Andhra Pradesh.
The sets of 'Sita', Devaki Bose's hindi film, used for this movie. This was made in Kolkata. 
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