Telugu Cinema Prapamcham

Cast: Rama Thilakam, Nidumukkala Subba Rao, Govindarajula Venkata Ramayya, Dharmapuri Buchi Raju, Chirravuri Deekshithulu, Parupalli Satyanarayana, Vemuri Gaggayya, Parvathi Bai, Padmavathi Bai, Lalitha Produer: Motilal Chamriya Director: Chittajallu Pullayya Banner: East India Film Company Duration: 125 Minutes Release Date: 5 February

Cast:  Vemuri Gaggaiah, Raja Rao, CSR Anjaneyulu, Sundaramma, Kumpatla, Kesari, Kamalanabha Prasad Director: G. Ramakrishna Rao Banner: Sri Murali Pictures

Cast: Akkineni Nageswara Rao (Srirama), Vemuri Gaggaih (Ravana and Parasurama), Balijepalli Lakshmikantham (Viswamitra), BN Raju (Lakshmana), T. Venkateswarlu (Dasaratha), Parupalli Satyanarayana (Vasishta), Parupalli Subba Rao (Janaka), Lanka Satyam, Kumpatla Subba Rao, Tripurasundari (Seetha), Kamala Kotnis (Kaikeyi), Rushyendramani (Kausalya), Annapurna (Sumitra), Sowdamini, Kamakshi (Mandodari), Chandrakala (Vedavati), TG Kamala Devi, Kumari Champa, Koteswara Rao (Sukracharya) Dialogues:  Duvvuri Rami Reddy Lyrics: Balijepalli Lakshmikantham, Daita Gopalam Music: Prabhala Satyanarayana, Ogirala Ramachandra Rao Background Score: CR Subburaman Cinematography: P. Sridhar Dance: Vedantam Raghavaiah Producer and Director: Ghantasala Balaramaiah Release Date:  16 November Trivia: This was the first film for ANR as a hero.

Cast: Vemuri Gaggaiah, Bhanumathi, Ramakrishna Sastry, Vedantam Raghavaiah, Satyam, Bharatha Sastry Story: Balijepalli Lakshmikanta Kavi Dialogues: Samudrala Raghavacharya Music: Ogirala Ramachandra Rao Cinematography: P. Sridhar Rao Producer and Director: Ghantasala Balaramaiah Banner: Pratibha Pictures

Cast: Vemuri Gaggaiah, M.V. Rajamma, Chadalawada Narayana Rao, G. Varalakshmi Director: Chitrapu Narayana Murthy Banner: Sobhanachala Pictures

Cast: Vemuri Gaggaiah (Daksha), C. Krishnaveni (Sati), Bezawada Rajarathnam (Prasuthi), G. Varalakshmi, T.G. Kamala Devi, Dasari Sadasiva Rao (Siva), T. Ramakrishna Sastry (Narada), Dasari Lakshmaiah Chowdary, Ramana Rao (Vishnu), Samrajyam (Saraswathi), Kanchi Narasimha Rao (Prasuna), Kumpatla Subba Rao (Visuna) Story, Dialogues and Lyrics: BT Narasimhachari Music: Moti Babu Cinematography:  DB Chavan Sound Design: MB Walke Art: H. Shantharam Producer:  Mirjapuram Raja Director: Chitrapu Narayana Murthy Banner: Sobhanachala Pictures Trivia: This was the first film on Sobhanachala Pictures. Previously it was Jaya Films. A scholar and a literary personality Buggapatnam Tirumala (BT) Narasimhachari, who had only one hand, was at that time editor of the popular magazine, 'Dhanka'. He later edited the Bangalore based 'Prajamata'. Ramana Rao and Samrajyam who acted as Lord Vishnu and Saraswathi were husband and wife in real life. This film was remade by K...

Synopsis: Ravana keeps Sita captive and Mandodari pleads with him to release her and also warns him not to have enmity with Lord Rama. Ravana rebukes Mandodari and seeks the help of Pathala Lankeswara Mahi Ravana to kill Rama and Lakshmana. Anjaneya builds a fortress using his tail to safe guard Rama and Lakshmana. But Mairavana with his mystical powers brings them to Pathalaloka. The Naga princess Chandrasena, a staunch devotee of Lord Rama was held captive by Mairavana who wishes to marry her. With her help Rama kills Mairavana. Cast: Vemuri Gaggaiah (Mahi Ravana), Kanchanamala (Chandrasena), Rami Reddy, Rayaprolu Subrahmanyam (Ravana), Yandamuri Raju (Mandodari), T. Ramakrishna Sastry (Srirama), YR Suri (Anjaneya), G. Seshachalam (Lakshmana), K. Subrahmanya Kumari, Jaya Gowri (Sita), Nellori Krishnayya (Matsya Vallabha) Music: Galipenchala Narasimha Rao Cinematography: Govind Rao Bhadsavle Sets (Art): TVS Sharma Makeup: Mangaiah Producer: Ghantasala Balaramai...

Cast: Vemuri Gaggaiah (Yama), GN Swamy (Markandeya) Dialogues: Viswanatha Kaviraju Lyrics: Viswanatha Kaviraju, Balijepalli Lakshmikantha Kavi Music: Galipenchala Narasimha Rao Cinematography: Bomman D. Irani Audiography: Bomman B. Sarosh Producer: Ghantasala Balaramaiah Director: Chitrapu Narayana Murthy Banner: Kubera Films

Synopsis: King Brihadradha praying to sage Danda Kaushika to bless him with a child. The sage gave him a fruit that Brihadradha cuts into two pieces and gives to his two wives. They gave birth to two dead pieces of a child. Aghast, the King throws the pieces outside his fort. Deman Jara (Kanchi Narasimha Rao)  finds them and joins the two pieces. The child breathes life and is named Jarasandha. He grows to become a despot emperor and develops hostility towards Lord Krishna. He had a son, Sahadeva (B. Brahmaiah) and a daughter Kalyani both devotees of Krishna. Jarasandha had two nephews - Durjaya (Kothuri Satyanarayana) and Karthikeya (T. Ramakrishna Sastry). The later is devotee of Krishna and the former as cruel as Jarasandha. Kalyani and Karthikeya were in love and this irks Jarasandha who wishes to perform her marriage with Durjaya. Unable to turn his son and daughter to follow the family tradition of Vamachara, Jarasandha decides to wage a war against Krishna and Balara...

Cast: Vemuri Gaggaiah (Rukmangada), Ramatilakam (Mohini), C. Krishnaveni (Sandhyavali), T. Ramakrishna Sastry (Narada), Tadi Suryanarayana (Dharmangada), Vemuri Parabrahma Sastry (Chidambaram), Chitrapu Chalapathi Rao (Rama Sastry), Yadavalli Nageswara Rao (Indra), Susarla Ramachandra Rao (Vishnu), Durga Kumari (Sasirekha), Saraswathi (Bangaramma), Pushpa (Papamma), Premavathi (Hema), Rathnam (Harini), Hemalatha (Kachi), Pulipati Venkateswarlu (Agni), Kayala Subrahmanyam (Yama), Ghantasala Seshachalam (Varuna), Kanchi Narasimha Rao (Ganapathi Sastry), Kruttiventi Subba Rao (Sambhulingam), Kumpatla Subba Rao (Haridas), Dittakavi Ramachandra Rao (Minister), Y. Govind Singh (Viswasa) Dialogues and Lyrics: Tapi Dharma Rao Music: Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao Cinematography: Boman Dinshaw Irani Audiography: Boman B. Sarosh Director: Chitrapu Narasimha Rao Trivia: C. Krishnaveni was seen as a child artiste in this film. Her first film as child artiste was 'Anasuya' (1936). A...

Cast:  BS Rajayya (Prabodhanatha), Vemuri Gaggaiah (Jalandhara), Ramatilakam (Brunda), Madhavapeddi Venkata Ramaiah (Siva), Sr. Sriranjani (Parvathi), Dommeti Satyanarayana (Vishnu), Ghantasala Radhakrishnaiah (Narada), Pulipati Venkateswarlu (Sukracharya), Nellore Nagaraja Rao (Indra), Kasi Chenchu (Prachanda), Venkata Reddy (Brahma), Parabrahma Sastry (Doordanda), Subba Reddy (Nandikeswara), Ramachandra Rao (Sagara), Ghantasala Seshachalam (Rushi), Dodla Subbarama Reddy (Rushi), Papireddy (Muni Balaka), Pasupuleti Venkata Subbaiah (Rahu), Lakshmi Devi (Lakshmi), Rajya Lakshmi (Mohini), Ramana (Bhoodevi) Dialogues and Lyrics: Duvvuri Rami Reddy Music: Bhimavarapu Narasimha Rao Art: TVS Sharma (Thangirala Venkata Subbayya Sharma) Director: Chitrapu Narasimha Rao Banner: Sri Rama Films Limited Trivia: This movie was also known as JALANDHARA.

Synopsis: Harassed by the evil deeds of Kamsa and his minions Bhudevi, Indra and other Devas offer their prayers to Lord Vishnu at the instigation of Brahma. Vishnu comforts them that he will be born as the son of Devaki and end their woes. Akasavani foretells Kamsa of his death at the hands of the eight child of Devaki, his sister. Kamsa becomes perturbed and tries to put an end to Devaki's life when Vasudeva, her husband, intervenes and promises to give away to Kamsa all the children of Devaki soon after their birth. Still unsatisfied, Kamsa imprisons Devaki and Vasudeva. When Devaki gives birth to a child in the prison, Kamsa kills the child instantaneously. Devaki being pregnant for the eighth time is suffering from birth pangs. Lord Vishnu appears and tells them that he is going to be born as their child and that Yogamaya who is going to be their saviour is already born in the house of Nanda. With the new-born child Krishna, Vasudeva crosses the river Jamuna at the dead of...

Synopsis: Viswamitra is preparing for the performance of a great Yaga for the peace and prosperity of mankind. While he sits meditating, to carry it through successfully, as any such attempts were spoiled by Rakshasas who completely invest the neighbouring forests and wreck all such attempts, he finds great many Rishis horely-harassed by the evil deeds of Ravana and his minions are praying to the Lord Vishnu to free from their troubles. Vishnu appears before them and comforts them that he has already incarnated himself as the son of Dasaratha and he would surely end their troubles. Viswamitra has seen his own vision and starts to Ayodhya seeking the aid of Rama. Dasaratha is in his durbar when Viswamitra enters and asks the support of Rama for defending his Yaga against the Rakshas. Dasaratha at first unwilling to send his son but on the advice of Vasishta he allows Viswamitra to take Rama and with him Lakshmana also. In their journey to Yagasala they meet the she-demon Thataki and R...