Telugu Cinema Prapamcham

Cast: Gowrinatha Sastry (Dharma Rao), AV Subba Rao (Nagoji), Chadalavada Kutumba Rao (Seshavataram), Vangara (Siddhanti), Relangi (Sankarayya), Mudigonda Linga Murthy (Ramadasu), Sriranjani, Ramachandra Kasyapa Dialogues: DV Narasa Raju Lyrics: Vutukuri Satyanarayana, Kosaraju Raghavaiah Music: Ogirala Ramachandra Rao and Addepalli Rama Rao Playback: Ghantasala Cinematography: B. Konda Reddy Director: KV Reddy Banner: Vauhini Studios Release Date: 11 March Box-office: Hit Trivia: This was first social film for KV Reddy. He was B.Sc (Honors) graduate. He didn't work as a assistant director even to a single movie. This was inspired from Henrik Ibsen's stage play 'Pillars Of The Society'. This was debut film for DV Narasa Raju as a writer and for Konda Reddy, younger brother of BN Reddy, as a cinematographer. This film got Best Regional Film award from Indian Govt. Popular Songs: 1. Siva siva moortivi gananaathaa 2. Nandaamayaa guru...

Cast: Santha Kumari, Lalitha, Girija, Lakshmi Prabha, Kaushik, Linga Murthy, Mukkamala, Relangi, BNR, Rama Murthy, Vijaya, Master Mohan, Baby Satchu, Padmini, CVV Panthulu, K. Duraiswamy, KS Angamuthu, Ganapathi Bhatt Script: KV Reddy, T. Gopichand, P. Chengaiah, Linga Murthy, BNR Music: CR Subbaraman Choreography: Pasumarthi Krishna Murthy Producer and Director: P. Pullaiah Banner: Ragini Films

Cast: NT Rama Rao (Sri Krishna), Akkineni Nageswara Rao (Arjuna), B. Saroja Devi (Subhadra), Kantha Rao (Narada), Dhulipala (Gayudu), S. Vara Lakshmi, Gummadi, Chittooru Nagaiah, Mikkilineni (Balarama), Chayadevi (Revathi), Mukkamala, Prabhakara Reddy (Lord Siva), Sri Ranjani, Allu Ramalingaiah, Surabhi Balasaraswathi (Chandrika), Satyanarayana, Chadalavada Kutumba Rao Dialogues and Lyrics: Pingali Nagendra Rao Music: Pendyala Nageswara Rao Playback: Ghantasala, Swarna Latha, B. Gopalam Cinematographer: Kamal Ghosh, Ravikanth Nagaich Choreography: Pasumarthi Krishna Murthy Art: Madhavapeddi Gokhale, Thota Venkateswara Rao Producer and Director: KV Reddy Banner: Jayanthi Pictures Release Date: 9 January Trivia: It had a 100-day run in 13 centers. Popular Songs: 1. Aligithiva sakhee priya alaka maanavaa 2. Anni manchi sakunamule 3. Manasu paravasinchene tanuvu pulakarinchene 4. Tapamu phalinchina subhavela 5. Chaladaa ee pooja devee 6. Swamula sev...

Cast: NTR, Jayalalitha (Rukmini), Jamuna (Satyabhama), Kantha Rao (Narada), Chittooru Nagaiah (Dhrutarashtra), SV Ranga Rao, S. Varalakshmi, Gummadi Lyrics: Pingali Nagendra Rao, C. Narayana Reddy Music: Pendyala Nageswara Rao Cinematography: Marcus Bartley Editing: Joshi Art: Gokhale Producer: N. Trivikrama Rao Director: KV Reddy Banner: RK Brothers Release Date: 24 December Trivia: NTR done three roles.. Srikrishna, Rama and Ravana. This film won Nandi Award for Best Feature Film from Government of Andhra Pradesh. This was KV Reddy's last film as a director. This was the first complete colour film of NTR's home production. Actually NTR was supposed do direction of this film. When KV Reddy requested NTR for financial help for his children's education, then NTR asked him to take up the direction of this movie and given advance immediately. It had a 100-day run in 7 centers. Popular Songs: 1. Kalaganti kalaganti (Janaki) 2. Alukamanave (Ghantasa...

Synopsis: The son of the gardener Thota Raamudu (NTR) falls in love with Indumathi (Malathi), the princess of Ujjain. When he faces resistance from the king, he approaches a Sorcerer (SVR), who actually plans to sacrifice this young, brave lad to the goddess Patala Bhairavi (Girija) to attain the magic statuette, which would grant any wish. Raamudu finds about this plan and sacrifices the sorcerer and obtains Patala Bhairavi. Cast: NT Rama Rao (Thota Ramudu), Malathi (Indumathi), SV Ranga Rao (Nepala Mantrikudu), Padmanabham, Balakrishna, CSR Anjaneyulu, Girija, Surabhi Kamalabai, Krishna Kumari, Lakshmikantam, Hemalathamma Rao, Relangi (Anjaneyulu), Savitri, Chadalavada Kutumba Rao Story: Kamalakara Kameswara Rao Dialogues and Lyrics: Pingali Nagendra Rao Music: Ghantasala Playback: Ghantasala, VJ Varma, TG Kamala Devi, Relangi, AP Komala, Pithapuram Nageswara Rao, P. Leela Cinematography: Marcus Bartley Choreography: Pasumarthi Krishna Murthy Art: Madhava...

Cast: Chadalawada Narayana Rao, Santha Kumari, Krishna Veni, Lalitha, Padmini, Krishna Murthy, Baby Mallika, Sumitra Screen-play: KV Reddy Director: P. Pullaiah Banner: Ragini Pictures

Synopsis: King Ugrasena of Dhara Nagaram has 3 daughters-Rupasundari, Hemasundari and Gunasundari. Rupa and Hema are married to their cousins, Haramati and Kalamati respectively. Guna comments one day in a discussion that the husband is the most important entity for a girl. Her angered father, the King, then marries Guna off to a blind, limp, mute and deaf pauper, Daivadeenam.When it is discovered that Daivadeenam is in fact a prince under a curse, Guna and Daiva are banished from the Kingdom. They live far away in a small hut, when news that the King is fatally ill reaches them. Only a precious gem, the Mahendra Mani, can save him. So the three sons-in-law set out to find the gem and Daiva finds it. Haramati and Kalamati steal it from him and the King is cured. Another curse hits Daivadeenam, who now turns into a bear. Pleased with Gunasundari's devotion, Lord Shiva and Parvati bless Daivadeenam and he becomes normal once again. The King, understanding the tru...

Synopsis: This religious drama about the life of saint poet Bammera Potananmatya (also called Bhakta Pontana), who was a farmer until the god Rama came down from the heavens and told him to translate the holy text Bhagvata Gita from Sanskrit into Telugu. Soon after completing his life's work, Potananmatya is told to dedicate his work to his king. When he balks at the sovereign's inveigling attempts to claim credit for the work, the king sends out the troops. Hanuman -- the trickster monkey god -- saves Potananmatya and his family from the royal onslaught. As the troops mobilize to destroy the author's house, the king's palace gets magically trashed instead. Cast: Chittooru Nagaiah (Pothana), Dr. VR Sharma (Singa Bhupala), Mudigonda Lingamurthy (Ajameela), Hemalatha Devi (Narasamamba), Naalam Vanaja (Lakshmi), Tanguturi Suryakumari (Saraswathi), Bezawada Rajarathnam, Vallabhajosyula Sivaram (Mallanna), Jandhyla Gowrinatha Sastry (Srinatha), K. Malathi (Sarada), Sa...

Cast: NT Rama Rao, B. Saroja Devi, Rajanala, Padmanabham, Mukkamala, Linga Murthy, Vadlamani Viswanatham, PJ Sharma, Peketi Sivaram, Seetharam, Jagga Rao, Chalam, Surabhi Balasaraswathi, Geethanjali, Rushyendramani, Jyothi Lakshmi, Kanakam, Prabhavathi, Kakinada Rajaratjam, Baby Mallika Dialogues and Lyrics:  Pingali Nagendra Rao Screenplay: KV Reddy Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, LR Eshwari, Madhavapeddi Satyam, Swarnalatha, Pithapuram Nageswara Rao Music: Pendyala Nageswara Rao Cinematography: Kamal Ghosh, KS Prasad Editing: Vasu Art: Gokhale Fights: Syamsundar Choreography: Pasumarthi Krishna Murthy Makeup: Peethambaram, Veerraju Costumes: TN Rama Murthy, MA Rahman Publicity Designs: SV Chalapathi Rao Producer: PS Reddy Direction: KV Reddy Banner: Jayanthi Pictures Release Date: 13 September Songs: 1. Aasa niraasanu chesitiva - Ghantasala 2. Vaana kaadu vaana kaadu varadaa raajaa - P. Susheela 3. Kunda kaadu kunda kaadu - 4. Mana swaa...

Cast: NT Rama Rao, B. Saroja Devi, Relangi, Padmanabham, Ramana Reddy Story and Dialogues: Pingali Nagendra Rao Screenplay: KV Reddy Lyrics: Pingali Nagendra Rao Music: Pendyala Nageswara Rao Cinematography: Madhav Bulbule Art: Gokhale, Kaladhar Choreography: Pasumarthi Krishna Murthy Producer and Director: KV Reddy Banner: Vijaya Productions Release Date: 11 January Trivia: Vijaya Productions is one of the pioneers in Telugu cinema in terms of content, conceptualization and execution. KV Reddy directed 5 movies under this banner. While Nagi Reddy and Chakrapani produced all the movies except Jagadeka Veeruni Katha, Satya Harischandra and Uma Chandi Gowri Shankarula Katha; KV Reddy produced these three along with directing them. This movie, along with the other flop in this combination in 1965, Satya Harischandra, signified the end of KV Reddy era.

Satya Harischandra was an important role for NTR to fill in the variety of characters (especially mythological) that he played-even if it did not do well. SV Ranga Rao was asked to play the role of Viswamitra, which he rejected-having played Satya Harischandra himself in the hit film of a still bygone era [1956]. This 1965 release with NTR, unfortunately, bombed at the BO and was compared to SVR's Harischandra which the viewers seemed to prefer over the new and novel version. Relangi, who played Nakshatrudu in the previous Harischandra movie, played Kala Kaushikudu in this one. The earlier two Satya Harischandra movies that came out had the very same dialogues and songs, so being what he is, KV Reddy decided to try new dialogues and lyrics with the old, old play.The movie bombed, shocking the production house so used to blockbusters and consistent, if not constant success. The familiar territory that the popular play tread on was gone, and the novelty did not strike a chord with t...

Cast: NT Rama Rao (Pratap), B. Saroja Devi, Kamala Kumari, L. Vijaya Lakshmi, Bala, Rajanala, Kannamba (guest), CSR Anjaneyulu, Relangi, Mukkamala, Vangara, Rushyendra Mani, Mikkilineni, AV Subba Rao, Girija, Jagga Rao, Lanka Satyam Story, Dialogues and Lyrics: Pingali Nagendra Rao Screen-play: KV Reddy Music:  Pendyala Nageswara Rao Cinematography: Marcus Bartley Audiography: A. Krishnan Editing:  Kalyana Sundaram Art: Gokhale, Kaladhar Choreography: Pasumarthi Krishna Murthy Make-up:  Haripada Chandra, Peetambaram, Bhaktavatsalam Special Effects:  Harbans Singh Producer and Director: K.V. Reddy Banner: Vijaya Productions Release Date: 9 August Trivia: It had a 100-day run in 19 centers and biggest hit of the year. It dubbed into Kannada, Oriya, Bengali and Hindi. It stood no.1 place in Bengali in that year and celebrated silver jubilee in Oriya. It is the first 100 days film in Adoni, Madanapalli and Sholapur (Maharashtra). This was...

Cast: Akkineni Nageswara Rao (Krishna Rao), Jamuna (Rukmini), SV Ranga Rao (Bheemasena Rao), Raja Sulochana (Radha Rani), R. Nageswara Rao, Ramana Reddy (Salahala Rao), Dr. Sivarama Krishnaiah, Peketi Sivaram, Chadalavada Kutumba Rao, Balakrishna, Allu Ramalingaiah, Surabhi Kamalabai, Chayadevi Dialogues and Lyrics: Pingali Nagendra Rao Music: Ghantasala Playback: Ghantasala, P. Leela Cinematography: Prasad Art: Thota Venkateswara Rao Audiography: TS Krishna Choreography: Pasumarthi Krishna Murthy Producer and Director: KV Reddy Banner: Jayanthi Pictures Release Date: 17 December Trivia: It was received President's silver medal. Popular Songs: 1. Challaga Chudali 2. Raave Muddula Radha 3. Edo Teliyaka Pilachitinoyi 4. Neetone Neetone Lokamu 5. Brindavana Chandamama endukoyi tagavu 6. Vennelalone Vedi Elano 7. Laali Maa Paapayi

Synopsis: During the Pandavas' Agnyatavasa (period of exile), Arjuna sends his wife Subhadra and their son Abhimanyu to Dwaraka to stay with her brothers, Krishna (N.T.Rama Rao)and Balarama (Gummadi Venkateswara Rao). Sasirekha (Savitri), Balarama's daughter and Abhimanyu have been in love with each other from their childhood. Their families had agreed to get them married when they were children. However, Balarama's wife refuses to honour that commitment as the Pandavas no longer have their kingdoms and are in exile. Balarama decides to conduct Sasirekha's marriage with Lakshmana Kumara (Relangi Venkata Ramaiah) who is his favourite disciple, Duryodhana's (Mukkamala) son. Krishna advises Subhadra to approach (Ghatotkacha) (S.V.Ranga Rao). Initially Ghatotkacha assumes them to be intruders in his forest and attacks them, but later apologizes once he realizes who they are. He goes to Dwaraka along with his retinue. Using his magical powers he assumes the form of...

Cast: Akkineni Nageswara Rao (Ramu), Savitri (Sita), Jamuna (Lakshmi), R. Nageswara Rao (Babul), Kongara Jaggaiah, Allu Ramalingaiah, Maddali Krishnamurthy, Suryakantham, Relangi (Veerabhadrayya), Ramanna Panthulu, Boddapati, Vangara, Master Sampath, Master Varma, Baby Vijaya Lakshmi, Hemalathamma Rao, Balakrishna (Anji), Padmanabham, Mikkilineni (guest), Chalam (guest) Dialogues: DV Narasaraju Lyrics: Samudrala Raghavacharya Music: Pendyala Nageswara Rao Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheel, Jikki Cinematographer: Ardasher M. Irani Producer: D. Madhusudana Rao Director: K.V. Reddy Banner: Annapurna Pictures Release Date: 1 October Trivia: The year 1955 is particularly notable for the birth of Annapurna Pictures with Dukkipati Madhusudana Rao as its backbone. Their first film `DONGA RAMUDU' directed by K.V. Reddy with ANR and Savitri in the lead and hefty R. Nageswara Rao playing villain was sensational hit. This is a story of a thief who reforms himself....

Synopsis: Vema Reddy's elder brother Anavema Reddy is the ruler of Moogachinthapalle, part of the Gajapathi kingdom. His wife Narasamamba is a kind-hearted woman. They have a daughter, Jyothi. Vema and little Jyothi are fond of each other. While Anavema struggles hard to clear the debt that he owes to the king, the atheist and pleasure-seeking Vema steals the family gold to please his mistress Mohanangi, a woman of low morals. Narasamamba tries to mend him, but in vain. Vema's misdeeds land Anavema in jail. Vema vows to get back the gold from Mohanangi to seek his brother's release, but fails. Thereupon he and his childhood friend Abhiram, experiment with some ancient crude methods to make gold. They succeed in making gold bar. Just then he comes to know that Jyothi is critically ill. Vema rushes back to the house. Jyothi's death brings about a transformation in Vema. He goes on a quest to find the secret behind birth and death. Lord Siva appears before him in t...