Telugu Cinema Prapamcham

Cast: Lakshmi Rajyam, Sriranjani (Jr), SV Ranga Rao, Relangi, Gummadi, Sandhya, Suryakantham, Suribabu, Padmanabham, Nalla Rama Murthy, Balakrishna, Kutumba Rao, Allu Ramalingaiah, AV Subba Rao, Sita, Reeta, Surabhi Kamalabai, Baby Uma, Master Satyam, Surabhi Balasaraswathi Dialogues: Sadasiva Brahmam Lyrics: Pothana, Arudra, Sadasiva Brahmam, Kosaraju Playback: P. Susheela, Jikki, Jamuna Rani, Ghantasala, Madhavapeddi Satyam, Suribabu, Swarna Latha, P. Leela, ML Vasantha Kumari, Pitapuram Nageswara Rao, Saraswathi Music: Susarla Dakshina Murthy Producer: Lakshmi Rajyam Director: C. Pullaiah Banner: Rajyam Pictures

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

Synopsis: Sinners bathed in the Ganga to get rid of their sins. The sins thus cast off manifested themselves in the form of devils and worried Ganga. Lord Siva suggests to Ganga to seek the help of righteous wife. Parvathi, Lakshmi and Saraswathi console Ganga and try to help her but in vain. Narada takes Ganga to Anasuya, the wife of Athri Maharshi in Bhooloka. Anasuya with the force of her devotion to her husband relieves Ganga of her distress. The three Goddesses thus humiliated want to somehow or other spoil the good name of Anasuya. Parvathi instigates Bringeeswara and Nandeeswara to achieve this object. The both in the guise of Sanyasins go to Anasuya's Ashram at an inopportune time and ask for food. Anasuya is engrossed in serving her husband. Bringi gets angry and whirls a poisonous snake to coil round the neck of Anasuya who, however, turns it into a garland of flowers and wears it around her neck. The humiliation of the three Goddesses knows no bounds. They send their h...

Cast: NT Rama Rao, Krishna Kumari, Mukkamala, Mikkilineni, Chayadevi, Dhulipala, Satyanarayana, Allu Ramalingaiah, Uday Kumar, Vanisri Story: GVG Screenplay and Dialogues: BLN Acharya Music: Ghantasala Cinematography: C. Nageswara Rao Editing: B. Gopala Rao Art: Vaali Producer: Thota Subba Rao Director: C. Pullaiah Banner: Sridevi Productions Release Date: 7 April

Cast: Relangi (Subbarayudu), Anjali Devi, Addala Narayana Rao, CS Rao, Tatachari, RK Rao, AM Raja, Mohana Krishna (Devika) Dialogues: Muddu Krishna Lyrics: Muddu Krishna Music: Ashwatthama Playback: AM Raja Director: C. Pullaiah Banner: East India Film Company Trivia: This was based on the 1952 Bengali movie 'Pasher Baree' by Sudhir Mukherjee. It was remade in Hindi as 'Padosan' and in Telugu once again as 'Pakkinti Ammayi' by K. Vasu. This was made in Calcutta. This was debut film for Muddu Krishna as lyricist. This was first film for Relangi as a hero. This was second film for Devika aka Mohana Krishna. Popular Songs: 1. Kalayemo idi naa jeevita phalamemo 2. Vasantha kaalam vachchindi

Cast:  Ramana Rao, Sadasiva Rao, Chandra Sekhar, Savitri, Santha Kumari, AV Subba Rao Lyrics: Balijepalli Lakshmikantha Kavi Associate Director: CS Rao Producer: Sunderlal Nahta Director: C. Pullaiah Banner: East India Film Company

Cast: NT Rama Rao, Devika, L. Vijaya Lakshmi, Relangi, Girija, Mukkamala, Kannamba, Raja Babu, Dhulipala Story: Samudrala Ramanujacharya Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy Music: TV Raju Cinematography: KS Prasad Editing: Veerappa Art: Kudaravalli Nageswara Rao Dances: Chinni Sampath & Pasumarthi Krishna Murthy Producers: Somasekhar, Radha Krishna Director: C. Pullaiah Banner: Sekhar Films Release Date: 29 June Trivia: It was based on Kasimajili Stories. Popular Songs: 1. Bhuvana mohini avadhileni yugayugaala

Cast: NT Rama Rao (Sundaram), Krishna Kumari (Meenakshi), Hemalatha, SV Ranga Rao (guest -Yama), Vangara Venkata Subbaiah (Chitragupta), Indira, Kantha Rao (Vishnu), Jyothi, KVS Sharma (Bhadrayya), Mikkilineni, Peketi Sivaram, Rajeswari, Kalyanam Raghuramaiah (Narada), Mohana, AV Subba Rao, Gemini Chandra, Mahankali Venkaiah, Malladi Satyanarayana, Kameswaramma, Prabhavathi Dialogues: Sadasivabrahmam Lyrics and Verses: Arudra Playback:  Ghantasala, PB Srinivas, Madhavapeddi Satyam, S. Janaki, P. Leela, Gana Saraswathi Managing Partner: Chelamkuri Subba Rao Music:  Ashwatthama Cinematography: A. Shanmugam Audiography: A. Krishnan Editing: TR Srinivasulu Art: S. Krishna Rao Choreography: Gemini Rama Murthy, MS Saiva Makeup: Bhadraiah, Mallikarjuna Rao Costumes: B. Narayana Rao Producer and Director: Chittajallu Pullaiah Banner: Bhargavi Films Release Date: 29 July Box-office: Super Hit Trivia: This's made based on a Bengali short story 'Jumaliye ...

Cast: NT Rama Rao, KR Vijaya, Nagaiah, Mukkamala, L. Vijaya Lakshmi, Padmanabham, Allu Ramalingaiah, Rajababu, Modukuri Satyam, Ramachandra Rao, Vijaya Sarathi, Chandra Mouli, Dr. Sivarama Krishnayya, Vangara, Koteswara Rao, Jagga Rao, Krishnayya, Bheema Raju, ESR, Sabitha Devi, Prameela, Lakshmi Kanthamma, Jr. Bhanumathi, Sobhan Babu (guest), Satyanarayana (guest), Chayadevi (guest) Story, Dialogues and Verses: Vempati Sadasiva Brahmam Lyrics: Sadasiva Brahmam, Samudrala Raghavacharya, Kosaraju, Sri Sri, C. Narayana Reddy Playback: Ghantasala, Pithapuram Nageswara Rao, Raghavulu, Appa Rao, P. Susheela, S. Janaki, P. Leela, Komala, Sarojini Music: Ghantasala Cinematography: C. Nageswara Rao Audiography: Suryanarayana Editing: B. Gopala Rao Art: Vaali Fights: Sambasiva Rao Choreography: Vempati Satyam Makeup: Peethambaram Costumes: B. Narayana Murthy Executive Producer: Chitturi Gandhi Producer: Thota Subba Rao Director: C. Pullaiah Banner: Sri Dev...

Cast: R. Nagendra Rao, Bhanumathi Lyrics: Balijepalli Lakshmikanta Kavi Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao Director: C. Pullaiah Banner: Gemini Pictures Release Date: 14 January

Cast: Pushpavalli (Avanthi), DV Subba Rao (Vindhya Raju), Ramana Rao (Sivasri), Varalakshmi, Relangi, Panditha Rao, AV Subba Rao Dialogues: Pingali Nagendra Rao Music: Saluri Rajeswara Rao Cinematography: CV Ramakrishnan Editing: SR Krishna Swamy Dance: Jayasankar Sound: SP Gandhi Art: KR Sarma Director: C. Pullaiah Banner: Vyjayanthi Films Release Date: 14 Jan 1948 Trivia: This was based on the play VIDHYA RANI by Pingali Nagendra Rao.

Cast: C. Krishnaveni, Kotiratnam, Leelebai, Sundaramma, Gangaratnam, Raghuramaiah, Rami Reddy, Vellanki, Teegala, Relangi, AV Subba Rao, Koteswara Rao, Kumpatla, Mallikarjuna Rao, KV Subba Rao, Ramamurthy, Anjali Devi   Lyrics: Tapi Dharma Rao, Balijepalli Lakshmikantham, Madhira Subbanna Deekshitulu Playback: Krishnaveni, Raghuramaiah   Music:  SB Dinakar Rao   Cinematography: Kotnis Art: TVS Sharma Producer: Mirjapuram Raja Director: C. Pullaiah Banner: Sobhanachala Pictures Trivia: This was Anjali Devi's debut film. This movie was based on 'Kasi Majilee Kathalu' written by Madhira Subbanna Deekshitulu. This was remade as 'Bhama Vijayam' in 1967. Popular Songs: 1. Sandamama andamaina o sandamama

Synopsis: The King prays for progeny and is blessed with children, the youngest of who is named Bala Nagamma. She is married off to Karyavardi Raju but is kidnapped by Mayala Marathi who turns her into a dog and whisks her off to his cave. Once there, he tries to take advantage of her, but she keeps him away quoting some Holy Rites and Pujas that she is involved in. Fearful, she is a prisoner in the cave for 14 years, where the Fakir's mistress, Sangu, is jealous of his obsession with Bala Nagamma. In the meantime, her son [Balavardi Raju] grows up and gets to know the truth about his mother. He seeks the Fakir out and defeats him. Cast: Kanchanamala (Bala Nagamma), Govindarajula Subba Rao, Banda Kanakalingeswara Rao (Karyavardhi), Balijepalli Lakshmikantha Kavi, T.G. Kamala Devi, Kamala Kotnis, Pushpavalli, Bellari Lalitha, Addala Narayana Rao, Lanka Satyam (Chakali Tippadu), Relangi (Talari Ramudu), Master Viswam (Balavardhi) Dialogues and Lyrics: Balijepalli Lakshmikan...

Cast: Bhanumathi, Relangi Venkatramaiah, Pushpavalli Director: Chittajallu Pullaiah

Cast: Vadrevu Kamaraju (Satyanarayana Swamy), Hymavathi, Devarakonda Ramamurthy, Kadiyam Mallayachary, Lakshmi Narasamma, Yanamandra Ramakrishnaiah, Relangi, Mukkala Koteswara Rao Writer: Muddu Krishna Lyrics: Kallakuri Hanumantha Rao Music: Nimmagadda Paradesi, B. Kumaraswamy Cinematography: Govind Rao Bhadasavle Editor: G.D. Joshi Art: B.D. Kotwal Director: Chittajallu Pullaiah Banner: Andhra Talkies Release Date: 12 Jan, 1938 Notes: This was the first film made in 'vaduka bhasha' in Telugu. It was released in theatres along with 'Kasula Peru', documentary on Annavaram Satyanarayana Swamy Temple and 'Chal Mohana Ranga', a folk dance. Kallakuri Hanumantha Rao, Sundaramma, Srihari and Tulasi were the actors in 'Kasula Peru' while Pushpavalli and Vali Subba Rao were performed in 'Chal Mohana Ranga'.

Synopsis: Mohini-Bhasmasura is a beautiful story that tells how Mohini (Pushpavalli) uses her charm to save Lord Shiva from Bhasmasura, a terrible demon. Mohini is a female incarnation of the great preserver-god Vishnu. Vishnu's role in the cosmos is as the preserver of form and of balance. To meet his goals he frequently takes on fleshly form, often (but not always) human. While incarnate he retains his divine powers, but cannot be recognized by mortal eyes. Mohini is special, though, in that she is a male god in female flesh. Cast: Pushpavalli (Mohini), Dasari Kotiratnam (Lakshmi), A.V. Subba Rao (Bhasmasura), Puvvula Naga Rajakumari (Parvathi), Tungala Chalapathi Rao (Narada), D. Rama Murthy (Lord Siva), R. Venkata Ramaiah (Mareecha), M. Ramachandra Murthy, MB Koteswara Rao, D. Subhadra, T. Annapurna Lyrics and Verses: D. Venkatavadhani Music:  AT Ramanujulu Cinematography: GD Bhadsavle Audiography: PL Kapoor Editing: GD Joshi Art: TV Subba Rao Makeup: G. Kotes...

'Dhruva' was made and released by director C. Pulliah as a double bill with 'Sati Anasuya'. It was two mythologicals made exclusively with children and tells the stories of Bhakta Dhruva and Sati Anasuya. Cast: C. Narayana Swamy (Dhruva), T. Venkateswarlu (Uttanapada), A. Narasimha Rao (Narada), M. Rangachari (Vishnu), G. Bhaskara Rao (Uttara), M. Hemalatha (Suruchi), Sitaram (Suniti), Lalitha (Vasantika) Dialogues and Lyrics: Balijepalli Lakshmikantham Music: Prabhala Satyanarayana Cinematography: Prabodh Dass Editing: Dharamvir and Baijnath Joshi Sound Recording: CS Nigam Art: Adivi Bapiraju Director: Chittajallu Pullaiah Banner: East India Film Company Trivia: Chittajallu Pullaiah was known to make mythological films. He was trained at Mumbai and Kolkata in filmmaking before he returned to South India. When Raghupathi Suryaprakash, son of Raghupathi Venkaiah, whom he assisted as a director went broke C. Pullaiah returned to Kakinada, turned his ho...

Cast:  Jai Singh (Srikrishna), Kapilavayi Ramanatha Shastry (Narada), Kanchanamala (Mitravinda), Kakinada Joginatham (Vasanthaka), Rushyendramani (Satyabhama), Guntur Sabharanjani (Rukmini), Lakshmirajyam (Nalini), Relangi Venkata Ramaiah Scenario: Mutharaju Subba Rao Lyrics and Verses: Chandala Kesava Das, Mutharaju Subba Rao, Sthanam Narasimha Rao Directors: Mukherji, Rajaram Banner: Kali Film Companay (Calcutta) Release Date: 22 April Trivia:   This was debut movie for Kanchanamala, Rushyendramani, Lakshmirajyam and Relangi. 

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 the...

Cast:  Arani Satyanarayana (Ramadasu), Ghantasala Radhakrishnayya (Kabir Das), Nellore Naga Raja Rao (Tanisha), K. Srinivasa Chary (Dharmakartha), Venkata Subbayya (Ahamak), Ghantasala Seshayya (Srirama), MS Ranga Rao (Lakshmana), Saraswathi (Kamalamba), Rampapa (Sitara Begam) Cinematography: Krishna Gopal Audiography: RC Wilman, CN Nigam Director:  Akhtar Nawaz Banner: East India Film Company (Culcutta) Trivia: This was based on Dharmavaram Gopalacharya's stage play 'Ramadasu'.