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Director
  
Vedantam Raghavaiah

Release date
  
May 10, 1957 (India)

6.2/10
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Genre
  
Musical, Drama

Duration
  

Language
  
Telugu

Suvarna Sundari movie poster
Writer
  
Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry
,
Vedantam Raghavaiah

Release date
  
10 May 1957

Songs
  
Sambho - Naa Mora Vinavaa!

Cast
  
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
(Jayanth),
Anjali Devi
(Suvarna Sundari),
Relangi Venkatramaiah
(Kailasam),
Rajasulochana
(Jayanthi),
Chilakalapudi Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu

Suvarna Sundari (English: Golden Beauty) is a 1957 Telugu, folklore film, in the golden era of the Telugu film industry which was produced by Adinarayana Rao on Anjali Pictures banner and directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi in the lead roles and music also composed by Adinarayana Rao. The film is simultaneously in Tamil as Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakkiyam & Hindi as the same title; Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi did their roles in the Hindi version too which was the only Hindi movie in ANR's film career while Gemini Ganesan played male lead role in Tamil version. The film recorded as blockbuster at the box office.

Contents

The shooting of the film was held at Venus Studios, Madras and the outdoor shooting was held at Shimla falls, Mysore. The film was released through Chamria Talkie Distributors headed by Sundar Lal Nahata, set a record at the box-office by celebrating 50 days in 48 centers and completed 100 days in 18 centers.

chhup chhup chhaliya lata bharatvyas adinarayanrao suvarna sundari


Plot

This is a Folklore story of a Gandharva kanya loving a human prince. Jayanth (ANR) gets ousted from the kingdom. He meets Suvarna Sundari (Anjali Devi) who comes to earth on every Kaarteeka Pournami day. They love each other. Lord Indra comes to know about their love and curses Suvarna Sundari. As a result, Jayanth forgets her. She loses her child near the river. How the two protagonists reunite forms the story.

Cast

  • Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Jayanth
  • Anjali Devi as Suvarna Sundari
  • Relangi as Kailasam
  • Ramana Reddy as Ullasam
  • Gummadi as Tata
  • C.S.R as Maharaju
  • Balakrishna as Chadastham
  • Peketi Sivaram as Vasanthudu
  • K.V.S.Sharma as Gurudevulu
  • Rajasulochana as Jayanthi
  • Girija as Parthima Devi
  • Suryakala as Sarala
  • E. V. Saroja as Goddess Parvati
  • Master Babji as Siva Kumarudu

    • Crew

  • Art: Vaali
  • Choreography: Vempati Satyam
  • Dialogues: Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry
  • Lyrics: Samudrala Sr, Samudrala Jr, Kosaraju
  • Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, P. Leela, Jikki, Pithapuram, M.S.Rama Rao, Komala,
  • Story: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam, P. Adinarayana Rao
  • Editing: N.S. Prakash
  • Cinematography: M.A. Rahman
  • Music - Producer: P. Adinarayana Rao
  • Screenplay - Director: Vedantam Raghavaiah
  • Banner: Anjali Pictures
  • Release Date: 10th May 1957

    • Soundtrack

    Music composed by P. Adinarayana Rao. All songs are blockbusters. Music released on HMV Audio Company.

    Hindi Version

    1. "Kuhu Kuhu Bole Koyaliya" - Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
    2. "Mujhe Na Bula Chhup Chhup" - Lata Mangeshkar
    3. "Ram Naam Japna Paraya Maal Apna" - Mohammed Rafi
    4. "Girija Sang Hai Shish Pe Gang Hai" - Lata Mangeshkar
    5. "Tarana (Shastriya Sangeet)" - Lata Mangeshkar, Sudha Malhotra
    6. "Hat Hat Hat Jaa Re Natkhat Piya" - Lata Mangeshkar, Sudha Malhotra
    7. "Lakshmim sheer Samudra Raj" - Ghantasala
    8. "Chanda Se Pyare Ankhiyo Ke Taare Soja Re Maiya Ke Raaj Dular" - Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey
    9. "Mausam Suhana Dil Hainz" - Lata Mangeshkar
    10. "Sar Pe Matki Ankhiya Bhatki" - Asha Bhosle
    11. "Shambho Sun Lo Meri Pukar" - Lata Mangeshkar
    12. "Lelo Ji Lelo Gudiya" - Lata Mangeshkar
    13. "Maa Maa Karta Phire Laadla" - Mohammed Rafi
    14. "Mai Hu Pari Rasiya Ras Ki Bhari" - Lata Mangeshkar

    References

    Suvarna Sundari Wikipedia
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    Suvarna Sundari IMDb