Raja Makutam or Rajamakutam (Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

: రాజమకుటం; King's Sceptre) is a 1959 Telugu film directed by veteran B. Narasimha Reddy.

Synopsis

B.N. Reddi

Bomireddi Narasimha Reddy

Bommireddy Narasimha Reddy was an Indian film director and an early figure in the Telugu cinema industry, also known as Tollywood. He was eldest of the three brothers; others are B. Nagi Reddy and B.N. Konda Reddy. He was popularly known as B. N. Reddy...

 is one of the most prolific filmmakers of Telugu cinema during the 1950s. He is also the director of the critically acclaimed Malleswari

Malliswari (1951 film)

-Soundtrack:There are 15 songs in Malliswari.-External links:* * * *...

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Many important moments in the plot have been changed. Things like the queen marrying the king's murderer are removed. After the king's murder by his prime minister, the queen and the prince form a team.

Cast

Actor	Character
N. T. Rama Rao N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...	Prince Pratap
Rajasulochana Rajasulochana Pilliarchetty Bhakthavatsalam Naidu Rajeevalochana, better known as Rajasulochana is an South Indian classical dancer and film actress. She has acted in hundreds of films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi language films.-Brief lifesketch:...
Kannamba	Queen
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character...	Prachandudu
B. Padmanabham B. Padmanabham Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao , popularly known as Padmanabham, was a Tollywood actor known for his comedian roles...	Son of Prachandudu
Rajanala Kaleswara Rao
Vangara Venkata Subbaiah Vangara Venkata Subbaiah Vangara Venkata Subbaiah, better known as Vangara was a famous actor of Telugu cinema. He acted in more than 100 films and in some plays.-Early life:...

Songs

There are about 11 songs in the film.

• "Anjalide Janani Devi" (Singer: P. Leela)
• "Edanunnado Ekkadunnado Naa Chukkala Redu" (Singer: P. Leela
  P. Leela
  Porayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
  
  ; Cast: Rajasulochana)
• "Eti Odduna Maa Vooru" (Singer: Jikki Krishnaveni)
• "Jaya Jaya Manogna Mangala Murthi Sharada Neerada Nirmala Keerthi" (Singer: P. Susheela
  P. Susheela
  Pulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
  
  )
• "Ooredi Peredi O Chandamama" (Lyrics: Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao
  Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao
  Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao B.A. is the son of "Kavi Rajahamsa" Balantrapu Venkata Rao who was one of the modern Telugu poet-duo Venkata Parvateswara Kavulu. He is a well-known writer, composer and poet in the Telugu language...
  
  ; Singers: P. Leela and Ghantasala)
• "Sadiseyako Gali Sadiseya Boke" (Lyrics: Devulapalli Krishnasastri
  Devulapalli Krishnasastri
  Devulapalli Venkata Krishnasastri was a Telugu poet, playwright and translator. He is famously known as Andhra Shelley.-Early life:Krishnasastri was born in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India...
  
  ; Singer: P. Leela)
• "Takita Takita Dhimi Tabala" (Lyrics: Kosaraju Raghavaiah
  Kosaraju Raghavaiah
  Kosaraju or Kosaraju Raghavaiah or Kosaraju Raghavaiah Chowdary was a Telugu poet and writer. His lyrics are stepped in Telugu folklore and rural idiom. Born in 1905 in an agricultural family in Appikatla village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. Raghavaih studied Telugu literature, epics and...
  
  ; Singer: Ghantasala; Cast: N.T. Rama Rao)