Shri Krishnanjaneya Yuddham
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Shri Krishnanjaneya Yuddham (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...

: శ్రీకృష్ణా౦ఙనేయ యుద్ధము) is a classical 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...

 cinema directed by C. S. Rao
C. S. Rao
Chittajallu Srinivasa Rao better known as C. S. Rao is a South Indian actor, writer and director. He is son of famous film director Chittajallu Pullayya. He has directed about 70 films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Oriya languages...

. The movie was released in the year 1972. The movie mainly revolves around Lord Anjaneya waiting for Lord Sri Rama's darshan in Dwaparayuga.

Plot

This Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

 mythological movie is based on Lord Anjaneya's devotion towards Lord Rama who later finds Rama in Lord Krishna. The movie begins with how the pride of Pandavas(Arjuna & Bhima) is destroyed by Hanuma and later Garuda
Garuda
The Garuda is a large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology.From an Indian perspective, Garuda is the Hindu name for the constellation Aquila and...

 in search of his daily food and finds a Nagakanya as his prey. Nagakanya is guided by Narada
Narada
Narada or Narada Muni is a divine sage from the Vaisnava tradition, who plays a prominent role in a number of the Puranic texts, especially in the Bhagavata Purana, and in the Ramayana...

 to go to Hanuma for help where she becomes safe. Garuda
Garuda
The Garuda is a large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology.From an Indian perspective, Garuda is the Hindu name for the constellation Aquila and...

 reports this to Lord Krishna and his wives Rukmini
Rukmini
In Hinduism, Rukmini is the principal wife and queen of Krishna at his city of Dwarka. Krishna heroically kidnaps her from an un-wanted marriage at her request . Of Krishna's 16,108 queens, Rukmini is the first and most prominent...

 & Sathyabhama. Krishna sends out a warning to Hanuma to release Nagakanya for garuda's prey. But Hanuma doesnt care for his warning & continues to protect Nagakanya. This leads to a war between them as Hanuma doesnt recognise Rama in Krishna at first. Sathyabhama disguised as Sita tries to mislead Hanuma but fails. Later how the war gets stopped and Nagakanya is saved forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Actor Character
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao  Lord Krishna & Lord Rama
Devika
Devika
Devika or Prameela Devi was a popular Tamil and Telugu actress. She is regarded as a versatile and graceful heroine of her era. She was known for her natural beauty which was the key in her casting in mythological films like Karnan, thiruvilaiyadal...

 
Rukmini & Sita
Vanisri
Vanisri
Vanisri or Ratna Kumari , also known as Vanisree or Vanishree, is a popular Telugu actress in the mid 1960s to the late 1970s. Her portfolio also includes Kannada and Tamil films.-Early life:...

 
Sathyabhama
Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao
Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao
Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao, better known as Kanta Rao , was an Indian film actor and film producer from Andhra Pradesh, India. He acted in more than 400 Telugu mythological, social and folklore movies. He also acted in a few Hindi, Kannada and Tamil movies. He produced about five films under the...

 
Narada Muni
S V Ranga Rao  Balaram
Rajanala
Rajanala
Rajanala Kaleswara Rao Naidu was an Indian film actor well known for his negative roles in Telugu filmdom during the 1950s and 1960s. The grand old man of Telugu cinema, H M Reddy, introduced Rajanala through his film Prathigna Before coming to Cinema, he won several awards and accolades for...

 
Hanuman
Hanuman
Hanuman , is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and one of the dearest devotees of lord Rama. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Rama in the...


Crew

  • Director: C. S. R. Rao
  • Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy, Dasarathi, Samudrala
    Samudrala Raghavacharya
    Samudrala Raghavacharya also known as Samudrala Senior, is a writer, producer, director and playback singer of Telugu films, Andhra Pradesh, India...

  • Cinematography: G. K. Ramu
  • Music Director: T. V. Raju
  • Playback singers: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, S. P. Balasubramanyam, 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...

    , S. Janaki
    S. Janaki
    S. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...

    , B. Vasantha

Soundtrack

  • Yennaallu Vechenu Oh Rama (Lyricist: C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao)
  • Padhyams (Singers: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, S. P. Balasubramanyam, P. Susheela)
  • Rama Rama RamaSeetha (Lyricist: C. Narayana Reddy; Singers: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao)
  • Padyams Kausalya(Shlokam) (Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao)
  • Rama Raghurama (Lyricist: C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao)
  • Chakkani Gopala (Lyricist: C. Narayana Reddy, Dasarathi, Samudrala; Singers: S. Janaki, B. Vasantha)
  • Neevaina Cheppave (Lyricist: C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, P. Susheela)

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