Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam
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Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam is a 1960 Magnum opus
Telugu Musical film
produced and directed by P. Pullaiah
and starring N. T. Rama Rao
. The story is based on the story of Lord Venkateswara (Balaji).
as Padmavathi in the lead roles. The movie was said to be among the successes of the early days of Pullaiah and Shanthakumari's married life.
Magnum opus
Magnum opus , from the Latin meaning "great work", refers to the largest, and perhaps the best, greatest, most popular, or most renowned achievement of a writer, artist, or composer.-Related terms:Sometimes the term magnum opus is used to refer to simply "a great work" rather than "the...
Telugu Musical film
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
produced and directed by P. Pullaiah
P. Pullaiah
P. Pullaiah or P. Pullayya B.A. is a Telugu film director and producer. He was recipient of Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for his contributions to Telugu cinema. He married veteran actress P. Santha Kumari in 1937...
and starring 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...
. The story is based on the story of Lord Venkateswara (Balaji).
The Story
Evil forces dominates the world. The wicked prosper, as the good are made to suffer as a result of the vicious impact of the spirit of the times, the Kaliyuga, presided over by Kali Purusha. Great rishis hold yagas under the guidance of sage Kshyapa to get rid of the world from this wickedness. Sage Bhrigu (Gummadi) went to Lord Maha Vishnu (N.T. Rama Rao) to request his help. He did not notice the sage's arrival while enjoying the blissful company of his spouse Sri Lakshmi (Varalakshmi). Furiously, the sage kicked the Lord on the chest. Vishnu without being offended at all pacified the sage and made him realize how anger makes people lose their sense. Sri Lakshmi, however, could not bear all this. In great anger, She left Vaikuntam for the earth below. In search of her, Sri Vishnu too came down to the earth. He took shelter as Srinivasa in the ashram of Vakulamatha (Santha Kumari). Later, however, Srinivasa met Padmavathi (Savitri), daughter of Akashraja and married her.Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao | Srimaha Vishnu / Srinivasa |
| Savitri | Padmavathi |
| S. Varalakshmi S. Varalakshmi Saridey Varalakshmi, popularly known as Telugu: ఎస్. వర లక్ష్మిS. Varalakshmi was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress and singer... |
Srimaha Lakshmi |
| 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... |
Bhrigu Maharshi |
| A. V. Subba Rao | Akasa Raju |
| Ramana Reddy Ramana Reddy Ramana Reddy or T. V. Ramana Reddy was an Indian actor and comedian, best known for his work in Telugu cinema in the 1950s and 1960s.... |
Sarabha |
| Surabhi Balasaraswati | Sarabha's wife |
| Chittor V. Nagaiah Chittor V. Nagaiah Chitturu Nagayya or Chittor V. Nagaiah birth name - Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya was an Indian actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer of Telugu film industry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The... |
Bavaji |
| P. Santha Kumari | Vakula |
| Rushyendramani Rushyendramani Rushyendramani was a famous drama and film actress and playback singer from South India... |
Dhaaranidevi |
| P. Suri Babu | Narada |
| A. V. Subba Rao Jr. | Brahma |
| Sandhya Sandhya Sandhya may refer to:Film* Sandhya, Indian actress of the 1950s, wife of V. Shantaram*Sandhya Mridul, an Indian actress in Bollywood films, active 1993-present... |
Saraswathi Devi |
| Lanka Satyam | Yathrikudu |
| Vempati Peda Satyam | Maha Siva |
| Peketi Sivaram Peketi Sivaram Peketi Sivaram is famous South Indian actor and director.-Life sketch:He was born on October 8, 1918 in Pekeru village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India.... |
|
| Showkar Janaki | Yerukala Saani |
| Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao | Guest role in the song Sesha Saila Vaasa |
| R. Nageswara Rao | |
| Relangi Venkataramaiah | |
| Balakrishna | |
| 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:... |
Crew
- Director: P. PullaiahP. PullaiahP. Pullaiah or P. Pullayya B.A. is a Telugu film director and producer. He was recipient of Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for his contributions to Telugu cinema. He married veteran actress P. Santha Kumari in 1937...
- Producers: P. Santha Kumari, P. PullaiahP. PullaiahP. Pullaiah or P. Pullayya B.A. is a Telugu film director and producer. He was recipient of Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for his contributions to Telugu cinema. He married veteran actress P. Santha Kumari in 1937...
and V. Venkateswarlu - Production Company: Padamsri Pictures
- Screen adaptation: Acharya Atreya
- Dialogues: Acharya Atreya
- Music Director: Pendyala Nageshwara Rao
- Cinematography: P. L. Roy
- Choreography : Vempati Peda Satyam
- Editing: K. A. Sriramulu
- Art Direction: S. V. S. Ramarao
- Playback singers: S. JanakiS. JanakiS. 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...
, Jikki Krishnaveni, Pithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram Nageswara Rao is a popular Playback singer during the early period of Telugu cinema. He sang thousands of songs mostly of comedy nature in 1950s and 1960s along with Madhavapeddi Satyam and others.-Brief lifesketch:...
, P. LeelaP. LeelaPorayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, Madhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi Satyam was a renowned Telugu singer and stage-actor from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He entered into films as a singer-actor in Y.V. Rao's Tamil-Hindi Biligual movie Ramadas in the year 1946. He played the role of Kabir. However, he became more popular as a playback singer...
, P. SusheelaP. SusheelaPulapaka 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...
, SwarnalathaSwarnalathaSwarnalatha was a Indian playback singer. From 1987 onward, she rendered nearly 7000 songs in many languages including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi and Badaga....
and VaidehiVaidehiVaidehi may refer too*Vaidehi is another name for the goddess Sita*Vaidehi , well-known Kannada language writer*Vaidehi , Hindi language television series...
Songs
- Chilako Chikkave Eenadu (Cast: Ramana Reddy and Surabhi)
- Edukondala Swamy
- Evaro Atadevaro Aa Navamohanudevaro (Lyrics: AathreyaAathreyaAacharya Aathreya born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu was a versatile playwright, lyric writer and story writer in Telugu cinema.-Life:...
; Singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela) - Gopaala Nandha Gopaala
- Seshasailavasa Srivenkatesha (Lyrics: AathreyaAathreyaAacharya Aathreya born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu was a versatile playwright, lyric writer and story writer in Telugu cinema.-Life:...
; Singer: Ghantasala) - Sri Devini Needu Deverini Sarisaatileni Sowbhagyavatini (Singer: S. VaralakshmiS. VaralakshmiSaridey Varalakshmi, popularly known as Telugu: ఎస్. వర లక్ష్మిS. Varalakshmi was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress and singer...
; Cast: NTR and S. Varalakshmi) - Varala Beramayya Vanaram Beramayya (Lyrics: AathreyaAathreyaAacharya Aathreya born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu was a versatile playwright, lyric writer and story writer in Telugu cinema.-Life:...
; Singer: S. VaralakshmiS. VaralakshmiSaridey Varalakshmi, popularly known as Telugu: ఎస్. వర లక్ష్మిS. Varalakshmi was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress and singer...
; Cast: S. Varalakshmi) - Vegaraara Prabho (Lyrics: AathreyaAathreyaAacharya Aathreya born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu was a versatile playwright, lyric writer and story writer in Telugu cinema.-Life:...
; Singer: Madhavapeddi Satyam)
1936 film
Sri Venkateswara Mahatmyam titled as Balaji was first made in 1936 by P. Pullaiah under the Famous Films banner. It was C. S. R. Anjaneyulu acted as Balaji and Santha KumariSantha Kumari
Vellaala Subbamma is an Indian musical artist and film actress. Santhakumari is the wife of the famous yesteryear Telugu Director and Producer P. Pullaiah.-Early years:...
as Padmavathi in the lead roles. The movie was said to be among the successes of the early days of Pullaiah and Shanthakumari's married life.