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Kanakam
T. Kanakam (c. 1927 – 21 July 2015) was an Indian Telugu drama and film actress and singer between the 1940s and 1960s. She acted in some of the best known and most popular hit films of that period. Biography Kanakam was born in Kharagpur in 1927 and later relocated to Vijayawada. She started singing folk songs in All India Radio since childhood. She became famous for playing Nayakuralu Nagamma in ''Palnati Yudham'' and Sri Krishna in ''Kurukshetram'' dramas. She also played as Srirama, Chintamani and many more and toured the entire state playing the dramas. She is contemporary to Peesapati Narasimha Murty, Shanmukhi Anjaneya Raju, Kalyanam Raghuramaiah, Relangi, Madhavapeddi Satyam and others. She sang some songs in the films including ''Cheyi Cheyi Kalupukora'' in Raksharekha and ''Bhale Doralaku'' in ''Shavukaru ''Shavukaru'' () is a 1950 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by L. V. Prasad. The film was produced by Nagireddy and Chakrapani under the Vijaya Prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shavukaru
''Shavukaru'' () is a 1950 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by L. V. Prasad. The film was produced by Nagireddy and Chakrapani under the Vijaya Productions banner as their maiden production. It stars N. T. Rama Rao in his first leading role after having a brief appearance as a police officer in the film ''Mana Desam'' (1949), along with debutant Janaki too in her first leading role. The music composed by Ghantasala. The film won critical acclaim but underperformed commercially. ''Shavukaru'' bought wide fame to the lead actress Janaki and people began referring to her as Sowcar Janaki after the film's release. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Enga Veetu Penn'' (1965). Plot Changayya (Subba Rao) is a wealthy Shavukaru (businessman) whose son Satyam (N. T. Rama Rao) is studying in the city. His neighbour is Ramayya (Srivatsa). Changayya is affectionate towards Ramayya's daughter Subbulu (Janaki) and wants to make her his daughter-in-law. Satyam also likes this idea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhakta Prahlada (1967 Film)
''Bhakta Prahlada'' () is a 1967 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao based on a script by D. V. Narasa Raju. It stars S. V. Ranga Rao and Anjali Devi. Roja Ramani, in her film debut, plays the title character. ''Bhakta Prahlada'' is produced on the AVM Productions banner by A. V. Meiyappan and his sons, M. Murugan, M. Kumaran and M. Saravanan (film producer), M. Saravanan. The film is based on the legend of Prahlada, a character in ''Bhagavata Purana'' known for his devotion to the Hindu god Vishnu. ''Bhakta Prahlada'' is the third Telugu film based on Prahlada, after the Bhakta Prahlada (1932 film), 1932 and Bhakta Prahlada (1942 Telugu film), 1942 films of the same name. Unlike the earlier two, which were filmed in black-and-white, this version was shot in Eastman Color Negative film. Its script was completed by May 1965. Since ''Bhakta Prahlada'' and ''Ave Kallu'' were simultaneously produced by AVM Productions, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daasi (1952 Film)
''Daasi'' () is a 1952 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by C. Lakshmi Rajyam under the Rajyam Pictures banner and directed by C. V. Ranganatha Das, while L. V. Prasad has taken care of supervision. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, C. Lakshmi Rajyam and S. V. Ranga Rao, with music composed by C. R. Subburaman & Susarla Dakshina Murthy. The film was later remade in Tamil as ''Velaikari Magal'' by the same banner and director. Plot Ramaiah is a horse-cart driver and his wife Lakshmi works as a maid at the house of a wealthy man, Badrinath. The couple has a son, Subbadu. Badrinath, who is issueless, decides to remarry to have children and is in search of a bride. His wife Parvathamma is advised by her elder brother Ramarao to fake a pregnancy. She reluctantly agrees. As Lakshmi is pregnant again, Ramarao's idea is to show her baby as that of Parvathamma to Badrinath and dissuade him from a second marriage. Ramaiah suspects infidelity on the part of Lakshmi and sends her out o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahma Ratham
Brahma Ratham ( te, బ్రహ్మ రథం) is a 1947 Telugu drama film directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Balijepalli Lakshmikantam. Cast * Kalyanam Raghuramaiah, K. Raghuramaiah * Addanki Srirama Murthy * Krishnaveni (actress), C. Krishnaveni * B. Jayamma * Parupalli Subba Rao * A. V. Subba Rao * Kumpatla * Koteswara Rao * Nagamani * Rama Rao * Saroja * T. Kanakam * Sriranjani (junior), Sriranjani * Anasuya Crew * Director: Chitrapu Narayana Murthy * Writer : Balijepalli Lakshmikantham * Producer : Mirjapuram Maharaja * Production company : Venkatarama Productions * Choreographer : Vempati Satyam * Art direction : T. V. S. Sharma * Music director : Moti Babu External links Brahma Ratham film at IMDb.Review of Brahma Ratham film in Roopavani Magazine. 1947 films 1940s Telugu-language films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao Indian drama films 1947 drama films Films scored by Mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velaikari Magal
''Velaikari Magal'' () is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by C. V. Ranganatha Das and starring N. T. Rama Rao, C. Lakshmi Rajyam, and S. V. Ranga Rao. The film is a remake of the 1952 Telugu film '' Daasi''. Cast *N. T. Rama Rao as Ramaiah * C. Lakshmi Rajyam as Lakshmi *S. V. Ranga Rao as Badrinath * Relangi *Kasturi Siva Rao *Doraiswamy Naidu *Suryakantham *Santha Kumari as Parvathamma *T. Kanakam as Durgi *Pushpavalli *Surya Prabha Production After the commercial success of the Telugu film '' Daasi'' (1952), C. Lakshmi Rajyam and her husband Sridhar Rao, decided to produce a Tamil version of the film under their banner Rajyam Pictures. The name of the film was inspired by C. N. Annadurai's '' Velaikari'' (1949). The film was directed by C.V. Ranganatha Doss and featured music by the duo C. R. Subbaraman – S.Dakshinamoorthy; the cast and crew were retained from the original. Soundtrack The music was composed by the duo Subburaman-Dakshinamur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raksha Rekha
''Raksha Rekha'' () is a 1949 Telugu-language swashbuckler film, produced and directed by R. Padmanabhan. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna and Anjali Devi, with music composed by Ogirala Ramachandra Rao and H. R. Padmanabha Sastry. Plot The film begins with Kalavathi, the only daughter of Simhala King Rajasimha, who is averse to marriage. So was Sudhakara, son of King Parthapa of Avanthi. Unable to convince him to get married, King Parthapa keeps him, along with a servant Dooradarsi, in a dilapidated house in the forest. Angels, led by Chitra, visit the nearby Vishnu temple. Surprised at the glowing light from the otherwise haunted house, they enter it and find a handsome prince sleeping there. They lift him along with the cot and place him in Kalavathi's palace. In a trance, Kalavathi and Sudhakara exchange rings. The next day their marriage is performed. The same day Chitra turns the prince into a garland and takes him with her. Kalavathi, in the guise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keelu Gurram
''Keelu Gurram'' () is a 1949 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film produced and directed by Raja Saheb of Mirzapuram under the Sobhanachala Pictures banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi, with music composed by Ghantasala. The film marks the debut of Ghantasala as a composer who would later become a noted composer and playback singer .Eenadu Daily, Eenadu Sunday - 28 April 2013, 100 years of Indian Cinema, Early Tollywood, Page 9 Fascinated by the commercial success of folklore films, Raja of Mirzapuram asked his writers to come up with a similar subject. Tapi Dharma Rao assisted by the noted story-teller Sadasivabrahmam (uncredited) wrote the story of the film which is inspired by ''Kasi Majili Kathalu''. Chitrapu Narayanamurthy, who had earlier directed all of Raja’s productions wrote the screenplay. Narayanamurthy also ghost directed most of the scenes for the Raja. The film released on 19 February 1949. ''Keelu Gurram'' was a big hit and celebrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhavapeddi Satyam
Madhavapeddi Satyam (11 March 1922 – 18 December 2000) was an Indian playback singer and actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. He entered films as a singer-actor in Y. V. Rao's Tamil-Hindi bilingual movie ''Ramadas'' in the year 1946, playing the role of Kabir. However, he became more popular as a playback singer due to his booming voice. His voice suited artists like S. V. Ranga Rao, Relangi and Ramana Reddy. He also sang for others like Akkineni Nageswara Rao, N.T. Rama Rao, Jaggayya and Padmanabham. In a five-decade long career, he sang numerable songs including popular ones like "Vivaha Bhojanambu" from the film ''Mayabazar'' (1957) for S. V. Ranga Rao, and "Ayyayyo Chethilo Dabbulu Poyene" from the film '' Kulagothralu'' (1961) for Ramana Reddy. Satyam is also a close relative of Madhavapeddi Suresh, famous music composer in 1990s Telugu films. Biography Madhavapeddi Satyam was born on 11 March 1922 at Brahmanakoduru village in Ponnur, Andhra Pradesh. He is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Deaths
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Indian Women Playback Singers
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