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Savithri (1933 Film)
''Sati Savitri'' is a 1933 Indian Telugu language mythological film directed by C. Pullayya. It was based on a popular stage play of Mylavaram Bala Bharati Samajam. It was the first film produced by East India Film Company with an estimated budget of in Calcutta. The blockbuster film has received an honorary diploma at the 2nd Venice International Film Festival. The story is about Savitri and Satyavan from Mahabharata. According to the legend, Princess Savitri (Dasari Ramathilakam) marries Prince Satyavan despite a curse that foretells his death within a year. She manages to get Yama (Vemuri Gaggayya), the God of death, to restore her husband to life. Plot There was a prince in India named Aswapati, ruling over the kingdom of Madra. He married queen Malavi. Even after a longtime they did not have a child. He invoked Savitri, his favourite deity and by the grace of god, they had a daughter; named as Savitri. She grew into a lovely maiden and was always playing in the palace and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East India Film Company
The East India Film Company was an Indian film production company, based in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. It was the first Indian film company to screen a movie at an international film festival. Started in 1932 in Calcutta, by R. L. Khemka, it went on to be a pioneer in producing films across the several regional film industries, including Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Telugu, and Tamil, in the decade after its founding; till then, production companies were restricted regionally. History The company was formed in 1932 by R. L. Khemka, a local Marwari businessman in Bengal, after acquiring the RCA Photophone studio, its location recording equipment, and its Mitchell Cameras. In 1933, East India Film Company's first Bengali film production, ''Jamuna Puline'', was released, with Priyanath Ganguli as the director after he left the Madan Theatre. Riding on its success, the company became the first Bengali studio to venture into not just Hindi films, but also various films in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |