Ananda Bhairavi is a 1983 Indian bilingual

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, simultaneously shot in Telugu and

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languages, written, and directed by

Jandhyala Jandhyala Subrahmanya Sastry (14 January 1951 – 19 June 2001), known mononymously by his surname Jandhyala, was an Indian film director, screenwriter, playwright, and actor known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He is popu ...

. It starred

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dancer Malavika Sarkar, Rajesh Kumar and "Natyacharya" Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma as a male classical dancer in this film. The film was premiered at International Film Festival of India. The film received positive reviews and has garnered the four state

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...

Plot

This is a movie which gives you knowledge about the origin of Kuchipudi dance. It is about people who considered a girl performing "Kuchipudi" dance an embarrassment and about a man who is fighting tooth and nail to pass on the heritage of "Kuchipudi". He finally manages to find a girl who he trains in "Kuchipudi". As girls learning Kuchipudi were not accepted in that era, he gets outcast from his caste, place and also the religious places.

Cast

(

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also referred to as SPB or SP Balu or Balu, was an Indian playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer. He is wi ...

as the Telugu dubbed voice) * Kanchana * Rajesh as Anand Sharma * Hema Sundar

Soundtrack

Telugu: * "Brahmanjali" -

* "Pilichina Muraliki" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam,

S. Janaki Sistla Janaki (born 23 April 1938) is an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer from Andhra Pradesh. She is referred to respectfully as "Janaki Amma" and Nightingale of South India. She is one of the best-known playback singers in ...

* "Koluvaitiva Ranga Saayi" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki * "Chaitramu Kusumaanjali" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam * "Ra Ragamai" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Kannada: * "Brahmanjali" -

* "Haaduva Muraliya" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam,

Vani Jairam Vani Jairam (born as Kalaivani on 30 November 1945), also credited as Vani Jayaram, is an Indian singer. She is best known as a playback singer in South Indian cinema. Vani's career started in 1971 and has spanned over five decades. She has do ...

* "Malagiruveya Ranganatha" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki * "Chaitrada Kusumaanjali" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam * "Baa Baa Ba Raagavagi" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Awards

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- 1983(in Telugu) * Best Feature Film - Gold - Bhupal Reddy & Seetha Padmaraju (1983) * Best Director -

* Second Best Story Writer - K. S. Chandra Murthy * Best Cinematographer - S. Gopal Reddy ; Filmfare Awards South * Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Kannada -

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0249351 1983 films 1980s Telugu-language films 1980s Kannada-language films 1980s romantic musical films 1980s romantic comedy-drama films 1983 multilingual films Indian multilingual films Indian dance films 1980s dance films Indian romantic comedy-drama films 1980s musical comedy-drama films Films about the arts Indian romantic musical films Films about social issues in India Indian nonlinear narrative films Films directed by Jandhyala Films scored by Ramesh Naidu Films about the caste system in India Indian musical comedy-drama films 1983 comedy films 1983 drama films