''Bhuvana Sundari Katha'' () is a 1967 Indian

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directed by

C. Pullaiah Chittajallu Pullayya (Telugu language, Telugu: చిత్తజల్లు పుల్లయ్య; 1898 – 6 October 1967) was an Indian film director and screenwriter. He is one of the earliest film personalities in Telugu cinema being ...

. It stars

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and Krishna Kumari, with music composed by Ghantasala.

Plot

The film is a tale of two kingdoms Vichitrapuram & Kanchanapuram, ruled by Chitrasena, and Hiranyavarma respectively. Chitrasena is an enthusiast of fancy items in lieu he occurs half of the kingdom as an accolade. Besides, Hiranyavarma establishes a chair called ''Bhuvaneshwari Peetam'', that any arraigned enters into it, is garlanded if innocent or preyed to the tiger if malefactor. Once Rajagaru's son Devadatta tries to molest Princess Bhuvana Sundari, who is accused and the tiger preys on him. Here, vicious Rajaguru intrigues and makes his son escape. Then, Devadatta starts his journey, en route he meets a stranger Bujjaiah, and both of them advance further when they are startled to witness a flying palanquin. Unfortunately, its framer is slaughtered by a demon. Devadatta & Bujjaiah hand over the palanquin and exhibits to Chitrasena. At that point, Prince Chandrasena takes a trail that moves in the wrong direction and lands at Bhuvana Sundari's palace where they fall in love. Currently, Chandrasena is captured and charged regardless, Chandrasena flees away with Bhuvana Sundari. After reaching his kingdom, Devadatta spots Bhuvana Sundari, accordingly, he seizes her along with the palanquin and reaches Kanchipuram. Anyhow, Bhuvana Sundari gets away and reaches her parents where no one trusts her, in addition, sycophantic Rajaguru falsifies her as a lunatic. Parallelly, Chandrasena proceeds towards Kanchipuram, in between, he relieves a curse of a demon, when he is blessed with the boon ''Parakaya Pravesha'' (leaving one's soul and entering others). After reaching Kanchipuram, he takes shelter at laundry man Tippayya's house. After different approaches, Chandrasena fails to enter the palace. So, he trains Tippayya for the trick, exchanges their bodies, and brings out Bhuvana Sundari. At present, hoodwinker Tippayya refuses to take his body. So, helpless, Chandrasena moves to his kingdom. Meanwhile, Rajagaru learns the reality and counterfeits Tippa (in Chandrasena) as a prince before Chitrasena via Devadatta. Further, Chandrasena (in Tippa) is taken over and Chitrasena forcibly announces the wedding of Chandrasena (in Tippa) & Bhuvana Sundari. Then Rajaguru disguises himself as an astrologer and states Bhuvana Sundari's horoscope is unholy. Believing it, Chitrasena edicts them to drop her into the river keeping her in a box. Fortunately, she is rescued by some tribes and they put a wild bear in the box. Meanwhile, Chandrasena (in Tippa) breaks free, and over and above Tippa (in Chandrasena), Rajaguru & Devadatta moves for Bhuvana Sundari. Right now, the wild bear attacks when Chandrasena (in Tippa) kills it. But Rajaguru backstabs him, hence, he enters into the bear, does Rajaguru to the death, also threatens Tippa (in Chandrasena), and gets back his body. At the same time, Devadatta abducts Bhuvana Sundari in the flying palanquin, Chandrasena protects her and eliminates Devadatta. Finally, the movie ends with the marriage of Chandrasena & Bhuvana Sundari.

Cast

as Chandra Senudu * Krishna Kumari as Bhuvana Sundari * Satyanarayana as Devadatta * Mikkilineni as Hiranyavarma *

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as Rajagaru * Udaya Kumar as Tippayya * Mukkamala as Chitrasenudu *

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as Bujjaiah *

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as Ellamma *

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as Hiranyavarma's wife

Soundtrack

Music composed by Ghantasala.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0254999 1960s Telugu-language films Films directed by C. Pullayya Films scored by Ghantasala (musician) Indian swashbuckler films