''Vindhyarani'' () is a 1948 Indian
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
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-language film directed by C. Pullayya. It is a film based on a drama written by
Pingali Nagendra Rao
Pingali Nagendra Rao (29 December 1901 – 6 May 1971), known mononymously by his surname Pingali, was an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, and playwright who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. Famous for his witty and romantic lyrics, he a ...
.
Pushpavalli
Pushpavalli (3 January 1926 – 28 April 1991) was an Indian actress who predominently worked in Telugu and Tamil films. She entered the film industry as a child actress with a small role as young Sita in the film ''Sampoorna Ramayanam'' (1936) ...
played the title role of Vindhyarani.
Plot
Durjaya kills his elder brother
Maharaja
Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great king" or " high king".
A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire, an ...
Jayaveera of the Vindhya Kingdom and occupies the throne. Satamitra secretly takes care of the Prince Sivasri and is waiting for an opportunity to take revenge. Avanti is the daughter of a subordinate king. She hates men. Durjaya connivingly brings her to the Kingdom and announces her as the Queen. Sivasri and Avanti start loving each other. Satamitra sends message to Sivasri to kill Durjaya. Thinking that his love is a hindrance to his revenge, he told Avanti to forget him and his love. Avanti plans to kill Durjaya and plans to marry Sivasri. Sivasri attacks Durjaya, but pardons him. Avanti kills him and escapes. The drama continues. At the end, Sivasri and Avanti get married and rule the Vindya Kingdom.
Credits
Cast
* Ramana Rao
*
G. Varalakshmi
*
Relangi
*
Pushpavalli
Pushpavalli (3 January 1926 – 28 April 1991) was an Indian actress who predominently worked in Telugu and Tamil films. She entered the film industry as a child actress with a small role as young Sita in the film ''Sampoorna Ramayanam'' (1936) ...
as Vindhyarani
* D. V. Subba Rao
* Sreevatsava
* A. V. Subba Rao
*
B. Padmanabham
Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao (20 August 1931 – 20 February 2010), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Padmanabham, was an Indian actor, comedian, producer, and director who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. H ...
* Kumari Sakkubai
Crew
* Director:
Chittajallu Pullayya
Chittajallu Pullayya ( 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 associated with ...
* Story and Dialogues:
Pingali Nagendra Rao
Pingali Nagendra Rao (29 December 1901 – 6 May 1971), known mononymously by his surname Pingali, was an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, and playwright who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. Famous for his witty and romantic lyrics, he a ...
* Production Company: Vyjayanthi Pictures
* Original Music:
Eemani Sankara Sastri and
Saluri Rajeswara Rao
* Cinematography: C. V. Ramakrishnan
* Film Editing: K. R. Krishnaswamy
* Art Direction: K. R. Sarma
* Sound Engineer: S. C. Gandhi
* Playback singer:
Ghantasala
References
External links
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1948 films
1940s Telugu-language films
Indian black-and-white films
Indian musical drama films
1940s musical drama films
1948 drama films
Films directed by C. Pullayya
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