''Vindhyarani'' () is a 1948 Indian

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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

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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 Garikapati Varalakshmi (27 September 1926 – 26 November 2006) was an Indian actress, stage artist, singer, and director who worked in Telugu and Tamil films. Biography Varalakshmi was born in 1926 in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her fath ...

* Relangi *

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 * Story and Dialogues:

* 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

* 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 {{1940s-Telugu-film-stub