''Sati Savitri '' is 1957 Indian

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-language Hindu mythological film, based on the life of

Savitri and Satyavan In Hinduism, Savitri and Satyavan ( sa, सावित्री ''Sāvitrī'' and ''Satyavān'') are a legendary couple, known for Savitri's love and devotion to her husband Satyavan. According to the legend, princess Savitri marries an exiled ...

directed by K. B. Nagabhushanam. It stars

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on ...

, S. Varalakshmi, S. V. Ranga Rao with music composed by

S. V. Venkatraman Sozhavanthan Varadharajan Venkatraman (Tamil: சோழவந்தான் வரதராஜன் வெங்கட்ராமன்) (25 April 1911 – 7 April 1998), also known as SVV, was an Indian actor, singer, and music director, wh ...

. It is produced by S. Varalakshmi under the Varalakshmi Pictures banner. The film was dubbed into

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with the title ''Sathiyavan Savithri''.

Plot

Savitri (S. Varalakshmi), the only daughter of Aswapathi Maharaja (V. Nagayya), King of Madra has been married to Satyavantha (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), son of a blind King Dyumatsena Maharaja (Dora Swamy), who lived in exile as a forest-dweller. Knowing well that Satyavantha has only a year to live after marriage, she marries him. On the day he is to die, Satyavantha is cutting the wood, he suddenly gets dizzy and lays his head in Savitri's lap. Yama Dharma Raju (S. V. Ranga Rao) himself descends on earth to claim his soul. Savitri follows him and when Yama Dharma Raju tries to convince her to go back, she persists. Impressed with her persuasive speech he grants her three boons; anything except bringing back Satyavan to life. She first asks him to restore her father-in-law's eyesight and kingdom, and then she asks for a hundred sons for her father and finally a hundred sons for herself and Satyavantha. The last wish creates an awkward situation for Yama Dharma Raja. Finally, he grants Satyavantha back his life and blesses Savitri.

Cast

as Satyavanthudu * S. Varalakshmi as Savitri * S. V. Ranga Rao as

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Dharma Raju * Relangi as Sharadudu * V. Nagayya as Aswapathi Maharaju *

Kanta Rao Tadepalli Lakshmi Kantha Rao (16 November 1923 – 22 March 2009) was an Indian actor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Regarded as one of the finest method actors, Rao starred in more than four hundred feature ...

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*Suribabu as

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Maharshi *

Allu Ramalingaiah Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, He was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he re ...

as Rama Sharma *Dr. Sivaramakrishnaiah as Vishnu Sharma *

Rushyendramani Rushyendramani (1 January 1917 – 17 August 2002) was an Indian actress, singer, dancer, and playback singer from South India. She had more than 150 movies to her credit and acted in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films from the 193 ...

as Maallavi * Suryakantham as Mallika *Suryakala as Sati Anasuya

Soundtrack

Music composed by

References

External links

* {{Savitri and Satyavan 1950s Telugu-language films Films about Savitri and Satyavan Films scored by S. V. Venkatraman Hindu mythological films