Malleeshwari

Film Name: Malleshwari
Film Released: 20.December.1951

Production: Vahini Productions (Production No.7)

Producer, Screen-Play & Director: B.N.Reddy (B.N. Reddy Directed 5th Film)

Dialogues& Lyrics: Devulapally Krishna Shastry

Music: Saluri Rajeshwara Rao, Addepalli Rama Rao

Play Back:

Bhanumathi, Shakunthala, T.G.Kamala Devi, Seetha, Anasuya, Ghantasala, Madhavapeddi Satyam, Ramakrishna

Technicians:  

Director of Photography: A.M.Irani
Camera: B.N.Konda Reddy
Camera Assistants: S.Rajamani, M.K.Raju

Director of Audiography: A.Krishnayyar
Sound Recording:  P.V.Koteshwara Rao
Sound Recording Assistants: V.Partha Sarathi, T.S.Krishnan


Art: A.K.Shekar
Art Assistant : Thota Venkateshwara Rao
Background Paintings: Muttu, Murthy
Settings: Govinda Swamy, Kuppu Swamy
Molding: Gopal, Fakeer Swamy, Velu Swamy, Tanikachalam
Makeup: Haribabu, Peetambaram
Costumes: M.G.Nayudu
Ornaments: K.Jayaram

Dance: Pasumarthi Krishnamurthy

Editing: H.R.Narayana, Vasu

Processing: S.Ranganathan, A.Tyagarajan,  S.V.Venkatraman

Production Executives: Venu Nath, C.Nageshwara Rao

Associate Director: C.Nageshwara Rao

Studio: Vahini


Actors - Roles:

Bhanumathi - Mallamma
Kumari - Maharani Tirumala Devi
T.G.Kamala Devi - Jalaja
Rushyendramani - Nagamma
Surabhi Kamalabai - Basakka
Venkumamba - Govindamma
Gangaratnam - Ramakka
Baby Mallika - Young Mallamma
 &
Anthahpura Kanthalu:
Anasuya, Malathi, Kumari Vasundhara, Kumari Vasantha, Kamala, Saroja,
Ramadevi, Shanta, Krishnaveni, Leela, Sundari, Rajayi, Malathi, Meera, Tilakam

N.T.R. - Nagaraju
Srivatsa - Maharaja Srikrishna Deva Rayalu
Doraiswamy - Nagappa
Vangara - Mantri Hanumanthappa
S.Raghava Rao - Asthana Kavi Allasani Peddana
C.Nageshwara Rao - Pujari
K.V.Subba Rao - Adhikari
Subrahmanyam - Farmana Employ
Moparru Dasu - Shilpachari
Narayana Rao - Shilpi
Nageshwara Rao, Lakshmaiah, Venkaiah - Sainika Daladhipathulu
Master Venkata Ramana - Young Nagaraju


Highlights:

 Heroin: Bhanumathi
NTR Role: Lover, Shilpi
NTR Role Name: Nagaraju
Total Songs : 23 (include Bits)

1) Film Story Based on Buchibabu's "Rayalavari Karuna Krityam" Play
2) Writer Devulapalli Krishna Shastry's First Film
3) Alltime Great Art Film of Telugu Film Industry
4) First Telugu Film went International Film Festival (Asia Pacific Film Festival)
4) Malleshwari Selected for many International Film Festivals.


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Paathaala Bhairavi

Film Name : Paathaala Bhairavi

Film Started : 5-Feb-1950

Film Complete: 28-Feb-1951

Film Released : 15-March-1951

Production: Vijaya Productions Pvt. Ltd.

Producers : Nagi Reddy, Chakrapani

Director: K.V.Reddy

Story-Dialogues-Songs : Pingali Nagendra Rao

Music: Ghantasala

Play Back: P.Leela, Jikki, A.P.Komala, T.K.Saraswathi, Ghantasala, Pithapuram Nageshwara Rao, V.J.Varma, Relangi

Technicians: 

Orchestra: Venu

Director of Photography: Marcus Bartley

Director of Audiography: A.krishnan

Recordist: V.Shivaram

Dance: P.Krishnamurthy

Makeup: Haribabu, Pitambaram

Art: Madhavapeddi Gokhale, Kaladhar

Processing: N.C. Sen Guptha

Editing: C.P. Jambulingam, Mani

 Production Executives: Jagannatham, Chalapathi Rao

Associate Director: D.B.G.Tilak

Actors - Roles:

K.Malathi - Indumathi (Princess)

T.G. Kamala - Burraktha Performer

Girija - Pathala Bhairavi

Hemalatha Ammarao - Mother of Indumathi (Queen)

Lakshmikantham - Dancer (Monkey)

Surabhi Kamala - Kanthamma

Krishnakumari - Shapagrastha (Crocodile)

&

Chitti

Savitri - Group Dancer

N.T.Rama Rao - Thota Ramudu

S.V.Ranga Rao - Nepala Mantrik

C.S.R. - King

Relangi - Seenu (King's Brother-in-Law)

Balakrishna - Anji (Thotaramudu Friend)

Padmanabham - Sadajapa (Nepala Mantrik Shishya)

Highlights:

Heroin: Malathi
NTR Role: Lover
NTR Role Name: Ramudu
Total Songs: 11

1)Film based on a story from Madhira Subbanna Deekshitulu written " Kashimajili Kathalu"
(and close to "Allauddin Adhbutha Deepam" Story)
2) Film produced in Telugu & Tamil at a time

3) Back Projection used First Film

4) Film selected for  First International Film Festival held in India -1954(only 4 Indian Films Selected, Pathala Bhairavi only 1 film selected from South India)

5) Silver Jubilee Super Duper hit in Telugu & Tamil

6) Dubbed in Many Indian Languages

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Pathala Bhairavi - Super Hit Everywhere

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Samsaaram

Film Name : Samsaaram

Film Started : 1949

Film Released : 29-Dec-1950

Production: Sadhana Pictures

Producers :K.V.Krishna, C.V.Ranganatha Das

Director: L.V.Prasad


Technicians:

Story,  Dialogues & : V.Sadashivabrahmam

Music: Susarla Dakshina Murthy

Lyrics: V.Sadashivabrahmam, K.Gopalaraya Sharma

Playback:  P.Leela, Ghantasala, Jikki, Susarla Dakshina Murthy, Satyavathi, Udutha Sarojini



Director of Photography: M.A.Rehman, B.Subba Rao

Art: T.V.S.Sharma

Studio: Shobhanachala, Vahini

Actors - Roles:

Lakshmi Rajyam - Manjula
Pushpalatha - Kamala
Bala Saraswathi - Kamakshi
Suryakantham - Sheshamma
Bejawada Kanthamma - Venkamma
Savitri - Kamala Friend
&
Baby Krishnaveni, Baby Aruna

NTR - Raghu
ANR - Venu
Relangi - Tataram
Dr. Damodaram - Sundara Rao
Kandula Mallikharjuna Rao - Ramaiah
Nalla Rama Murthy - Manager
Doraswamy - Doctor
Ravulapalli - Car Owner
A.L.Narayana - Coimbatore Inspector
G.Narayana Rao - Vijayawada Inspector
&
Master Ramesh, Master Vinay Kumar, Master CTS.Prasad, Master Chiranjeevi Babu, Master Anand



Highlights:

Heroin: Lakshmi Ratyam
NTR Role: Unemployed
NTR Role Name: Raghu
Total Songs: 15

1). NTR First Silver Jubilee hit Film.
2) Mahanati Savitri First Film
3) Jemini Film reproduced this film in Tamil & in Hindi

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Maayaa Rambha

Film Namae : Maayaa Rambha

Film Released on : 22-Sep-1950

Production : N.B. Productions

Producer : Nandalal Bhateniya

Director: T.P.Sundaram

Assistant. Director: Varahala Raju

Story & Dialogues : Balijepalli Lakshmikantha Kavi

Music: Ogirala Ramachandra Rao

 

Technicians:

Director of Photography: P.Sridhar

Makeup: Haribabu, N. Mangaiah

Assistant: Pandyan

Art: C.Ramaraju

Dance: Vedantham Raghavaiah, Vempati Satyam

Editing: G.D.Joshi

Assistant: R.K.Murthy

Sound: V.S.Raghavan, Dinsha 

Stills: R.N. Nagaraja Rao

Production Manager: G.D. Desh Pandey

Studio : Newtone, Vahini

Actors - Role

Anjali Devi  - Kalavathi

G.Varalakshmi - Rambha 

Jr. Sriranjani  - Forest Girl

Soudhamini - Kalavathi Chelikatte

Surabhi Kamala - Kapalini

Jayalakshmi - Rambha Chelikatte

Revathi - Yakshni

NTR - Nalakoobara

K.Raghu Ramaiah - Vidhyadhara

CSR - Narada

Balijepalli Lakshmikantha Kavi - Kapalika

Kasturi Shivarao - Uddanda

Kumpatla Subbarao - Thotamali

K.V.Srinivas - Krishna

A.L.Narayana - Parakaya Yogi

Highlights:
Heroin:  G.Varalakshmi

NTR Role Name: Nalakubara

1) NTR First Mythological Film

2) Produced, Released  in Telugu & Tamil with NTR at same time

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Releasing Date Latter Changed 15th to 22nd September 1950

Palletoori Pilla

Film Name: Palleturipilla

Started on : 9-Feb-1949
Censored Date: 25-Jan-1950

Released on : 27-Apr-1950

Production : B.A.Subbarao & Shobhanachala Joint Productions

Producer & Director: B.A. Subbarao
Assistant Director: Tapi Chanakya

Music: C.Adi Narayana Rao
Asst: T.V.Raju

Lyrics: Tapi Dharma Rao, Toleti Venkata Reddy, C.Adinarayana Rao

Playback: Ghantasala, Pitapuram, Jikki, Krishnaveni, T.Kanakam, T.V.Raju, Sridevi, Udutha Sarojini

Technicians:

Story: C.Adi Narayana Rao, B.A.Subbarao, Tapi Dharma Rao

Dialogues:  Tapi Dharma Rao

Director of  Photography: D.S.Kotnis
Asst: Krishna Swamy, Pathi, Bahadur

Sound: M.B. Valke, J.Suryanarayana
Asst: P.Balakrishna, Mahendran

Editing: K.Sriramulu, K.Marthand

Dance: Vedantam Raghavaiah

Art: Vali, Sharma
Asst: Chengaiah, Subbarayulu Naidu, Kartikeyan, Kannappan

Costume Designer: B.Narayana Murthy

Makeup : K.Gopala Rao, K.Nageshwara Rao

Stills: M. Satyam
Asst: Hari

Laboratory Chief: B.Rudrappa

Publicity : M.V. Subbarao (Purna Pictures)

Production: Chanakya, Satyam, B.Seetaram

Studio : Shobhanachala

Actors - Roles:

Anjali Devi - Shantha
D.Hemalatha - Vasanth Mother
Lakshmikantha - Ragini
Kanakam - Suguna
 Surabhi Bala Saraswathi - Champa
Seetha - Pilla
Janaki - Poor Women
Baby Shantha - Chitti Babu
Baby Mallika -Shashi

NTR- Jayanth
ANR - Vasanth
A.V.Subbarao - Kampana Dora
Gadepalli Ramaiah - Purandaraiah
B.Seetaram- Tappam
Rammurthy - Lappam
V.Koteshwara Rao - Martand
Kumpatla Subbarao - Peddaiah

A.L.Narayana - Dharmanna
S.V.Ranga Rao - Tatha
T.V.Raju - Blind
Chanakya, Krishnaiah - Gudhacharulu
Miss Oji & Koji - Dancers

&
Ranjan Bhai, Raja Reddy, Adi Sheshaiah, Ammi Reddy, Rama Sheshu, Dasharatha, Narasimharao, Pahilvan, Suri

Highlights:

NTR Role: Young Farmer / Lover

NTR Role Name: Jayanth
Heroin: Anjali Devi 

1) Film based on Richard Sheridan's Play "Pizaro"

2) B.A.Subbarao First Direction Film

3) The Great Music Director C.Adinarayana Rao's First Music Direction Film (Also he written Song & prepared Story for this Film)

4) This Film Dubbed in Tamil with  "Grampen" name

5) Film Remakes in Hindi in 1955 as "Insaniyat"

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Shaavukaru

Film Name: Shavukaru (Irugu Porugula Katha)

Production Started on : 5-Nov-1949
Censored Date: 1-Apr-1950

Released on : 7-Apr-1950

Production: Vijaya Productions

Producers: Nagireddy, Chakrapani

Director: L.V. Prasad
Asst. Directors: T.S.Prakasha Rao, S.Rajanikanth

Technicians:

Story-Dialogues-Screenplay : Chakrapani

Music: Ghantasala
Archestra: Venu

Lyrics: Samudrala Venkata Raghavacharya (Sr.Samudrala)

Playback: Ghantasala, R.Balasaraswathi Devi, Madhavapeddi Satyam, M.S.Ramarao, T.Kanakam, P.Shantakumari

Dance: Pasumarti Krishnamurthy

Art: Madhavapeddi Gokhale, Kaladhar, Ramaraju, V.Ramarao

Makeup : Haribabu, Doraswamy

Director of Photography: Marcus Bartley

Sound: A.Krishnan
Sound Recording: P.V.Koteshwara Rao

Editing: C.P.Jambulingam, M.S.Mani

Production Executives: M.S.Chalapathi Rao, L.Sharma

Processed at: Vijaya Laboratory
Processing: N.C.Sen Gupta

Studio: Vahini

Actors - Roles:

 S.Janaki - Subbalakshmi
P.Shanthakumari - Shantamma
Seetha - Manikyam
Kanakam - Rami
&
Baby Bhanu

N.T.R. - Satyam

Govindarajula Subbarao - Chengaiah
S.V.Rangarao - Ranganna
V.Shivaram - Narayana
Padmanabham - Polay
Srivatsava - Tamaiah
Relangi - Varalu
Vangara - Panthulu
Jogarao - Sambu
K.V.Subbarao - Bangaraiah
S.B.Acharya - Haridasu
Satyanarayana - Picchanna
Simhachalam - Mutyalu
&
 Madhavapeddi, M.Dasu, T.Prakasharao

Highlights:

NTR Role: Teacher
Role Name: Satyam
Heroin:  Janaki

1) Shankaramanchi Janaki's First Film 

2) The Great Vijaya Productions Fist Film

3) NTR First Film as Hero
4) Totally Village Environmental Pictured First Film
5)In 1960 Vijaya Productions remakes in Tamil as "Engaveettupen" with MGR, Vijayanirmala.


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Manadesham

 Film Name: Manadesham
Started on : November 1946
Censored Date: 7-10-1949

Released on : 24-11-1949

Production: MRA Productions

Producer: C.Krishnaveni

Director: L.V.Prasad

Story-Screenplay-Dailogues: Samudrala Venkata Raghavacharya (Sr.Samudrala)

 Music: Ghantasala

Lyrics: Samudrala Venkata Raghavacharya (Sr.Samudrala), Narasimha Mehata

Playback: C.Krishnaveni, Jikki, P.Leela, Nagaiah, Ghantasala, M.S.Ramarao 

Technicians:

 Director of Photography: M.A. Rehman
Cameraman: P.Madhusudhana Rao
Asst. Camerman: P.Gopala Rao

Dance: Vempati Satyam

Editing: M.V. Rajan
Asst.: Tilak

Art: T.V.S. Sharma

Makeup: Kaladhar

Costume Designer: Haripada Chanda,  Nageshwara Rao

Sound Director: M.B.Valke
Sound Recorder: T.Ramachandra Rao
Asst: Gowdi

Playback Asst: A.Krishnamurthy

Stills: Jaihind Satyam

Studio: Shobhanachala

Production Manager: M.Ramachandran
Production Coordinator : B.Satyam

Actors - Role:

Krishnaveni - Shobha
Kanchan - Janaki
Hemalatha - Yashodha
Lakshmikantha - Narsi
Balasaraswathi - Shobha Friend

Nagaiah - Ramanath
Narayanarao - Madhu
N.T.R. - Police Inspector
Relangi - Police Constable
Vangara - Nandaiah
 Ramamurthy - Ramudu
Ramanatha Shastry - Bar at Law
 Master Vijayashankar - Nehru
&
S.V.Rangarao, T.Prakasha Rao

Highlights:
NTR Role:  Police Inspector
Heroine: No

1). Film Story based on Indian Freedom Fight written by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay Bengali Story "Vipradas"
2). Krishnaveni Produced this film on her Sister's name (Meka Rajyalakshmi Anuradha-"MRA")
3) Ghantasala's First Music Direction Film
4) Singer P.Leela's First Film
5) NTR First film - Acted in an important Inspector Role.
6) Director T.Prakasha Rao Acted in this Film


Manadesham Posters:

First Words

ముందుమాట 

ఈ బ్లాగులో ఎన్టీఆర్ నటించిన సినిమాల వివరాలు ఉంటాయి. ఈ వివరాలన్నీ నేను చిన్నపుడు 'తారకరామాయణం' రాసే సమయంలో సేకరించి, 'నటరత్న' పేరున రాసుకున్నవి.  ఫోటోలు సేకరించినవి కాగా ప్రకటనలు ఆయా సందర్భాల్లో పత్రికల్లో ప్రచురించబడినవి. ఎక్కడైనా తప్పులు ఉంటే తెలిపిన సవరించగలను.