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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