Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Swapna Sundari (1950)

Story
When Kasturi Siva Rao and Akkineni Nageshwara Rao were taking rest, Anjali Devi appears in the dreams of Akkineni by signing 'Misamisalade O Yavvanam .. O Paradesi'. Then Akkineni decides to search for Anjali. When Sivaram brush the whole affair as trash, Akkineni decides not to stop his search for Anjali. In that process he happened to get seduced by the heavenly beauty of G Vara Laxmi who bumps into him while hunting a deer. In the end Akkineni marries Anjali Devi.

Release Date: November 10, 1950

Cast
Akkineni Nageshwara Rao
Anjali Devi
S. Varalakshmi
Kasturi Siva Rao
Mukkamala
G. Varalakshmi
Surabhi Balasaraswati

Crew
Producer - Ghantasala Balaramaiah
Banner - Pratibha
Director - Ghantasala Balaramaiah
Writer - Samudrala Raghavacharya
Music - C.R. Subburaman
Cinematography - P. Sridhar
Playback Singers - Raavu Balasaraswathi, Ghanatasala Venkateswara Rao, S. Varalakshmi

Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha (1950)

Release Date: October 06, 1950

Cast
  • Akkineni Nageshwara Rao
  • Lakshmirajyam
  • Girija
  • Chilakalpudi Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu
  • Kasturi Siva Rao
  • Relangi Venkatramaiah
  • Seeta
  • Ramaiah Gaddepalli
  • N. Balasaraswathi

Crew
  • Producer - Kasturi Siva Rao
  • Director - Kasturi Siva Rao
  • Dialogues - Tapi Dharma Rao
  • Screen Adaptation - Tapi Dharma Rao
  • Music - Susarla Dakshinamurthy and Ogirala Ramachandra Rao
  • Cinematography - B. Subba Rao
  • Playback Singers - Susarla Dakshinamurthy, P. Leela, and Raavu Balasaraswathi

Palletoori Pilla (1950)

Release Date: April 27, 1950

Cast
  • Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
  • Akkineni Nageshwara Rao
  • Anjali Devi
  • A.V. Subba Rao
  • S.V. Ranga Rao
  • Nalla Rama Murthy
  • Sitaram
  • Lakshmikantam
  • T.V. Raju

Crew
  • Producer - B.A. Subba Rao
  • Director - B.A. Subba Rao
  • Story - B.A. Subba Rao
  • Dialogues - B.A. Subba Rao
  • Music - P. Adinarayana Rao
  • Cinematography - Kotnis
  • Editing - Marthand
  • Art Director - Vaali
  • Assistant Director - Tapi Chanakya
  • Sound Editor - Valke
  • Playback Singers - Jikki, Pithapuram Nageshwara Rao, and Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Srilakshmamma Katha (1949)

Release Date: February 28, 1950

Cast
  • Akkineni Nageshwara Rao
  • G. Varalakshmi
  • Kasturi Siva Rao
  • Anjali Devi

Crew
  • Director - Ghantasala Balaramaiah
  • Music - Susarla Dakshinamurthy
  • Playback Singers - Susarla Dakshinamurthy, Kasturi Siva Rao, and P. Susheela

Laila Majnu (1949)

Release Date: October 01, 1949

Cast
  • Akkineni Nageshwara Rao (Qais)
  • Bhanumathi Ramakrishna (Laila)
  • Chilakalpudi Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu
  • Sriranjani
  • Mukkamala
  • Lalita Devi
  • Kasturi Siva Rao
  • Padmini
  • Aarani Satyanarayana
  • Hemalatha

Crew
  • Producer - P.S. Ramakrishna Rao and Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
  • Director - P.S. Ramakrishna Rao
  • Screen Adaptation - Samudrala Raghavacharya
  • Dialogues - Samudrala Raghavacharya
  • Music - C.R. Subburaman
  • Cinematography - B.S. Ranga
  • Choreographer - Vedantam Raghavaiah
  • Playback Singers - Susarla Dakshinamurthy, Raavu Balasaraswathi, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, and Madhavapeddi Satyam

Raksha Rekha (1949)

Release Date: April 30, 1949

Cast
  • Akkineni Nageshwara Rao (Prince Sudhakar )
  • Bhanumathi Ramakrishna (Princess Kalavathi)
  • Anjali Devi (Chitra)
  • Kasturi Siva Rao
  • Sahukaru Janaki (Chandrika)
  • Balijepalli Lakshmikanta Kavi
  • Vangara
  • Kanakam
  • C. Lakshmi Rajyam
  • Vijayalaxmi
  • P. Ganga Ratnam
  • Vedantam Raghavaiah
  • R. Subbamma
  • Lakshmi Devi
  • Ramanatha Sastri
  • D. Suryanarayana

Crew
  • Producer - R. Padmanabhan
  • Director - R. Padmanabhan
  • Dialogues - Balijepalli Lakshmikanta Kavi
  • Story - Balijepalli Lakshmikanta Kavi
  • Screen Adaptation - R. Padmanabhan
  • Music - Ogirala Ramachandra Rao, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, and H.R. Padmanabha Sastry
  • Cinematography - T. Marconi
  • Playback Singers - A.P. Komala, Vedantam Raghavaiah, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao

Keelugurram (1949)

Meerjapuram Raja is the director of this film. He is the owner of the Shobhanachala Studios. The story of the film is as follows:

While out on a hunt, a king meets a beautiful woman (Anjali Devi) who turns out to be a demon. The king decides to marry her even after the objections of his wife and son (Akkineni Nageshwara Rao). After the wedding, the demon sends her stepson (Akkineni Nageshwara Rao) out on an impossible mission to retrieve a rare herb. He succeeds with the help of Keelugurram (flying horse).

Release Date: February 19, 1949

Cast
  • Akkineni Nageshwara Rao
  • Anjali Devi

Crew
Director - Meerjapuram Raja
 
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