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{{short description|1961 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Bhakta Jayadeva
| image = Bhakta_Jayadeva.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = P. V. Rama Rao<br />[[P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]] {{small|(Supervision)}}
| producer = Komaravolu Narayana Rao<br />G. Paramdhama Reddy
| writer = [[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala Sr]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Anjali Devi]]
| music = [[Saluri Rajeshwara Rao]]
| cinematography = Venkat
| editing = B. Harinarayanaiah
| studio = Lalitha Kala Nikethan<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0263122/ |title=Bhakta Jayadeva (Overview) |work=IMDb}}</ref>
| based_on = Life of ''[[Jayadeva]]''
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1961|4|7}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
}}

'''Bhakta Jayadeva''' is a 1961 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[biographical film]], based on the life of 12th Century [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] Sanskrit Poet [[Jayadeva]], produced by Komaravolu Narayana Rao and G. Paramdhama Reddy under the Lalitha Kala Nikethan banner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmiclub.com/movie/bhaktha-jayadeva-1961-telugu-movie |title=Bhakta Jayadeva (Banner) |work=Filmiclub}}</ref> and directed by P. V. Rama Rao, while [[P. S. Ramakrishna Rao|Ramakrishna]] took care of direction supervision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knowyourfilms.com/film/Bhaktha-Jayadeva/14865 |title=Bhakta Jayadeva (Direction) |work=Know Your Films}}</ref> It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Anjali Devi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/bhaktha-jayadeva-movie/15909 |title=Bhakta Jayadeva (Cast & Crew) |work=gomolo.com}}</ref> and music composed by [[Saluri Rajeshwara Rao]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/bhaktha-jayadeva-telugu-movie/ |title=Bhakta Jayadeva (Review) |work=Spicy Onion}}</ref>

The same picture was already made [[Telugu language|Telugu]] in 1938 with the same title, which was produced by Andhra Cinetone at [[Visakhapatnam]] and directed by [[Bengali language|Bengali]] director Hiren Bose. It stars [[Surabhi Kamalabai]], Santha Kumari, V. Venkateswarlu, Rentachintala Satyanarayana in pivotal roles.

==Plot==
The film begins on Jayadeva (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) a librettist & orphan, brought by a couple along with their son Parasera (Relangi). Jayadeva writes poems on the divine love of Radhakrishna which are disdained. So, he leaves the house to get acclaim to his literature and lands at an ''Ashram'' of a Saint Krishnanda (Chittor V. Nagaiah) a devotee of Radhakrishna. Here, Krishnanda identifies him as a person born to disseminate the philosophy of Radhakrishna, so, he accommodates him. Once Jayadeva spots people of a village are forcibly converting an innocent girl Padmavathi (Anjali Devi) into a ''Devadasi''. Jayadeva protests it and marries Padmavathi which irks village head Kamakeetu (Mukkamala) as he aspires to possess her. At the same time, Parasera arrives and takes them to the hometown. On the way back, Jayadeva acquires a statue of Radhakrishna floating in a river which they start adoring. Meanwhile, Kamakethu reaches Jayadeva's village, slanders against Padmavathi for which they are ostracized. At that juncture, Lord Krishna inseminates the devotional power of Jayadeva by punishing the village head. Thereafter, Jayadeva scriptures the book ''Geeta Govindam'' which fascinates everyone. Eventually, the king of Puri (C.S.R) also signs poems on Lord Jagannath when he perceives the adulation of Jayadeva, becomes furious and behests to present him in the court. Right Now, both of them keep their poetry before Lord in which Jayadeva is endorsed when the king bows his head down. In his return, Jayadeva is attacked by Kamakeethu when Lakshmanasena Maharaja (Mikkilineni), the king of Navadweepa saves him. Being an advent devotee of Radhakrishna Lakshmanasena invites Jayadeva to his court which envies the remaining poets. Moreover, Kamakeetu hits there too and adds fuel to their fire. But Jayadeva strives & gains victory over all the scholars in the council when he is highly accoladed. Simultaneously, Jayadeva about to complete ''Geeta Govindam'' but he is cramped at the climax when Lord Krishna appears in his form, completes the book and takes the hospitality of Padmavathi. Discovering it, the couple's heart is filled with joy when Lakshmanasena also visits and three of them take the leftover of deity. Knowing it, the queen's (Sandhya) ego hurts, besides, she goes with an argument on ''Sathi''. Padmavathi affirms it as a wrong deed, actually, the legitimate one is that the wife should spontaneously die listening regarding her husband's death. At that moment, the queen decides to test her loyalty, so, she proclaims a piece of false news about Jayadeva's death when she too immediately leaves her breath. At last, Jayadeva retrieves Padmavathi alive with his devotional power. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note by Jayadeva & Padmavathi taking salvation into Radhakrishna.

==Cast==
*[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Jayadeva
*[[Anjali Devi]] as Padmavathi
*[[Relangi Venkata Ramaiah|Relangi]] as Paraserudu
*[[Chittor V. Nagaiah]] as Krishnadas
*[[Chilakalapudi Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu|C.S.R]]
*[[Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy|Mikkilineni]] as Lakshmanasena Maharaju
*[[Mukkamala]] as Kamakeetu
*[[Vangara Venkata Subbaiah|Vangara]]
*[[Allu Ramalingaiah]]
*Sandhya as Rani
*[[Surabhi Kamalabai]]
*[[E. V. Saroja]] as Dancer

==Crew==
*'''Art''': Gokhale
*'''Choreography''': Vempati, Pasumarthi, Gopikrishna
*'''Lyrics - Dialogues''': [[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala Sr]]
*'''Playback''': [[Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao|Ghantasala]], [[P. Susheela]], [[Jikki]] [[A. M. Rajah]], [[P. B. Sreenivas]], [[Madhavapeddi Satyam]], Ramanujacharyulu
*'''Music''': [[Saluri Rajeswara Rao]]
*'''Editing''': B. Harinarayanaiah
*'''Cinematography''': Venkat
*'''Producer''': Komaravolu Narayana Rao, G. Paramdhama Reddy
*'''Screenplay - Director''': P. V. Rama Rao
*'''Supervision''': [[P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]]
*'''Banner''': Lalitha Kala Nikethan
*'''Release Date''': 7 April 1961

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Bhakta Jayadeva
| type = film
| artist = [[Saluri Rajeswara Rao]]
| cover =
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| released = 1961
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| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 37:12
| label =
| producer = [[Saluri Rajeswara Rao]]
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Music composed by [[Saluri Rajeswara Rao]]. Lyrics were written by [[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala Sr]]. Music released on Audio Company.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No!!Song Title !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Nee Madhu Murali"
|[[Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao|Ghantasala]]
|2:42
|-
|2
|"Naadu Prema Bhagyarasi"
|Ghantasala, [[P. Susheela]]
|3:24
|-
|3
|"Priye Chaaruseele"
|Ghantasala
|4:58
|-
|4
|"Dayaganumaa Jaga Deesaa"
|Ghantasala
|4:03
|-
|5
|"Jaya Jagadeesa"
|Ghantasala
|3:57
|-
|6
|"Rathi Sukhasaare"
|Ghantasala, P. Susheela
|2:22
|-
|7
|"Yaaramithaa Vanamaalina"
|Ghantasala, P. Susheela
|3:27
|-
|8
|"Hara Hara Jayakara"
|M. Seetaramulacharyulu
|5:29
|-
|9
|"Pralaya Payodhijale"
|Ghantasala
|6:50
|}

==Other==
* VCDs & DVDs on - SHALIMAR Video Company, [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156357/ 1938 Bhakta Jayadeva at IMDb.]
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0263122/ 1961 Bhakta Jayadeva at IMDb.]

[[Category:1961 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]
[[Category:1960s biographical films]]

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