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{{Short description|1943 film by S. Saundara Rajan}}

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{{Infobox film
| director = S. Saundara Rajan
| producer = S. Saundara Rajan
| writer = [[Samudrala Raghavacharya]] (Dialogues)
| story = [[Samudrala Raghavacharya]]
| starring = [[Kamala Kotnis]] [[C. H. Narayana Rao]]
| music = '''Songs''' [[S. Rajeswara Rao]] C. R. Subbaraman R. N. Chinnayya '''Score''' [[Raavu Balasaraswathi]]
| cinematography = Jiten Banerjee
| studio = [[Tamil Nadu Talkies]]
| released = 1943
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}

'''''Chenchulakshmi''''' is a 1943 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] film.<ref>చెంచులక్ష్మి, జీవితమే సఫలము, డా.వి.వి.రామారావు, క్రియేటివ్ లింక్స్ పబ్లికేషన్స్, హైదరాబాద్, 2009, పేజీలు 167-74.</ref> Kamala Kotnis beauty, dance and acting are the main attractions of this film. It is said that Subramaniam is mostly a work of music despite the younger name in the titles. Subbarao is credited with introducing Latin American trends in titles music and goodem instruments.

== Plot ==
The Sikhanayaka of the Ahobila tribe prayed to Vishnu to give him his daughter. Vishnu, who had given her so, said that he would marry her himself. Thus the child born to the hill tribe leader was "Chenchulakshmi". Growing up as an adventurer. Vishnu murti came to earth in the form of Narahari and fell in love with that Lakshmi. The leader, who did not know Narahari's true form, put him to many tests and then married his daughter Narahari.

== Cast ==

* [[Kamala Kotnis]] as [[Chenchu people|Chenchu Laksmi]]
* [[Chittor V. Nagaiah|Chittor V. Nagayya]] as Chenchu Lakshmi's father
* [[C. H. Narayana Rao]] as [[Vishnu]]/[[Varaha]]
* [[Rushyendramani]] as [[Adilakshmi]]
* Satyam Lanka
* Garudachaari

== Music ==
The 12 songs and poems in the film were composed jointly by [[S. Rajeswara Rao]], [[C. R. Subbaraman]] and R. N. Chinnayya written by [[Samudrala Raghavacharya]].

* "Athi Bhagyasaali Nari Paricharana Kamala Pujari" - [[Rushyendramani]]
* "Aadadi Adade, Aadanerchi Vetada Nerchina" - [[Rushyendramani]]<nowiki/>i
* "Intakanna Naakedi Bhagyamu" - [[Chittor V. Nagaiah|Chittor V. Nagayya]]
* "Yeri Yeri Na Samaanulika Yeri" - [[Raavu Balasaraswathi]]
* "Yelukovayya Obulesha Mammelukovayya" - [[Raavu Balasaraswathi]]
* "Kanipanchitiva Naarasimha, Kanikarinchinava Ee Leela" - [[Kamala Kotnis]]
* "Kamalaanaatha" - Jagannatha Kamala Bhavarchita Padakamala
* "Kamalaanaatha" - Jagannatha Kamalaa Mohana
* "Dhanyudara Ne Narasimha Na Janma Tarinchenura Deva" - Nagayya
* "Nijamaadu Dana Needana, Ninu Nammi Manedana" - [[Rushyendramani]]
* "Neede Baaramu Gadaa Deva Todu Needa Neeve Gadaa" - Nagayya
* "Pove Kadali Palugaki, Popove" - [[Rushyendramani]]<nowiki/>i, [[Raavu Balasaraswathi]]
* "Madhuramuga Ahaa Madhuramuga" - Balasaraswati, S. Venkatraman
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== Reception ==
Famous author [[Gudipati Venkatachalam]] said in his Musings (page 280, 5th edition 2005):

I listened to audio of the film of Chenchulakshmi for two nights in a row. Whatever the story may be, the weeping in the film still makes me shudder. Atla Padaro is a good song! - The song "Kanipinchitiva, Narasimha" was sung very melodiously. It would be a happy thing to see that Narasimham. But it's heartbreaking to hear that.

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071005091101/http://www.ghantasala.info/tfs/cdata073a.html ''Chenchu Lakshmi'' film at Ghantasala.info]

[[Category:1943 films]]
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1940s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian fantasy films]]

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