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{{Infobox film
| name = Keelu Gurram
| image = Keelu Gurram.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = [[Tapi Dharma Rao]]<br />{{small|(story / dialogues)}}
| screenplay = Ch Narayana Murthy
| producer = Raja Saheb of Mirzapur
| director = Raja Saheb of Mirzapur
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br /> [[Anjali Devi]]
| music = [[Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao|Ghantasala]]
| cinematography = D. L. Narayana
| editing = R. M. Venu Gopal
| studio = Sobhanachala Pictures
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1949|2|19}}
| runtime = 172 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
}}

'''''Keelu Gurram''''' ({{trans|''Magic Horse''}}) is a 1949 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[swashbuckler film]], produced and directed by Raja Saheb of Mirzapur under the Sobhanachala Pictures banner.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rama Rao|first1=S. V.|title=Naati 101 Chitralu|publisher=Kinnera Publications|pages=42–43}}</ref> It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and [[Anjali Devi]] , with music composed by [[Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao|Ghantasala]]. The film is the debut of legendary music director and singer Ghantasala as composer.<ref>[[Eenadu]] Daily, Eenadu Sunday - 28 April 2013, 100 years of Indian Cinema, Early Tollywood, Page 9</ref> This is also the first Telugu film dubbed into another language, [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as ''Mayakkudirai''<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|last1=Narasimham|first1=M. L.|title=Keelugurram (1949)|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/keelugurram-1949/article3790929.ece|website=thehindu.com|publisher=Kasturi and Sons|accessdate=23 July 2016|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20160724182932/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/keelugurram-1949/article3790929.ece|archivedate=24 July 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The film was recorded as an ''Industry Hit'' at the box office.

==Plot==
The King of Vidarbha is attracted to a [[Yakshini]] called Guna Sundari ([[Anjali Devi]]) when he goes out hunting with his aide ([[Relangi Venkata Ramaiah|Relangi]]). He brings her to his kingdom as his second wife. She is a [[demon]] who eats elephants and horses in the fort at night, leaving bones. According to her plan, she manages to shift the blame onto the Queen. The king punishes the pregnant queen and asks his commander to kill her by taking her into a forest. But the commander feels sorry for her. He does not kill her, but blinds her by removing her eyeballs and takes them as a proof that he killed her. He hands them over to Guna Sundari. She secretly keeps them with her sister.

She gives birth to a son Vikrama ([[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]) and was rescued by forest dwellers. He grows up there without knowing his past and learns all the fighting skills. One day, because of a petty fight with the son of Chieftain of their tribe, he comes to know about his past through his mother. He leaves the forest without telling his mother.

In the kingdom, there is an announcement that the princess of the ''Anga'' kingdom was kidnapped by an unknown witch, if anybody finds and bring her back, they will be awarded half of the kingdom and the princess herself as a bride. Three intelligent people in the city, a fortune teller, a blacksmith, and a priest wish to win the reward. Through their magical powers, they find that the princess is hidden very far away across three oceans on a mountain surrounded by dangerous creatures. To reach there, they design a Mechanical horse (''Keelu Gurram'') which can fly. After they finish making it, they are afraid of riding on it. So they take it to the king and ask him if there is any brave young man in the kingdom who can ride on it.

Vikrama just reaches the kingdom and rides on Keelu Gurram (Mechanical horse), he wins the king's attention. He is also able to stop the Yakshini from eating the horses and elephants with the help of that horse. He was given the ''Sainyadhikari'' (Chief of Army) position due to his bravery. The Yakshini now finding it difficult to fulfill her wishes, wants to get rid of Vikrama somehow. She pretends that she has a severe headache and asks the king to send Vikrama to bring a medicinal herb for her headache. So he set on to the journey on his magical horse. On the way, he saves a queen (Lakshmirajyam), who is about to be killed by a cruel conjurer in order to possess great powers. He rests in her place for some time. She finds a small note in which it is written that "Dear elder Sister, whoever brings this letter to you, is causing me a lot of trouble. As soon as he hands over this letter to you, gobble him up". She suspects something and changes the letter so that he will be treated well by her.

Vikrama tricks her and gets hold of the princess, his mother's eyeballs and also two insects, which hold the life of Yakshinis. On the way back he is deceived by the three makers of the magical horse, but manages to survive. He reaches the kingdom, while his mother is sentenced to death by hanging. He kills Mohini and saves his mother and restores her dignity.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Akkineni Nageshwara Rao]] as Vikrama
* [[Anjali Devi]] as Guna Sundari, a [[Yakshini]]
* A. V. Subba Rao as Prachanda Maharaju
* [[Relangi Venkataramaiah|Relangi]] as Govindudu
* D. Satyanarayana as Mahamantri Sumantha
* V. Koteswara Rao as Pratapa Shilpa
* Pucha Viswanatham as Vasudeva
* K. V. Manikya Rao Naidu as Sishya
* M. Kondaiah as Rudra
* Ramanatha Sastry as Maharaju
* Suryashree as Vidyavathi
* Balamani as Prabhavathi
* Lakshmirajyam Jr. as Sugunavathi
* [[T. Kanakam]] as Keekini
* [[Surabhi Kamalabai]]
{{colend}}

==Crew==
[[File:Chandamama 1949 01.pdf|page=5|thumb|Film release poster published in [[Chandamama]].]]
*'''Art''': T. V. S. Sarma
*'''Choreography''': [[Vedantam Raghavaiah]], Vempati
*'''Story - Dialogues - Lyrics''': [[Tapi Dharma Rao]]
*'''Screenplay''': Ch. Narayana Murthy
*'''Playback''': Ghantasala, [[Krishnaveni (actress)|Krishna Veni]], V. Sarala Rao, P. Sridevi
*'''Music''': [[Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao|Ghantasala]]
*'''Editing''': R. M. Venu Gopal
*'''Cinematography''': D. L. Narayana
*'''Screenplay - Director''': Raja Saheb of Mirzapuram
*'''Banner''': Sobhanachela Pictures
*'''Release Date''': 19 February 1949

==Soundtrack==
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| type = film
| artist = [[Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao|Ghantasala]]
| cover =
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| released = 1949
| recorded =
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| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 28:21
| label = HMV Audio
| producer = [[Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao|Ghantasala]]
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Music composed by [[Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao|Ghantasala]]. Lyrics were written by [[Tapi Dharma Rao]]. Music released on HMV Audio Company.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Aaha Aho Anandam"
|V. Sarala Rao
|2:39
|-
|2
|"Bhaagyamu Naadenoyi"
|[[Krishnaveni (actress)|Krishna Veni]]
|2:04
|-
|3
|"Choochi Teeravakada"
|Krishna Veni
|3:07
|-
|4
|"Kaadusuma Kala Kaadusuma"
|Ghantasala, V. Sarala Rao
|2:54
|-
|5
|"Evaru Chesina Karma"
|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
|3:26
|-
|6
|"Yenta Krupamative"
|Ghantasala, V. Sarala Rao
|2:24
|-
|7
|"Mohanamaha"
|Krishna Veni
|3:47
|-
|8
|"Sobhana Giri Nilaya"
|Krishna Veni
|2:47
|-
|9
|"Teliyavasama Palukatarama"
|Ghantasala, Krishna Veni
|2:38
|-
|10
|"Nera Nera Bandi"
|Ghantasala
|2:35
|-
|11
|"Amma Kavumammu Aadi Shakti Shankari"
|P. Leela
|2:18
|-
|12
|"Dikku Teliyaddu Eemisetu Deva Deva"
|P.Leela
|2:34
|-
|13
|"Mamu Bravave Maata Tulasi Jagadamba"
|P.Leela
|2:22
|-
|14
|"Nidurabo Nayanna Nidurabo Na Chinnaa"
|P.Leela
|3:13
|-
|}

==Box Office==
* The film ran for more than 100 days in 11 centers in [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/trade/records/anr100days.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-07-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121226174052/http://www.idlebrain.com/trade/records/anr100days.html |archivedate=26 December 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt0265261|Keelugurram}}
* [http://www.raaga.com/channels/telugu/moviedetail.asp?mid=A0001980 Listen to Keelugurram songs at Raaga.com]

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1949 films]]
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian fantasy adventure films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:1940s fantasy adventure films]]

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