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{{Infobox film
| name = Ratnamala
| image = Ratnamala film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = [[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala Sr]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| screenplay = P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
| producer = P. S. Ramakrishna Rao<br>Bhanumathi Ramakrishna {{small|(Presents)}}
| director = [[P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]]
| starring = [[Bhanumathi Ramakrishna]]<br />[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]
| music = [[C. R. Subburaman]]
| cinematography = P. S. Selvaraj
| editing = V. S. Narayanan
| studio = [[Bharani Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1948|01|02}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''Ratnamala''' is a 1948 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language film, produced and directed by [[P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]] under the [[Bharani Studios]] banner. It stars [[Bhanumathi Ramakrishna]] and [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] , with music composed by [[C. R. Subburaman]].<ref>Ratnakumar, Naalo Nenu, Dr. Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, Sri Manasa Publications, Vijayawada, 2000, pp.171-3.</ref>

==Plot==
Simhakethu, the ruler of Kancheepuram, is on the lookout for a suitable bridegroom for his daughter, Rathnamala. Chandrachooda, the king of Sonapura, is blessed with a son, but with a curse; to survive, before it reaches the 16th month, the child should be married to a 16-year-old girl. His minister goes on a bride hunt and reaches Kancheepuram. He shows them his own son's portrait and not that of the child prince. Rathnamala agrees to marry him. However, the minister says that, according to tradition, her marriage has to be performed with a sword. On entering the room, Rathnamala is shocked to see a child instead of the handsome youth she had seen in the portrait. The minister's son explains to her why they had to do that. She leaves the palace along with her child "husband" and goes into a forest. Unaware of all this and finding Rathnamala missing, her father imprisons Chandrachooda, his minister, and the minister's son, and then sends his men in search of his daughter. An elderly couple shelter Rathnamala in the forest.

Years pass by. The child, Chandrakanth, now seven years old, is kidnapped by a gang. Rathnamala goes in search of him. Dhoomakethu, her affectionate uncle who came in search of her locates her, and bring her back to Kancheepuram. In a fit of anger, the King, unable to get the truth from his daughter, orders her to be hanged. The minister's son reveals the truth to prove that Rathanamala is innocent. Chandrakanth lands up there. The old couple who had sheltered Rathnamala is none other than Lord Shiva and Parvathi, with whose boon Chandrakanth turns into a young man. The King performs Rathnamala's marriage with him.

==Cast==
* [[Bhanumathi Ramakrishna]] as Ratnamala
* [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Chandrakanth
* [[Govindarajula Subba Rao]] as Simhakethu
* [[Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu|C.S.R.]] as Dhoomakethu
* Suryanarayana as Chandrakanth
* [[Aarani Satyanarayana]]
* Nyapati Raghava Rao as Lord Shiva
* Sitaram
* [[Hemalatha (Telugu actress)|Hemalatha]]
* Baby Sumithra

==Crew==
[[File:Chandamama 1948 01.pdf|page=150|thumb|Ratnamala advertisement in 1948 issue of [[Chandamama]] magazine.]]
*'''Art''': D. S. Godgaonkar
*'''Choreography''': [[Vedantam Raghavaiah]]
*'''Dialogues - Lyrics''': [[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala Sr]]
*'''Playback''': [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, [[Jamuna Rani]], C.S.R., Baby Sarojini
*'''Music''': [[C. R. Subburaman]]
*'''Editing''': V. S. Narayanan
*'''Cinematography''': P. S. Selvaraj
*'''Presenter''': [[Bhanumathi Ramakrishna]]
*'''Producer - Screenplay - Director''': [[P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]]
*'''Banner''': [[Bharani Pictures]]
*'''Release Date''': 2 January 1948

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Ratnamala
| type = film
| artist = [[C. R. Subburaman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1948
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 12:55
| label =
| producer = [[C. R. Subburaman]]
| prev_title =
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Music composed by [[C. R. Subburaman]]. Lyrics were written by [[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala Sr]]. Music released on Audio Company.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Aagave Maradala"
|[[Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu|C.S.R]]
|1:59
|-
|2
|"Anandadayini"
|Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
|2:20
|-
|3
|"Madana"
|Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
|2:23
|-
|4
|"O Randagada"
|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
|2:01
|-
|5
|"Vagalaadi"
|[[Jamuna Rani]]
|1:50
|-
|6
|"Poyiraa"
|Chorus
|2:22
|}

==Trivia==
The film was the debut of [[Bharani Pictures]] in the film industry and the debut movie for P. S. Ramakrishna Rao as director. Though Samudrala was credited with the lyrics, it is widely believed that some of the hit numbers were actually ghost-written by Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259535/ Ratnamala film at IMDb.]

[[Category:1947 films]]
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian musical drama films]]
[[Category:1940s musical drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao]]
[[Category:1947 drama films]]
[[Category:1948 drama films]]
[[Category:1948 films]]

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