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| name = Srirama Paduka Pattabhishekam<br />
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| native_name = శ్రీరామ పాదుకా పట్టాభిషేకం<br />
| director = [[Sarvottam Badami]]<br />
| producer = [[Sagar Movietone]]<br />
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| starring = {{ubl|[[Yadavalli Suryanarayana]]|[[Surabhi Kamalabai]]|[[C. S. R. Anjaneyulu]]}}<br />
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| studio = [[Sagar Movietone]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|1932}}<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br />
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'''''Sri Rama Paduka Pattabhishekam''''' ({{Translation|The coronation of [[Lord Rama]]'s [[paduka]]s}}) is a [[List of Telugu films of the 1930s|1932]] Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Hindu mythological film|Hindu mythological]] drama film directed by [[Sarvottam Badami]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sri Rama Paduka Pattabhishekham (1932) |url=https://indiancine.ma/BAU/info |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> It is notable for being the second Telugu [[Sound film|talkie film]].<ref name=":3" /> The film stars renowned stage actor [[Yadavalli Suryanarayana]] as [[Rama|Lord Rama]], alongside [[C. S. R. Anjaneyulu]] and [[Surabhi Kamalabai]].<ref>Suryanarayana Yadavalli, Luminaries of 20th Century, Part 2, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 1012.</ref><ref name="Narasimham">{{cite news |last1=Narasimham |first1=M L |date=31 October 2010 |title=Ramadasu 1933 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/ramadasu-1933/article860221.ece |access-date=29 September 2014 |work=The Hindu |agency=The Hindu}}</ref><br />
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The film is based on an episode from the ''[[Ramayana]]'', depicting Lord Rama's fourteen-year exile in the forest and [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]]'s symbolic coronation of Rama's [[paduka]]s (footwear) on the throne, symbolizing Rama's rule in his absence.<ref name="Thoraval2000">{{cite book |author=Yves Thoraval |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-OpkAAAAMAAJ |title=The cinemas of India |date=1 February 2000 |publisher=Macmillan India |isbn=978-0-333-93410-4 |access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref> It holds significance as the first Telugu film based on the ''Ramayana'', with Yadavalli Suryanarayana as the first actor to portray Rama and Surabhi Kamalabai as the first actress to play [[Sita]] in Telugu cinema.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-10 |title=Sri RamaNavami: తెరపై తారకరామ మయం |url=https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/sri-ramanavami-special-story-155009.html |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=NTV Telugu |language=te-IN}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
[[Lord Rama]] with [[Sita]] and [[Lakshman]]a leave the palace at [[Ayodhya (Ramayana)|Ayodhya]] as directed by their father [[Dasharatha|Dasaratha]]. [[Kaikeyi]], [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]]'s mother and Dasaratha's second wife has asked that as a boon of her husband in order to place Bharata, Rama’s step-brother on the throne. Bharata refuses to sit on the throne and goes to the forest to get Rama back. Rama reminds Bharata of his duty and declines to go back as he intends fulfilling his fourteen years of banishment in the forest. Bharata then insists on taking Rama’s [[paduka]]s (slippers) and returns to Ayodhya. He places Rama's Padukas on the throne, suggesting the rightful king and waits for Rama’s eventual return.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Yadavalli Suryanarayana]] as Rama<br />
* [[C. S. R. Anjaneyulu]] <br />
* [[Surabhi Kamalabai]] as Seetha<br />
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== Production ==<br />
[[Sarvottam Badami]], a filmmaker from [[Bangalore]], directed ''Sri Rama Paduka Pattabhishekam'' under contract with [[Sagar Movietone]], marking the second Telugu [[Sound film|talkie]].<ref name="Vittal2007">{{cite book |author=Gita Vittal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EgYRwrtyPAIC&pg=PA72 |title=Reflections: Experiences of a Bureaucrat's Wife |date=1 January 2007 |publisher=Academic Foundation |isbn=978-81-7188-471-1 |pages=73– |access-date=25 September 2014}}</ref> The film featured [[Yadavalli Suryanarayana]] in the role of [[Lord Rama]], while [[Surabhi Kamalabai]] made her acting debut as [[Sita]], becoming the first actress to portray the role in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=కలకొండ |first=ఆదిత్య శివశంకర |date=23 May 2024 |title=తెలుగు టాకీ మొదలైన తరువాత మొదటి పదేళ్ళలో తెలుగు సినిమా.. |url=https://thebetterandhra.com/telugu/telugu-cinema/telugu-cinema-in-the-first-ten-years-after-telugu-talkie/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=TheBetterAndhra |language=te}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
''Sri Rama Paduka Pattabhishekam'' premiered on 24 December 1932 at the Kinema Theatre in [[Chennai|Madras]]. The film was later released in [[Vijayawada]] (then Bezwada) at the Durga Kala Mandir during the [[Makar Sankranti|Sankranti]] festival in 1933.<ref name=":3" /><br />
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Due to the limited availability of cinemas at the time, films were often shown by transporting projectors from one village to another, which resulted in only three prints being produced for ''Sri Rama Paduka Pattabhishekam''. A newspaper advertisement for the film's screening at Durga Kala Mandir declared, "A Telugu person’s life is incomplete without watching this film." The advertisement also noted the film's success in Madras, stating that after a week of screenings, the producers in Bangalore requested an extended run through a telegram. The film's success in Madras and Vijayawada was heavily promoted.<ref name=":3" /><br />
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The success of ''Sri Rama Paduka Pattabhishekam'' helped establish Sarvottam Badami as a prominent director. Following this, he directed ''Galava Rishi'' (Tamil) and ''[[Sakunthala (1932 film)|Sakunthala]]'' (Telugu) for Sagar Movietone, further enhancing his reputation in the South Indian film industry.<ref name=":3" /><br />
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==Remakes==<br />
The film was remade twice, once in 1945 as ''[[Paduka Pattabhishekam]]'' directed by [[Kadaru Nagabhushanam]], with [[C. S. R. Anjaneyulu]] playing the role of Rama this time. The 1965 ''Paduka Pattabhishekam'' was directed by Vasanta Kumara Reddy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andhramusic.in/2012/06/paaduka-pattabhishekam-1966.html#_ |title=Paduka Pattabhishekam|publisher=Andhra Music|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id =0155091 |title =Rama Paduka Pattabhishekam (1932) }}<br />
{{Sarvottam Badami}}<br />
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