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{{short description|1963 film by C. S. Rao, C. Pullaiah}}
'''Lava Kusa''' or variants may also refer to:
{{Redirect|Lava Kusha|the 2017 Malayalam film|Lava Kusha (2017 film)}}
{{For|the sons of [[Rama]]|Lava (Ramayana)|Kusha (Ramayana)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name          = Lava Kusa
| image          = Lava Kusa.JPG
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = {{ubl|[[C. Pullaiah]]|[[C. S. Rao]]}}
| producer      = A. Sankara Reddy
| writer        = {{ubl|Sadasivabrahmam (Telugu dialogues)|A. K. Velan (Tamil dialogues)}}
| screenplay    = {{ubl|[[C. Pullaiah]]|[[C. S. Rao]]}}
| story          =
| based_on      = [[Uttararamacarita|Uttara Ramayana]]
| starring      = {{ubl|[[N. T. Rama Rao]]|[[Anjali Devi]]|[[T. L. Kanta Rao]]}}
| narrator      =
| music          = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
| cinematography = P. L. Rai
| editing        = A. Sanjeevi
| studio        = Lalita Sivajyoti Films
| distributor    =
| released      = {{Film date|1963|03|29|df=y}}
| runtime        = 208 min
| country        = India
| language      = {{ubl|Telugu|Tamil}}
| budget        =
| gross          =
}}


'''''Lava Kusa''''' (also spelled as '''''Lava Kusha''''') is a 1963 Indian [[Hindu mythological film]] directed by [[C. S. Rao]] and his father [[C. Pullaiah]]. The film's script was written by [[Samudrala Sr.]] The film was produced by Sankara Reddy under Lalita Sivajyothi Films. The film was shot in both [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] languages with the same title, but with slight differences in the cast. The film was a remake of 1934 film of same name which was also directed by C. Pullaiah. The story is an adaptation of the [[Uttara Kanda]] from [[Ramayana]]. It revolves around the roles of Lava and Kusa, sons of Rama (N. T. R.) and Sita (Anjali Devi). The Telugu version stars Kanta Rao, Shoban Babu, S. Varalakshmi, Kaikala Satyanarayana in supporting roles, replaced in that order by M. R. Radha and Manorama in the Tamil counterpart.
* [[Lava (Ramayana)|Lava (''Ramayana'')]] and [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha (''Ramayana'')]], characters in the Indian epic
* ''[[Lava Kusa (1934 film)|Lava Kusa]]'', a 1934 Indian Telugu-language film
* ''[[Lava Kusa (1963 film)|Lava Kusa]]'', a 1963 Indian Telugu-language film
* ''[[Lav Kush]]'', a 1997 Indian film
* ''[[Lava Kusha (2007 film)|Lava Kusha]]'', a 2007 Indian film
* ''[[Lava Kusa: The Warrior Twins]]'', a 2011 Indian animated film
* ''[[Lava Kusa (2015 film)|Lava Kusa]]'', a 2015 Indian film
* ''[[Lavakusha]]'', a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language film
* ''[[Luv Kush]]'', an Indian mythological TV series
* [[Luv-Kush equation]], an Indian political term
* ''[[Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush]]'', an Indian mythological TV series
* [[Luv Kush Indoor Stadium]], Rajasthan, India


Production began in 1958 but was stopped due to financial constraints. When it restarted, [[C. Pullaiah]]'s health was deteriorating, so his son C. S. Rao took over. The soundtrack features 27 songs, with the musical score primarily composed by Ghantasala and KV Mahadevan, and the lyrics by Vempati Sadasiva and Samudrala Sr. (Telugu) and Maruthakasi (Tamil). The Telugu version of ''Lava Kusa'' was released on 29 March 1963, while the Tamil version was released the following month, on 19 April. The former won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] for that year. It was also dubbed in [[Kannada]], and later in [[Hindi]] in 1974. In 2011 the film was rebooted with the title ''[[Sri Rama Rajyam]]'' starring [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]] and [[Nayanthara]] in the lead.
==See also==
*[[Lava (disambiguation)]]
*[[Lav (disambiguation)]]
*[[Luv (disambiguation)]]
*[[Kusa (disambiguation)]]
*[[Kusha (disambiguation)]]
*[[Lavkushnagar]], town in Madhya Pradesh, India


== Plot ==
{{disambiguation}}
This movie is based on [[Uttara Kanda]] which is the later part of [[Ramayana]] written by Valmiki Maharshi. It depicts the lives of [[Lava (Ramayana)|Lava]] and [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusa]], the sons of [[Sita]] and [[Rama]]. The story depicts Sri Rama Pattabhishekam and the brief period of Rama Rajyam, Rama sending Seeta exile on hearing the accusations of a washerman, Birth of Lava and Kusa, their visit to Ayodhya, Ashwamedha Yagna and conflict between Rama and his sons and Pattabhishekam of Lava and Kusa and Rama finally ending his Avatar.
 
== Cast ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  rowspan="2" | Character !! colspan="2" | Actors in Language
|-
!Telugu
!Tamil
|-
| [[Lord Rama]] ||! colspan="2" |[[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|-
|  [[Goddess Sita]] ||! colspan="2" |[[Anjali Devi]]
|-
| [[Valmiki]] ||! colspan="2" | [[Chittoor V. Nagaiah]]
|-
| [[Lava (Ramayana)|Lava]] ||Master Nagaraju || Master Uma
|-
| [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusa]] || Master Subrahmanyam || Master Murali
|-
|  [[Lakshmana]] || [[Kanta Rao]] || [[Gemini Ganesan]]<ref name="songbook">{{cite web |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNZVlzMzNfeTFROFU/view |title=லவகுசா [முழுநீள கேவாகலர்] |trans-title=Lavakusa [Gevacolor Feature] |publisher=Lalitha Sivajothi Films |access-date=19 October 2016 |type=songbook |language=ta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407102224/https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNZVlzMzNfeTFROFU/view |archive-date=7 April 2017}} [https://archive.org/details/Lavakusa_201610 Alt URL]</ref>
|-
| [[Anjaneya]] ||Sando Krishna ||
|-
| [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]] ||[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] ||
|-
| [[Shatrughna]] ||[[Sobhan Babu]] ||
|-
| [[Kausalya]] ||! colspan="2" | [[P. Kannamba]]
|-
| [[Shanta]] ||! colspan="2" |Sandhya
|-
| [[Bhudevi]] || ! colspan="2" |[[S. Varalakshmi]]
|-
| [[Vasishta]] || [[Dhulipala]] ||
|-
| Valmiki's disciple ||[[Ramana Reddy]] ||
|-
| Wife of Valmiki's disciple || [[Suryakantam (actress)|Suryakantam]] ||
|-
| Washerman || [[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]] || [[M. R. Radha]]
|-
| Wife of washerman || [[Girija (actress)|Girija]] || [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]
|-
| Dancer (Special appearance) || ! colspan="2" |[[Sukumari]]
|-
| ||Sivarama Krishnaiah ||
|}
 
== Production ==
=== Development ===
A. Sankara Reddy wished to produce a film based on the [[Indian epic poetry|Hindu epic]] ''[[Ramayana]]'' starring [[N. T. Rama Rao]] and [[Anjali Devi]] after watching them play the roles of [[Rama]] and [[Sita]] in the song "Murisenu Lokamu" from ''Charanadasi'', the Telugu version of the 1956 Tamil language film ''[[Mathar Kula Manickam]]''. [[C. Pullaiah]], who was planning to remake his 1934 Telugu language directorial ''Lava Kusa'', agreed to direct it for Sankara Reddy's Lalitha Sivajyothi films.<ref name="TH BFP">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/LAVA-KUSA-1963/article17032693.ece |title=Lava Kusa (1963) |work=The Hindu |date=13 January 2017 |access-date=18 January 2017 |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118065455/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/LAVA-KUSA-1963/article17032693.ece |archive-date=18 January 2017}}</ref> The remake, also titled ''Lava Kusa'',<ref name="TH BFP" /> is the first full-length colour film of Telugu cinema.<ref name="TOI 50">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/celebrating-50-years-of-LavaKusa/articleshow/19614981.cms |title=Celebrating 50 years of Lava Kusa |work=The Times of India |date=18 April 2013 |access-date=14 January 2017 |last=Kavirayani |first=Suresh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114065546/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/celebrating-50-years-of-LavaKusa/articleshow/19614981.cms |archive-date=14 January 2017}}</ref> Writer [[Vempati Sadasivabrahmam]], who worked with Pullaiah for ''Charanadasi'', was chosen to write the remake's script.<ref name="TH BFP" /> During the process, Sadasivabrahmam stayed faithful to the screenplay and the dialogue written for the original by Vallabhajosyula Ramanamurthy and [[Balijepalli Lakshmikantham]] respectively.<ref name="TH BFP" />
 
The production costs escalated because of Sankara Reddy's decision to make the film in colour. The film's production commenced in 1958 and got stuck due to lack of funds after completion of one-third of the planned portions.<ref name="TH BFP" /> After five years, Sundarlal Nahata offered to provide funds in lieu of the film's distribution rights and [[B. Nagi Reddy]] provided studio facilities. By then, Pullaiah's health deteriorated and Sankara Reddy approached [[B. N. Reddy]] to complete the film. Narasimha Reddy advised him to consider Pullaiah's son [[C. S. Rao]].<ref name="TH BFP" /> Rao was reluctant, opining that nothing dramatic was left for him to film. Pullaiah convinced Rao to take up the task, stating that the emotional scenes in Rama's palace were of equal importance to the story.<ref name="TH BFP" />
 
=== Casting ===
''Lava Kusa'' was filmed as a bilingual in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] languages with differences in casting.<ref name="TH BFP" /> Anaparthi Nagaraju and Viyyuri Subrahmanyam were cast as [[Lava (Ramayana)|Lava]] and [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusa]] respectively in Telugu.<ref name="lavakusa felicit rjy">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/lavakusa-bemoan-fall-in-values/article8434573.ece |title='Lava-Kusa' bemoan fall in values |work=The Hindu |date=5 April 2016 |access-date=14 January 2017 |last=Bhaskar |first=B. V. S. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114062935/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/lavakusa-bemoan-fall-in-values/article8434573.ece |archive-date=14 January 2017}}</ref> For the Tamil version, they were replaced by Baby Uma and Master Murali.<ref name="TH BFP" /> Subrahmanyam was cast after the makers saw him perform the same character in a play staged in Kakinada. He was a nine year old when the filming began and was 14 when the film released.<ref name="TOI 50" /> Unlike Subrahmanyam, Nagaraju acted in a few films before ''Lava Kusa''; Pullaiah offered him the role after observing his work. Nagaraju was eight years old when the filming began.<ref name="TOI 50" />
 
[[Kanta Rao]] was cast for the role of [[Lakshmana]]. When the actor was being diagnosed for [[eosinophilia]] and became obese, he was offered the role of [[Shatrughna]].<ref name="kantarao">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2005/03/17/stories/2005031703860200.htm |title='Kathula' Kantha Rao on the mark |date=17 March 2005 |access-date=25 January 2017 |last=Subramanyam |first=M. V. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517072132/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2005/03/17/stories/2005031703860200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=17 May 2017}}</ref> Rama Rao insisted Sankara Reddy to let Kanta Rao play Lakshmana,<ref name="kantarao" /> and [[Sobhan Babu]] was signed to play Shatrughna.<ref name="TH BFP" /> [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]], [[Chittor V. Nagaiah]], and Sando Krishna were chosen to play the roles of [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]], [[Valmiki]], and [[Hanuman|Anjaneya]] respectively.<ref name="TH BFP" />
 
=== Filming ===
{{quote box
| quote = The shooting took place at a big mango orchard near [[Chennai]]. We used to wake up at 4 am and head to the sets. We would be ready with all our make-up on by 7 am. Both of us used to undergo an hour's training everyday. We even had to learn ''viluvidya'' (arrow fighting). I still remember how we used to call our trainer, Sharma master. He painstakingly taught us the art of shooting arrows.
| source = {{mdash}}Nagaraju, in an interview with ''The Times of India'' in April 2013.<ref name="TOI 50" />
| align = right
| width = 35%
}}
Pullaiah made Nagaraju and Subrahmanyam undergo training for an hour every day and memorise the dialogues and lyrics of the songs.<ref name="TOI 50" /> Filming used to begin by 7:00 AM and would go on till 9:00 PM. However, the duo was relieved an hour before to ensure that they could sleep properly.<ref name="TOI 50" /> According to them, Rama Rao and Anjali Devi were "committed to the core".<ref name="lavakusa felicit rjy" /> When none of the crowns designed for him were suitable, Rama Rao used the one he used in ''Charanadasi'' which costed {{INR}}140.<ref name="TH BFP" /> In a particular scene, Nagaraju was supposed to cry and glycerine was used. When it turned out to be ineffective, Anjali Devi slapped him and the scene was filmed. After its completion, she had to console him for almost fifteen minutes.<ref name="TOI 50" />
 
The climax sequences were filmed first, and because of delay in the film's production, the child artistes looked much aged in the earlier portions.<ref name="TOI 50" /> When the scene of Rama embracing his sons was filmed, Pullaiah arranged two small tables and asked Rama Rao to hug Nagaraju and Subrahmanyam, who were standing on them. The duo stated that this incident was an example of Pullaiah's respect towards the lead character and the state of technology in use.<ref name="lavakusa felicit rjy" /> Pullaiah's associate G. V. R. Seshagiri Rao pointed to him that a pregnant Sita running towards Valmiki would look awkward, and the scene was reshot.<ref name="TH BFP" />
 
== Music ==
 
=== Telugu version ===
Soundtrack was composed by [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] and lyrics by [[Vempati Sadasivabrahmam]], [[Samudrala Sr.]] & [[Kosaraju Raghavaiah]].<ref name="tel">{{cite web |url=http://www.saregama.com/album/lava-kusa_17704 |title=Lava Kusa by Ghantasala&nbsp;— Telugu |publisher=Saregama |access-date=18 October 2015}}</ref>
 
All the tunes for all the songs for both languages are the same. The film has 37 songs and Poems (Padyam), many are very popular and memorable.
 
{{Tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Sri Vidyam Jagatam Dhatri (Shlokam)
| lyrics1 = Vempati Sadasiva
| extra1 = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
| length1 = 01:14
| title2 = Saptashva Rathamarudham Prachandam Kashyapatmajam (Shlokam)
| lyrics2 =
| extra2 = Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
| length2 = 01:29
| title3 = Navajyotyo (Poem)
| lyrics3 =
| extra3 = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
| length3 = 01:06
| title4 = Intaku Bunivachchi Vachiyimpaka Podune
| lyrics4 = Vempati Sadasiva
| extra4 = Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
| length4 = 01:21
| title5 = Jaya Jaya Rama Srirama
| lyrics5 = [[Samudrala Sr.]]
| extra5 = [[J. V. Raghavulu]], Sarojini
| length5 = 01:18
| title6 = Ramanna Ramudu Kodanda Ramudu
| lyrics6 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra6 = [[P. Susheela]], [[K. Jamuna Rani]]
| length6 = 04:15
| title7 = Virise Challani Vennela Marala Eenadu Maa Kannula
| lyrics7 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra7 = S. Janaki
| length7 = 02:50
| title8 = Ravanu Ni Samharinchi Raghuramudu (Poem)
| lyrics8 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra8 = Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
| length8 = 01:21
| title9 = Vollanori Maamaa Nee Pillani
| lyrics9 =
| extra9 = Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, [[Jikki]], J. V. Raghavulu, Swarnalata
| length9 = 03:37
| title10 = Ye Mahaniya Sadhvi Jagadeka Pavitrata (Poem)
| lyrics10 =
| extra10 = Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
| length10 = 01:10
| title11 = Ye Nimishaniki Yemi Jaruguno Evaruuhinchedaru
| lyrics11 = Kosaraju
| extra11 = Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
| length11 = 04:00
| title12 = Jagadabhi Ramudu Sriraamude
| lyrics12 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra12 = Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, P. Leela, P Sheela, Mallik
| length12 = 03:51
| title13 = Enduke Naa Meeda Kopam Emite Ni Paritaapam
| lyrics13 =
| extra13 = [[Pithapuram Nageswara Rao]], Swarnalata
| length13 = 02:40
| title14 = Ramakathanu Vinarayyaa Ihapara Sukhamulanosage
| lyrics14 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra14 = P. Leela, P Suseela
| length14 = 04:28
| title15 = Vurake Kanniru Nimpa Kaaranam Eemamma
| lyrics15 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra15 = P. Leela, P Leela
| length15 = 03:00
| title16 = Vinudu Vinudu Ramayana Gaatha Vinudee Manasara
| lyrics16 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra16 = P. Leela, p suseela
| length16 = 04:14
| title17 = Sriraamuni Charitamunu Telipedamamma
| lyrics17 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra17 = P. Leela, P Suseela
| length17 = 05:35
| title18 = Sriraghavam Dasharathatmajam Aprameyam
| lyrics18 =
| extra18 = P. Leela, P Susheela
| length18 = 04:07
| title19 = Srirama Sugunadhama Jayarama Parandhama
| lyrics19 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra19 = P. Leela, PSussela
| length19 = 03:01
| title20 = Sandehinchaku Mammu Raghuramu Premanu Sitamma
| lyrics20 = Kosaraju
| extra20 = Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
| length20 = 03:07
| title21 = Ashwamedha Yagaaniki Jayamu Jayamu Jayamu
| lyrics21 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra21 = Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, Madhavapeddi, Raghavulu, Rani, Sarojini
| length21 = 03:24
| title22 = Savanaashwambu idi Veeramaata yagu Kausalya (Poem)
| lyrics22 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra22 = P. Susheela
| length22 = 01:15
| title23 = Hreemkaraasana (Poem)
| lyrics23 =
| extra23 = P. Susheela
| length23 = 01:33
| title24 = Leru Kushalavula Saati Sari Veerulu Dharunilo
| lyrics24 = Vempati Sadasiva
| extra24 = P. Leela, P Suseela
| length24 = 02:33
| title25 = Stree Balavrudhula Tega
| lyrics25 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra25 = Ghantasala, P. Leela, Suseela
| length25 = 01:18
| title26 = Sriraama Parandhamaa Jayarama Parandhama
| lyrics26 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra26 = [[P. Leela]], Jamuna Rani, P Suseela
| length26 = 02:25
| title27 = Thandri Pampunanegi
| lyrics27 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra27 = Ghantasala, P. Leela, P Susheela
| length27 = 02:36
| title28 = Takkani Balakundani
| lyrics28 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra28 = [[P. Leela]]
| length28 = 00:40 or 02:36
| title29 = Rangaru Bangaru
| lyrics29 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra29 = Ghantasala
| length29 = 01:41
| title30 = Veyara Debba
| lyrics30 = Samudrala Sr.
| extra30 = Ghantasala & [[Jikki]]
| length30 = 03:17
| title31 = Ramaswamy Padambujambulambu
| lyrics31 =
| extra31 = P. Susheela
| length31 = 05:59
| title32 = Raajada Rajadharmamada Ramudu
| lyrics32 =
| extra32 = S. Varalakshmi
| length32 = 01:28
| title33 = Prathi Dinamenu
| lyrics33 =
| extra33 = Ghantasala
| length33 = 01:24
| title34 = Ninu Dattadriki Cherakunda
| lyrics34 =
| extra34 = P. Leela
| length34 = 01:31
| title35 = Kannularaga Tudisari
| lyrics35 =
| extra35 = P. Susheela
| length35 = 01:02
| title36 = Kadagine Manokkaya
| lyrics36 =
| extra36 = P. Susheela
| length36 = 00:57
| title37 = Edhi Mana Ashramambu
| lyrics37 =
| extra37 = Ghantasala
| length37 = 01:35
| title38 = Aapavaada Dooshi
| lyrics38 =
| extra38 = P. Susheela
| length38 = 01:54
}}
 
=== Tamil version ===
Soundtrack was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] and [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] and lyrics by [[A. Maruthakasi]].<ref name="tam">{{cite web |url=http://www.saregama.com/album/lava-kusa_15414 |title=Lava Kusa Tamil |publisher=Saregama |access-date=18 October 2015}}</ref>
 
{{Tracklist
| headline      = Track list
| extra_column  = Singer(s)
| total_length  =
| title1  = Sri Vidyam Jagatam Dhatri (Shlokam)
| lyrics1 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra1  = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
| length1 = 01:14
| title2  = Saptashva Rathamarudham Prachandam Kashyapatmajam (Shlokam)
| lyrics2 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra2  = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
| length2 =
| title3  = Navajyotyo (Poem)
| lyrics3 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra3  = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
| length3 = 01:06
| title4  = Intaku Bunivachchi Vachiyimpaka Podune
| lyrics4 = Vempati Sadasiva
| extra4  = Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
| length4 =
| title5  = Jaya Jaya Raamaa Sree Raama
| lyrics5 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra5  = [[J. V. Raghavulu]] & Udutha Sarojini
| length5 = 01:18
| title6  = Ramanna Ramudu Kodanda Ramudu
| lyrics6 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra6  = [[P. Susheela]], [[Jamuna Rani]]
| length6 =
| title7  = Udhayam Aaanadhe Vennilaa
| lyrics7 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra7  = [[S. Janaki]]
| length7 = 02:18
| title8  = Ilangaiyar Kon Thanai Azhitthu
| lyrics8 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra8  = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
| length8 = 01:21
| title9  = Vollanori Maamaa Nee Pillani
| lyrics9 =
| extra9  = Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, [[Jikki]], J. V. Raghavulu, Swarnalata
| length9 = 03:37
| title10  = Ye Mahaniya Sadhvi Jagadeka Pavitrata (Poem)
| lyrics10 =
| extra10  = Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
| length10 = 01:10
| title11  = Indrum Illai Andrum Illai Endrume Illai
| lyrics11 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra11  = [[T. M. Soundararajan]]
| length11 = 04:00
| title12  = Thiruvalar Naayagan Sree Raamane
| lyrics12 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra12  = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Leela]], [[P. Suseela]] & [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]]
| length12 = 03:01
| title13  = Thappu Thappunu Thuniyai Thuvaichu
| lyrics13 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra13  = [[Thiruchi Loganathan]] & [[L. R. Eswari]]
| length13 = 03:17
| title14  =  Jagam Pugazhum Punniya Kadhai 1
| lyrics14 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra14  = [[P. Leela]] & [[P. Suseela]]
| length14 = 03:50
| title15  = Maari Pol Kanneer Sindha
| lyrics15 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra15  = [[P. Leela]] & [[P. Suseela]]
| length15 = 01:52
| title16  = Jagam Pugazhum Punniya Kadhai 2
| lyrics16 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra16  = [[P. Leela]] & [[P. Suseela]]
| length16 = 03:15
| title17  = Jagam Pugazhum Punniya Kadhai 3
| lyrics17 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra17  = [[P. Leela]] & [[P. Suseela]]
| length17 = 05:35
| title18  = Sreeraghavam Dasharathathmajam Aprameyam
| lyrics18 =
| extra18  = [[P. Leela]] & [[P. Suseela]]
| length18 = 04:07
| title19  = Raama Suguna Seelaa
| lyrics19 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra19  = [[P. Leela]] & [[P. Suseela]]
| length19 = 03:01
| title20  = Sandhegam Ennamma
| lyrics20 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra20  = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
| length20 = 03:07
| title21  = Vetri Murasu Olikka Seiyyum Aswamedha Yaagaam
| lyrics21 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra21  = [[V. N. Sundharam]] & [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]]
| length21 = 03:24
| title22  = Veera Maadhaa Kausalyaa Dhevi Petra
| lyrics22 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra22  = [[P. Suseela]]
| length22 = 01:15
| title23  = Hreemkaraasana (Poem)
| lyrics23 =
| extra23  = P. Susheela
| length23 = 01:33
| title24  = Eedu Inai Namakku Edhu Indha Boomiyil
| lyrics24 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra24  = [[P. Leela]] & [[P. Suseela]]
| length24 = 02:33
| title25  = Stree Balavrudhula Tega
| lyrics25 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra25  = Ghantasala, P. Susheela, P. Leela
| length25 =
| title26  = Sriraama Parandhamaa Jayarama Parandhama
| lyrics26 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra26  = [[A. P. Komala]], [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]] & [[J. V. Raghavulu]]
| length26 = 02:25
| title27  = Thandri Pampunanegi
| lyrics27 =  A. Maruthakasi
| extra27  = Ghantasala, P. Susheela, P. Leela
| length27 = 02:36
| title28  = Takkani Balakundani
| lyrics28 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra28  = P. Leela
| length28 = 00:40
| title29  = Ponggum Olimayame
| lyrics29 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra29  = [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]]
| length29 = 01:41 or 03:01
| title30  = Thappu Thappunu Thuniyai Thuvaichu
| lyrics30 = A. Maruthakasi
| extra30  = [[Thiruchi Loganathan]] & [[L. R. Eswari]]
| length30 = 03:17
| title31  = Ramaswamy Padambujambulambu
| lyrics31 =
| extra31  = P. Susheela
| length31 = 05:59
| title32  = Raajada Rajadharmamada Ramudu
| lyrics32 =
| extra32  = S. Varalakshmi
| length32 = 01:28
| title33  = Prathi Dinamenu
| lyrics33 =
| extra33  = Ghantasala
| length33 = 01:24
| title34  = Ninu Dattadriki Cherakunda
| lyrics34 =
| extra34  = P. Leela
| length34 = 01:31
| title35  = Kannularaga Tudisari
| lyrics35 =
| extra35  = P. Susheela
| length35 = 01:02
| title36  = Kadagine Manokkaya
| lyrics36 =
| extra36  = P. Susheela
| length36 = 00:57
| title37  = Edhi Mana Ashramambu
| lyrics37 =
| extra37  = Ghantasala
| length37 = 01:35
| title38  = Aapavaada Dooshi
| lyrics38 =
| extra38  = P. Susheela
| length38 = 01:54
}}
 
== Reception ==
=== Box office===
The film ran for 75 weeks uninterruptedly which is an unbroken record in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref name="idle" /><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/lava-kusha-completes-50-years-telugu-news-92266.html |title=Telugu Cinema News – Telugu Movie Reviews – Telugu Movie Trailers – IndiaGlitz Telugu |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> It was released in 26 centres and had a 100-day run in all the centers, which was a record and ran 150 days in all those centers and 175-day run in 18 centres. Due to the huge demand for the film from other centres in Andhra Pradesh, most prints had to be shifted to other centres. It had run for 100 days in 62 centres and 175-day run in 18 centres, grossing more than 1 crore.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/celebrating-50-years-of-LavaKusa/articleshow/19614981.cms |title=celebrating 50 years of LavaKusa |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> It ran over 1111 days <ref>https://nataratnakalamandir.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/lava-kusa-1963-ntr-anjali-devi-telugucinemasongs-lyrics-copy.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}</ref>
 
=== Accolades ===
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]]<ref name="11thaward">{{cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm11thNFAAward.aspx |title=11th National Film Awards |publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]] |access-date=13 September 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170502124428/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm11thNFAAward.aspx |archive-date=2 May 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Rashtrapati Award]]- best acting [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Anjali Devi]], and [[Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=T.M. |title=Film world |year=1973 |volume=9}}</ref>
 
== Legacy ==
''Lava Kusa'' is considered a classic of Telugu cinema. In January 2007, M. L. Narasimham of ''The Hindu'' listed ''Lava Kusa'' with ''[[Mala Pilla]]'' (1938), ''[[Raithu Bidda]]'' (1939), ''[[Vara Vikrayam (film)|Vara Vikrayam]]'' (1939), ''[[Bhakta Potana]]'' (1942), ''[[Shavukaru]]'' (1950), ''[[Malliswari (1951 film)|Malliswari]]'' (1951), ''[[Peddamanushulu]]'' (1954), and ''[[Mayabazar]]'' (1955) as films impacting society and Telugu cinema.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/reliving-the-reel-and-the-real/article2271205.ece |title=Reliving the reel and the real |work=The Hindu |date=19 January 2007 |access-date=18 October 2015 |first=M. L. |last=Narasimham |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204141847/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/reliving-the-reel-and-the-real/article2271205.ece |archive-date=4 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Rama Rao reprised the role of Rama in a number of films over a two-decade career.{{efn|Rama Rao reprised the role of Rama in various unrelated films such as ''[[Sampoorna Ramayanam (1958 film)|Sampoorna Ramayanam]]'' (1958), ''[[Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddham]]'' (1975) and ''[[Sri Rama Pattabhishekam]]'' (1978)<ref name="idle">{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/starow/sow-ntr.html |title=Telugu cinema celebrity&nbsp;— Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao |publisher=Idlebrain |access-date=18 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414015815/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/starow/sow-ntr.html |archive-date=14 April 2016}}</ref>}}
 
During a programme ''Telugu Cinema Prasthanam'' organised by the film society of Visakhapatnam, writer include actor Ravi Kondala Rao placed ''Lava Kusa'' among other cult films like ''[[Raja Harishchandra]]'' (1913), ''[[Bhakta Prahlada (1932 film)|Bhakta Prahlada]]'' (1932), ''Mala Pilla (1938)'', ''[[Devadasu (1953 film)|Devadasu]]'' (1953), and ''[[Pathala Bhairavi]]'' during a speech on the role of Telugu cinema in the hundred years of Indian cinema.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/call-to-promote-good-cinema/article4263409.ece |title=Call to promote good cinema |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2 January 2013 |access-date=28 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528122347/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/call-to-promote-good-cinema/article4263409.ece |archive-date=28 May 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Bapu used ''Lava Kusa''{{'s}} storyline in his 2011 film, ''[[Sri Rama Rajyam]]''.<ref name="sify">{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bapus-lava-kusa-with-balakrishna-news-telugu-kkgu9riibhdsi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612150148/http://www.sify.com/movies/bapus-lava-kusa-with-balakrishna-news-telugu-kkgu9riibhdsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 June 2015 |title=Bapu's Lava Kusa with Balakrishna |publisher=Sify |access-date=18 October 2015}}</ref> Debutant Jaya Sreesivan named his 2015 comedy film as ''Lava Kusa'' which had no similarity with the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.123telugu.com/reviews/lava-kusa-telugu-movie-review.html |title=Lava Kusa Telugu Movie Review |date=13 June 2015 |publisher=123 Telugu |access-date=18 October 2015}}</ref>
 
== Notes ==
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== References ==
 
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0206877}}
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Telugu}}
{{Films based on the Ramayana}}
 
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