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Chenchu Lakshmi
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| Chenchu Lakshmi | |
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| File:Chenchu Lakshmi film poster.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | B. A. Subba Rao |
| Produced by | B. A. Subba Rao |
| Written by | Vempati Sadasivabrahmam (Telugu dialogues) Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass M. S. Subramaniam (Tamil dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | B. A. Subba Rao |
| Story by | Vempati Sadasivabrahmam |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Anjali Devi |
| Music by | S. Rajeswara Rao |
| Cinematography | C. Nageshwara Rao |
| Edited by | K. Marthandam |
Production company | B.A.S. Productions |
| Distributed by | Navayuga Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu Tamil |
Chenchu Lakshmi is a 1958 Indian bilingual Telugu and Tamil Hindu mythological film, produced and directed by B. A. Subba Rao under the B.A.S. Productions banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi and music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao; both of the movies simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil, most of the scenes and artists are same in both the versions, it was also made earlier in 1943 with different cast and crew.[1]
Plot[edit]
The film is based on the Hindu puranic story which begins with the marriage ceremony of Lord Vishnu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) & Goddess Lakshmi (Anjali Devi). During, Sage Durvasa (Gummadi) becomes furious as he is uninvited. So, he curses Mahalakshmi's parents, Samudra (E. R. Sahadevan) & his wife (Sandhya) to born as tribals. After some time, Vishnu kills Hiranyaksha, donning Varaha avatar. Learning it, his brother Hiranyakasipa (S. V. Ranga Rao) a ferocious, performs a huge penance. Exploiting it, Indra kidnaps his pregnant wife Leelavathi (Pushpavalli) to destroy his heir. Thereupon, Sage Narada (Relangi) safeguards her at his Ashram where he sculpts Prahlada (Master Babji) on her womb as an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu. Meanwhile, Hiranyakasipa succeeds in his penance and gets a boon Lord Brahma that absence of death any weapon, human, animal, demon or divinity. Now, he occupies Indra the entire universe and moves in search of Vishnu who absconds along with Lakshmi. At present, Vishnu transforms the glow of Lakshmi into fruit and plants it on a tree. Parallelly, Samudra & his wife take birth as the tribals but they are perturbed as childless. So, Sage Narada makes a play, by bestowing them the fruit of Lakshmi's glow when the couple is blessed with a baby girl Chenchita (again Anjali Devi). Besides, Prahlada worships towards Vishnu reaches esteem and Hiranyakasipa makes several attempts to bar him but fails. Ultimately, he challenges to show his God when Vishnu appears from the pillar as Lord Narasimha half man & half lion and slays Hiranyakasipa. Here, Narasimha still raging with fury and no-one could make him calm including Lakshmi because she does not contain the glow. During that plight, Narasimha is acquainted with fearless Chenchita one that subsides his anger and turns into the handsome Narahari. Currently, they fall in love and couples up. Being cognizant of it, enraged Lakshmi displays grievance when both the wives squabble. At last, Narada affirms Chenchita as her glow when they conjoin and Samudra & his wife are also relieved from the curse. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the reunion of Lord Vishnu & Goddess Lakshmi at Vaikuntha.
Cast[edit]
Telugu Cast[edit]
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Lord Vishnu
- Anjali Devi as Goddess Lakshmi & Chenchita (Dual role)
- S. V. Ranga Rao as Hiranyakashipu
- Gummadi Venkateswara Rao as Durvasa
- Relangi as Narada Maharshi
- Nagabhushanam as Lord Shiva
- E. R. Sahadevan as Samudrudu
- Vangara as Chandamarkula
- Rushyendramani
- Sandhya as Queen of the Chenchus
- Pushpavalli as Leelavathi
- E. V. Saroja as Dancer
- Master Babji as Prahlada
Tamil Cast[edit]
- A. Nageswara Rao as Lord Vishnu
- Anjali Devi as Goddess Lakshmi/Chenchita
- S. V. Ranga Rao as Hiranyakashipu
- Pushpavalli as Leelavathi
- K. A. Thangavelu as Saint Narada Maharshi
- E. R. Sahadevan as King of the Chenchus
- Sandhya as Queen of the Chenchus
- Nagabhushanam as Lord Shiva
- Rushyendramani
- C. V. V. Panthulu as Durvasa
- Vangara Venkata Subbaiah as Chandamarkula
- A. V. Subba Rao
- Nalla Rama Murthy
- K. S. Angamuthu
- Master Babji as Prahlada
Crew[edit]
- Art: Vaali
- Choreography: V. J. Sharma, Thangkappan & K. S. Reddy
- Story - Screenplay - Dialogues: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam (Telugu) / Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass & M. S. Subramaniam (Tamil)
- Lyrics: Samudrala, Arudra, Kosaraju, Vempati Sadasivabrahmam (Telugu) / Papanasam Sivan, Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass & M. S. Subramaniam (Tamil)
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Jikki, Madhavapeddi Satyam, P. B. Sreenivas, Pendyala Nageswara Rao, Satyavathi, Vaidehi
- Music: S. Rajeswara Rao
- Editing: K. Marthandam
- Cinematography: C. Nageshwara Rao
- Producer - Director: B. A. Subba Rao
- Banner: B. A. S. Productions
- Release Date: 9 April 1958
Soundtrack[edit]
| Chenchu Lakshmi | ||||
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| Released | 1958 | |||
| Length | 59:18 | |||
| Language | Telugu & Tamil | |||
| Producer | Saluri Rajeswara Rao | |||
| S. Rajeswara Rao chronology | ||||
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Music was composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao. All the tunes for all the songs for both languages are the same. Music released on Audio Company.
| S. No. | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aanandamaye Ali Neelaveni" | Arudra | Ghantasala, Jikki | 4:18 |
| 2 | "Chettulekkagalava O Narahari" | Arudra | Ghantasala, Jikki | 3:07 |
| 3 | "Chilaka Gorinka" | Vempati Sadasivabrahmam | Ghantasala, Jikki | 2:54 |
| 4 | "Paala Kadalipai" | Arudra | P. Susheela | 3:23 |
| 5 | "Adhigo Kanalera Kamala" | Samudrala Sr. | P. Susheela | 3:10 |
| 5 | "Neelagagana Ghana Shyama" | Arudra | Ghantasala | 4:32 |
| 5 | "Kaanaga Raavaa" | Vempati Sadasivabrahmam | Ghantasala, Jikki | 3:26 |
| 6 | "Cheyi Cheyi" | Kosaraju | P. Susheela, Satyavathi, Vaidehi | 3:15 |
| 7 | "Kaallaku Gajjelu" | Vempati Sadasivabrahmam | P. B. Sreenivas, Jikki | 2:43 |
| 8 | "Ma Chinni Papayi" | Samudrala Sr | P. Susheela | 2:04 |
| 9 | "Marapurani Manchi" | Vempati Sadasivabrahmam | Ghantasala, Jikki | 5:33 |
| 10 | "Karunaala Vaalaa" | Kosaraju | Ghantasala | 7:14 |
| 11 | "Sri Nadhuni" | Samudrala Sr. | P. Susheela | 2:36 |
| 12 | "Chenchu Lakshmi Slokam" | Vempati Sadasivabrahmam | P. Susheela | 10:03 |
Tamil Songs[edit]
Lyrics by Papanasam Sivan, Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass & M. S. Subramaniam.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aanandham Eedhe Alidula Veni | Ghantasala & Jikki | 04:13 | |
| 2 | Naaraayanan Thiru Adi Malar Panindhu | P. Suseela | 02:47 | |
| 3 | Maratthil Eruvaayaa Ye Singga Manadhil | Ghantasala & Jikki | 02:17 | |
| 4 | Mangai Endhan Manadhil Inbam | Ghantasala & Jikki | 05:01 | |
| 5 | Anbe En Raaja Assai Kannaalane | Ghantasala & Jikki | 02:38 | |
| 6 | Vidhiyai Vellum Valimai Amma Unakku Illaiye | Ghantasala | 01:00 | |
| 7 | Sri Hariye Sagala Soothradhaari | Ghantasala | 00:40 | |
| 8 | Paal Kadal Thanile Sesha Sayanatthil | P. Suseela | 02:54 | |
| 9 | Oyilu Kummi Podalaam Ullaasamaai | Jikki, P. S. Vaidehi & Sathyavathi | 03:22 | |
| 10 | Andha Naal Arakkan Iraniyan Arundhava Palanil | Ghantasala | 00:26 | |
| 11 | Alitthidum Avamadhippaiyai Naan Nasukkuven | V. N. Sundharam | 02:32 | |
| 12 | Agila Jegamadhil Aadhi Naadhan | Ghantasala | 01:26 | |
| 13 | Bramma Sittha Niyaayatthilum Unnmai Purivadhedhu | Ghantasala | 01:01 | |
| 14 | Undhanai Pol Dheivam Undo Dhevaa | P. Suseela | 01:54 | |
| 15 | Paarkadal Thanile Palli Konde Endrum | Seerkazhi Govindarajan | 00:51 | |
| 16 | Sri Hari Dheva Jegame Pugazh Jeeva | Ghantasala & Jikki | 03:09 | |
| 17 | Naaraayanaa Hari Naaraayanaa Sriman | P. Suseela | Papanasam Sivan | 03:23 |
| 18 | Vidha Vidhamaagave Vedanggal Aniyum | Seerkazhi Govindarajan | 00:45 | |
| 19 | Eerezhu Loganggal Koorume Un Perai | Ghantasala | 01:13 | |
| 20 | Chandhrodhayam Pole Indha Jegam Meedhile | Jikki | 01:59 | |
| 21 | Gaandha Sakthi Enavo Kai Padave | Ghantasala | 00:44 | |
| 22 | Dhargamudan Viyaagaranam Sangeetham | P. Suseela | 04:00 | |
| 23 | Lambaadi Lambaadi Hoi Lambaadi | M. Sathyam & Jikki | 02:58 | |
| 24 | Uyar Karunaamoorthi Perumai Avar Kanndaar | Ghantasala | 02:44 | |
| 25 | Inngiruppaano Anggiruppaano Endra Iyame | V. N. Sundharam & P. Suseela | 02:58 |
The 1943 film[edit]
Chenchu Lakshmi was made in 1943 directed by S. Soundararajan and starring C. H. Narayana Rao and Kamala Kotnis .[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ Narasimhan, M. L. (28 May 2015). "Chenchulakshmi (1958)". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ↑ Chenchu Lakshmi 1943 film at IMDb.