Mayuri (film)

Mayuri
Mayuri
	File:Mayuri poster.jpg Poster
Directed by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Produced by	Ramoji Rao
Written by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao; Ganesh Patro
Starring	Sudha Chandran
Music by	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Cinematography	Srihari Anumolu
Production; company	Ushakiran Movies
Release date	1985
Running time	142 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

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Mayuri (transl. Female peafowl) is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language biographical dance film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and produced by Ramoji Rao. Based on the life of Sudha Chandran, the film stars her in the titular role while P. L. Narayana, Nirmalamma, Y. Vijaya, Potti Prasad, K. K. Sharma, S. R. Raju and Suthi Veerabhadra Rao played supporting roles.^[1]^[2]

The film was premiered at the 1985 International Film Festival of India.^[3] The film was screened retrospectively, during the 2014 International Film Festival of India in Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema section.^[4] This film won 14 Nandi Awards, the most by any Telugu film. It was subsequently dubbed into Malayalam and Tamil as Mayoori and remade as Naache Mayuri (1986) in Hindi.

Plot[edit]

Mayuri is a real story of classical dancer Sudha Chandran, who lost her leg in an accident on her way from Trichy to Chennai on June 1981. The story depicts on how she got a Jaipur foot and fights her way back as a dancer and succeeds in life.

Cast[edit]

Sudha Chandran as Mayuri Olpam
Veeramachaneni Subhakar as Mohan
P. L. Narayana as Father of Mayuri
Nirmalamma as Grandmother of Mayuri
Y. Vijaya as Stepmother of Mayuri
Chakri Toleti as Stepbrother of Mayuri
Mukku raju
Potti Prasad as Cop

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and the lyrics were written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy and Mankombu Gopalakrishnan ( Malayalam version).

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics
1	"Ee Paadam"	S. P. Sailaja	Veturi Sundararama Murthy
2	"Gourisankara Sringam"	S. Janaki, Chorus	Veturi Sundararama Murthy
3	"Idi Naa Priya Narthana"	S. Janaki	Veturi Sundararama Murthy
4	"Kailasamlo Thaandavamaade"	S. Janaki, Chorus	Veturi Sundararama Murthy
5	"Mounam Gaanam Madhuram"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, Chorus	Veturi Sundararama Murthy
6	"Vennello Muthyama"	S. Janaki, Chorus	Veturi Sundararama Murthy

Awards[edit]

Nandi Awards

The film won 14 Nandi Awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in various categories.^[5]

Best Feature Film.
Best Director – Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Best Supporting Actress – G. Nirmalamma
Best Screenplay Writer – Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, K. S. Prakash Rao & Ganesh Patro
Best Cinematographer – Srihari Anumolu
Best Music Director – S.P.Balasubrahmanyam
Best Male Playback Singer – S.P.Balasubrahmanyam
Best Editor – Gowtham Raju
Best Art Director – V. Bhaskara Raju
Best Choreographer – Seshu
Best Audiographer – Yemmi
Second Best Story Writer – Usha kiran Movies Unit
Special Jury Award – Sudha Chandran
Special Jury Award – P. L. Narayana

Filmfare Awards

Best Director Telugu – Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (1985)

National Film Awards

National Film Award – Special Jury Award for Sudha Chandran in 1985

References[edit]

↑ "Singeetham Srinivasa Rao's gems before Christ". Rediff.com. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 471. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
↑ "Indian Cinema 1985" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
↑ "45th International Film Festival of India, Goa" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in తెలుగు). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. p. 74. Retrieved 3 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[edit]

Mayuri film at IMDb.

[1] "Singeetham Srinivasa Rao's gems before Christ". Rediff.com. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 471. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.

[3] "Indian Cinema 1985" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

[4] "45th International Film Festival of India, Goa" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

[5] "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in తెలుగు). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. p. 74. Retrieved 3 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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