Vindhyarani
Vindhyarani (English title: Queen of the Vindhyas; Telugu: వింధ్యరాణి) is a 1948 Telugu film directed by C. Pullayya. It is a film based on a drama written by Pingali Nagendra Rao.[1] Pushpavalli played the title role of Vindhyarani.
| Vindhyarani (Telugu: వింధ్యరాణి viṃdhyarāṇi) | |
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| Directed by | C. Pullayya |
| Written by | Pingali Nagendra Rao |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao G. Varalakshmi Relangi Venkata Ramaiah Pushpavalli D. V. Subba Rao A. V. Subba Rao B. Padmanabham |
| Music by | Emani Sankara Sastry Saluri Rajeswara Rao |
| Cinematography | C. V. Ramakrishnan |
| Edited by | K. R. Krishna Swamy |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Durjaya kills his elder brother Maharajah Jayaveera of the Vindhya Kingdom and occupies the throne. Shatamitra secretly takes care of the Prince Shivasri and is waiting for an opportunity to take revenge. Avanti is the daughter of a subordinate king. She hates men. Durjaya connivingly brings her to the Kingdom and announces her as the Queen. Shivasri and Avanti start loving each other. Shatamitra sends message to Shivasri to kill Durjaya. Thinking that his love is a hindrance to his revenge, he told Avanti to forget him and his love. Avanti plans to kill Durjaya and plans to marry Shivasri. Shivasri attacks Durjaya, but pardons him. Avanti kills him and escapes. The drama continues. At the end, Shivasri and Avanti get married and rule the Vindya Kingdom.
Credits
Cast
- Ramana Rao
- G. Varalakshmi
- Relangi Venkataramaiah
- Pushpavalli as Vindhyarani
- D. V. Subba Rao
- Sreevatsava
- A. V. Subba Rao
- B. Padmanabham
- Kumari Sakkubai
Crew
- Director: Chittajallu Pullayya
- Story and Dialogues: Pingali Nagendra Rao
- Production Company: Vyjayanthi Pictures
- Original Music: Eemani Sankara Sastri and Saluri Rajeshwara Rao
- Cinematography: C. V. Ramakrishnan
- Film Editing: K. R. Krishnaswamy
- Art Direction: K. R. Sarma
- Sound Engineer: S. C. Gandhi
- Playback singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao