Jayasimha is a 1955 Telugu hit film directed by D. Yoganand and produced by N.A.T. Pictures.

The music score of this film is very good and provided by T. V. Raju; particularly the Bhakti song Jaya Jaya Srirama Raghuvaraa Subhakara Srirama of Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao is memorable one.

The plot

Maharajah of Malava Kingdom was killed. The kingdom is ruled by his younger brother Rudrasimha (SV Ranga Rao). The son heirs the kingdom is Jayasimha (NT Rama Rao). Vijayasimha (Kanta Rao) is son of Rudrasimha. Rudrasimha tried to kill Jayasimha twice and to occupy the kingdom completely. Knowing about this, Jayasimha overnight ran away from the kingdom. Maharajah of neibouring kingdom was arrested by the enemies and escapes with his daughter. Jayasimha saves the Princess (Waheda Rehman) and later releases Maharajah. They love each other. He lives in the house of valiant Ranadhir (Gummadi) with the name of Bhavani. Ranadhir has a son Subuddhi (Relangi) and a daughter Kalindi (Anjali Devi). Kalindi loves Jayasimha. Senadhipati (Rajanala) tries to control the Princess. Rudrasimha and Senadhipati jointly plan to arrest the Maharajah and Jayasimha. After knowing Jayasimha considers her as his sister, Kalindi dies in attempting to save Jayasimha. Jayasimha with the help of Vijayasimha exterminates the enemies. Rudrasimha, the traitor is killed by his son Vijayasimha. Jayasimha becomes the Maharajah and rules both the kingdoms.

Cast

Actor	Character
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao	Jayasimha
Anjali Devi Anjali Devi Anjali Devi is a veteran Telugu actress and producer. She is well known for her mythological role as Sita in Lava Kusha and roles in movies like Suvarna Sundari and Anarkali.- Biography :...	Kalindi
S. V. Ranga Rao S. V. Ranga Rao Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao Popularly Known as S.V.R. was an Indian Theater actor, Tollywood actor, director and producer...	Rudrasimha
Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao, better known as Kanta Rao , was an Indian film actor and film producer from Andhra Pradesh, India. He acted in more than 400 Telugu mythological, social and folklore movies. He also acted in a few Hindi, Kannada and Tamil movies. He produced about five films under the...	Vijayasimha
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character...	Ranadhir
Rajanala Kaleswara Rao	Senadhipati
Relangi Venkataramaiah	Subuddhi
Maddali Krishnamurthy
Waheeda Rehman Waheeda Rehman Waheeda Rehman , is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood movies and is known for many successful and critically acclaimed movies from 1950's, 60's and early 70's most notably C.I.D. and Guru Dutt classics such as Pyaasa , 12 O'Clock , Kaagaz Ke Phool , Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam...	Princess
Atluri Pundarikakshaiah
Vangara Venkata Subbaiah Vangara Venkata Subbaiah Vangara Venkata Subbaiah, better known as Vangara was a famous actor of Telugu cinema. He acted in more than 100 films and in some plays.-Early life:...
Mahankali Venkayya
Balakrishna
B. Padmanabham B. Padmanabham Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao , popularly known as Padmanabham, was a Tollywood actor known for his comedian roles...

Crew

• Director: D. Yoganand
• Story and dialogues: Samudrala Raghavacharya
  Samudrala Raghavacharya
  Samudrala Raghavacharya also known as Samudrala Senior, is a writer, producer, director and playback singer of Telugu films, Andhra Pradesh, India...
  
  
• Producer: Nandamuri Trivikrama Rao
• Production Company: N.A.T. Pictures
• Original Music: T. V. Raju
• Cinematography: M. A. Rehman
• Playback singers: A. P. Komala
  A. P. Komala
  A. P. Komala was a South Indian playback singer. She has sung songs in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu languages.-Filmography:These are some of the films where she was playback singer.-References:...
  
  , K. Rani
  K. Rani
  K. Rani was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. She represented the Rasipuram constituency of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.-References:...
  
  , M. S. Rama Rao, Pithapuram Nageshwara Rao, P. Leela
  P. Leela
  Porayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
  
  , Raavu Balasaraswathi
  Raavu Balasaraswathi
  R. Balasaraswathi, Raavu Balasaraswathi or Rao Balasaraswathi Devi is famous singer and actress of 1930 to 1960s in Telugu and Tamil languages....
  
  , Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao

Soundtrack

• Are Ni Sa Ga Ma Pa Lokam Mosam (Singer: Pithapuram Nageswara Rao
  Pithapuram Nageswara Rao
  Pithapuram Nageswara Rao is a popular Playback singer during the early period of Telugu cinema. He sang thousands of songs mostly of comedy nature in 1950s and 1960s along with Madhavapeddi Satyam and others.-Brief lifesketch:...
  
  )
• Eenaati Eehaayi Kalakadoyi Nijamoyi (Singers: P. Leela
  P. Leela
  Porayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
  
   and Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao)
• Jaya Jaya Srirama Raghuvaraa Subhakara Srirama (Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao; Cast: Gummadi Venkateswara Rao)
• Jeevitamintele Manava Jeevitamintele (Singer: M. S. Rama Rao)
• Kondameeda Kokkirayi Kaalujari Koolipoye (Singer: K. Rani)
• Madiloni Madhurabhavam Palikenu Mohanaragam (Singers: Ravu Balasaraswathi and Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao)
• Manasaina Cheli Pilupu Vinaravela O Chandamama (Singers: Ravu Balasaraswathi and A. P. Komala)
• Muripemumeera Meekorikateera Vaarampina Kanukale (Singers: A. P. Komala and K. Rani)
• Nela Nadimi Vennela Hayee Kanapadau Amasa Reyi (Singer: Jikki Krishnaveni)
• Tandana Hoyi Tandana (Burrakatha) (Singers: Ghantasala and A. P. Komala)

External links

• Jayasimha film at IMDb.
• Listen to Jayasimha film songs at Chitramala.com