Kanyasulkam (film)
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Kanyasulkam is a 1955 Telugu film directed by P. Pullaiah
. It is based on the famous Telugu play Kanyasulkam
written by Gurazada Appa Rao.
P. Pullaiah
P. Pullaiah or P. Pullayya B.A. is a Telugu film director and producer. He was recipient of Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for his contributions to Telugu cinema. He married veteran actress P. Santha Kumari in 1937...
. It is based on the famous Telugu play Kanyasulkam
Kanyasulkam
Kanyasulkam is a Telugu play written by Gurazada Apparao in 1892. It is one of the earliest modern works in an Indian vernacular language, and it is the first Telugu play to deal with social issues...
written by Gurazada Appa Rao.
The Cast
- Savitri ... Madhuravani
- Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao ... Gireesam
- Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama AnjaneyuluChilakalapudi Seetha Rama AnjaneyuluChilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu , better known as C. S. R. Anjaneyulu or just CSR was an Indian film renowned actor in Telugu Cinema. He acted in many stage dramas and portrayed hero, character and mythological roles in over 175 movies....
... Ramappa Pantulu - Govindarajula Subba RaoGovindarajula Subba RaoDr. Govindarajula Venkata Subba Rao is famous Telugu drama and film actor.-Life sketch:He played in the drama Merchant of Venice during the school days in Tenali. He portrayed Satyaki and Bheema in Gayopakhyanam as his debut performance during the convocation function. Subsequently he acted many...
... Lubdhavadhanlu - Sowcar JanakiSowcar JanakiSankaramanchi Janaki , popularly known as Shaukar Janaki , is a south-Indian actress who has acted in over 385 Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam films. She also performed on stage in over 300 shows, and performed for TANA all over the United States in 2 Telugu plays created by actor...
... Buchamma - Vinnakota Ramanna Panthulu ... Agnihotravadhanlu
- Vangara Venkata SubbaiahVangara Venkata SubbaiahVangara 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:...
... Karataka Sastri - Gummadi Venkateswara RaoGummadi Venkateswara RaoGummadi 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...
... Sowjanya Rao Pantulu - Hemalatha ... Venkamma
- Suryakantham ... Meenakshi
- Chaya Devi ... Putakullamma
- Chadalavada ... Polisetti
- Subhadra ... Subbi
- Master Kundu ... Venkatesam
- Peketi SivaramPeketi SivaramPeketi Sivaram is famous South Indian actor and director.-Life sketch:He was born on October 8, 1918 in Pekeru village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India....
... Police Inspector - Master Sudhakar ... Mahesam
- Kanchi Narasimha Rao ... Elderly Bridegroom (in the skit Puthadi Bomma Poornamma)
- SharadaSharada (actress)Sharada is a three time national award winning South Indian actress and Indian Parliament member. She originally hails from Andhra Pradesh. She has achieved success through Malayalam movies. Initially she did many supporting roles in Telugu films and later on moved to Malayalam film industry and...
... First film