Swapna Sundari (film)
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Swapna Sundari is a 1950 Telugu film produced and directed by Ghantasala Balaramaiah. It was dubbed into Tamil
with the same name.
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
with the same name.
The plot
Prabhu (ANR) dreamt of a lovely lady, his 'Dream Girl' or 'Swapna Sundari'. He encounters a tribal queen (G. Varalakshmi) while on tour, who falls in love with him, but he rejects her. He finally meets his 'Swapna Sundari' (Anjali Devi) who is actually a Deva Kanya. The love is mutual. She leaves her Godly abode to stay with Prabhu. But an evil Mantrik (Mukkamala) finds out that with her help, he can conquer the world and become invincible so he kidnaps her. Prabhu, with the help of the tribal queen vanquishes the evil Mantrik, but the Rani dies. Swapna Sundari and Prabhu live happily ever after.Cast
- Akkineni Nageshwara Rao ... Prabhu
- Anjali DeviAnjali DeviAnjali 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 :...
... Swapna Sundari - S. VaralakshmiS. VaralakshmiSaridey Varalakshmi, popularly known as Telugu: ఎస్. వర లక్ష్మిS. Varalakshmi was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress and singer...
- Kasturi Siva Rao
- MukkamalaMukkamalaMukkamala Krishna Murthy is a lawyer turned actor who was active in Telugu movies in the 1950s and the 1960s. He was a stage actor in his student days and was popular in the role of French General Bussy in Bobbili Yuddham, a stage play based on the historical Bobbili Yuddham...
- G. Varalakshmi
- Surabhi Balasaraswati
Crew
- Director: Ghantasala Balaramaiah
- Screenplay, Lyrics and Dialogues: Samudrala RaghavacharyaSamudrala RaghavacharyaSamudrala Raghavacharya also known as Samudrala Senior, is a writer, producer, director and playback singer of Telugu films, Andhra Pradesh, India...
- Producer: Ghantasala Balaramaiah
- Production Company: Pratibha Films
- Music Director: C. R. SubburamanC. R. SubburamanC. R. Subburaman also known as C. S. Ram was a famous South Indian film music composer and producer. He was born to Ramasamy Iyer at Chintamani village in Thirunelveli, in present-day Tamil Nadu. Music director Shankar of Shankar Ganesh duo is his younger brother...
- Cinematography: P. Sridhar
- Choreography: Vedantam RaghavaiahVedantam RaghavaiahVedantam Raghavaiah was veteran Telugu film actor, choreographer, director and producer.-Devadasu:He was the director and producer of Telugu film Devdas with music by C.R. Subburaman. The hero of Raghavaiah's Devadas, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, became an overnight star...
- Playback singers: Raavu BalasaraswathiRaavu BalasaraswathiR. Balasaraswathi, Raavu Balasaraswathi or Rao Balasaraswathi Devi is famous singer and actress of 1930 to 1960s in Telugu and Tamil languages....
, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao and S. VaralakshmiS. VaralakshmiSaridey Varalakshmi, popularly known as Telugu: ఎస్. వర లక్ష్మిS. Varalakshmi was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress and singer...
Songs
- Aagani Vegame Jeevitam (Singer: Ghantasala)
- Ee Seema Velasina Haayi (Singers: R. Bala Saraswathi Devi and Ghantasala)
- Natanalu Thelusune (Singer: R. Bala Saraswathi Devi; Composer: C. A. Subbaraman; Lyrics: Samudrala)
- Nee Sari Neevele (Singer: G. Varalakshmi; Composer: C. R. Subburaman; Lyrics: Samudrala Venkata Raghavacharya)
- Nijamaaye Kala Nijamaaye (Singer: Ghantasala)
- O Paradesi Mare Jaadala (Singers: Ghantasala, G. Varalakshmi)
- O Swapna Sundari.. Ninu Kaanaga Naitinigaa (Singer: Ghantasala)