Nartanasala
| Nartanasala | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Kamalakara Kameswara Rao |
| Produced by |
Lakshmi Rajyam Sridhar Rao |
| Written by | Samudrala Raghavacharya |
| Starring |
N. T. Rama Rao Savitri S.V.Ranga Rao |
| Music by | Susarla Dakshinamurthy |
Release dates | 11 October 1963 |
Running time | 175 min. |
| Language | Telugu |
Nartanasala also written as Nartanashala (Telugu: నర్తనశాల English:The Dance Hall) was a 1963, Indian epic mythological, Telugu film written by Samudrala Raghavacharya and directed by Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao. It was produced by Rajyam Pictures in Black and White. The film was a blockbuster.[1] The film received awards for best production design and best actor to S. V. Ranga Rao, at the Indonesian Film Festival.[2] The film is cited among CNN-IBN's list of hundred greatest Indian films of all time.[3] The film won the National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film in 1963 at the 11th National Film Awards, and has secured the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Film.[1]
Plot
This Hindu mythological film deals with the Viraata Parvam of the epic Mahabharata.
Cast
| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Savitri | Draupadi | |
| Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao | Arjuna/Bruhannala | |
| Dandamudi Rajagopal | Bhima | |
| S. V. Ranga Rao | Keechaka | |
| Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy | Dharmaraju | |
| Relangi Venkata Ramaiah | Uttara Kumara | |
| Mukkamala | Viraata Raja | |
| Dhulipala | Duryodhana | |
| L. Vijayalakshmi | Uttara | |
| Sandhya | Sudheshna | |
| Dr. Prabhakar Reddy | Karna | |
| Allu Ramalingaiah | Vaala(varatulya) | |
| Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao | Lord Krishna | |
| Kaikala Satyanarayana | Dushasana | |
| Shobhan Babu | Abhimanyu | |
| Vangara Venkata Subbaiah | ||
| Sitaram | ||
| Balakrishna | ||
| C. Lakshmi Rajyam | Subhadra | |
| Pahilvan Nellore Kanta Rao | Jeemuthamalludu |
Crew
- Producers : Lakshmi Rajyam C. and Sridhara Rao.
- Original Music : Susarla Dakshinamurthi
- Cinematography : M.A. Rehman
- Film Editing : S.P.S. Veerappa
- Art Direction : Pratibha Sarma and T.V.S. Sarma.
- Second Unit Director : Ram Gopal Madhavapeddi
- Sound : S. Rama Rao
- Choreographer : Peda Satyam Vempati
- Playback singers : Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna, S. Janaki, Bangalore Lata, Ghantasala, Madhavapeddi Satyam and P. Susheela
Songs
| Tracklist | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Jaya Gana Nayaka" | Samudrala | Ghantasala, S. Janaki | 05:15 | ||||||
| 2. | "Dariki Raboku Raboku Raaja" | Samudrala | P. Susheela | 03:01 | ||||||
| 3. | "Evari Kosam Ee Mandahasam" | Sri Sri | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 03:05 | ||||||
| 4. | "Janani Shiva Kaamini" | Samudrala | P. Susheela | 03.54 | ||||||
| 5. | "Naravaraa O Kuruvaraa" | Samudrala | S. Janaki | 04:13 | ||||||
| 6. | "Salalita Raga Sudharasa Saaram" | Samudrala | Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna, Bangalore Lata | |||||||
| 7. | "Sakhiya Vivarinchave" | Samudrala | P. Susheela | 02:43 | ||||||
| 8. | "Sheelavati" | Samudrala | Bangalore Lata | 04:56 | ||||||
Awards
- Nartanasala has been screened in Jakarta International Film Festival. S.V. Ranga Rao won the best actor award and T.V.S. Sharma the best art director award.[4]
- The film won All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film in 1963 at 11th National Film Awards.[1]
- This film won Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu (1963) awardee is Lakshmi Rajyam
Features
- Dandamudi Rajagopal, who acted as Bhima in this film. He participated thrice in the Olympic games in 1948,1952 and 1956 in the field of Weightlifting.[5]
NTR's Brihannala character and dance is much apreciated. It's legend that NTR gone to learn koochupudi dance to perform this character.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "11th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Directorate of Film Festival". Iffi.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- ↑ 100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 land mark Indian films of all time|Movies News Photos-IBNLive
- ↑ http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm6IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=6IIFA.pdf
- ↑ Remember the Titans in The Hindu.
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