N.A.T. Productions
pAnDuranga mahAtyam ( 1957 )
(aka bhakta punDareekuni katha)
Technical
35mm
Black & White
Reels: 19
Duration : 2 hrs 55 minutes
Censor Date : 22 nd Nov 57
Release Date : 28th Nov 57
Cast : N.T.Rama Rao.... punDariika
Anjali Devi .... rama
chittUru V nAgayya, .... jAhnavi
RshyEndramaNi .... laxmi
K.V.S sarma .... vRtAsura
B.Saroja Devi .... kaLAvati
ammaji.. champa
Shaukaru Janaki .... Guest
Balakrishna/Anji .. Ramadasu
Chaaya Devi .. suramma
kastUri Sivaraavu .. raMgadAsu
K.V.S.sharma .. kukkuta muni
Dr. gOvindaraajulasubbArAvu,Padma Nabham,pEkETi SivarAm,vangara VenkaTasubbayya,A.V.Subbarao, Nimmi, Reeta, Vijaya Nirmala .... briefly as child kRshNa
Dancers: Kuchalakumari, Tangappa
Dialogues : Samudraala Jr.
Lyrics : Samudraala Jr
Photography : M.A Rehman
Editor : G.D.Joshi
Art : tOTa
Choreography (Dances) : vempaTi peda satyam,
Music : T.V.Raju
Asst.Music Director : Josef
Playback : ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu, Madhavapeddi Satyam,P.Suseela,P.Leela, P.G.Jikki Krishnaveni,A.P.kOmala,Pithapuram naagESwararaavu,
M.S.rAmArAvu
Production executive : Atluri Pundareekaskhayya
Producer : nandamUri Trivikramarao
Director : kamalAkara kAmESwararAvu,
Songs:
Om navaSSivAya ..... hara hara SambhO
Playback : ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu,
Lyrics : Samudraala Jr.
Cast : K.V.S.sharma
kanavErA munirAja mauLi ninu caniyuncu andanda keLi
Ragam : jayjaywanti
Playback : P.Leela
taram taram nirantaram nee andam aha anandam
Playback :ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu
Lyrics : Samudraala Jr.
Cast : N.T. Rama Rao
pedavula rAgam madi anurAgam madi anuragam viris cElinoyi
Playback : P.G. Jikki Krishnaveni
Cast : B.Saroja Devi
Andagaade akataa mimuvaa parigrahinan.. verse
Playback: A.P.Komala
Cast: Ammaji
neevani nEnani talachitirA nEne neevani talachitiraa
Playback : P. Suseela, ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu,
Lyrics : Samudraala Jr.
Cast : N.T.Rama Rao, - B.Saroja Devi
vannera chinnela nerA kannela veTala dOra
Playback : ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu,P. Leela
Lyrics : Samudraala Jr.
Cast : N.T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi
jaya jaya gOkula bAlA muraLee gAna vilOla
Playback : chittUru V nAgayya,
Cast : chittUru V nAgayya
laxmi nrusimha vibhave.. Verse
Playback : chittUru V nAgayya,
Cast : chittUru V nAgayya
O dAri gAnani samsAri dari jErETi
Playback : M.S. rAmArAvu (chorus)
sAdhuvula pATa
ekkaDOyi muddulabAvA
Playback : Pithapuram naagESwararaavu, A.P.kOmala
Cast : Kuchala kumari, Tangappa
aanandamu O aanandamidEnOyi sakhA agadu kalam manedi koddi kalaM
Playback : P.Suseela
Cast :B.Saroja Devi
chebite vintiva guruguru vinake cheditira sishya sishya
Playback : Madhavapeddi Satyam, - Pithapuram naagESwararaavu
Cast: Kasturi Sivarao, Balarkrishna
ammA ani aracinA AlakincavEmammA
Playback :ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu
Lyrics : Samudraala Jr.
Cast : N.T. Rama Rao
E pAdaseema kASee prayAgAdi - verse
Playback : ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu
Lyrics : Samudraala Jr.
Cast : N.T. Rama Rao
tOlutitti yidi tooTulu tommidi
Playback Madhavapeddi Satyam,Pithapuram naagESwararaavu
Cast: Kasturi Sivarao, Balarkrishna
sannuti sEyave manasA
Playback : chittUru V nAgayya,
Cast : chittUru V nAgayya
hE kRshNa mukunda muraari
Ragam :raagamaalika
Playback :ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu,
Cast :N.T Rama Rao - Vijaya Nirmala (kRshNa)
vijaya nirmala appears in the charaNam 'kastoori tilakam'
Lyrics Samudraala Jr. (and SreekRshNa karNAmRtam)
SrI kAminI kAmitAkAra - verse
Ragam :aarabhi
Playback :ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu,
Cast : N.T. Rama Rao
adee bijA EkhalE - Bhajan
Playback :ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu
tuma bina mOrE
Playback : A.P.kOmala
(meera bhajan)
aaj kA sunhErA din hai
Playback : ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu
aatalADa rArA kannayyA
Playback : A.P.kOmala
ekkaDivADO yaxatanayEndu
Playback : A.P. kOmala
akkaDavunDE pAnDurangaDu - Chorus
Story:
Pundareeka (N.T.Ramarao) a wayward falls in the trap of Kalavathi (B.Sarojadevi) though he is married to Rama (Anjali Devi). He even steals in his house to present gifts to the Kalavathi. Rama who does not like her in-laws accuses them for the theft, which forces them to leave the house. Once Kalavathi has hands on the property of Pundareeka, she kicks him out of the house. Realized Pundareeka searches for his parents and changes his ways. How he the place was named after him is the rest of the story.
About the film:
Director Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao who debuted with Chandraharam was given a third chance by N.T.Rama Rao (Chandraharam and his second film Penki Pellam both are disaster at the Box-office). But keeping faith in him N.T.Rama Rao gave a chance in this film and this is one of the all time hits in the Rama Rao's carrier. Utmost care has taken in the each shot and there are many symbolic shots in the film, to show the time line in the song of vannela cinnela nera we see the a full moon gradually becoming small and finally disappears, in another shot showing Rama waiting for Pundareeka how a night becomes day light is beautifully shown.
Initially the Cameraman M.A.Rehman rejected B.Saroja Devi. He felt the dusky actress will not suite against the fair and handsome N.T.Rama Rao. But N.T.Rama Rao convinced him to take her for the role of Kalavathi. After this film she became the glamorous heroine in both Telugu and Kannada. T.G.Kamala Devi dubbed her voice.
Ammaji (Jayachitra's mother) played the role of Champa.
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