Vinayaka Chaviti

Vinayaka Chaviti
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Samudrala Sr
Written by	Samudrala Sr. (dialogues)
Produced by	K. Gopala Rao
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Jamuna
Cinematography	C. Nageswara Rao
Edited by	N. S. Prakash
Music by	Ghantasala
Production company	Aswaraja Pictures
Release date	22 August 1957
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Vinayaka Chaviti is a 1957 Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, produced by K. Gopala Rao under the Aswaraja Pictures banner and directed by Samudrala Sr. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jamuna and music composed by Ghantasala. The story is of Syamantakopakhyanam, annually read during the Ganesh Chathurthi festival day celebrations of Lord Vinayaka. The film was dubbed into Tamil as Vinayaga Chathurthi and was released in 1959^[1] and later into Hindi in 1973 as Ganesh Chaturti

Plot[]

The film begins, Goddess Parvathi Devi making a mud sculpture of a boy and breathes life into it, makes him as a guard when she goes to the bath. According to her ordinance, he does not let anyone in. At that juncture, Lord Siva arrives, the child stops him when enraged Siva beheads him. Later, realizing the boy as his son, Siva makes him alive with the head of a demon elephant Gajasura his ardent devotee, giving the name Gajanana a man with an elephant face and makes him the lord of the Ganas. During the celebration, Lord Chandra laughs at Gajanana and gets cursed that one who sees him on Vinayaka Chavithi will face ignominy by false rumor. Eras roll by, it's the period of Dvapara Yuga when Lord Krishna (N.T.Rama Rao) once sees Chandra in milk at Rukmini's (Krishna Kumari) residence. At that same time, Satrajit (Gummadi) a staunch devotee of Sun god, acquires a special jewel Syamantakamani as a boon which presents a huge amount of gold daily. Knowing it, Krishna requests him to give it to him so that it could be used for public welfare to which Satrajit refuses and develops animosity with Krishna. Parallelly, Satyabhama (Jamuna) daughter of Satrajit, falls for Krishna, cognizant to it, her father forcibly fixes her alliance with Satadhanva (R.Nageswara Rao). Meanwhile, Prasena (Rajanala) the younger brother of Satrajit moves for hunting wearing the jewel where a lion slaughters him and runs off with the jewel which has been picked up by Jambavanta and gifts to his daughter Jambavati. At present, Satrajit denounces Krishna as a murderer of his brother, so, he immediately lands at the forest to remove his mar. Right now, he finds that the jewel is possessed by Jambavanta and the war erupts between them continuously for 28 days in which Jambavanta is defeated. At that moment, he realizes Krishna as a reincarnation of his Lord Rama who has arrived to fulfill his vow which he has given in Rama Avatar to have a duel fight with him. Soon Jambavanta bestows the jewel along with his daughter. After return, Krishna gives back the jewel to Satrajit when he feels guilty hands over it and his daughter Satyabhama to Krishna. During the time of their wedding, enraged Satadhanva attacks slay out Satrajit and escape with the jewel when Krishna decapitates him with Sudarshana Chakra. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note.

Cast[]

• N. T. Rama Rao as Lord Krishna
• Jamuna as Satyabhama
• Krishna Kumari as Rukmini
• Gummadi as Satrajit
• Rajanala as Prasena
• R. Nageswara Rao as Sathadhana
• A. Prakasa Rao as Narada Maharshi
• Balakrishna as Vasanthaka
• Suryakala as Goddess Parvathi
• Satya Devi as Jambavathi

Soundtrack[]

Music composed by Ghantasala. Lyrics were written by Samudrala Sr. The song Dinakara Subhakara is a memorable. Music released by Audio Company.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Vinayaka Chaviti at IMDb