Vindhyarani

Vindhyarani (transl. Queen of the Vindhyas) is a 1948 Indian Telugu-language film directed by C. Pullayya. It is a film based on a drama written by Pingali Nagendra Rao.^[1] Pushpavalli played the title role of Vindhyarani.

Plot[]

Durjaya kills his elder brother Maharajah Jayaveera of the Vindhya Kingdom and occupies the throne. Shatamitra secretly takes care of the Prince Shivasri and is waiting for an opportunity to take revenge. Avanti is the daughter of a subordinate king. She hates men. Durjaya connivingly brings her to the Kingdom and announces her as the Queen. Shivasri and Avanti start loving each other. Shatamitra sends message to Shivasri to kill Durjaya. Thinking that his love is a hindrance to his revenge, he told Avanti to forget him and his love. Avanti plans to kill Durjaya and plans to marry Shivasri. Shivasri attacks Durjaya, but pardons him. Avanti kills him and escapes. The drama continues. At the end, Shivasri and Avanti get married and rule the Vindya Kingdom.

Credits[]

Cast[]

• Ramana Rao
• G. Varalakshmi
• Relangi
• Pushpavalli as Vindhyarani
• Sreevatsava
• A. V. Subba Rao
• B. Padmanabham
• Kumari Sakkubai

Crew[]

• Director: Chittajallu Pullayya
• Story and Dialogues: Pingali Nagendra Rao
• Production Company: Vyjayanthi Pictures
• Original Music: Eemani Sankara Sastri and Saluri Rajeshwara Rao
• Cinematography: C. V. Ramakrishnan
• Film Editing: K. R. Krishnaswamy
• Art Direction: K. R. Sarma
• Sound Engineer: S. C. Gandhi
• Playback singer: Ghantasala

References[]

External links[]

• Review on Vindhyarani at Rupavani magazine.
• Vindhyarani at IMDb

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