Suvarna Sundari is a popular Telugu film produced in 1957 in the golden era of Telugu film industry.

It was directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah

Vedantam Raghavaiah

Vedantam 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...

 and produced by P. Adinarayana Rao

P. Adinarayana Rao

Penupatruni Adinarayana Rao , also known as P. Adinarayana Rao was a reputed Telugu music director, film producer, lyricist and play writer from south Indian film industry....

 under the Anjali Pictures

Anjali Pictures

Anjali Pictures is an Indian film production house owned by famous music director P. Adinarayana Rao and versatile film actress Anjali Devi.-Films Produced:* Pardesi * Poongothai , Tamil version of Pardesi.* Anarkali...

 banner. Suvarna Sundari had Akkineni Nageswara Rao

Akkineni Nageswara Rao

Akkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films...

, Anjali Devi, Rajasulochana, Relangi and Gummadi in the lead roles.

The shooting of the film was held at Venus Studios, Madras and the outdoor shooting was held at 'Shimsa' Falls, Mysore.

The film was released through Chamria Talkie Distributors headed by Sundar Lal Nahata, set a record at the box-office by celebrating 50 days in 48 centres and completed 100 days in 18 centres.

The film was remade in Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 and Tamil language

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...

s. The music was a great success and P. Adinarayana Rao won the best music director in Hindi.

Crew

• Art: Vaali.
• Choreography: Vempati Satyam.
• Cinematography: M.A. Rahman.
• Costumes: B.Narayana Murthy.
• Dialogues: Malladi Ramakrishna Murthy.
• Editing: N.S. Prakash.
• Lyrics: Samudrala Raghavacharya
  Samudrala Raghavacharya
  Samudrala Raghavacharya also known as Samudrala Senior, is a writer, producer, director and playback singer of Telugu films, Andhra Pradesh, India...
  
  , Samudrala Ramanujacharya
  Samudrala Ramanujacharya
  Samudrala Ramanujacharya also known as Samudrala Junior is a writer in Telugu films, Andhra Pradesh, India.He is son of Samudrala Raghavacharya or Samudrala Senior.-Filmography:# Thodu Dongalu # Panduranga Mahatyam...
  
  , Kosaraju.
• Make-up: K.Haribabu, A.Nageswara Rao, Potharaju.
• Music: P. Adinarayana Rao
  P. Adinarayana Rao
  Penupatruni Adinarayana Rao , also known as P. Adinarayana Rao was a reputed Telugu music director, film producer, lyricist and play writer from south Indian film industry....
  
  .
• Processing: Vijaya Laboratories.
• Re-recording: Swaminathan, Vahini Studios.
• Sound: J. Suryanarayana.
• Sound Recording: Vahini and Revathi Studios.
• Story: Sadasiva Brahmam and Adinarayana Rao).

Brief Story

This is a Folklore

Folklore

Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...

 story of a Gandharva kanya loving a human prince. Jayanth (ANR) gets ousted from the kingdom. He meets Suvarna Sundari (Anjali Devi

Anjali Devi

Anjali 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 :...

) who comes to earth on every Kaarteeka Pournami day. They love each other. Lord Indra comes to know about their love and curses Suvarna Sundari. As a result Jayanth forgets her. She loses her child near the river. How the two protagonists reunite forms the story.

Songs

• Ammaa, Ammaa! Ani Adilevu Baabu!
  • Lyric: Samudrala Ramanujacharya
  • Playback: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
  • Cast: ANR, Master Babji

• Bangaaru Vannela Rangaaru Sanjala Rangeli Yetenchene
  • Lyric: Samudrala Raghavacharya
  • Playback: P. Leela
  • Cast: Suryakala

• Bommaalammaa Bommalu
  • Lyric: Samudrala Raghavacharya
  • Playback: P. Susheela
    P. Susheela
    Pulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
    
    
  • Cast: Anjali Devi

• Eraa, Manatoti Geliche Veerulevvaruraa
  • Lyric: Kosaraju Raghavayya Chowdary
  • Playback: Pithapuram Nageswara Rao
    Pithapuram Nageswara Rao
    Pithapuram Nageswara Rao is a popular Playback singer during the early period of Telugu cinema. He sang thousands of songs mostly of comedy nature in 1950s and 1960s along with Madhavapeddi Satyam and others.-Brief lifesketch:...
    
    , Chorus
  • Cast: Relangi Venkataramayya, Ramana Reddy, Balakrishna

• Haayi Haayigaa Aamani Saage
  • Lyric: Samudrala Raghavacharya
  • Raagam: raagamaalika (sOhiNi/hamsaanandi, bahaar jaunpuri, yaman)
  • Playback: P. Jikki Krishnaveni, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
  • Cast: ANR, Anjali Devi

• Jagadeeswaraa! Paahi, Parameswaraa!
  • Lyric: Samudrala Raghavacharya
  • Raagam: sindhubhairavi
  • Playback: P. Susheela
    P. Susheela
    Pulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
    
     or Jikki (two versions)
  • Playback : P.Jikki Krishnaveni
  • Cast: Anjali Devi

• Lakshmeem Ksheerasamurdraraajatanayaam (Slokam)
  • Playback: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
  • Cast: Akkineni Nageswara Rao

• Naa Chitti Paapaa, Naa Kanna Paapaa!
  • Lyric: Samudrala Raghavacharya
  • Playback: P. Susheela, M. S. Ramarao
    M. S. Ramarao
    M. S. Ramarao is an Indian singer and composer. He was popular for his devotional songs especially sundarakandamu in Telugu.-Early life and background:...
    
    
  • Cast: Anjali Devi, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao

• Naa Nomu Pande Yeenaade,
  • Cast: Raja Sulochana

• Nee Needalona Nilichenuraa
  • Lyric: Samudrala Raghavacharya
  • Raagam: jayajayavanti (dwijaavanti)
  • Playback: P. Susheela
  • Cast: Anjali Devi

• Piluvakuraa Alugakuraa Nalugurilo Nanu, O raajaa!
  • Lyric: Samudrala Raghavacharya
  • Raagam: hindOLam
  • Playback: P. Susheela
  • Cast: Anjali Devi

• Poobaala Pelli Cheddaamu Randi
  • Playback: P.Leela
  • Cast: Girija and others

• Sambho, Naa Mora Vinavaa!
  • Playback: P. Susheela
  • Cast: Anjali Devi

• Tadheem Nanana Thom Tillaanaa
  • Cast: Raja Sulochana, Girija

External links

• Suvarna Sundari at IMDB.