Anarkali (1955 film)
| Anarkali | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Vedantam Raghavaiah |
| Produced by |
P. Adinarayana Rao Anjali Devi (presents) |
| Written by | Samudrala Sr (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Vedantam Raghavaiah |
| Based on | Epic of Anarkali |
| Starring |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Anjali Devi |
| Music by | P. Adinarayana Rao |
| Cinematography | Kamal Ghosh |
| Edited by | N. S. Pragasam |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language |
Telugu Tamil |
Anarkali (Telugu: అనార్కలి) is a Telugu Historical film, produced by P. Adinarayana Rao under the Anjali Pictures banner and directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi in the lead roles, with music composed by P. Adinarayana Rao.[1] The film was dubbed into Tamil with same title.[1]
Plot
Nadira (Anjali Devi) and her tribe migrated from Persia to Agra. Bowled over by her mellifluous voice and beauty, Prince Salim (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) introduces himself to her as a soldier and the two fall in love, meeting regularly at the Anar (Pomegranate) garden. While strolling in his garden, Emperor Akbar (S. V. Ranga Rao), impressed by her singing, bestows on her the title, "Anarkali". When her singing brings back to consciousness his son Salim, who is grievously injured in the war and goes into a coma, Akbar makes her the court dancer. This upsets Gulnar (Surabhi Balasaraswathi), the former court dancer, who has secret ambitions of marrying the Prince. On the day of Prince Salim’s coronation, Gulnar mixes alcohol in Anarkali’s drink who, under its influence, expresses her love for Salim. This angers Akbar, who orders her to be imprisoned. Salim rebels against his father, but his mother Jodhabai (Kanamba) stops him at the battlefield. Salim is held captive and the Emperor orders capital punishment for the lovers. Anarkali is taken to a distant place to be buried alive. Salim rushes to save her, but by the time he reaches there she is already buried. He bangs his head on her grave and dies.[2]
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Saleem
- Anjali Devi as Anarkali
- S. V. Ranga Rao as Akbar
- Chittoor V. Nagaiah as Man Singh I
- Peketi Sivaram as Ajeez
- Kannamba as Jodha Bai
- Surabhi Balasaraswathi as Gulnaar
- C. Hemalatha
Crew
- Art: A. K. Sekhar, Vaali, Thota,
- Choreography: Heeralal, Sohanlal
- Stills: Satyam
- Dialogues - Lyrics: Samudrala Sr / Udhaya Kumar & Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass (Tamil)
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Jikki, A. M. Rajah,
- Editing: N. S. Pragasam
- Cinematography: Kamal Ghosh
- Music - Producer: P. Adinarayana Rao
- Presenter: Anjali Devi
- Screenplay - Direction: Vedantam Raghavaiah
- Banner: Anjali Pictures
- Release Date: 28 April 1955
Soundtrack
| Anarkali | |
|---|---|
| Film score by P. Adinarayana Rao | |
| Released | 1955 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 49:59 |
| Producer | P. Adinarayana Rao |
Music composed by P. Adinarayana Rao. The song Rajasekhara is an evergreen blockbuster. Lyrics were written by Samudrala Sr.. Music released on Audio Company.
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "O Anaarkali" | Ghantasala | 3:10 |
| 2 | "Jeevitame Saphalamu" | Jikki | 6:06 |
| 3 | "Kalise Nelaraaju" | Ghantasala, Jikki | 4:28 |
| 4 | "Nanu Kanugonuma" | Jikki | 4:38 |
| 5 | "Rajasekhara" | Ghantasala, Jikki | 6:24 |
| 6 | "Ninugaana Sambarana" | Jikki | 4:15 |
| 7 | "Prema Janga" | Jikki | 3:31 |
| 8 | "Anda Chandalugani" | P. Susheela | 3:25 |
| 9 | "Anandame Andalu" | Jikki | 4:08 |
| 10 | "Ravoyi Sakha" | Jikki | 3:09 |
| 11 | "Kulasala Sarasala" | Jikki | 3:23 |
| 12 | "O Sipaayi" | A. M. Rajah,Jikki | 3:22 |
Tamil Songs
Lyrics were by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. All the tunes for all the songs and singers for both languages are the same.
| No. | Song | Singers | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | "O Anaarkali Anaarkali Anaarkali" | Ghantasala | 03:10 |
| 2 | "Jeevitame Sabalamo" | Jikki | 03:10 |
| 3 | "Jeevitame Sabalamo" | Jikki | 02:56 |
| 4 | "Kanindha Alliyodu Nilavin Oli Nee" | Ghantasala, Jikki | 04:28 |
| 5 | "Naan Kannda Sugamaa Sugamaa Penn Pazhi" | Jikki | 04:38 |
| 6 | "Rajasekhara En Mel Modi Seiyyalaagumaa" | Ghantasala, Jikki | 06:24 |
| 7 | "Unaal Naanee Uyirai Marandhen" | Jikki | 04:15 |
| 8 | "Kaadhalin Jodi" | Jikki | 03:31 |
| 9 | "Andha Naal Thaanidhada" | P. Suseela | 03:25 |
| 10 | "Aanandham…. Naanum Kuditthen Ena Ninaikkudhu" | Jikki | 04:08 |
| 11 | "Sippaayi…. Anbe Nee Vaaraayo" | Jikki | 03:09 |
| 12 | "Paarthanile Mudivu Kannden En Vidhi" | Jikki | 03:28 |
Production
Anarkali has been the subject of a number of Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani books, plays and films. The lines in Persian inscribed on a sarcophagus housed, rather appositely, in the offices of the Records Department of the Government of Punjab in the bustling Mall Road of Lahore hide within their poetic flourish an ancient tale of love and loss. The musty interiors of the office building do not give away the secret that successive centuries have attempted to camouflage that the building was once the mausoleum that housed the tomb of Anarkali. The century-old Bazaar that abuts the Mall Road is called Anarkali Bazaar. Dara Shikoh, in his Sakinat al-Auliya, mentions the tomb.
This love story has always caught the eye of writers, poets, dramatists, and filmmakers, for with its historical backdrop and having a liberal share of the essential elements -palace intrigue, love, loyalty, and loss of a magnificent entertainer, the theme offered infinite exciting possibilities. The stage version by Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj in 1922 which have inspired the subsequent celluloid adaptations. The silent movie Loves of a Mughal Prince in 1928 by The Imperial Film Company had Sulochana as Anarkali, directed by Charu Roy and Prafulla Roy.[3]
The talkie version also by The Imperial Film Company in 1935 also had Sulochana repeating her role directed by R. S. Choudhury. K. Asif, started to make the movie of it as early as in 1944, but the sudden demise of Chandra Mohan who was playing Akbar, the migration to Pakistan of the financier and the riots that the partition brought in its wake all put paid to his plans, which pushes K. Asif to commence afresh in 1951, but he was only able to complete and release it in 1960.
However, in the meantime Director Nandlal Jaswantlal came up with his movie Anarkali in 1953 by Filmistan. The movie had Bina Rai and Pradeep Kumar essaying the roles of Anarkali and Salim. Mubarak, with his ringing voice and regal appearance, was well cast as Akbar. Sulochana played the role of Jodhabai. Ramesh Saigal drafted the screenplay and dialogues. C. Ramchandra’s music was the high point of the movie. [3]
The Tamil audience had their first glimpse of Anarkali when Kannadasan incorporated a stage play Anarkali in the movie Illara Jothi in 1954 by Modern Theatres as it was the norm of Tamil cinema at the time to have stage plays. The drama was also published subsequently as a book by Vanathi Padhippagam.
Inspired by the decisive success of Filmistan’s Anarkali, P. Adinarayana Rao set about making his movie in Telugu and got it dubbed simultaneously in Tamil as Anarkali in 1955 under Anjali Pictures, which was mounted on a magnificent scale. He brought on board some of the best technicians to work on the movie.[3]
In Pakistan, another Anarkali film was released in 1958 with Noor Jehan in the lead role.
The same movie was remade in Hindi as Mughal-e-Azam by K. Asif in the year 1960, music by Naushad. This movie was dubbed in Tamil and released with the name Akbar. Madhubala starred in the role of Anarkali and Dilip Kumar as Prince Salim.
Iman Ali portrayed Anarkali in Shoaib Mansoor's short music video series on the theme Ishq (love) in 2003.
References
- 1 2 3 M. L. Narasimhan (28 August 2014). "Anarkali (1955)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ↑ "Anarkali (Story)". The Hindu.
- 1 2 3 Saravanan. "Song of the Day: Anarkali in Cinema - Part I". Archived from the original on 15 December 2010.