Jagadeka Veeruni Katha
| Jagadeka Veeruni Katha | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. V. Reddy |
| Produced by |
Nagi Reddy Chakrapani |
| Written by |
Pingali Nagendra Rao (story / dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. V. Reddy |
| Starring |
N. T. Rama Rao B. Saroja Devi |
| Music by | Pendyala Nageswara Rao |
| Cinematography | Marcus Bartley |
| Edited by | Kalyana Sundaram |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 187 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | 6,00,000 INR |
Jagadeka Veeruni Katha (Telugu: జగదేకవీరుని కధ) is a 1961 Telugu Swashbuckling adventure fantasy film, produced by Nagi Reddy and Chakrapani under the Vijaya Productions banner and directed by K. V. Reddy. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and B. Saroja Devi in the lead roles, with music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao. [1] The film was subsequently dubbed into Tamil (Jagathalaprathapan), Kannada (Jagadekaveerana Kathe), Bengali, Oriya and Hindi languages. The film was recorded as a Blockbuster at the box office.
Plot
The king of Udayagiri (Mukkamala) has two sons. The elder son is Pratap (N. T. Ramarao) and younger son is Jagajjit (Lanka Satyam). Pratap dreams of marrying the Devakanyas (Indra Kumari, Varuna Kumari, Naga Kumari and Agni Kumari) and happily enjoying life. Knowing this, the angered father expels him from the country. He continues his journey with friend Rendu Chintalu (Relangi) in search of the Devakanyas and reaches a pond wherein they bathe regularly. He secretly observes them but gets cursed by Jayanthi (B. Saroja Devi) to become a statue. He regains his body by the pious activity of his mother Maharani (Rushyendramani). Meanwhile, Indra Putri was also cursed by a Muni to stay in Manavaloka and marry a person who steals her dress. Knowing about the curse, Pratap steals Jayanthi's dress and runs away without looking back. He marries Jayanthi and reaches the Kamakuta Rajya. The king is Threesokanandu (Rajanala), who eyes Jayanthi and sends Pratap to Naga Lokam and Varuna Lokam on the pretext of fetching medicine for him. Meanwhile, Pratap marries Naga Kanya and Varuna Kanya and puts an end to Threesokanandu. When Pratap is away to win his kingdom back, his four wives cheat their Mother-in-law to help Jayanthi procure her saree back so all the Devakanyas could go to heaven. However, they could not forget him. Pratap goes in search of the Devakanyas and reaches heaven and Indrasabha. Indra and other Devas test his efficiency and love towards their daughters. He succeeds and gets the Devakanyas to Earth and rules the kingdom happily.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Prathap
- B. Saroja Devi as Jayanthi/Indra Kumari
- Rajanala as Threesoka Maharaju
- Relangi as Renduchintalu
- C. S. R. as Badarayana Praggada
- Mikkilineni as Indra
- Mukkamala as Maharaju
- Vangara as Paata Mantri Buddisagar
- Lanka Satyam as Jagajjit
- Kannamba as Goddess Parvathi
- Rushyendramani as Maharani
- L. Vijayalakshmi as Nagini / Naga Kumari
- Girija as Ekaasa
- Jayanthi as Varuni / Varuna Kumari
- Bala as Agni Kumari
Crew
- Art: Gokhale, Kaladhar
- Choreography: Pasumarthi
- Story - Dialogues - Lyrics: Pingali Nagendra Rao
- Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, P. Leela, Madhavapeddi Satyam, Swarnalatha, Sarojini, B. Rajaratnam
- Music: Pendyala Nageswara Rao
- Editing: Kalyana Sundaram
- Cinematography: Marcus Bartley
- Producer: Nagi Reddy-Chakrapani
- Screenplay - Director: K. V. Reddy
- Banner: Vijaya Productions
- Release Date: 9th August 1961
Soundtrack
| Jagadeka Veeruni Katha | |
|---|---|
| Film score by Pendyala Nageswara Rao | |
| Released | 1961 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 39:25 |
| Producer | Pendyala Nageswara Rao |
Music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao. Lyrics were written by Pingali Nagendra Rao. All songs are evergreen blockbusters. Music released by Audio Company.
| S. No | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Jaya Jaya Jaya Jagadeka Pratapa" | P. Susheela | 2:28 |
| 2 | "Jalakalatalalo" | P. Susheela, P. Leela | 2:26 |
| 3 | "O Sakhi Oho Cheli" | Ghantasala | 3:35 |
| 4 | "Nanu Dayaganava" | P. Leela | 2:11 |
| 5 | "Varinchi Vachina Manava Veerudu" | P. Susheela | 3:15 |
| 6 | "Koppuninda Poovuleme" | Madhavapeddi Satyam, Swarnalata | 3:00 |
| 7 | "Ainadedo Ainadi" | Ghantasala, Sarojini | 2:48 |
| 8 | "Aasha Ekasa" | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 2:44 |
| 9 | "Manoharamuga" | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:45 |
| 10 | "Adilakshmi Vanti Attagarivamma" | P. Susheela, P. Leela | 2:50 |
| 11 | "Raara Kanaraara" | Ghantasala | 3:05 |
| 12 | "Sivasankari Sivanandalahari" | Ghantasala | 6:18 |
Box Office
References
External links
- Jagadeka Veeruni Katha on IMDb
- Listen to Jagadeka Veeruni Katha songs at Raaga.com
- Siva Shankari on YouTube - a song from the Tamil dubbed version sung by Sirkazhi Govindarajan