Tilottama (1951 film)

Tilottama
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Raja Saheb of Mirzapur
Produced by	Raja Saheb of Mirzapur
Written by	Tapi Dharma Rao (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Ch Narayana Murthy
Story by	Ch Narayana Murthy
Starring	Akkineni Nageswara Rao Anjali Devi
Music by	P. Adinarayana Rao
Cinematography	D. L. Naryana
Edited by	Ch Narayana Murthy
Production company	Sobhanachala Pictures[1]
Release date	16 February 1951 (1951-02-16)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Tilottama is a 1951 Telugu, folklore film, produced and directed by Raja Saheb of Mirzapur under Sobhanachala Pictures banner.^[2] Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi in the lead roles^[3] and music composed by P. Adinarayana Rao.^[4]

Plot

Deva Datta (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) son of Haridas (M.C.Raghavan) a garland maker. Vasantha Sena (Suryaprabha) a court dancer falls in his love and entertains him with her dance & music. Once while Deva Datta is asleep, Tilottama (Anjali Devi) a heavenly angel sees and carries him away to the heaven where they fall in love. Chandrakanth (Sadasiva Rao) who loved Tilottama knows the truth, to protect Deva Datta from him Tilottama sends him back to earth to live with another Tilottama (again Anjali Devi) daughter of King Suurasena (Sundara Rao). She also gives him a ring with which he can meet her. Tilottama on earth also loves & gets married to Deva Datta without her parent's knowledge and she conceives. One night when Deva Dattudu thinks of heavenly Tilottama puts the ring and reaches her. Chandrakanth observes them, in anger curses them to live as hunters on earth and also oblivious their past. On one side, Haridas & Vasantha Sena are in search of Deva Datta and another side Tilottama on earth feels sorrow knows no bounds. So, her father prepares the picture of Deva Datta and announces rewards to those who would able to get him. Ganapathi (M. Kondaiah) the Deva Datta's friend sees the picture and writes a letter to Vasantha Sena to come to Tilottama's kingdom. As a musician, Vasantha Sena gains admission in the court. Vijaya Simha (A. V. Subba Rao) chief commander of the kingdom attracted towards Vasantha Sena but she rejects him in that anger he orders his men to kidnap her. But by mistake, they kidnap princess Tilottama and leaves her in the forest where she gives birth to a baby boy. Unfortunately, Haridas gives her shelter. As hunters, Deva Datta & heavenly Tilottama is getting on happily. Vasantha Sena is suspected for missing of princess Tilottama. She was given a death sentence. The soldiers take her to the forest where Deva Datta protects her but due to the curse he not able to recognize her, so he pushes her and runs away. Parallelly, heavenly Tilottama is banned from taking part in religious function because she is being childless. In distress, she consults a sorceress who suggests her to offer a child to Goddess Kaali for children. Tilottama prevails her husband to get a baby. Deva Datta kidnaps none other than princess Tilottama's child. Seeing this she also runs behind him, Vasantha Sena & Haridas also follows them. All of them reaches the temple, they try to stop from killing the baby but is goaded to it by Deva Datta. But to the prayers of princess Tilotamma, the Goddess Kali (Saroja) appears and gives back the child and also makes Deva Datta & heavily Tilottama into their former selves. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note by Goddess blessing them all.

Cast

Crew

• Art: T. V. S. Sarma
• Choreography: Vedantham Raghavaiah
• Dialogues – Lyrics: Tapi Dharma Rao
• Playback:
• Music: P. Adinarayana Rao
• Story – Screenplay – Editing: Ch Narayana Murthy
• Cinematography: D.L.Narayana
• Producer – Director: Raja Saheb of Mirzapur
• Banner: Sobhanachala Pictures
• Release Date: 16 February 1951

Soundtrack

Music composed by P. Adinarayana Rao. Lyrics were written by Tapi Dharma Rao Music released on Audio Company.

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