Swapna Sundari (film)
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| Swapna Sundari | |
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| Directed by | Ghantasala Balaramayya |
| Screenplay by | Samudrala Sr |
| Based on | Kasi Majilee Kathalu |
| Produced by | Ghantasala Balaramayya |
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Anjali Devi |
| Cinematography | P. Sridhar |
| Edited by | G. D. Joshi |
| Music by | C. R. Subburaman Ghantasala |
Production company | Pratibha Productions |
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Running time | 173 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Swapna Sundari (transl. Dream Girl) is a 1950 Indian Telugu-language fantasy swashbuckler film, produced and directed by Ghantasala Balaramayya under the Pratibha Productions banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi, with music jointly composed by C. R. Subburaman and Ghantasala. The film is based on Kasi Majilee Kathalu and it was simultaneously dubbed in Tamil with the same name.[1][2]
Once upon a time a warrior Prabhu one that is making a world tour. Thereupon, Prabhu dreams of a beautiful girl Swapna Sundari and aspires to possess her. Meanwhile, Prabhu gets acquainted with a tribal queen Rani who falls for him, but he refuses her love and absconds. After an adventurous journey, Prabhu encounters Swapna Sundari an angel and both land in heaven where the king affirms that humans cannot exist in demigods' country. Hence, Swapna Sundari lands on earth to flourish her love for Prabhu when she is seized by a wizard Pittala Rayudu. Right now, with the help of Pedarasi Pedamma Prabhu finds the whereabouts of Swapna Sundari, but unfortunately, he caught hold of Pittala Rayudu. During that plight, Rani arrives in the men's guise and releases Prabhu. In the final combat, Prabhu knocks out Pittala Rayudu when Rani sacrifices her life while guarding Prabhu against harm. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Prabhu & Swapna Sundari.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageshwara Rao as Prabhu
- Anjali Devi as Swapna Sundari
- Kasturi Siva Rao as Abbi
- Mukkamala as Wizard
- G. Varalakshmi as Rani
- Surabhi Balasaraswati as Maya Pilla
