Chenchu Lakshmi

Chenchu Lakshmi
Soundtrack album by S. Rajeswara Rao
Released	1958
Length	59:18
Language	Telugu & Tamil
Producer	Saluri Rajeswara Rao
S. Rajeswara Rao chronology

Chenchu Lakshmi
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	B. A. Subba Rao
Produced by	B. A. Subba Rao
Written by	Vempati Sadasivabrahmam ; (Telugu dialogues); Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass ; M. S. Subramaniam ; (Tamil dialogues)
Screenplay by	B. A. Subba Rao
Story by	Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
Starring	Akkineni Nageswara Rao; Anjali Devi
Music by	S. Rajeswara Rao
Cinematography	C. Nageshwara Rao
Edited by	K. Marthandam
Production; company	B.A.S. Productions
Distributed by	Navayuga Films
Release date	9 April 1958;
Running time	145 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu & Tamil

Chenchu Lakshmi is a 1958 bilingual Telugu and Tamil Hindu mythological film, produced and directed by B. A. Subba Rao under the B.A.S. Productions banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi in the lead roles and music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao; both of the movies simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil, most of the scenes and artists are same in both the versions, it was also made earlier in 1943 with different cast and crew.[1]

Plot

The film is based on the Hindu mythological story which begins with the marriage ceremony of Lord Vishnu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) & Goddess Lakshmi (Anjali Devi). During, Sage Durvasa (Gummadi) becomes furious as he is uninvited. So, he curses Mahalakshmi's parents, Samudra (E. R. Sahadevan) & his wife (Sandhya) to born as tribals. After some time, Vishnu kills Hiranyaksha, donning Varaha avatar. Learning it, his brother Hiranyakasipa (S. V. Ranga Rao) a ferocious, performs a huge penance. Exploiting it, Indra kidnaps his pregnant wife Leelavathi (Pushpavalli) to destroy his heir. Thereupon, Sage Narada (Relangi) safeguards her at his Ashram where he sculpts Prahlada (Master Babji) on her womb as an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu. Meanwhile, Hiranyakasipa succeeds in his penance and gets a boon Lord Brahma that absence of death any weapon, human, animal, demon or divinity. Now, he occupies Indra the entire universe and moves in search of Vishnu who absconds along with Lakshmi. At present, Vishnu transforms the glow of Lakshmi into fruit and plants it on a tree. Parallelly, Samudra & his wife take birth as the tribals but they are perturbed as childless. So, Sage Narada makes a play, by bestowing them the fruit of Lakshmi's glow when the couple is blessed with a baby girl Chenchita (again Anjali Devi). Besides, Prahlada worships towards Vishnu reaches esteem and Hiranyakasipa makes several attempts to bar him but fails. Ultimately, he challenges to show his God when Vishnu appears from the pillar as Lord Narasimha half man & half lion and slays Hiranyakasipa. Here, Narasimha still raging with fury and no-one could make him calm including Lakshmi because she does not contain the glow. During that plight, Narasimha is acquainted with fearless Chenchita one that subsides his anger and turns into the handsome Narahari. Currently, they fall in love and couples up. Being cognizant of it, enraged Lakshmi displays grievance when both the wives squabble. At last, Narada affirms Chenchita as her glow when they conjoin and Samudra & his wife are also relieved from the curse. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the reunion of Lord Vishnu & Goddess Lakshmi at Vaikuntha.

Cast

Telugu Cast

Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Lord Vishnu
Anjali Devi as Goddess Lakshmi & Chenchita (Dual role)
S. V. Ranga Rao as Hiranyakashipu
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao as Durvasa
Relangi as Narada Maharshi
Nagabhushanam as Lord Shiva
E. R. Sahadevan as Samudrudu
Vangara as Chandamarkula
Rushyendramani
Sandhya as Queen of the Chenchus
Pushpavalli as Leelavathi
E. V. Saroja as Dancer
Master Babji as Prahlada

Tamil Cast

A. Nageswara Rao as Lord Vishnu
Anjali Devi as Goddess Lakshmi/Chenchita
S. V. Ranga Rao as Hiranyakashipu
Pushpavalli as Leelavathi
K. A. Thangavelu as Saint Narada Maharshi
E. R. Sahadevan as King of the Chenchus
Sandhya as Queen of the Chenchus
Nagabhushanam as Lord Shiva
Rushyendramani
C. V. V. Panthulu as Durvasa
Vangara Venkata Subbaiah as Chandamarkula
A. V. Subba Rao
Nalla Rama Murthy
K. S. Angamuthu
Master Babji as Prahlada

Crew

Art: Vaali
Choreography: V. J. Sharma, Thangkappan & K. S. Reddy
Story - Screenplay - Dialogues: Vempati Sadasivabrahmam (Telugu) / Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass & M. S. Subramaniam (Tamil)
Lyrics: Samudrala, Arudra, Kosaraju, Vempati Sadasivabrahmam (Telugu) / Papanasam Sivan, Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass & M. S. Subramaniam (Tamil)
Playback: Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Jikki, Madhavapeddi Satyam, P. B. Sreenivas, Pendyala Nageswara Rao, Satyavathi, Vaidehi
Music: S. Rajeswara Rao
Editing: K. Marthandam
Cinematography: C. Nageshwara Rao
Producer - Director: B. A. Subba Rao
Banner: B. A. S. Productions
Release Date: 9 April 1958

Soundtrack

Music composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao. All the tunes for all the songs for both languages are the same. Music released on Audio Company.

S. No.	Song Title	Lyrics	Singers	length
1	Aanandamaye Ali Neelaveni	Arudra	Ghantasala, Jikki	4:18
2	Chettulekkagalava O Narahari	Arudra	Ghantasala, Jikki	3:07
3	Chilaka Gorinka	Vempati Sadasivabrahmam	Ghantasala, Jikki	2:54
4	Paala Kadalipai	Arudra	P. Susheela	3:23
5	Adhigo Kanalera Kamala	Samudrala Sr	P. Susheela	3:10
5	Neelagagana Ghana Shyama	Arudra	Ghantasala	4:32
5	Kaanaga Raavaa	Vempati Sadasivabrahmam	Ghantasala, Jikki	3:26
6	Cheyi Cheyi	Kosaraju	P. Susheela, Satyavathi, Vaidehi	3:15
7	Kaallaku Gajjelu	Vempati Sadasivabrahmam	P. B. Sreenivas, Jikki	2:43
8	Ma Chinni Papayi	Samudrala Sr	P. Susheela	2:04
9	Marapurani Manchi	Vempati Sadasivabrahmam	Ghantasala, Jikki	5:33
10	Karunaala Vaalaa	Kosaraju	Ghantasala	7:14
11	Sri Nadhuni	Samudrala Sr	P. Susheela	2:36
12	Chenchu Lakshmi Slokam	Vempati Sadasivabrahmam	P. Susheela	10:03

Tamil Songs

Lyrics by Papanasam Sivan, Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass & M. S. Subramaniam.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	Aanandham Eedhe Alidula Veni	Ghantasala & Jikki		04:13
2	Naaraayanan Thiru Adi Malar Panindhu	P. Suseela		02:47
3	Maratthil Eruvaayaa Ye Singga Manadhil	Ghantasala & Jikki		02:17
4	Mangai Endhan Manadhil Inbam	Ghantasala & Jikki		05:01
5	Anbe En Raaja Assai Kannaalane	Ghantasala & Jikki		02:38
6	Vidhiyai Vellum Valimai Amma Unakku Illaiye	Ghantasala		01:00
7	Sri Hariye Sagala Soothradhaari	Ghantasala		00:40
8	Paal Kadal Thanile Sesha Sayanatthil	P. Suseela		02:54
9	Oyilu Kummi Podalaam Ullaasamaai	Jikki, P. S. Vaidehi & Sathyavathi		03:22
10	Andha Naal Arakkan Iraniyan Arundhava Palanil	Ghantasala		00:26
11	Alitthidum Avamadhippaiyai Naan Nasukkuven	V. N. Sundharam		02:32
12	Agila Jegamadhil Aadhi Naadhan	Ghantasala		01:26
13	Bramma Sittha Niyaayatthilum Unnmai Purivadhedhu	Ghantasala		01:01
14	Undhanai Pol Dheivam Undo Dhevaa	P. Suseela		01:54
15	Paarkadal Thanile Palli Konde Endrum	Seerkazhi Govindarajan		00:51
16	Sri Hari Dheva Jegame Pugazh Jeeva	Ghantasala & Jikki		03:09
17	Naaraayanaa Hari Naaraayanaa Sriman	P. Suseela	Papanasam Sivan	03:23
18	Vidha Vidhamaagave Vedanggal Aniyum	Seerkazhi Govindarajan		00:45
19	Eerezhu Loganggal Koorume Un Perai	Ghantasala		01:13
20	Chandhrodhayam Pole Indha Jegam Meedhile	Jikki		01:59
21	Gaandha Sakthi Enavo Kai Padave	Ghantasala		00:44
22	Dhargamudan Viyaagaranam Sangeetham	P. Suseela		04:00
23	Lambaadi Lambaadi Hoi Lambaadi	M. Sathyam & Jikki		02:58
24	Uyar Karunaamoorthi Perumai Avar Kanndaar	Ghantasala		02:44
25	Inngiruppaano Anggiruppaano Endra Iyame	V. N. Sundharam & P. Suseela		02:58

The 1943 film

Chenchu Lakshmi was made in 1943 directed by S. Soundararajan and starring C. H. Narayana Rao and Kamala Kotnis in the lead roles.[2]

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References

Narasimhan, M. L. (28 May 2015). "Chenchulakshmi (1958)". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
Chenchu Lakshmi 1943 film at IMDb.

External links

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[BFTP-1] Narasimhan, M. L. (28 May 2015). "Chenchulakshmi (1958)". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 November 2018.

[2] Chenchu Lakshmi 1943 film at IMDb.