Swarga Seema
Swarga Seema (Telugu: స్వర్గసీమ) is a 1945 Telugu drama film directed by B. N. Reddy and starring Chittor V. Nagaiah, B. Jayamma and Bhanumathi Ramakrishna. Ghantasala entered film world as a Playback singer for a song of C. H. Narayana Rao and it is also Ghantasala's first duet with Bhanumathi Ramakrishna for the song Oh Naa Raaja. Marcus Bartley also made a debut as a cinematographer with this film.
| Swarga Seema | |
|---|---|
 Film poster of Swargaseema | |
| Directed by | B. N. Reddy also Screen play |
| Produced by | Moola Narayana Swamy B. N. Reddy |
| Written by | Chakrapani and Dialogues Samudrala Raghavacharya |
| Starring | Chittor V. Nagaiah B. Jayamma Bhanumathi Ramakrishna Mudigonda Lingamurthy Kasturi Sivarao Chadalavada Kutumba Rao C. H. Narayana Rao |
| Music by | Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao Chittor V. Nagaiah Ogirala Ramchandra Rao |
| Cinematography | Marcus Bartley |
| Edited by | A.K.Sekhar |
Production company | |
Release date | 1945 |
Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
It is the first Telugu film to be screened at the International Film Festival, Vietnam.
Plot
Murthy (Nagaiah) is a publisher happily married to Kalyani (Jayamma) and the proud father of their children. He watches a street play in his village, and notices the beautiful Subbalaxmi (Bhanumathi) in that troupe. He advises Subbalaxmi's father to take her to Madras where she would have the potential to become a big theatre artiste. He even refers them to a theatre company. They travel to Madras. Subbalaxmi is offered the lead role and changes her name to Sujatha. Murthy falls for Sujatha's charms and neglects his family. Kalyani fends for her children by taking up small tailoring works and leading a hard life. At the end, Murthy realizes his mistake and returns to his family.
Cast
Cast according to the film titles
- Nagiah as Murthi
- Jayamma as Kalyani
- Bhanumathi as Sujatha
- Narayana Rao as Narin
- Lingamurthy as Ganganna
- Siva Rao as Sreenivas
- Subba Rao, D. K. Seetapathi, Kangaswamy, Doraswamy, Nageswara Rao
Songs
| Song | Writer | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| Chalo Chalo Cycle | Samudrala Raghavacharya | Jayamma and Nagaiah |
| Grihame Kada Swarga Seema | Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao | Jayamma and Nagaiah |
| Hayi Sakhi Hayi Sakhi Bratuke Hayi Sakhi | Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao | Nagaiah |
| Jo Achutananda Jojo Mukunda | Annamacharya | Jayamma |
| Madhura Vennelareyi | Samudrala Raghavacharya | Bhanumathi Ramakrishna and Nagaiah |
| Manchidinamu Nede | Bhanumathi Ramakrishna | |
| Oh Naa Raaja | Samudrala Raghavacharya | Ghantasala and Bhanumathi Ramakrishna |
| Oho Ho Pavurama | Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao | Bhanumathi Ramakrishna |
| Oho Tapodhana | Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao | Bhanumathi Ramakrishna |
| Rara Radha Manoramana | Samudrala Raghavacharya | Jayamma |
Trivia
Both Ghantasala and Marcus Bartley made their debut in this film