Pururavas was the king and the first of the Aila dynasty or the chandravamsha. According to the Vedas, he is a legendary entity associated with Surya and Usha, and is believed to reside in the middle region of the cosmos. The Rig Veda (X.95.18) states that he was a son of Ilā and was a pious ruler. However, the Mahabharata states that Ila was both his mother and his father. According to the Vishnu Purana, his father was Budha, and he was ancestor of the tribe of Pururavas, from whom descended the Yadavas, Kauravas and Pandavas of Mahābhārata.
Adavi Ramudu is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by Satyanarayana and Suryanarayana and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jaya Prada and Jayasudha, with musical score by K. V. Mahadevan. The grand success of the 1973 Kannada film Gandhada Gudi prompted NTR to work on a script based on forest backdrop which resulted in this movie.
Vikramōrvaśīyam, meaning Ūrvaśī Won by Valour) is a five-act Sanskrit play by ancient Indian poet Kālidāsa, who lived in the 4th or 5th Century CE, on the Vedic love story of King Pururavas and an Apsarā named Ūrvaśī, known for her beauty.
Meghasandesam is a 1982 Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao under his Taraka Prabhu Films banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayaprada, Jayasudha and music composed by Ramesh Naidu. This film is the 200th movie of Akkineni Nageswara Rao. The film was screened at the 9th International Film Festival of India, and the Moscow film festival. It won four Awards including Best Feature Film in Telugu at the 30th National Film Awards "For its lyrical and aesthetic qualities", the Filmfare award for Best Telugu Film and Nandi award for Best Feature Film. The film won nine Nandi Awards.
Saluri Rajeswara Rao was an Indian composer, multi instrumentalist, conductor singer-songwriter, actor, music producer, and musician known for his works predominantly in South Indian cinema. Regarded as one of the finest music composers, Rao's works are noted for integrating Indian classical music in Telugu cinema for over half a century.
Anthuleni Katha is a 1976 Indian Telugu-language film directed by K. Balachander, starring Jaya Prada, with Phataphat Jayalaxmi, Rajinikanth and Sripriya in supporting roles. Kamal Haasan played a cameo. The film is a remake of the 1974 Tamil film Aval Oru Thodar Kathai, which was also directed by Balachander. This is Jaya Prada's first starring role, reprising the role played by Sujatha in the original and is considered to be one of her best films. This was also Rajinikanth's first major role. This film was shot in black-and-white.
Makaramanju is a 2011 Malayalam language romantic drama film written and directed by Lenin Rajendran. The film is about celebrated painter Raja Ravi Varma's life at a certain stage in his life. It also narrates the story of epic character Pururavas. Cinematographer Santhosh Sivan and Karthika Nair appear in the lead roles, as it was also the latter' major Malayalam debut.
Mundadugu is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by D. Rama Naidu of Suresh Productions and directed by K. Bapaiah, starring Krishna, Sobhan Babu, Sridevi and Jaya Prada.
Ooruki Monagadu is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language comedy-drama film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Krishna and Jayaprada. It was remade in Hindi as Himmatwala (1983). It marked the third collaboration of actor Krishna with K. Raghavendra Rao after Bhale Krishnudu and the highly successful Gharana Donga. The film was an Industry hit at the box office becoming the second highest grossing Telugu film of the year 1981.
Bhale Krishnudu is a comedy-drama Telugu film starring Krishna. Krishna is the son of millionaire Madhav Rao. Madhav Rao's partners cheat him, which leads to his death. Krishna then has to take care of his family as well as avenge his father's death.
Buchi Babu is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced by Venkat Akkineni, Nagarjuna Akkineni under the Annapurna Studios banner, and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jaya Prada, with music composed by Chakravarthy.
Devadasu Malli Puttadu is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by Srinivasulu and Pandurangappa and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Vanisri, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film is the sequel to Devadasu (1953). The film is based on the concept of Reincarnation, an idea chiseled in the mind of director Dasari Narayana Rao to give completeness to Devadasu's story.
Prema Mandiram is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jaya Prada, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.
Chakradhari is a 1977 Telugu-language biographical film, based on the life of the potter-turned-saint Gora Kumbhar. produced by N. R. Anuradha Devi under the Lakshmi Films Combines banner and directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri and music composed by G. K. Venkatesh The movie was a remake of the 1974 Kannada movie Bhakta Kumbara starring Rajkumar. G.K.Venkatesh who had composed music for the Kannada version was chosen as the music director of this movie. 4 songs were retained from the original version.
Circus Ramudu is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, produced by Kovai Chezhiyan under the K. C. Films International banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Jaya Prada, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.
Kinar, titled Keni in, is a 2018 Indian drama film co-written and directed by M. A. Nishad. It was produced by the studio of Fragrant Nature Film Creations, and was made simultaneously in Malayalam and Tamil. Focusing on the issue of water scarcity in a town between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the film stars Jayaprada and Revathi, with different sets of ensemble cast for the two versions. M. Jayachandran and Bijibal composed the soundtrack and score. Noushad Sherif was director of photography and Sreekumar Nair edited the film. Both versions were released worldwide on 23 February 2018. The Malayalam version received positive reviews while the Tamil version received negative reviews. Both versions were box-office bombs.
Swayamvaram is a 1982 Indian Telugu film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao and starring Sobhan Babu, Jayaprada, Rao Gopala Rao and Gummadi. Narayana Rao himself played a supporting role. The film marked the fifth collaboration of the director with actor Sobhan Babu. The film was released on 6 August 1982 alongside actor Krishna's Prema Nakshatram.
Surya Chandra is a 1985 Indian Telugu action drama film written and directed by Vijaya Nirmala, based on the book of the same title by Chittareddy Suryakumari. Produced by S. Ramanand, the film has musical score by Ramesh Naidu. It stars Krishna Ghattamaneni, Jayaprada, Prabha, Deepa and Kaikala Satyanarayana in the key roles. The film was declared a Hit at the box office.
Kumara Raja is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by P. Sambasiva Rao. The film stars Krishna, Jayaprada, Satyanarayana, Jayanti and Latha. Krishna enacted triple roles of a wronged businessman, Rajasekhar and his estranged twin sons — Kumar and Raja. The film has musical score by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is a remake of the 1978 Kannada movie Shankar Guru.
Siripuram Monagadu is an Indian Telugu-language action film released on 1 June 1983 starring Krishna in triple roles of Sridhar, Anand and Lion alongside Jayaprada, K. R. Vijaya, Kaikala Satyanarayana, Nutan Prasad and Kantha Rao in the lead roles. The film was produced by Srikanth Nahata for Srikanth Pictures.
