Sivaranjani (film)

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Sivaranjani
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Directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
Written by Dasari Narayana Rao (story, dialogues, screenplay)
Produced by Dasari Padma
Starring Jayasudha
Hari Prasad
Mohan Babu
Allu Ramalingaiah
Nirmalamma
Subhashini
Murali Mohan
Cinematography K. S. Mani
Edited by K. Balu
Music by Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu
Release date
1978
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Sivaranjani is 1978 Indian Telugu-language musical drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film is about a village girl Sivaranjani who goes on to become a famous film actress, played by Jaya Sudha. Later it was remade in Tamil as Natchathiram in 1980. [1]

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Plot

The film is about a village girl Sivaranjani (Jayasudha), who goes on to become a famous film actress. A small town man, Hari Prasad forms her fan club and starts admiring her. Sivaranjani starts finding her true love in this man. She gives up her career as a film actress, escapes the trauma of limelight and wants to settle down with this man. However, Nirmallamma and Subhashini approach Jayasudha to convince her not to marry the boy. Sivaranjani sacrifices her life so that the boy and Subhashini can marry.

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Soundtrack

Music by Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu. [2] The lead violin tune of "Joru Meedunnave Tummeda Nee Joru Evari Kosame Tummeda?" was played by Y. N. Sharma, father of music director Mani Sharma. [3]

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