Soudamini

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Directed by K. B. Nagabhushanam
Written by Samudrala Sr. (dialogues)
Produced byK. B. Nagabhushanam
Kannamba (Presents)
Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao
S. Varalakshmi
Kannamba
CinematographyP. Ellappa
Edited byN. K. Gopal
Music by S. V. Venkatraman
Production
company
Sri Raja Rajeswari Film Company
Distributed byChamriya Film Distributors
Release date
  • 11 April 1951 (1951-04-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Soudamini is a 1951 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film, produced and directed by K. B. Nagabhushanam, and presented by Kannamba. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, S. Varalakshmi and Kannamba, with music composed by S. V. Venkatraman. The film was a box office hit. [1]

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Plot

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom called Malwa whose royal couple Vikramasena & Saudamini were childless. However, the queen conceives by acquiring a boon from the sage Bodhayana. Anyhow, the negative status occurs with the arrival of an evil courtesan, Vilasavati, who entices & puppets Vikramasena. She also sows vicious seeds in King's mind, which makes him suspect Saudamini's purity and ostracize her. In a forest, a benefactor, Gopala, guards Saudamini, who delivers a baby boy, Udayasena. Years roll by, and Saudamini molds Udayasena as a gallant. Besides, in the fort, promiscuous Vilasavati occupies the throne by clawing chief commander Kampala, and he seizes & plucks off Vikramasena's eyes. Knowing his plight, Saudamini edicts Udayasena to shield his father and starts his journey. Midway, he halts at Kuntala for the blessing of Bodhayana, establishes his path, and crushes on its princess, Hemavati. Besides, Kamapala lusts on Hemavati and impels King Surasena to knit her with him, which Hemavati denies—discerning her daughter's love affair, Surasena prisons the turtle doves who skip. Unfortunately, they detach in between when a wizard seizes Hemavati. Eventually, Saudamini moves to Malwa sensing some premonition about her son when Kamapala rounds up her. Parallelly, Udayasena, with an angel's aid, learns how to recoup his father and triumphs over divine flowers from heaven. In his back, he secures Hemavati, too, and lands at Malwa, but Kamapala destined him to die. At last, the angel rescues him when he defeats the plotters, retrieves his father's vision, and reunites his parents. Finally, the movie ends happily with the marriage of Udayasena & Hemavati.

Cast

Production

The film was also made in Tamil with a different cast and was released as Saudamini . [1]

Soundtrack

Music composed by S. V. Venkatraman. Lyrics were written by Samudrala Sr. [ citation needed ]

S. No.Song TitleSingerslength
1"Rama Rama Srirama" (Burrakatha)
2"Srisaila Sadanaa"
3"Anandamide"
4"Yelukora Maa Chelini"
5"Kundaradana"
6"Vidhinidaatatarama"
7"Navamasalu Nindina" (Burrakatha)
8"Ko Ko Ani Kusindi"
9"Le Le Le"
10"Chepu Chepu"
11"Valape Telavarenaa!"
12"Vasiyu Vangadamukha Lavani"
13"Oo Oo Yala Oolaiah"
14"Daivame Pagayani"
15"Naakai Velasitheva"
16"Valachi Cherithiva"
17"Ninicheru Daarileda"
18"Pathiye Naadibansaaye"
19"Bhalanooyi Bhayi Thammudu" (Burrakatha)

Reception

Andhra Patrika praised the acting skills of the cast. It critiqued the songs as not that natural and that some of them imitated Kannada and Hindi songs. The portrayal of Akkineni Nageswara Rao's mental status as a closed door was inspired from a 1945-film, Spellbound, and questioned whether the audience understood it, the review continued. It criticised the film for not having enough novelty. [2] Zamin Ryot reviewed the film as a typical film which contains errors, improvements and the storyline of a virtuous wife which are found in other Telugu films. It reviewed that film is engaging despite not having a speciality in the storyline. It has the ethos that the Telugu people would find satisfactory, the review continued. It left a mix of praise and criticism of the cast but appreciated sound and photography. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Narasimham, M. L. (31 March 2013). "Soudamini (1951)". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "చిత్రసమీక్ష: రాజరాజేశ్వరివారి సౌదామిని" [Movie review: Sri Rajarajeswari's Soudamini]. Andhra Patrika (in Telugu). 25 April 1951. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "చిత్రసమీక్ష: సౌదామిని" [Movie review: Soudamini]. Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). 20 April 1951. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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