| Veeranjaneya | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Kamalakara Kameswara Rao |
| Starring | Arja Janardhana Rao Kanta Rao Anjali Devi S. V. Ranga Rao Jaggayya |
| Music by | S. Rajeswara Rao |
Release date | 1968 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Veeranjaneya is a 1968 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao. It is a musical film released in 1968, starring Arja Janardhana Rao, Kanta Rao, Anjali Devi and S.V. Ranga Rao.
The story is based on the Ramayana, from the perspective of the Hindu god Anjaneya.
| Actor/Actress | Role |
|---|---|
| Arja Janardhana Rao | Anjaneya/Hanuman |
| Kanta Rao | Lord Rama/Lord Krishna |
| Anjali Devi | Sita/Rukmini |
| S.V. Ranga Rao | Ravana |
| Jaggayya | Indrajit |
| Kanchana | Sulochana |
| Mikkilineni | Vibhishana |
| Nagayya | Valmiki |
| Dhulipala | Vishwamitra |
| Sobhan Babu | Narada |
| Prabhakar Reddy | Vayu Deva |
| Satyanarayana | Garuda |
| Vasanthi | Urmila |
| Jayanthi | Satyabhama |
| Ramakrishna | Arjuna |
| G. Varalakshmi | Mandodari |
| Mukkamala | Ahiravana |
| Vallam Narasimha Rao | Tumburudu |
| Raghavaiah | Lakshmana |
| Thyagaraju | Sugreeva/Vali |
| C.H. Krishnamurthy | Angada |
| Bhimaraju | Akshayakumara |
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