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Ananda Bhairavi (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Ananda Bhairavi' is a 1983 Indian bilingual dance film, simultaneously shot in Telugu and Kannada languages, written, and directed by Jandhyala. It starred Girish Karnad, Kathak dancer Malavika Sarkar, Rajesh Kumar and "Natyacharya" Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma as a male classical dancer in this film. The film was premiered at International Film Festival of India. The film received positive reviews and has garnered the four state Nandi Awards.
Plot
This is a movie which gives you knowledge about the origin of Kuchipudi dance. It is about people who considered a girl performing "Kuchipudi" dance an embarrassment and about a man who is fighting tooth and nail to pass on the heritage of "Kuchipudi". He finally manages to find a girl who he trains in "Kuchipudi". As girls learning Kuchipudi were not accepted in that era, he gets outcast from his caste, place and also the religious places.
Cast
* Girish Karnad (S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as the Telugu dubbed voice)
* Kanchana
* Rajesh as Anand Sharma
* Hema Sundar
Soundtrack
Telugu:
* "Brahmanjali" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
* "Pilichina Muraliki" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
* "Koluvaitiva Ranga Saayi" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
* "Chaitramu Kusumaanjali" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
* "Ra Ragamai" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Kannada:
* "Brahmanjali" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
* "Haaduva Muraliya" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
* "Malagiruveya Ranganatha" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
* "Chaitrada Kusumaanjali" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
* "Baa Baa Ba Raagavagi" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Awards
;Nandi Awards - 1983(in Telugu)
* Best Feature Film - Gold - Bhupal Reddy & Seetha Padmaraju (1983)
* Best Director - Jandhyala
* Second Best Story Writer - K. S. Chandra Murthy
* Best Cinematographer - S. Gopal Reddy
;Filmfare Awards South
* Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Kannada - Girish Karnad
References
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