Director: Chitrapu Narasimha Rao; Writer: Varanasi Seetarama Sastry, Ch. Hanumantha Rao; Cast: C.S.R. Anjaneyulu, K. Pichhaiah, Narasimha Rao, Lalita, Sampurna, Sheshu, Chitti, Seeta, Yashoda, Rajkumari, Anjamma, Ramudu, Saluri Rajeshwara Rao
Summary: By way of an
Ayodhyecha Raja (1932) type
of story, the film offers an invented legend as a
nationalist allegory aligned with the Gandhian
opposition (including a scene showing Jayapradha
using the spinning-wheel associated with Gandhi’s
campaign). Rather than resorting to violence to
defend his country, the peace-loving Emperor
Pururava leaves his palace with his wife Jayapradha
and his two sons. The royal couple attempt manual
labour, which is abhorrent to the wife, and face the
evil machinations of the merchant Navakoti
Narayana Shetty. When Shetty captures and tries to
molest Jayapradha, his house is accidentally set on
fire. Rajeshwara Rao’s first full assignment as
composer.
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