Vindhyarani (transl. Queen of the Vindhyas) is a 1948 Indian Telugu-language film directed by C. Pullayya. It is a film based on a drama written by Pingali Nagendra Rao. Pushpavalli played the title role of Vindhyarani.
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Plot
Durjaya kills his elder brother Maharaja Jayaveera of the Vindhya Kingdom and occupies the throne. Satamitra secretly takes care of the Prince Sivasri and is waiting for an opportunity to take revenge. Avanti is the daughter of a subordinate king. She hates men. Durjaya connivingly brings her to the Kingdom and announces her as the Queen. Sivasri and Avanti start loving each other. Satamitra sends message to Sivasri to kill Durjaya. Thinking that his love is a hindrance to his revenge, he told Avanti to forget him and his love. Avanti plans to kill Durjaya and plans to marry Sivasri. Sivasri attacks Durjaya, but pardons him. Avanti kills him and escapes. The drama continues. At the end, Sivasri and Avanti get married and rule the Vindya Kingdom.
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Cast
Ramana Rao
G. Varalakshmi
Relangi
Pushpavalli as Vindhyarani
D. V. Subba Rao
Sreevatsava
A. V. Subba Rao
B. Padmanabham
Kumari Sakkubai
Crew
Director: Chittajallu Pullayya
Story and Dialogues: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Production Company: Vyjayanthi Pictures
Original Music: Eemani Sankara Sastri and Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Cinematography: C. V. Ramakrishnan
Film Editing: K. R. Krishnaswamy
Art Direction: K. R. Sarma
Sound Engineer: S. C. Gandhi
Playback singer: Ghantasala