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Anarkali (1955)

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Anarkali (1955) story at a glance

Anarkali is a musical masterpiece which took Anjali Devi’s acting career to a hilt. After getting great success with Laila Majnu,Devadasu and Anarkali, ANR established himself as the Tragedy King of Telugu Cinema. After entering into production with Paradesi in 1953, Anjali Pictures couldn’t get a right success streak until this film. The unnerved couple Adinarayana Rao and Anjali Devi chose a historic epic subject of this sort instead of a mass entertainer. Filmsthan production house made Anarkali in 1953 starring Pradeep Kumar and Beena Roy in Hindi. Music for the original was composed by C.Ramachandra. The telugu version of Anarkali was adapted from the Hindi version.

Story Details:
Emperor Akbar (SVR) is the baadshah of Mughal Empire. His wife is a Jodha Bai (Kannamba) a hindu. The couple has a son, the young prince Salim (ANR). The army general Raja Man Singh (Nagaiah) looks after the kingdom and at this juncture Anarkali (Anjali Devi) enters the scene. Salim looks at her for the first time singing in a garden and instantly falls for her simplicity. He lies to her saying he is a soldier in the kingdom. Akbar appoints Anarkali in the king’s court as a dancer in order to heal an injured Salim. Anarkali gets shocked to know Salim is the prince of the kingdom. But Salim gives her a word that he would never love any other woman apart from her. Meanwhile, another dancer Gulnar (Surabhi Bala Saraswati) grows hatred and jealousy over Anarkali as she gets determined to gain the love of Salim. She plans to separate the couple by showcasing Anarkali as a criminal in front of the king. Salim confronts his father in order to defend Anarkali. But the king wins eventually as he cruelly orders to bury Anarkali alive. Salim gets devastated seeing this scene and the film ends on a sad note with a grieved Salim hitting his head over Anarkali’s grave.

Performances:
ANR is excellent as the young prince Salim and a sincere lover. His good looks, expressions and delicate histrionics add so much to the character. His performance in emotional scenes is commendable. Anjali Devi is the heart and soul of the film with her balanced performance in title role Anarkali. She looks ravishing in songs and shares a phenomenal chemistry with ANR. SVR is vicious as Emperor Akbar and does complete justice to the role. Nagaiah is adequate as the Army General. Surabhi Bala Saraswati gets a pivotal role as Gulnar. Kannamba is decent as Jodha Bai.

Technical Aspects:
The film had dialogues and lyrics penned by Samudrala Senior, an ace personality in writing dramatic lines and fantastic drama. Music by Adi Narayana Rao was highly appreciated and no Telugu person can forget the eternal classic ‘Rajasekhara Nee Pai’ sung by Ghantasala and Jikki. It turned the careers of the respective playback singers as well. Jeevithame Saphalamu, Oh Anarkali, Kalise Nelaraju Kaluva Chelini sound fresh and soothing even after 60 years of the film’s release.
 
Cast and Crew:
Emperor Akbar- SVR
Jodha Bai- Kannamba
Salim- ANR
Anarkali- Anjali Devi
Army General- Nagaiah
Gulnar- Surabhi Bala Saraswati
Dialogues and Lyrics: Samudrala Senior
Producer and Music: Adinarayana Rao
Direction: Vedantham Raghavaiah
Banner: Anjali Pictures
Release Date: 28th April 1955
 

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