''Prameelarjuneeyam'' is a 1965

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directed by M. Mallikarjuna Rao. It stars

N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms. He starred ...

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with music composed by

Pendyala Nageswara Rao Pendyala Nageswara Rao (6 March 1917 – 31 August 1984), known mononymously by his surname Pendyala, was an Indian composer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor, music producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with Ta ...

. It was produced by K. Adi Babu and K. Nagumani under the S.R. Movies banner.

Plot

The film starts at the end of

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, Prameela, a dynamic warrior and men hater, establishes a kingdom for women. After the completion of the

Kurukshetra War The Kurukshetra War ( sa, कुरुक्षेत्र युद्ध ), also called the Mahabharata War, is a war described in the ''Mahabharata ( sa, महाभारत )''. The conflict arose from a dynastic succession struggle be ...

, Dharma Raju performs '' Aswamedha Yaaga'' by sending

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as a guardian for ''Yaagaswa'', the horse. Arjuna starts along with Karna's son Rushakethu. On the way, he meets Ghatotkacha's son Patti and all of them move together. After crossing many kingdoms, Sage

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diverts the horse toward Prameela's terrain. As soon as the horse enters their kingdom, the woman warriors capture the horse along with the men by a trap. Here they try to arrest Arjuna also when

Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is on ...

comes to his rescue and suggests an idea to make Prameela and all other women fall in love with men. Arjuna succeeds in it, and Prameela starts loving him when Prameela's mentor Bhagavathi awakes the female dominance. So, she stands up for the war with Arjuna, then Lord Krishna comes in between them and makes her realize that both men and women are equal. Finally, the film ends with the marriage ceremony of all men warriors with female warriors including Arjuna with Prameela.

Cast

as Prameela *

Kanta Rao Tadepalli Lakshmi Kantha Rao (16 November 1923 – 22 March 2009) was an Indian actor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Regarded as one of the finest method actors, Rao starred in more than four hundred feature ...

Lord Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...

Sobhan Babu Sobhan Babu (born Uppu Sobhana Chalapathi Rao; 14 January 1937 – 20 March 2008) was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema.Bangaru Panjaram in Venditera Paatalu, Krishnasastri Sahityam, third volume, Vishalandhra Publishing House ...

as Vrushaketu * Relangi as Ghaku *

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as Narada Maharshi * Mikkilineni as Dharmaraja *

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as Vrushaketu's friend *

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as Gambiram *

Chandrakala Chandrakala was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. Film career She debuted in Kannada films in 1963 and went on to pair with Dr. Rajkumar, Kalyan Kumar, Uday Kumar and Rajesh. In 1971, she ...

Rajasree Rajasree (Rajasree Thota Panchajanyam, Kusuma Kumari, born 31 August 1945), also known as Rajasri or Rajashri, is an Indian actress active from 1956 to 1979. She is particularly famous for her portrayal as a princess in several folklore Telug ...

as Kittamma * Girija as Maha Maaya *

Rushyendramani Rushyendramani (1 January 1917 – 17 August 2002) was an Indian actress, singer, dancer, and playback singer from South India. She had more than 150 movies to her credit and acted in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films from the 193 ...

as Bhagavathi *Chayadevi as Ranachandi *Suryakala *Athili Lakshmi as Adi Parasakthi

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Lyrics were written by

Pingali Nagendra Rao Pingali Nagendra Rao (29 December 1901 – 6 May 1971), known mononymously by his surname Pingali, was an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, and playwright who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. Famous for his witty and romantic lyrics, he a ...

. Music released by AVM Audio Company.

References

{{reflist Hindu mythological films Films scored by Pendyala Nageswara Rao Films based on the Mahabharata