''Raja Nandini'' is a 1958

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-language film, produced by M. Ramakrishna Rao and Midde Jagannatha Rao under the Jalaruha Productions banner and directed by

Vedantam Raghavayya Vedantam Raghavayya (8 June 1919 –19,October 1971) was an Indian film director, dance choreographer, and actor known for his work in Telugu and Tamil cinema. An accomplished Kuchipudi dancer, he was honoured with the title "Bharata Kala Prapur ...

. 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, film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor, philanthropist, and politician who served as the Chief Minister o ...

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with music composed by

T. V. Raju Thotakura Venkata Raju (25 October 1921 – 20 February 1973), popularly known as T. V. Raju, was an Indian music composer who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. Known for his versatility and significant contributions to both mythological an ...

Plot

Once upon a time, Tirumala Nayaka & Rama Raju ruled the neighboring kingdoms with arch-rivalry. Tirumala Nayaka joins hands with a dacoit Bhupati. Hence, Rama Raju's son Jayachandra goes there to negotiate with the reverse Emperor for peace and to seize black guards. Since Jayachandra fails, he covertly proceeds to Sridevi, the daughter of Tirumala Nayaka, on the guidance of her governess, Vimala, when she falls for him. Meanwhile, Bhupati ploys and clutches the fort with his nephew Kiriti & daughter Ramani and prisons, all including Jayachandra. Here, Ramani endears Jayachandra and proposes to him, which he repudiates and despises. Next, stanch Rajaguru Sadananda Swamy posts his disciple Gajapati to stick with Bhupati & gang to grab the secrets. Parallelly, Bhupathi imposes the death penalty on Tirumala Nayaka when Rajaguru attempts to shield him, but in vain, and he is hanged. To seek vengeance, Vimala traps Bhupati and kills him. The next day, Ramani becomes a potentate who acquits Vimala and bestows the kingdom on Sridevi. Jayachandra senses her virtue and reciprocates her love. It begrudges Sridevi, so she subterfuges to wipe her out, but by mistake Vimala dies. At this, Sridevi incriminates Ramani and joins hands with Kiriti who wants to marry Ramani. Anyhow, Jayachandra & Ramani escape with the support of Gajapati. After landing in their kingdom, all suppose Ramani is Sridevi, but before their nuptial Rama Raju gets to the bottom via Sridevi, who accuses Ramani of being a murderer. Ergo, Rama Raju expels her. After an intense argument, Jayachandra also quits in quest of Ramani. Amid this, Kiriti & Sridevi strike on the two when Jayachandra stamps out Kiriti and Sridevi makes an assassination attempt on Ramani, but alas, she only dies. At last, Rama Raju arrives, divulging the actuality when Gajapati grasps the eminence of Ramani. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Jayachandra & Ramani.

Cast

as Jaya Chandra *

as Ramani * Rajanala as Tirumala Nayaka * Gummadi as Ramaraju * Relangi as Gajapathi * R. Nageswara Rao as Kireeti * Mahankali Venkaiah as Bhupathi *K. V. S. Sharma as Raja Guruvu Sadananda Swamy * G. Varalakshmi as Vimala * Krishna Kumari as Menaka * Girija as Sridevi *

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as Maharani Sumitra Devi

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

. Lyrics were written by

Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry (16 June 1905 – 12 September 1965) was a Telugu writer. Lifesketch Their family has settled in Bandar (Machilipatnam) during his childhood. He has passed B.A. in Machilipatnam and M.A. in Telugu and Sanskrit in Mad ...

. Playback singers are A. M. Rajah, M. S. Rama Rao,

Pithapuram Nageswara Rao Patharlagadda Nageswara Rao (5 May 1930 – 5 March 1996), popularly known as Pithapuram Nageswara Rao, was an Indian playback singer known for his contributions to Telugu cinema, particularly in comedic songs. He gained popularity in the 1950 ...

Jikki Pillavalu Gajapathy Krishnaveni (3 November 1935 – 16 August 2004), more famously known as Jikki, was an Indian playback singer from Andhra Pradesh. She sang around 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Sinhalese, and Hindi lan ...

and P. Susheela. Music released by Audio Company.

References

{{Vedantam Raghavayya Films based on Indian folklore Films directed by T. V. Raju