Valmiki (1963 Telugu film)

Valmiki is 1963 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, based on the life of Valmiki, produced by S. K. Habibulla under Jupiter Studios and directed by C. S. Rao. The films stars N. T. Rama Rao, Rajasulochana and music composed by Ghantasala.[1]
[2][3] Director C. S. Rao and Jupiter Pictures made the film simultaneously in Kannada with the same title starring Rajkumar in the lead role retaining most of the cast and crew.

Valmiki
Theatrical release poster
Directed byC. S. Rao
Produced byS. K. Habeebulla
Written bySamudrala Sr (dialogues)
Screenplay byC. S. Rao
Based onLife of Valmiki
StarringN. T. Rama Rao
Rajasulochana
Music byGhantasala
CinematographyM. A. Rehman
Edited byK. Govinda Swamy
Production
company
Release date
  • 9 February 1963 (1963-02-09)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

Raksha (N. T. Rama Rao) belongs to a tribal family of thieves. He attacks a Princess named Kalyani (Leelavathi) and robs her. But Kalyani falls in love with Raksha at first sight and she finds him to be the man of her dreams. At her request, he accompanies her to the palace. The king thanks him for bringing the princess to the palace safely. But, soon, a soldier reveals to the King that Raksha is a robber. The King asks him to change his ways, to which Raksha replies bluntly. After a heated conversation, the king orders to capture him and Raksha fights the soldiers and escapes. While near a river, he is attacked by an arrow of a soldier and Raksha falls into the river from the top of a cliff. Tara (Rajasulochana) rescues him and falls in love with him at first sight. Tara is the daughter of the neighboring village chief. After Raksha gets cured of his injury, he loves Tara too. Kalyani keeps nagging at Raksha to marry her and gets very adamant. So, Raksha and Tara trick Kalyani into thinking that she is a murderer. One day, Tara wishes for Nagaratna Maala (necklace of precious stones of the snake god). His father-in-law tells him that the precious stones might be there in the head of the snakes. Raksha orders his men to cut the heads of all the snakes till they find the stone. They cut many snakes but they do not find anything. Then he comes to know that the necklace is on the neck of the idol Goddess Mahalakshmi in Ayodhya. He desecrates the Lakshmi temple to steal the jewelry, but the necklace vanishes. On his way, Raksha meets the divine sage Narada, who asked him if his family would share the sin he was incurring. Rakha replies positively, but Narada tells him to confirm this with his family. Raksha asks his family, but none agree to bear the burden of sin. Dejected, the robber finally understood the truth of life and asked for Narada's forgiveness. Narada taught the robber the mantra for salvation. But, the mantra in question, the name of Lord Rama, was not to be given to murderers and the like. Narada thus told Valmiki to chant "Mara" the phonetic anagram of "Rama" instead to circumvent this restriction. The robber meditated for many years, so much so that ant-hills grew around him. Finally, a divine voice declared his penance successful, bestowing him with the name "Valmiki": "one born out of ant-hills" (Valmikam in Sanskrit means Ant-hill). He then composes the epic Ramayana.[3]

Cast

Soundtrack
Valmiki
Film score by
Ghantasala
Released1963
GenreSoundtrack
Length44:00
LabelAVM Audio
ProducerGhantasala

Music composed by Ghantasala. Lyrics were written by Samudrala Sr.[4]

S. No.Song TitleSingerslength
1 "Andachandalalona" P. Susheela 3:12
2 "Mudamu Kanedepudo" S. Janaki, P. Leela 4:09
3 "Anuragamila Konasagavale" Ghantasala, P. Susheela 4:00
4 "Pothanantade" Raghavulu, Satyam, A. P. Komala 2:56
5 "Tallalene Tallalene" Raghavulu, A. P. Komala 3:10
6 "Rathi Gundiya Needi" Ghantasala 0:33
7 "Kanthude Pranamaguchu" S. Janaki 0:46
8 "Hare Narayana" Raghuramaiah 2:31
9 "Parama Tarakamantramella" Raghuramaiah 1:20
10 "Jaya Jaya Nataraja" Ghantasala 5:36
11 "Hariye Velayunuga" Ghantasala 2:33
12 "Sri Ramayana Kaavya Katha" Ghantasala 13:14

References
  1. Sharada (15 February 1963). "వాల్మీకి" [Valmiki] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). Nellore. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. R, Shilpa Sebastian (13 December 2019). "Remembering S Siddalingaiah, destined to direct". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. https://www.mangomobiletv.com/main/6389/telugu/movies/valmiki.html
  4. "Valmiki (1963)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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