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Directed by | T. Rama Rao |
Written by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramana (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | T. Rama Rao |
Story by | A. P. Nagarajan |
Based on | Navarathri (1964) |
Produced by | A. V. Subba Rao |
Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Savitri |
Narrated by | Jaggayya |
Cinematography | P. S. Selvaraj |
Edited by | J. Krishna Swamy |
Music by | T. Chalapathi Rao |
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Running time | 165 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Navaratri (transl. Nine Nights) is a 1966 Telugu-language drama film, produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Pictures banner and directed by T. Rama Rao.[1] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri, with music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. The film is a remake of the Tamil film with the same title (1964),[2] and has Savitri reprising her role.[3] Nageswara Rao got high critical acclaim for his portrayal of nine characters. This film is regarded to have some of the finest ever performances by him. In the song Addala Meda Vundi, heavy star cast Jayalalitha, Kanchana, Jamuna and Girija make guest appearances as patients admitted in mental hospital.