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Premabhishekam (1981 film)

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Premabhishekam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDasari Narayana Rao
Written byInspired by Hollywood movie Send Me No Flowers (1964) by Norman Barasch and Dailogues by Dasari Narayana Rao
Produced byVenkat Akkineni
Nagarjuna Akkineni
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Jayasudha
Sridevi
Murali Mohan
Mohan Babu
CinematographyP. S. Selvaraj
Edited byB. Krishnam Raju
Music byChakravarthy
Production
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Release date
  • 18 February 1981 (1981-02-18)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box officeest. 4 crore[1]

Premabhishekam (transl. Anointing of Love) is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.This film is inspired from Send Me No Flowers 1964 Hollywood movie by Norman Barasch and Carroll Moore and Produced by Annapurna Studios, it stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayasudha, Sridevi, Murali Mohan, Mohan Babu and music composed by Chakravarthy.[2][3]

Released on 18 February 1981, Premabhishekam was a commercial success and an industry hit grossing over 4 crore distributor share at the box office.[1] It had a theatrical run of 527 days and became the first film to complete a 75-week run in Andhra Pradesh.[1] The film won four Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South. It was later remade in Tamil as Vazhvey Maayam (1982) and in Hindi as Prem Tapasya (1983).

Plot

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Rajesh, a naughty guy, falls for the charming Devi. Their acquaintance begins with squabbles. She misconstrues him as a flirt, denies his proposal, and mortifies him. Anyhow, Devi senses Rajesh's wholesome love with soul and reciprocates. Now, the elders decide to knit them when Devi's brother, Dr. Chakravarthy, detects that Rajesh is terminally ill with cancer, so he bars the nuptial. Knowing it, Rajesh & Devi plan to bond secretly. During that time, Rajesh also discovers his illness from Dr. Venkateswarulu and that his bestie, Prasad, loves Devi. Ergo affirms that he wants to estrange her by pretending to be debauchery to her. So, Rajesh makes a play with a prostitute, Jayanthi, to develop hatred. Devi is devastated, tries to contact him, and proclaims his intent to seek vengeance for her humiliation. Being mindful of it, furious Devi opts to splice Prasad in reply to Rajesh. Parallelly, Jayanthi adores Rajesh pleads with her to wedlock her since she desires to be his wife for a while. Rajesh accepts her requests and begins his last journey. Soon after the wedding, Devi collapses, aware of the fact, and rushes to meet. Finally, the movie ends with Rajesh blessing the newly wedded couple and breathing his last happily.

Cast

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Production

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Dasari Narayana Rao wrote the story, screenplay, and dialogues in addition to lyrics. The film has editing by B. Krishnam Raju and cinematography by P. S. Selvaraj. Nageswara Rao's sons, Venkat Akkineni and Nagarjuna Akkineni produced the film under Annapurna Studios.

Soundtrack

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Premabhishekam
Film score by
Released1981
GenreSoundtrack
Length32:55
LabelSEA Records
ProducerChakravarthy
Chakravarthy chronology
Prema Simhasanam
(1981)
Premabhishekam
(1981)
Prema Kanuka
(1981)

Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Dasari Narayana Rao. Music released on SEA Records Audio Company. The song "Nee Kallu" was reused in the film's Tamil remake Vaazhvey Maayam as "Mazhaikaala Megam".

S. No. Song Title Singers length
1 "Naa Kallu Chebuthunnayi" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 4:18
2 "Devi Mounama" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 4:40
3 "Oka Devuni Gudilo" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 4:31
4 "Kotappa Kondaku" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 4:33
5 "Tharalu Digivachina" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 4:28
6 "Vandanam Abhivandanam" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 4:15
7 "Agadhu Agadhu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 6:10

Box office

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The film has completed 100 days direct in 25 centres. The film has completed 175 days direct in 16 centres and also ran for 365 days in some theatres in Telugu states

Awards

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Nandi Awards[4]
Filmfare Awards South

References

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  1. ^ a b c Jayadeva, Rentala (18 February 2021). "ప్రేమాభిషేకం: అక్కినేని ప్రేమకు... దాసరి పట్టాభిషేకం". Sakshi (in Telugu).
  2. ^ Prakash, Shiva (28 August 2012). film is copied from "send me no flowers" 1964 hollywood movie. "Premabhishekam (1981) – ANR OLD Telugu Songs – Free Download Telugu Mp3 Audio Songs". Junctionfun.blogspot.in. Retrieved 7 September 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ "Premabhishekam Songs – Premabhishekam Telugu Movie Songs – Telugu Songs Lyrics Trailer Videos, Preview Stills Reviews". Raaga.com. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  4. ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
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