Suvarna Sundari
Suvarna Sundari () is a 1957 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film, produced by P. Adinarayana Rao under the Anjali Pictures banner and directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi and music also composed by Adinarayana Rao. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as "Manaalane Mangaiyin Baakkiyam". Lata Mangeshkar suggested that 'Suvarna Sundari' be remade in Hindi instead of dubbing the film. It was then made in Hindi with the title same as the Telugu version. Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi did their roles in the Hindi version as well; it was the only Hindi  movie in ANR's film career, while Gemini Ganesan played the male lead role in the Tamil version. The shooting of the film was held at Venus Studios, Madras and the outdoor shooting was held at Shimsha falls, Mysore. The film was released through Chamria Talkie Distributors, headed by Sundar Lal Nahata, and it set a record at the box office by celebrating 50 days in 48 centers and completed 100 days in 18 centers. Plot. Once upon a time, there was a kingdom Malwa, it's prince Jayanth (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) is ready to leave, after accomplishing his education . Just before, Raja guru's (K.V.S.Sarma) daughter Sarala (Suryakala) denounces him for the refusal of her love and claims that he molested her. So, the King Chandra Bhanu penalizes him with death penalty but Jayanth absconds somehow. On the way, he is acquainted with 3 sly thieves Kailasam (Relangi), Ullasam (Ramana Reddy) and Chadastam (Balakrishna) who confront Jayanth to resolve the mystery behind a Lord Siva’s temple. Therein, Jayanth relieves the curse of a "Gandharva" who bestows him with 3 marvel gifts. A "Jug" which supplies any amount of food, a "Mat" which travels anywhere, and a "Wand" which  punishes a person irrespective of his strength. Meanwhile, the 3 crafty thieves backstab Jayanth and, steals the objects. They share the 3 objects among themselves and split. Before long, fortuitously, a glorious angel Surana Sundari (Anjali Devi) lands from heaven and the comes across Jayanth. The two fall in love. They marry and Sundari conceives. When Lord Indra knows about this affair of Sundari with a mortal man, he curses Sundari to take a permanent human form and casts her to Earth. He also curses Jayanth that he will lose all his memory of Sundari and will turn into stone  if he ever touches her again. Jayanth wanders, Sundari becomes a mortal on earth and gives birth to a baby boy. But the wheel of fortune makes them separate. Years roll by, Jayanth as a wanderer regains 3 objects from the thieves who cheated him earlier. In between, he contracts a curse that he will turn into a female in the day and male in the night. The curse will be lifted only if gets Amrit (nectar) from heaven. Thereafter, he goes into a kingdom and lands a job at the palace as Jayanthi (Rajasulochana, in the female form), gets  close to the princess Parthima Devi (Girija). In the meantime, Sundari uses a man's guise to search for his son and Jayanth. Sundari gets appointed as Chief Minister by the King (C.S.R). Simultaneously, their son Siva Kumara (Master Babji) is raised by a cowherd (Gummadi), after his death, he sets foot into Siva temple where Lord Siva & Goddess Parvathi rears him with her breast milk. By fate, one night Parthima encounters Jayanth and falls for him. Sundari sees that and renounces Jayanth and feels it's better for him as there is also Indra's curse. Later, Jayanth comes  across a demon and through it he gets relieved from his curse. When touches Sundari he starts to become a statue due to Indra's curse and remembers his past with Sundari. At that moment, their son Siva Kumara checks them to the Shiva's temple. Thereupon, Lord Siva reveals to them that the boy is their own son and for lifting Jayanth's curse the boy should pick up "Golden Lotus" from Indra's heaven. After making an audacious journey, the boy secures the golden lotus and just before Jayanth fully becomes a statue, places the lotus on his  head and reverses the curse. At last, they reunite and Jayanth is proven innocent. Finally, the movie ends a happy note. Soundtrack. Telugu version Music composed by P. Adinarayana Rao. Music released on HMV Audio Company. Tamil version