Sampoorna Ramayanam (1971 film) explained

Sampoorna Ramayanam
Director:	Bapu
Producer:	Nidamarthi Padmakshi
Starring:	Shobhan Babu Chandrakala Gummadi V. Nagayya Kaikala Satyanarayana S.V.Ranga Rao Mikkilineni Jamuna Chhaya Devi Hemalatha Pandari Bai
Music:	K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography:	K. S. Prasad
Studio:	Durga Cinetone
Distributor:	Lakshmi Films
Country:	India
Language:	Telugu

Sampoorna Ramayanam is a 1972 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by Bapu. It is based on Valmiki's Ramayana.^[1] The film was a commercial success.

Plot

The story is the complete Ramayana from the birth of Lord Rama to his Pattabhisheka after completing his exile.

Cast^[2]

• Shobhan Babu as Rama
• Nagaraju as Lakshmana
• Chandrakala as Sita
• Chandra Mohan as Bharatha
• Gummadi as Dasaratha
• V. Nagayya as Vasishtha
• Kaikala Satyanarayana as Meghanadha
• S. V. Ranga Rao as Ravana^[3]
• Krishna Kumari as Mandodari
• Mikkilineni as Janaka
• Jamuna as Kaika
• Sriranjani Jr. as Sumitra
• Chhaya Devi as Mandhara
• Dhulipala as Vibhishana
• Madhavapeddi Satyam as Vishwamitra
• Mukkamala as Parashurama
• Pemmasani Ramakrishna as Angada
• Hemalatha as Kousalya
  • Pandari Bai as Shabari Arja Janardhan Rao as Anjaneya and Guha
• Chalapathi Rao as Vayu
• Anand Mohan as Akshayakumara

Soundtrack

• "Adigo Ramayya"
• "Choosindhi Ninnu Choosindhi" (Singer: P. Susheela)
• "Evadu Ninnu Minchu Vaadu"
• "Kunukontini Etc" - P. Susheela, Ghantasala
• "Oorike Kolanu Neeru Uliki Uliki Padutundhi" (Lyrics: Devulapalli Krishnasastri; Singer: P. Susheela)
• "Rama Laali Meghasyama Laali" (Singer: P. Susheela)
• "Ramaya Tandri O Ramaya Tandri.. Maa Nomulanni Pandinayi Ramaya Tandri" (Lyrics: Kosaraju Raghavaiah; Singer: Ghantasala)
• "Vana Jallu Kurisindhi Lera Lera Ollu Jhallu Jhallandi Rara Rara" (Singer: Jikki Krishnaveni)
• "Vedalenu Kodandapani" (three parts) (Singers: P. B. Srinivas and P. Susheela)

Box-office

The film ran for more than 100 days in 10 theaters in Andhra Pradesh.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-05-15. The Gift of Mythological Fiction. 2021-08-24. The Avenue Ma71il. en-US. 24 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824070350/https://avenuemail.in/the-gift-of-mythological-fiction/. live.
2. Web site: Sampoorna Ramayanam (1972) . 2023-06-11 . Indiancine.ma.
3. Web site: 5 August 2018. Remembering SV Ranga Rao: A versatile actor loved for his mythological roles. live. 2021-08-24. The News Minute. 11 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811100131/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/remembering-sv-ranga-rao-versatile-actor-loved-his-mythological-roles-86007.
4. Web site: Sobhanbabu's 100 Days Films List . Cinegoer . 2012-07-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927124102/http://www.cinegoer.com/sobhanbabu100.htm . 27 September 2012 . dmy-all .