| Sivaranjani | |
| Director: | Dasari Narayana Rao |
| Producer: | Dasari Padma |
| Starring: | Jayasudha Hari Prasad Mohan Babu Allu Ramalingaiah Nirmalamma Subhashini Murali Mohan |
| Music: | Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu |
| Cinematography: | K. S. Mani |
| Editing: | K. Balu |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
Sivaranjani is 1978 Indian Telugu-language musical drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film is about a village girl Sivaranjani who goes on to become a famous film actress, played by Jaya Sudha. Later it was remade in Tamil as Natchathiram in 1980.[1]
The film is about a village girl Sivaranjani (Jayasudha), who goes on to become a famous film actress. A small town man, Hari Prasad forms her fan club and starts admiring her. Sivaranjani starts finding her true love in this man. She gives up her career as a film actress, escapes the trauma of limelight and wants to settle down with this man. However, Nirmallamma and Subhashini approach Jayasudha to convince her not to marry the boy. Sivaranjani sacrifices her life so that the boy and Subhashini can marry.
Music by Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu.[2] The lead violin tune of "Joru Meedunnave Tummeda Nee Joru Evari Kosame Tummeda?" was played by Y. N. Sharma, father of music director Mani Sharma.[3]