Raja Makutam

Raja Makutam
Directed by	B. Narasimha Reddy
Produced by	B.Nagi Reddy
Written by	D. V. Narasa Raju
Starring	N.T. Rama Rao, Kannamba, Rajasulochana, Gummadi, Padmanabham, Rajanala, Mukkamala, Kaikala Satyanarayana
Music by	Master Venu
Cinematography	B.N. Konda Reddy
Release dates	24 February 1960
Running time	179 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Raja Makutam or Rajamakutam (King's Sceptre) is a 1960 Telugu film directed by veteran B. Narasimha Reddy. The film was produced by Vauhini Studios and simultaneously made in Tamil.

Synopsis

B.N. Reddi is one of the most prolific filmmakers of Telugu cinema during the 1950s. He is also the director of the critically acclaimed Malleswari. The plot is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet with significant changes. Plot lines like the queen marrying the king's murderer, tragic ending are removed. Instead, in the film, after the king's murder by his prime minister, the queen and the prince form a team. Prince feigns madness as in the play but the conclusion was changed to a happy ending.

Cast

Actor	Character
N. T. Rama Rao	Prince Pratap
Rajasulochana
Kannamba	Queen
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao	Prachandudu
B. Padmanabham	Son of Prachandudu
Rajanala Kaleswara Rao
Vangara Venkata Subbaiah

Songs

There are about 11 songs in the film.^[1]

• "Anjalide Janani Devi" (Singer: P. Leela)
• "Edanunnado Ekkadunnado Naa Chukkala Redu" (Singer: P. Leela; Cast: Rajasulochana)
• "Eti Odduna Maa Vooru" (Singer: Jikki Krishnaveni)
• "Jaya Jaya Manogna Mangala Murthi Sharada Neerada Nirmala Keerthi" (Singer: P. Susheela)
• "Ooredi Peredi O Chandamama" (Lyrics: Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao; Singers: P. Leela and Ghantasala)
• "Sadiseyako Gali Sadiseya Boke" (Lyrics: Devulapalli Krishnasastri; Singer: P. Leela)
• "Takita Takita Dhimi Tabala" (Lyrics: Kosaraju Raghavaiah; Singer: Ghantasala; Cast: N.T. Rama Rao)

References

1. http://ghantasalagalamrutamu.blogspot.com/2009/08/1960_5060.html

External links

• Raja Makutam at the Internet Movie Database