Telugu film 'Mayabazar'
has topped the poll conducted by IBN Live to find out India's greatest film
till date. Malayalam film 'Manichitrathazhu' came 2nd while another Malayalam
film 'Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha' grabbed the 3rd spot.
The survey was part of the 100th
anniversary of India Film and “Mayabazaar” was one of
the 100 best films of various film industries across the country. For now, the
survey closed, the film received 16,960 votes, which was 23.91% of total votes
cast in the election.
Mayabazar is a 1957
mythological Telugu film. The Telugu version was first
released in Andhra Pradesh on 27 March 1957.The
story, dialogues, and song lyrics (in Telugu) were written by Pingali Nagendra Rao. The producer of
both the versions, Bommireddy Nagi Reddy bagged the highest
award for films in India, Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1986. The
critically acclaimed Mayabazar is considered one of the enduring classics of Indian Cinema.
The film was touted as a landmark achievement in Indian film's
cinematography, art direction and visual effects with the technology available
at the time. The music delivered by Saluri Rajeswara Rao (uncredited) and Ghantasala has been extremely
popular. The film stars Gummadi Venkateswara Rao as Balarama, NTR
as Krishna, ANR (Telugu version); Gemini Ganesan
(Tamil Version) as Abhimanyu, S. V. Ranga Rao
as Ghatotkacha,
and Savitri as Vatsala/Sasirekha. A
digitally remastered colour version was released in 2010. IBN Live
declared it as "India's greatest film ever".
Film Editing: C. P. Jambulingam and Kalyana Sundaram
Set Decoration: K. Srinivasan and Kuppuswamy
Makeup Department: Bhaktavatsalam and Peetambaram
Production Managers: Jagannath and Chalapathi Rao
Still Photographer: Vrishabendraiah
Playback singers: Jikki Krishnaveni, M. L. Vasantha Kumari, P. Leela, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, Rushyendramani, Madhavapeddi Satyam and P. Susheela
The film had a 100-day run in 15 centres.
The legendary and amazing
acting of evergreen my favourite S. V. Ranga Rao, Savitri, Relangi backbones
for a landmark achievement in 100 years Indian film History.
Actress Savtri's stunning dual portrayal of a
princess and a monster-prince cemented her acting prowess in Telugu Cinema
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There is little else one
could expect when all time greats like Marcus Bartley (cinematography),
Ghantasala (music), ML, Leela, Suseela and Madhavapeddi (playback), Gokhale
(art), Pasumarthy (choreography) and Pitambaram (make-up) got-together to weave
magic around an episode from Mahabharata, Sasirekha Parinayam .
It is a tribute to Telugu
culture, language and customs of the land. The film was watched repeatedly soon
after its release because people identified every character of the film with
someone they knew in their immediate vicinity and the audience still do the
same now.
The dialogues written by
Pingali Nageswara Rao (as well the lyrics) were the same that the people were
hearing or using in their conversations every day - if not, those became a part
of Telugu life thereafter. Sasirekha, nay Ghatothkacha's Manadi Sodara Prema...
became immortalised as much as Suryakantam's antha alamalame kada which has
become a way of life in greeting people.
As for the songs, Aha naa
pelli anta still reverberates in marriages andVivaaha bhojanambu is yet another
must.
The result - a feast for
the eyes and soul. That is Maya Bazaar for you. Mind you, this is a story of
Paandavas and Kauravas with the Yadavas pitching in. But one never sees the
Paandavas throughout the film. We only hear of them.
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