Sati Savitri (1933 film)
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| Directed by | C. Pullayya |
| Written by | Mallajosyula Ramana Murthy |
| Produced by | East India Film Company |
| Starring | Vemuri Gaggayya Ramatilakam Nidumukkala Subba Rao Surabhi Kamalabai |
Release date | 1933 |
Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | est. ₹75,000 |
Sati Savitri is a 1933 Indian
Plot
There was a prince in India named Aswapati, ruling over the kingdom of Madra. He married queen Malavi. Even after a longtime they did not have a child. He invoked Savitri, his favourite deity and by the grace of god, they had a daughter; named as Savitri. She grew into a lovely maiden and was always playing in the palace and in the forest with her companion Vasantika. She often used to relate her dreams to her companion and once she portrayed in words the form and beauty of her beloved.
One day her pet deer escaped into the forest. and both Savitri and Vasantika ran after it. They found that the deer was held and kept in captivity by Prince Satyavanta, son of king Dyumatsena, who was collecting fruits and flowers along with his comrade Saradvata. Savitri then recalled the features of the young man whom she saw in the dream and intimated the fact to her companion. Eventually she got her deer back but could not forget Satyavanta. She made a portrait of her beloved and worshiping him.
Her parents are anxiously contemplating her marriage. Narada visited the kingdom and strongly prevailed upon them to have a matrimonial alliance with Satyavanta. The marriage was celebrated with all religious formalities. Savitri knew through Narada that her husband would not live long. As the destined day was approaching, she was closely watching his movements and accompanying him.
Three days before the fateful moment, she commenced her fast and went into the forest with her Lord where he would hew wood. When the sun reached the zenith, Satyavanta complained of headache and fell down. Within minutes,
Seeing Yama depriving her lord's life, she questioned and argued with him about his authority to deal with a lady of spotless chastity and affection. Yama alternately appealed to her and threatened her and even opened up the scenes of hell with its terrors and dire punishments. But nothing daunted, she pursued him, crossed the Vaitarani and compelled him to restore the life of her beloved Satyavanta. Greatly pleased with her wisdom, courage and chastity, he also gave her many a boon which conferred among others progeny to Aswapati and Kingdom to Dyumatsena.
Cast
- Savitri – Ramatilakam
- Satyavanta – Nidumukkala Subbarao
- Aswapati – Govindaraju Venkata Ramayya
- Dyumatsena – Dharmapuri Buchiraju
- Saradvata – Chirravuri Dikshitulu
- Narada – Parupalli Satyanarayana
- Yama – Vemuri Gaggayya
- Malavi – Parvati Bai
- Saibi – Padmavati Bai
- Vasantika – Lalitha
Box office
The film did very well at the box office and became the first Telugu film to collect over ₹1,00,000 in
References
- ^ a b Narasimham, M. L. (7 November 2010). "Sati Savithri (1933)". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ISBN 81-900602-1-X.
External links
- Sati Savitri at IMDb
