Mayuri (film)

Mayuri
Mayuri
	Poster
Directed by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Written by	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao; Ganesh Patro
Produced by	Ramoji Rao
Starring	Sudha Chandran
Cinematography	Srihari Anumolu
Music by	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Production; company	Ushakiran Movies
Release date	1985;
Running time	142 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Mayuri (transl. Peacock) is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language biographical dance film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and produced by Ramoji Rao. Based on the life of Sudha Chandran, the film stars her in the title role while P. L. Narayana, Nirmalamma, Y. Vijaya, Potti Prasad, K. K. Sharma, S. R. Raju and Suthi Veerabhadra Rao played supporting roles.^[1]^[2]

The film was premiered at the 1985 10th IFFI,^[3] and retrospectively at the 45th IFFI in the Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema section.^[4] The film won 14 Nandi Awards the most by any other Telugu film. It was dubbed into Malayalam and Tamil as Mayoori,^[5] and remade as Naache Mayuri (1986) in Hindi.^[6]

Plot[edit]

Mayuri is a real story of classical dancer Sudha Chandran, who lost her leg in an accident on her way from Trichy to Madras in June 1981. The story depicts how she got a Jaipur foot and fights her way back as a dancer and succeeds in life.

Cast[edit]

Sudha Chandran as Mayuri Olpam
Veeramachaneni Subhakar as Mohan
P. L. Narayana as Mayuri's father
Nirmalamma as Mayuri's grandmother
Y. Vijaya as Mayuri's stepmother
Chakri Toleti as Mayuri's stepbrother
Suthi Veerabhadra Rao as Mayuri's best friend
Potti Prasad as Police Officer
P. R. Varalakshmi
Mukku Raju

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and the lyrics were written by Veturi.^[7]

Song	Singers
"Ee Paadam"	S. P. Sailaja
"Gourisankara Sringam"	S. Janaki, Chorus
"Idi Naa Priya Narthana"	S. Janaki
"Kailasamlo Thaandavamaade"	S. Janaki, Chorus
"Mounam Gaanam Madhuram"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, Chorus
"Vennello Muthyama"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, Chorus

Awards[edit]

Nandi Awards^[8]

Best Feature Film - Gold - Ramoji Rao
Best Director – Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Best Supporting Actress – G. Nirmalamma
Best Screenplay Writer – Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, K. S. Prakash Rao & Ganesh Patro
Best Cinematographer – Srihari Anumolu
Best Music Director – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Best Male Playback Singer – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Best Editor – Gowtham Raju
Best Art Director – V. Bhaskara Raju
Best Choreographer – Seshu
Best Audiographer – Yemmi
Second Best Story Writer – Usha kiran Movies Unit
Special Jury Award – Sudha Chandran
Special Jury Award – P. L. Narayana

Filmfare Awards

Best Director Telugu – Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (1985)

National Film Awards

National Film Award – Special Jury Award for Sudha Chandran in 1985

References[edit]

^ "Singeetham Srinivasa Rao's gems before Christ". Rediff.com. 7 September 2010. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 471. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
^ "Indian Cinema 1985" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
^ "45th International Film Festival of India, Goa" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
^ "மயூரி". Anna (in Tamil). 20 June 1985. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
^ "First of Many: Sudhaa Chandran revisits Mayuri". The Indian Express. 12 April 2022.
^ "Mayuri (1984)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. p. 74. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

External links[edit]

Mayuri at IMDb

[1] "Singeetham Srinivasa Rao's gems before Christ". Rediff.com. 7 September 2010. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[2] Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 471. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.

[3] "Indian Cinema 1985" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

[4] "45th International Film Festival of India, Goa" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

[5] "மயூரி". Anna (in Tamil). 20 June 1985. p. 3. Retrieved 30 May 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.

[6] "First of Many: Sudhaa Chandran revisits Mayuri". The Indian Express. 12 April 2022.

[7] "Mayuri (1984)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

[8] "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. 13 March 2010. p. 74. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2021.

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