Nartanasala

Nartanasala also written as Nartanashala Telugu EnglishThe Dance Hall was a 1963, Indian epic mythological, Telugu film written by Samudrala Raghavacharya and directed by Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao. It was produced by Rajyam Pictures in Black and White. The film was a blockbuster. The film received awards for best production design and best actor to S. V. Ranga Rao, at the Indonesian Film Festival. The film is cited among CNNIBNs list of hundred greatest Indian films of all time. The film won the National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film in 1963 at the 11th National Film Awards, and has secured the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Film.

Dandamudi Rajagopal who acted as Bhima in this film participated thrice in the Olympic games in 1948,1952 and 1956 in the field of Weightlifting. NTRs son Balakrishna announced plans to act and direct in the remake of the film in 2003, and a launch event was held in Hyderabad during March 2003. Produced by Pusapati Lakshmipati Raju, the film was announced to have an ensemble cast also featuring Soundarya, Srihari, Saikumar, Uday Kiran and Asin in lead roles. However, despite a grand launch, the film was later shelved following the sudden demise of actress Soundarya.

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