Navaratri (1966 film)

Navaratri Telugu is a 1966 Telugu Drama film directed by Tatineni Rama Rao and starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri. It is produced by Anumolu Venkata Subba Rao of Prasad Art Pictures. It is a remake of a 1964 Tamil film with the same title, starring Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri. The story is written by A. P. Nagarajan for both films.In the song Addala Meda Undi, actress J. Jayalalithaa, Kanchana, Jamuna Ramanarao and Girija make a guest appearance as patients admitted in mental hospital.

The film opens with the narrator explaining that there are nine types of human behaviors Navarasam such as Wonder, Fear, Compassion, Anger, Equanimity, Disgust, Elegance, Bravery and Bliss and that Nageswara Raos nine roles represents one character per role.Radha Savitri is the only daughter of a rich man. When she happily celebrates Navaratri festival at her home with her friends her father informs about the visit of a groom and his parents for her wedding. Radha is reluctant to the proposal as she wants to marry her college mate Venu Gopal. After arguments with her father, she leaves away from home without her fathers knowledge at the first Navaratri night. ........

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