Sankarabharanam

Sankarabharanam (1980)

శంకరాభరణం

Sankara Shastri is a devout and famous classical singer who finds a fan in Tulasi, a prostitute's daughter. She wants to devote herself to his service, but her mother has other plans for her.

Date of release
1980-02-02
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (19)
Runtime
2h 23m
Genres
Romance, Drama, Music
Director
K. Viswanath

Casting

Interesting facts

Shankarabharanam is a 1980 Indian Telugu-language musical drama film co-written and directed by K. Viswanath. Produced by Edida Nageswara Rao under Poornodaya Movie Creations, the film stars J. V. Somayajulu, Manju Bhargavi, Chandra Mohan, and Rajyalakshmi. The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film explores the cultural divide between Indian classical and Western pop music through the perspectives of characters from different generations.

Production

After hearing the plot, the producers were initially taken aback due to the parallel cinema tone to the subject matter, but finally Edida Nageswara Rao agreed to produce the film. He wanted Akkineni Nageswara Rao to enact the role of Shankara Sastry, K.

The shooting of the film was completed in 60 days. The film was mostly shot in Rajahmundry, Raghudevapuram, Polavaram, Ramachandrapuram, Annavaram, and Somavaram in Andhra Pradesh, Thiruvanmiyur in Madras, Belur and Halebeedu in Karnataka.

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