Amarasilpi Jakkanna

Amarasilpi Jakkanna
Theatrical release poster
Directed byB. S. Ranga
Written bySamudrala (dialogues)
Screenplay byB. S. Ranga
Produced byB. S. Ranga
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
B. Saroja Devi
CinematographyB. S. Ranga
Edited byP. J. Mohan
M. Devendra Nath
Chakrapani
Music byS. Rajeswara Rao
Production
company
Vikram Studios
Distributed byNavayuga Films
Release date
  • 1964 (1964)
Running time
165 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Amarasilpi Jakkanna is a 1964 Telugu-language biographical film, produced and directed by B. S. Ranga under the Vikram Studios banner. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao in the title role of Jakanachari, a legendary sculptor credited with building various temples of Kalyani Chalukyas and Hoysalas. Music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.

Amarasilpi Jakkanna is the first Eastmancolor production of Telugu cinema.[1] It is a remake of director's own Kannada film Amarashilpi Jakkanachari (1964).[2]

  1. ^ "Amarasilpi Jakkanna (1964) – Telugu Movie | Chitralu.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Contributions of Kannada Cinema to Historical Dramas". Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.