Anarkali (1955 film)

Anarkali
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVedantam Raghavayya
Written bySamudrala Sr. (dialogues)
Screenplay byVedantam Raghavayya
Produced byP. Adinarayana Rao
Anjali Devi (presents)
StarringAnjali Devi
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
CinematographyKamal Ghosh
Edited byN. S. Prakasam
Music byP. Adinarayana Rao
Production
company
Release date
  • 28 April 1955 (1955-04-28)
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Anarkali (transl.Pomegranate blossom) is a 1955 Indian Telugu-language historical romance film, written and directed by Vedantam Raghavayya. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi. It is based on the legend of the romance between Mughal prince Salim (later known as Jahangir) and the eponymous court dancer.

Anarkali was produced by P. Adinarayana Rao, who also composed the music. It was released on 28 April 1955 and became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in many theatres. It was dubbed in Tamil with the same title.