Lava Kusa (1934 film)

Lava Kusa
Directed byC. Pullayya
Screenplay byVallabhajosyula Ramana Murthy
Dialogues by
Produced byMotilal Chamaria
StarringParupalli Subbaraju
Sriranjani Sr.
Master Bhimaraju
Master Malleswara Rao
Parupalli Satyanarayana
Music byPrabhala Satyanarayana
Production
company
Release date
  • 23 December 1934 (1934-12-23)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Lava Kusa is a 1934 Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by C. Pullayya and produced by Motilal Chamaria under the East India Film Company.[1] The film is based on the play Lava Kusa, written by K. Subrahmanya Sastry, and marks an important milestone in early Telugu cinema. It was one of the first films to feature recorded songs, following the trend set by Sati Savitri (1933). All the songs in Lava Kusa were well received, contributing to its success.[2]

The film narrates the Ramayana story of Seeta, who, after retiring to the forest, gives birth to twin sons, Lava and Kusa. Unaware that Rama is their father, the twins later confront him. The film was a major hit and ran in some theatres for over a year. It marked the acting debut of singer Sriranjani. It was also one of the first Telugu films to have a wide release in rural areas of Andhra Pradesh.[1]

C. Pullayya, in collaboration with his son C. S. Rao, remade Lava Kusa in 1963, featuring N. T. Rama Rao and Anjali Devi in the lead roles.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Lava Kusa (1934)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  2. ^ Harikrishna, Mamidi. "కనుడు … కనుడు రామాయణగాథ". Navatarangam (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (13 January 2017). "Blast from the Past with Lava Kusa". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Reliving the magic of 'Lava Kusa'". The Hindu. 18 November 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Lava Kusa: తెలుగునాట వెలుగుతూనే ఉన్న 'లవకుశ'!". NTV Telugu (in Telugu). 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2024.