Premabhishekam (1981 film)

Premabhishekam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDasari Narayana Rao
Written byInspired by Hollywood movie Send Me No Flowers (1964) by Norman Barasch and Dailogues by Dasari Narayana Rao
Produced byVenkat Akkineni
Nagarjuna Akkineni
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Jayasudha
Sridevi
Murali Mohan
Mohan Babu
CinematographyP. S. Selvaraj
Edited byB. Krishnam Raju
Music byChakravarthy
Production
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Release date
  • 18 February 1981 (1981-02-18)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box officeest. 4 crore[1]

Premabhishekam (transl. Anointing of Love) is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.This film is inspired from Send Me No Flowers 1964 Hollywood movie by Norman Barasch and Carroll Moore and Produced by Annapurna Studios, it stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayasudha, Sridevi, Murali Mohan, Mohan Babu and music composed by Chakravarthy.[2][3]

Released on 18 February 1981, Premabhishekam was a commercial success and an industry hit grossing over 4 crore distributor share at the box office.[1] It had a theatrical run of 527 days and became the first film to complete a 75-week run in Andhra Pradesh.[1] The film won four Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South. It was later remade in Tamil as Vazhvey Maayam (1982) and in Hindi as Prem Tapasya (1983).

  1. ^ a b c Jayadeva, Rentala (18 February 2021). "ప్రేమాభిషేకం: అక్కినేని ప్రేమకు... దాసరి పట్టాభిషేకం". Sakshi (in Telugu).
  2. ^ Prakash, Shiva (28 August 2012). film is copied from "send me no flowers" 1964 hollywood movie. "Premabhishekam (1981) – ANR OLD Telugu Songs – Free Download Telugu Mp3 Audio Songs". Junctionfun.blogspot.in. Retrieved 7 September 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ "Premabhishekam Songs – Premabhishekam Telugu Movie Songs – Telugu Songs Lyrics Trailer Videos, Preview Stills Reviews". Raaga.com. Retrieved 7 September 2012.