Sri Rama Paduka Pattabhishekam

Srirama Paduka Pattabhishekam
శ్రీరామ పాదుకా పట్టాభిషేకం
Directed bySarvottam Badami
Produced bySagar Movietone
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  • 1932 (1932)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Sri Rama Paduka Pattabhishekam (transl. The coronation of Lord Rama's padukas) is a 1932 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological drama film directed by Sarvottam Badami.[1] It is notable for being the second Telugu talkie film.[2] The film stars renowned stage actor Yadavalli Suryanarayana as Lord Rama, alongside C. S. R. Anjaneyulu and Surabhi Kamalabai.[3][4]

The film is based on an episode from the Ramayana, depicting Lord Rama's fourteen-year exile in the forest and Bharata's symbolic coronation of Rama's padukas (footwear) on the throne, symbolizing Rama's rule in his absence.[5] It holds significance as the first Telugu film based on the Ramayana, with Yadavalli Suryanarayana as the first actor to portray Rama and Surabhi Kamalabai as the first actress to play Sita in Telugu cinema.[6]

  1. ^ "Sri Rama Paduka Pattabhishekham (1932)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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  3. ^ Suryanarayana Yadavalli, Luminaries of 20th Century, Part 2, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 1012.
  4. ^ Narasimham, M L (31 October 2010). "Ramadasu 1933". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. ^ Yves Thoraval (1 February 2000). The cinemas of India. Macmillan India. ISBN 978-0-333-93410-4. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Sri RamaNavami: తెరపై తారకరామ మయం". NTV Telugu (in Telugu). 10 April 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2024.