Tapi Dharma Rao (story / script / songs) Sadasivabrahmam (uncredited)
Screenplay by
Ch Narayana Murthy
Produced by
Raja Saheb of Mirzapur
Starring
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Anjali Devi
Cinematography
D. L. Narayana
Edited by
R. M. Venu Gopal
Music by
Ghantasala
Production company
Sobhanachala Pictures
Release date
19 February 1949 (1949-02-19)
Running time
172 minutes
Country
India
Language
Telugu
Keelu Gurram (transl. Magical horse) is a 1949 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film produced and directed by Raja Saheb of Mirzapuram under the Sobhanachala Pictures banner.[1] It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi, with music composed by Ghantasala. The film marks the debut of Ghantasala as a composer who would later become a noted composer and playback singer .[2]
Fascinated by the commercial success of folklore films, Raja of Mirzapuram asked his writers to come up with a similar subject. Tapi Dharma Rao assisted by the noted story-teller Sadasivabrahmam (uncredited) wrote the story of the film which is inspired by Kasi Majili Kathalu.[3] Chitrapu Narayanamurthy, who had earlier directed all of Raja’s productions wrote the screenplay. Narayanamurthy also ghost directed most of the scenes for the Raja.[3]
The film released on 19 February 1949. Keelu Gurram was a big hit and celebrated a 148-day run at Maruthi Talkies in Vijayawada and hundred-day run at 10 other centres.[3][4] It was also the first Telugu film dubbed into Tamil.[3] After Balaraju (1948), Keelugurram established Nageswara Rao as the much sought-after hero.[3]
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^Eenadu Daily, Eenadu Sunday - 28 April 2013, 100 years of Indian Cinema, Early Tollywood, Page 9
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