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{{short description|1958 film}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Chenchu Lakshmi
| image = Chenchu Lakshmi film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = [[Vempati Sadasivabrahmam]] {{small|(Telugu dialogues)}} Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass M. S. Subramaniam {{small|(Tamil dialogues)}}
| story = Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
| screenplay = B. A. Subba Rao
| producer = B. A. Subba Rao
| director = [[B. A. Subba Rao]]
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] [[Anjali Devi]]
| music = [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]
| cinematography = C. Nageshwara Rao
| editing = K. Marthandam
| studio = B.A.S. Productions
| distributor = Navayuga Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1958|4|9}}
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Chenchu Lakshmi''''' is a 1958 Indian bilingual [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[List of Hindu mythological or devotional films|Hindu mythological film]], produced and directed by [[B. A. Subba Rao]] under the B.A.S. Productions banner. It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Anjali Devi]] and music composed by [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]; both of the movies simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil, most of the scenes and artists are same in both the versions, it was also made earlier in 1943 with different cast and crew.<ref name="BFTP">{{cite news |last1=Narasimhan |first1=M. L. |title=Chenchulakshmi (1958) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/blast-from-the-past-chenchulakshmi-1958/article7255694.ece |accessdate=15 November 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=28 May 2015 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film is based on the Hindu puranic story which begins with the marriage ceremony of [[Lord Vishnu]] (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) & [[Lakshmi|Goddess Lakshmi]] (Anjali Devi). During, Sage [[Durvasa]] (Gummadi) becomes furious as he is uninvited. So, he curses Mahalakshmi's parents, Samudra (E. R. Sahadevan) & his wife (Sandhya) to born as tribals. After some time, Vishnu kills Hiranyaksha, donning Varaha avatar. Learning it, his brother Hiranyakasipa (S. V. Ranga Rao) a ferocious, performs a huge penance. Exploiting it, [[Indra]] kidnaps his pregnant wife Leelavathi (Pushpavalli) to destroy his heir. Thereupon, Sage [[Narada]] (Relangi) safeguards her at his ''Ashram'' where he sculpts Prahlada (Master Babji) on her womb as an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu. Meanwhile, Hiranyakasipa succeeds in his penance and gets a boon Lord Brahma that absence of death any weapon, human, animal, demon or divinity. Now, he occupies [[Indra]] the entire universe and moves in search of Vishnu who absconds along with Lakshmi. At present, Vishnu transforms the glow of Lakshmi into fruit and plants it on a tree. Parallelly, Samudra & his wife take birth as the tribals but they are perturbed as childless. So, Sage Narada makes a play, by bestowing them the fruit of Lakshmi's glow when the couple is blessed with a baby girl Chenchita (again Anjali Devi). Besides, Prahlada worships towards Vishnu reaches esteem and Hiranyakasipa makes several attempts to bar him but fails. Ultimately, he challenges to show his God when Vishnu appears from the pillar as Lord Narasimha ''half man & half lion'' and slays Hiranyakasipa. Here, Narasimha still raging with fury and no-one could make him calm including Lakshmi because she does not contain the glow. During that plight, Narasimha is acquainted with fearless Chenchita one that subsides his anger and turns into the handsome Narahari. Currently, they fall in love and couples up. Being cognizant of it, enraged Lakshmi displays grievance when both the wives squabble. At last, Narada affirms Chenchita as her glow when they conjoin and Samudra & his wife are also relieved from the curse. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the reunion of Lord Vishnu & Goddess Lakshmi at Vaikuntha.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}

===Telugu Cast===
*[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Lord [[Vishnu]]
*[[Anjali Devi]] as Goddess [[Lakshmi]] & Chenchita (Dual role)
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as [[Hiranyakashipu]]
*[[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao]] as [[Durvasa]]
*[[Relangi Venkata Ramaiah|Relangi]] as [[Narada|Narada Maharshi]]
*[[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]] as Lord [[Shiva]]
*E. R. Sahadevan as Samudrudu
*[[Vangara Venkata Subbaiah|Vangara]] as Chandamarkula
*[[Rushyendramani]]
*Sandhya as Queen of the Chenchus
*[[Pushpavalli]] as Leelavathi
*[[E. V. Saroja]] as Dancer
*Master Babji as [[Prahlada]]
{{colend}}

===Tamil Cast===
{{colbegin}}
*[[A. Nageswara Rao]] as Lord [[Vishnu]]
*[[Anjali Devi]] as Goddess [[Lakshmi]]/Chenchita
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as [[Hiranyakashipu]]
*[[Pushpavalli]] as Leelavathi
*[[K. A. Thangavelu]] as Saint [[Narada|Narada Maharshi]]
*E. R. Sahadevan as King of the Chenchus
*Sandhya as Queen of the Chenchus
*[[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]] as Lord [[Shiva]]
*[[Rushyendramani]]
*C. V. V. Panthulu as [[Durvasa]]
*[[Vangara Venkata Subbaiah]] as Chandamarkula
*A. V. Subba Rao
*Nalla Rama Murthy
*K. S. Angamuthu
*Master Babji as [[Prahlada]]
{{colend}}

==Crew==
*'''Art''': Vaali
*'''Choreography''': V. J. Sharma, Thangkappan & K. S. Reddy
*'''Story - Screenplay - Dialogues''': [[Vempati Sadasivabrahmam]] {{small|(Telugu)}} / Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass & M. S. Subramaniam {{small|(Tamil)}}
*'''Lyrics''': [[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala]], [[Arudra]], [[Kosaraju Raghavaiah|Kosaraju]], Vempati Sadasivabrahmam {{small|(Telugu)}} / [[Papanasam Sivan]], Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass & M. S. Subramaniam {{small|(Tamil)}}
*'''Playback''': [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Susheela]], [[Jikki]], [[Madhavapeddi Satyam]], [[P. B. Sreenivas]], [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]], Satyavathi, Vaidehi
*'''Music''': [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]
*'''Editing''': K. Marthandam
*'''Cinematography''': C. Nageshwara Rao
*'''Producer - Director''': [[B. A. Subba Rao]]
*'''Banner''': B. A. S. Productions
*'''Release Date''': 9 April 1958

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Chenchu Lakshmi
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1958
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 59:18
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] & [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label =
| producer = [[Saluri Rajeswara Rao]]
| prev_title = [[Sati Savitri (1957 film)|Sati Savitri]]
| prev_year = 1958
| next_title = [[Aada Pettanam]]
| next_year = 1958
}}

Music was composed by [[Saluri Rajeswara Rao]]. All the tunes for all the songs for both languages are the same. Music released on Audio Company.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Aanandamaye Ali Neelaveni"
|[[Arudra]]
|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[Jikki]]
|4:18
|-
|2
|"Chettulekkagalava O Narahari"
|Arudra
|Ghantasala, Jikki
|3:07
|-
|3
|"Chilaka Gorinka"
|Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
|Ghantasala, Jikki
|2:54
|-
|4
|"Paala Kadalipai"
|Arudra
|[[P. Susheela]]
|3:23
|-
|5
|"Adhigo Kanalera Kamala"
|[[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala Sr.]]
|P. Susheela
|3:10
|-
|5
|"Neelagagana Ghana Shyama"
|Arudra
|Ghantasala
|4:32
|-
|5
|"Kaanaga Raavaa"
|Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
|Ghantasala, Jikki
|3:26
|-
|6
|"Cheyi Cheyi"
|[[Kosaraju Raghavaiah|Kosaraju]]
|P. Susheela, Satyavathi, Vaidehi
|3:15
|-
|7
|"Kaallaku Gajjelu"
|Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
|[[P. B. Sreenivas]], Jikki
|2:43
|-
|8
|"Ma Chinni Papayi"
|Samudrala Sr
|P. Susheela
|2:04
|-
|9
|"Marapurani Manchi"
|Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
|Ghantasala, Jikki
|5:33
|-
|10
|"Karunaala Vaalaa"
|Kosaraju
|Ghantasala
|7:14
|-
|11
|"Sri Nadhuni"
|Samudrala Sr.
|P. Susheela
|2:36
|-
|12
|"Chenchu Lakshmi Slokam"
|Vempati Sadasivabrahmam
|P. Susheela
|10:03
|}

===Tamil Songs===
Lyrics by [[Papanasam Sivan]], [[Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass]] & M. S. Subramaniam.
{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || Aanandham Eedhe Alidula Veni || [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] & [[Jikki]] || || 04:13
|-
| 2 || Naaraayanan Thiru Adi Malar Panindhu || [[P. Suseela]] || || 02:47
|-
| 3 || Maratthil Eruvaayaa Ye Singga Manadhil || [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] & [[Jikki]] || || 02:17
|-
| 4 || Mangai Endhan Manadhil Inbam || [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] & [[Jikki]] || || 05:01
|-
| 5 || Anbe En Raaja Assai Kannaalane || [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] & [[Jikki]] || || 02:38
|-
| 6 || Vidhiyai Vellum Valimai Amma Unakku Illaiye || [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] || || 01:00
|-
| 7 || Sri Hariye Sagala Soothradhaari || [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] || || 00:40
|-
| 8 || Paal Kadal Thanile Sesha Sayanatthil || [[P. Suseela]] || || 02:54
|-
| 9 || Oyilu Kummi Podalaam Ullaasamaai || [[Jikki]], P. S. Vaidehi & Sathyavathi || || 03:22
|-
| 10 || Andha Naal Arakkan Iraniyan Arundhava Palanil || [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] || || 00:26
|-
| 11 || Alitthidum Avamadhippaiyai Naan Nasukkuven || V. N. Sundharam || || 02:32
|-
| 12 || Agila Jegamadhil Aadhi Naadhan || [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] || || 01:26
|-
| 13 || Bramma Sittha Niyaayatthilum Unnmai Purivadhedhu || [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] || || 01:01
|-
| 14 || Undhanai Pol Dheivam Undo Dhevaa || [[P. Suseela]] || || 01:54
|-
| 15 || Paarkadal Thanile Palli Konde Endrum || [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]] || || 00:51
|-
| 16 || Sri Hari Dheva Jegame Pugazh Jeeva || [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] & [[Jikki]] || || 03:09
|-
| 17 || Naaraayanaa Hari Naaraayanaa Sriman || [[P. Suseela]] || Papanasam Sivan || 03:23
|-
| 18 || Vidha Vidhamaagave Vedanggal Aniyum || [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]] || || 00:45
|-
| 19 || Eerezhu Loganggal Koorume Un Perai || [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] || || 01:13
|-
| 20 || Chandhrodhayam Pole Indha Jegam Meedhile || [[Jikki]] || || 01:59
|-
| 21 || Gaandha Sakthi Enavo Kai Padave || [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] || || 00:44
|-
| 22 || Dhargamudan Viyaagaranam Sangeetham || [[P. Suseela]] || || 04:00
|-
| 23 || Lambaadi Lambaadi Hoi Lambaadi || [[Madhavapeddi Satyam|M. Sathyam]] & [[Jikki]] || || 02:58
|-
| 24 || Uyar Karunaamoorthi Perumai Avar Kanndaar || [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]] || || 02:44
|-
| 25 || Inngiruppaano Anggiruppaano Endra Iyame || V. N. Sundharam & [[P. Suseela]] || || 02:58
|}

==The 1943 film==
Chenchu Lakshmi was made in 1943 directed by S. Soundararajan and starring [[C. H. Narayana Rao]] and [[Kamala Kotnis]] .<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0282412/ Chenchu Lakshmi 1943 film at IMDb.]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt0279729|Chenchu Lakshmi}}
* {{YouTube|FsDDotRG_34|Chenchu Lakshmi Tamil Titles}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091230182741/http://telugufm.com/Modules/music/MovieDetail.aspx?MID=10816 Listen to Chenchu Lakshmi songs at Telugufm.com.]
* [http://www.raaga.com/channels/telugu/moviedetail.asp?mid=A0001799 Chenchu Lakshmi songs at Raaga.com]

[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1958 films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films about Hinduism]]
[[Category:Films directed by B. A. Subba Rao]]

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