Sankaraabharanam

Sankaraabharanam ("The Jewel of Shiva") (1979) is a musical film in the Telugu language, directed by Dr. K. Viswanath and produced by Poornodaya Art Creations[?]. It is widely considered to have caused a renaissance in both Telugu and Indian films.

Viswanath gained national acclaim for this film, which triggered a sequence of other art movies in Telugu, including Thyagayya[?] (by Bapu), Meghasandesam[?] (by Dasari N. Rao), and Viswanath's own follow-ups to Sankaraabharanam: Saagara Sangamam, Sruthi Layalu, Swarna Kamalam[?], and Swathi Kiranam.

The movie is about a maestro of Carnatic music who dedicates his life to music. He becomes a victim of western on-slaught of Indian culture and tradition. However he succeeds in passing on the priceless tradition to a worthy inherent.

Credits

• Cast: JV Somayajulu[?], Manju Bhargavi and Allu Ramalingayya.
• Dialogues: Jandhyala[?]
• Music: KV Mahadevan
• Lyrics: Veturi Sundarama Murthy[?]
• Story, Screenplay & Direction: Dr.K.Viswanath
• Producer: Edida Nageswara Rao for Poornodaya Films.

See also

• List of Telugu films

External link

• Sankara Bharanam (http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/sankarabharanam.html) - a review of the film from the Telugu film site idlebrain.com (http://www.idlebrain.com/)