Swapna Sundari ( Dream Girl) is a 1950 Telugu-language fantasy swashbuckler film, produced and directed by Ghantasala Balaramayya under the Pratibha Productions banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi and music jointly composed by C. R. Subburaman and Ghantasala. The film is based on Kasi Majilee Kathalu and it was simultaneously dubbed in Tamil with the same name.
Plot
Once upon a time a warrior Prabhu one that is making a world tour. Thereupon, Prabhu dreams of a beautiful girl Swapna Sundari and aspires to possess her. Meanwhile, Prabhu gets acquainted with a tribal queen Rani who falls for him, but he refuses her love and absconds. After an adventurous journey, Prabhu encounters Swapna Sundari an angel and both land in heaven where the king affirms that humans cannot exist in demigods' country. Hence, Swapna Sundari lands on earth to flourish her love for Prabhu when she is seized by a wizard Pittala Rayudu. Right now, with the help of Pedarasi Pedamma Prabhu finds the whereabouts of Swapna Sundari, but unfortunately, he caught hold of Pittala Rayudu. During that plight, Rani arrives in the men's guise and releases Prabhu. In the final combat, Prabhu knocks out Pittala Rayudu when Rani sacrifices her life while guarding Prabhu against harm. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Prabhu & Swapna Sundari.
Cast
Akkineni Nageshwara Rao as Prabhu
Anjali Devi as Swapna Sundari
Kasturi Siva Rao as Abbi
Mukkamala as Wizard
G. Varalakshmi as Rani
Surabhi Balasaraswati as Maya Pilla
Soundtrack
Music jointly composed by C. R. Subburaman and Ghantasala.
Telugu Songs
Lyrics were written by Samudrala Sr.
Tamil Songs
Lyrics were written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.
External links
Swapna Sundari at IMDb. Swapna Sundari review at Cinegoer.com Swapna Sundari review at Idlebrain.com
1950 films
1950s Telugu-language films
Indian black-and-white films
Films scored by C. R. Subbaraman
Films scored by Ghantasala (musician) Indian fantasy films 1950s fantasy films