Sun le raanee meree kahaanee
Posted on: November 25, 2024
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Today’s song is from a dubbed (Tamil/Telugu) Hindi film Pataal Bhairavi-1952.
The film was produced by B.Nagi Reddy and Chakrapani in their Vijay Vauhini studio, Madras, for the banner – Vijaya productions, Madras. The film was directed by K. Venkat Reddy. For music, they had appointed the famous Music Director from the South – Ghantasala. This was his First Hindi film. The cast of the film was N.T.Rama Rao (popularly known as NTR), S.V.Ranga Rao, Malathi, Girija, T.G.Kamla, Relangi, Surabhi Kamala (the first Telugu actress of Telugu Talkie films) and many others. As such in southern films a lot of actors work in a film.
Until 1947,Hindi films were made in Bombay,Lahore,Calcutta and Poona. Most studios were located in these cities.South Indian language films were made mainly in Madras and Bangla films were made in Calcutta and Dhaka. The Partition in 1947 changed the picture completely. Wholesale polarisation took place. Producers of Hindi films had to flee from Lahore, leaving everything behind them and some artistes from Bombay left for Pakistan.Thus, after Partition, the exclusive centre for production of Hindi films was only Bombay. By 1950, things settled in India and Pakistan Film Industry.
Telugu film producers shifted to Hyderabad,Kannada films to Bangalore and Malayalam to Kerala. Madras, however, still made films other than Tamil, like Telugu, Hindi etc.But now it was only Remakes Of successful Tamil films or dubbed films.The 50s saw many Hindi films dubbed from southern languages (Read Tamil/Telugu). Initially,they were Mythological, Fantasy or costume films. In the 60s,however, even social films were remade.
Film production in Madras is very methodical and professional.They make films as per plans and in planned times. For this reason,in the 60s to 80s many Hindi film actors volunteered to make films in the south.The producers in south too had their favourites. In the Music area, there were, Ravi, C.Ramchandra or Madan Mohan,for lyrics and story, Rajinder krishna and Pradeep, and actors were Jeetendra, Rajendrakumar, Sunil Dutt and Mehmood.
Though Polarisation took place in film production,the attraction to come to Bombay and work here continued.Artists from various centres still came to Bombay.
The biggest contribution came from Bengal,in music,direction and acting areas.Artists from South tried their hand with Hindi films,either by Remade or dubbed films.Thus the greatest south actors like Sivaji Ganeshan, M G Ramchandran, N T Rama Rao, A.Nageshwar Rao, Jay Lalita, Janaki, Susheela, Prem Nazir of the older gen and Rajanikanth, Kamal Hasan and Chiranjeevi from the next Gen were seen in Hindi films.
In the music department also, many composers like K.Narayan rao, C.Balaji, S.Rajeshwar rao, C R Subramanyam, E Shankar, R Sudershanam, Ramesh Naidu, Adi Narayan rao, Vishwanath-Rammurthy,Lingappa etc worked in Hindi films.( Only Dr.Rajkumar,the Kannada Superstar never worked in Hindi films. In fact,except for just 1 Telugu film, Dr.Rajkumar never worked in any other language film.)
There is one name from South,which was so famous,that it is surprising that he too gave music to Hindi Films.His name is GHANTASALA.
Most people from outside the south may not know this name, but he was a legend in Southern languages as a Singer and Composer.
GHANTASALA VENKATESWARA RAO was born on 4-12-1922 in a Telugu Bramhin family of Mr.Surayya,who was a great singer himself.Ghantasala lost his father very early and was brought up by his maternal uncle.After education in college and Karnatak music,he joined the ‘quit India’ movement and was jailed for 18 months.After the sentence was over,he seriously started working. On someone’s advice,he joined films and did some small roles.
His first film as a MD was ” Mana Desam”,also a debut film for N T Rama Rao.After this there was no looking back.Ghantasala became very famous.He sang in Telugu,Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Tulu as well as Hindi.
Ghantasala’s first Hindi film as MD was Pataal Bhairavi-1952, a Hindi remake of the Telugu blockbuster. He also gave music to Jhanda ooncha rahe hamara-64,Pandav Vanvas-73 and Lav-Kush-74.-all remakes/dubs of Telugu films.
Ghantasala( This was his surname-his name being venkateswara Rao) died in 1974. He was a Padmashree and a Postage stamp was released with his photo on 11-2-2003.
Pataal Bhairavi-52 was a production of Vijaya Vauhini studios, produced by B.Nagi Reddy and Chakrapani( He is the same Editor of Chandamama Magazines). This film broke all the records of Box office in Andhra and other southern states.So a Tamil version and a Hindi version was made immediately to reap the harvest. Incidentally, after this film, N.T. Rama Rao started his own Production Studio-Ramakrishna Studios-in Hyderabad.
(Vijaya Vauhini studios and the Chandamama offices were located in Vadapalani, a suburb of Madras. In 1980,I had an opportunity to see the studios and also meet Mr.Chakrapani in Chandamama office, thru’ one of my friends in Madras.)
PATAAL BHAIRAVI-52 was directed by K.Venkat Reddy and the music was by Ghantasala (Asstt.-A.Krishnamurthy).Lyrics were by Pt.Indra.There were 9 songs ,sung by Talat Mehmood,G M Durrani,Geeta Roy, Kamala Devi and Jikki (P G Krishnaveni).
The story of Pataal Bhairavi was a Fantasy, full of drama, dances, Magic, Sword Fights, Heavy costumes, palaces and many Trick scenes.
Ramu (N T Rama Rao) is the son of an ordinary gardener, who falls in love with Princess Indumathi (Malathi) of Ujjain Kingdom. While the Rajmata has no objection,the king does not approve of a commoner. So,Ramu decides to become rich and meets a mantrik (S V Ranga Rao) who promises to make him rich in quick-time. Actually,the Mantrik wants to sacrifice Ramu to the Goddess ( Girija) to propitiate her and get rich himself.
Ramu comes to know of mantrik’s plan and plays the game in such a way that instead of Ramu, the Mantrik is sacrificed to the Goddess, who appears before Ramu and makes him rich and powerful. Meanwhile, the king is attacked by a big enemy, but Ramu helps the king and defeats the enemy and saves the kingdom.The king is now in his favour and Ramu not only gets married to Indumathi but also is declared the heir Apparent to the king’s throne.
There are many trick scenes and sword fights in the film, worth seeing. It is said that actor RANJAN helped the producers in shooting the sword fight scenes.
( The story was once again used in Pataal Bhairavi-1985, with Jeetendra as Ramu, Jayaprada as Indumati and Kader Khan as the Mantrik. Shoma Anand played the Goddess Patal Bhairavi.)
In the cast, you must have seen the name of an actor – S.V.Ranga Rao. He was my favourite actor from the south. Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao (3 July 1918 – 18 July 1974), popularly known as S. V. Ranga Rao and SVR, was an actor and filmmaker who primarily worked in Telugu and Tamil films. He is regarded as one of the finest actors in the history of Indian cinema. He is known by the epithet “Viswa Nata Chakravarthi” ( ”Universal Emperor of Acting”) and was the earliest known character actor in South Indian cinema to achieve a star status. In a career spanning nearly three decades, Ranga Rao garnered various national and international honours.
Ranga Rao was a method actor known for his natural acting style, portraying complex social, biographical, and mythological characters. Some of his most iconic roles include ‘Nepala Mantrikudu’, a tantric in Pathala Bhairavi (1951), Yama in Sati Savitri (1957), Ghatotkacha in Mayabazar (1957), Mayasura in Bhookailas (1958), and Bhoja in Mahakavi Kalidasu (1960). In 1964, he won the Best Actor Award at the third Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Jakarta for his portrayal of Kichaka in Nartanasala (1963), becoming the only Indian actor to have ever received the honour. His other notable performances include roles as Duryodhana in Pandava Vanavasam (1965), Hiranyakasipu in Bhakta Prahlada (1967), and Ravana in Sampoorna Ramayanam (1971). In his honour, the Government of Andhra Pradesh instituted the S. V. Ranga Rao Award for Best Character Actor, which is presented annually to recognize outstanding performances in character roles.
Ranga Rao was born in Nuziveedu in erstwhile Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh in 1918 in a Telugu Zamindari family of Kapu caste. His father, Samarla Koteswara Rao, was an excise inspector at Nuzvid, and his mother’s name was Smt. Lakshmi Narasayamma. His grandfather was working as a doctor in the town. He had relatives scattered in East Godavari district. His grandfather, Kotayya Naidu, lived in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu.
His mother, Lakshmi Narasayamma, a staunch devotee of Lord Venkateswara, named the boy after him. Ranga Rao was sent to Madras, where he completed his schooling at Hindu College. He also studied in Eluru and Visakhapatnam. At an early age of 12, he showed interest in stage acting. He ventured into acting after completing his bachelor’s degree in sciences.
S. V. R. got an invitation from one of his relatives, B. V. Ramanandam, to play the lead actor in his film Varoodhini (1947). He immediately abandoned the job, and left for Salem to join the celluloid world. However, the film didn’t do well at the box office.S. V. R. left Madras Presidency and reached Jamshedpur, where he took up the job as a budget assistant with the Tata company. However, his love for theatre began to bloom multifold. At this juncture, he married Badeti Leelavathi on 27 December 1947. In the days that followed, S. V. R. was given an opportunity to appear in Palletoori Pilla (1950), produced by B. A. Subba Rao. Shavukaru (1950) earned him recognition as a fine actor.
His role as the antagonist ‘Nepala Manthrikudu’, a tantric in Pathala Bhairavi (1951) was a turning point in his career. The film became a breakthrough for both Ranga Rao and the lead actor N. T. Rama Rao. Pathala Bhairavi was the only south Indian film screened at the first International Film Festival of India. Ranga Rao also starred in the enduring classics Mayabazar (1957) and Nartanasala (1963), featured in the CNN-IBN’s list of “100 greatest Indian films of all time”.
In a career spanning nearly three decades, he acted in over 160 films —109 in Telugu and 53 in Tamil. He was one of the earliest stars to feature in commercials and his ad for the popular cigarette brand Berkeley, was extremely popular.
Ranga Rao married Leelavati, daughter of Badeti Venkata Ramayya and Koteswaramma on 27 December 1947. They have three children: two daughters, Vijaya and Prameela and a son, Koteswara Rao.
Ranga Rao wanted to launch his son into films and shot a few portions. But the film didn’t take off for unknown reasons. He was a pet-lover, and owned two German Shepherds at his residence. Ranga Rao was a poet and also wrote short stories for a few publications and nurtured a love for cricket, painting, hunting.
Ranga Rao suffered from heart attack at Hyderabad in February 1974. He was admitted to Osmania General Hospital. Doctors suggested he have “bypass surgery” and advised him to quit drinking & acting for sometime and take rest. But Ranga Rao neglected doctors’ words. Unfortunately, he suffered from another heart stroke on 18 July 1974 at Madras. It proved to be fatal and the actor died before any medical treatment could be administered. ( adapted from Encyclopedia of Indian films, wiki, Telugu article on SVR, and my notes)
Today’s song is sung by G.M Durrani. Enjoy this 72 year old song….
Song- Sun le Raani meri Kahaani (Paataal Bhairavi)(1952) Singer- G.M.Durrani, Lyricist- Pt. Indra, MD- Ghantasala
Lyrics
Sun le raanee
meree kahaanee
sun le raanee
meree kahaanee
pyaasee jawaanee
prem deewaanee
sun le raanee
meree kahaanee
uchhal uchhal ke
bulbul dil kaa
machal machal ke boley baanee
uchhal uchhal ke
bulbul dil kaa
machal machal ke boley baanee
sun le raanee
meree kahaanee
tu hai shikaaree
main hoon pujaaree
tu hai shikaaree
main hoon pujaaree
ban ke bhikhaaree
maangoon nishaanee
sun le raanee
meree kahaanee
sun le raanee
meree kahaanee
aanaakaanee
kheenchaataanee
chhodo raanee
aanaakaanee
kheenchaataanee
chhodo raanee
aao zaraa
aayee bahaar
baahen pasaar
jhoolo jhoolaa
angna mein sang mere
angna mein sang mere
pattebaazee
gullee dandaa
aao khelen aankh michaulee
ghoda ghodee
gudda guddee
ghoda ghodee
gudda guddee
aao khelen aaj kabaddee
hup
hup
aao khelen aaj kabaddee
aao khelen aaj kabaddee
aao khelen aaj kabaddee
aao khelen aaj kabaddee
aaj kabaddee
aaj kabaddee
aaj kabaddee
aaj kabaddee
4 Responses to "Sun le raanee meree kahaanee"
November 25, 2024 at 1:13 pm
Arun Sir,
Ghantasala, a renowned singer and composer, chose G.M. Durrani to sing ‘Sun Le Raani Meri Kahaani‘ in Paataal Bhairavi (1952), likely to cater to the preferences of the Hindi audience.
While Durrani did justice to the song, I believe Ghantasala’s voice, which made his Telugu songs for N.T. Rama Rao iconic, might have added a distinctive charm.
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November 26, 2024 at 7:09 am
Possible, what you said. Personally I too like Ghantasala’s some Telugu songs. Since I am from Hyderabad, I have seen many Telugu films with his songs.
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November 25, 2024 at 8:20 am
What coincidence, I searched about B. NAGI REDDY & his VIJAYA-VAUHINI Studios before my post yesterday & today, Guruji, this post also is about their 1st Hindi film
Of course, this post has information about Ghanthasala & SV Ranga Rao who were my Mom’s & Mama’s favorites. I learnt today that Ghanthasala was not his first name
thank you for being a patient teacher.
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November 26, 2024 at 7:05 am
That is because we are birds of the same feathers !
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