Patal Bhairavi

Director: K.V.Reddy
Producer: Vijaya Production
Script: Pingali Nagendra Rao
Music: Ghantasala Venkateshwara Rao
Cast: N.T. Rama Rao, Malati, S.V. Ranga Rao, C.S.R. Anjaneyalu,Balakrishna
Distributors: Gemini Studios

The poor gardener’s son Thota Ramudu (NTR) has to become rich to gain the hand of princess Indumati ( Malati). The villain is a sorcerer ( Ranga Rao) who wants to make the hero, as a fine example of manhood, into a human sacrifice to the underworld Goddess Patala Bhairavi. The story advances through the exploits of the hero as he tries to overcome the sorcerer’s evil intentions and accumulate the wealth for the marriage.

K.V.Reddy

Chitrabani

Chitrabani

1952-02

The Media Lab

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Bengali

A Year of Decision

The Bombay Film Industry in 1952

The article points to the importance of the year 1952 for the Bombay film Industry. Emergence of a critical public was witnessed during this time, which induced progressive changes in the film industry. This year also saw group of delegate from India being sent to USA at the invitation of the President of American Motion Pictures producers' Associations for technical training and industry exposure.

Anonymous

Filmfare

Filmfare

1952-10-17

The Media Lab

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English

Bangla Cinemar Darshak O Chhinnamul (Bengali cinema audience and Chhinnamul)

Chhinnamul ( The Uprooted)

In the film 'Chhinnamul', Sen searches for changing patterns in the Bengali filmmaking scenario. He criticizes the social melodramas as suffering from lack of serious thoughts and intellect. 'Chhinamul', for Sen, is a welcome change, long overdue in Begali cinema. Citing appraisals by Pudovkin and Chekasov, Sen analyses the film on the grounds of technique, narrative structure, the realist form and the its association with the IPTA.

Mrinal Sen

Chitrabhash

North Calcutta Film Society

1984

The Media Lab

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Bengali

Assorted reviews of Do Bigha Zamin in newspapers and magazines

Film Review

The item sheds light on the varied responses that the film Do Bigha Zamin received at the time of its release. It collates major newspaper reviews that largely focused on the film’s social realist aspects and its means of production that reflected certain neo-realist tendencies.

Anonymous

Bimal Roy, A Man of Silence

Indus Publishers

1994

The Media Lab

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English

The Film Industry Press and Publicity

Film journalism

Jithubhai Mehta, the author in this article, traces the changing patterns of film publicity over the decades. He notes that with the induction of sound, film journalism has emerged in a new way. The growing proximity between the press and cinema means a step forward for greater efficacy in film publicity.

Jitubhai Mehta

Filmfare

Filmfare

1956-08-17

The Media Lab

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English