Ananda Bhairavi (Telugu film)

Ananda Bhairavi
Directed by	Jandhyala
Produced by	K. Ravi Prakash T. Suneetha
Written by	Kondamudi Sri Ramachandra Murthy
Starring	Girish Karnad Kanchana Harish Mukku Raju Malavika Sarkar J. V. Ramana Murthy Rajesh
Music by	Ramesh Naidu Soorat Ashwath
Cinematography	S. Gopal Reddy
Edited by	Gautham Raju
Release date	1983
Running time	143 minutes
Language	Kannada Telugu

Ananda Bhairavi is a 1983 bilingual film, simultaneously shot in Kannada and Telugu languages, directed by Jandhyala. It starred Girish Karnad, Malavika Sarkar, Rajesh Kumar and "Natyacharya" Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma as Male classical dancer in this film. The film was premiered at International Film Festival of India. The film received very positive reviews and has garnered the Nandi Awards for Best Feature Film and Best direction.

This is a movie which gives you an idea about the origin of Kuchipudi dance. It is about the people who considered a girl performing "Kuchipudi" dance an embarrassment and about a man who is fighting tooth and nail to pass on the heritage of "Kuchipudi". He finally manages to find a girl who he trains in "Kuchipudi". As girls learning Kuchipudi was not accepted in that era he gets outcast from his caste, place and also the religious places.

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