Prema Nagar
1971 Indian film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prema Nagar (transl.āAbode of Love) is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language romance film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao and produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Vanisri with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is based on a novel of the same name by Koduri Kausalya Devi.[1][2][3]
Prema Nagar | |
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Directed by | K. S. Prakash Rao |
Written by | Acharya Aatreya |
Story by | Koduri Kausalya Devi |
Based on | Prema Nagar (novel) by Koduri Kausalya Devi |
Produced by | D. Ramanaidu |
Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Vanisree |
Cinematography | S. Venkataratnam |
Edited by | K. A. Marthand |
Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Navayuga Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Prema Nagar was an all time blockbuster, grossing ā¹1.45 crores at the box office. D. Ramanaidu whose earlier films had failed and was in financial troubles had a dramatic turnaround in his career with the stupendous success of Prema Nagar.[1][4] The film had a theatrical run of over 750 days.[2] It was remade in Tamil as Vasantha Maligai (1972) and in Hindi as Prem Nagar (1974) by K. S. Prakash Rao himself.[2][5]