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Navaratri is a film of genre Drama directed by Rama Rao Tatineni with Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Navaratri (1966)
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Add to a movie listNavaratri (Telugu: నవరాత్రి) is a 1966 Telugu Drama film directed by Tatineni Rama Rao and starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Savitri. It is produced by Anumolu Venkata Subba Rao of Prasad Art Pictures. It is a remake of a 1964 Tamil film with the same title, starring Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri. The story is written by A. P. Nagarajan for both films.In the song Addala Meda Undi, actress J. Jayalalithaa, Kanchana, Jamuna Ramanarao and Girija make a guest appearance as patients admitted in mental hospital.
Lead Actor (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) got high critical acclaim for his portrayal of Nine Characters. This film is regarded to be having some of the finest ever performances by Nageswara Rao.
The plot of the movie is totally based on what happens during Navaratri (Nava means Nine and Ratri means Night).
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The film opens with the narrator explaining that there are nine types of human behaviors (Navarasam) such as Wonder, Fear, Compassion, Anger, Equanimity, Disgust, Elegance, Bravery and Bliss and that Nageswara Rao's nine roles represents one character per role.Actors
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