Keelu Gurram (1949)
February 19, 1949Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

Nageshwara Rao Akkineni
Vikrama

Anjali Devi
Guna Sundari

Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
Govindudu

T. Kanagam
Keekini

A. V. Subba Rao
Prachanda Maharaju

Tapi Dharma Rao Naidu
Writer

Ghantasala
Music

D.L. Narayana
Cinematography

Raja Saheb of Mirzapuram
Director
Details.
Release DateFebruary 19, 1949
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 52m
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Keelu Gurram (transl. Magical horse) is a 1949 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film produced and directed by Raja Saheb of Mirzapuram under the Sobhanachala Pictures banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi, with music composed by Ghantasala. The film marks the debut of Ghantasala as a composer who would later become a noted composer and playback singer.
Fascinated by the commercial success of folklore films, Raja of Mirzapuram asked his writers to come up with a similar subject. Tapi Dharma Rao assisted by the noted story-teller Sadasivabrahmam (uncredited) wrote the story of the film which is inspired by Kasi Majili Kathalu. Chitrapu Narayanamurthy, who had earlier directed all of Raja's productions wrote the screenplay. Narayanamurthy also ghost directed most of the scenes for the Raja.
The film released on 19 February 1949. Keelu Gurram was an Industry Hit and celebrated a 148-day run at Maruthi Talkies in Vijayawada and hundred-day run at 10 other centres. It was also the first Telugu film dubbed into Tamil. After Balaraju (1948), Keelugurram established Nageswara Rao as the much sought-after hero.