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776:Ghantasala
721:Song Title
662:Soundtrack
637:Film score
624:Soundtrack
580:Production
456:gandharvas
412:Brihaspati
325:Nagakumari
310:Agnikumari
285:The king (
250:under the
239:-language
185:1961-08-09
158:Production
1214:(1958) /
1203:Mayabazar
1081:3 January
1044:The Hindu
983:The Hindu
954:1 January
791:P. Leela
755:P Suseela
708:known as
563:as Ekaasa
525:Mukkamala
488:as Pratap
420:Pururavas
287:Mukkamala
139:Edited by
1055:6 August
1049:Archived
988:Archived
759:P. Leela
684:Producer
649:Released
639: by
596:folktale
567:Jayanthi
540:Kannamba
510:C. S. R.
498:Rajanala
366:C. S. R.
362:Rajanala
351:Kannamba
327:Nagini (
321:Jayanthi
214:Language
147:Music by
115:Starring
79:Story by
994:10 June
727:length
724:Singers
610:Pingali
531:Vangara
504:Relangi
439:tanpura
424:Urvashi
355:Durvasa
347:Parvati
340:vetalas
336:Relangi
323:), and
302:Jayanti
241:fantasy
230:transl.
206:Country
183: (
160:company
1268:(1972)
1260:(1968)
1252:(1968)
1244:(1965)
1236:(1963)
1228:(1961)
1220:(1959)
1206:(1957)
1198:(1955)
1190:(1954)
1182:(1951)
1174:(1949)
1166:(1947)
1158:(1942)
923:Guntur
667:Length
561:Girija
449:, and
447:dholak
393:Naraka
389:Naraka
370:Girija
317:Varuni
237:Telugu
217:Telugu
46:Telugu
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881:2:50
867:3:45
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839:2:48
825:3:00
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794:2:11
780:3:35
764:2:26
743:2:28
718:S. No
658:Genre
520:Indra
451:tabla
443:veena
432:Svaha
209:India
1106:IMDb
1083:2011
1057:2018
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956:2011
652:1961
472:Cast
416:guru
281:Plot
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