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Anarkali

1955 · 153 min

A lush, song-filled old-fashioned spectacle where doomed courtly love plays out against grand imperial intrigue, sweeping and sorrowful.

Directed by: Vedantam Raghavayya
Genres: History, Romance
Starring: Anjali Devi, P. Kannamba, Akkineni Nageswara Rao

Overview: The legend of the romance between Mughal prince Salim and Anarkali.

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Directed by: Vedantam Raghavayya
Genres: History, Romance
Starring: Anjali Devi, P. Kannamba, Akkineni Nageswara Rao

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Tone: romanticstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
class
power
fate
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	8
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: history, romance
Directed by: Vedantam Raghavayya
Written by: Vedantam Raghavayya, Samudrala Raghavacharya
Starring: Anjali Devi, P. Kannamba, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, S. V. Ranga Rao, V. Nagayya, S. Balasaraswathi, Gadiraju Kesavarao
Runtime: 153 min
Country: India
Languages: Telugu

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