Sati Savitri

Sati Savitri is a 1978 Telugu film directed by B. A. Subba Rao under the banner of Lalitha Siva Jyothi Studios. Sree Films, Vijayalakshmi Movies and Pramod Pictures were the distributors. The film stars Krishnam Raju and Vanisri in the lead roles and N.T. Rama Rao, Kanta Rao and Jamuna in supporting roles. The music was composed by Ghantasala and Pendyala Nageswara Rao. Pendyala composed music after Ghantasala's demise. The film is based on the story of Savitri and Satyavan.

Plot

One evening, Savitri (Vanisri) notices a refined young man Satyavanta (Krishnam Raju) and falls in love with him. Satyavanta is a prince from another kingdom. Savitri and Satyavanta want to marry, but Narada (Kanta Rao) warns Savitri that Satyavantha will die within a year after their wedding. He suggests that they do not marry. She ignores his advice. Satyavanta loses his kingdom and he, his wife and his parents are forced to live in a forest. On their first anniversary, Satyavanta goes deep into the forest to collect material, unaware of Narada's prediction. Worried about what might happen, Savitri accompanies him, but her husband is accidentally killed. Devastated by his death, Savitri fights Yama (N. T. Rama Rao). After a long struggle, Satyavanta is revealed to be alive.

Cast

• Krishnam Raju as Satyavanta
• Vanisri as Savitri
• N. T. Rama Rao as Yama
• Kanta Rao as Narada
• Jamuna as Yama's wife
• K. R. Vijaya
• Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
• Anjali Devi
• Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry
• Prabhakar Reddy
• Pandari Bai
• Raja Babu
• Pushpa Kumari
• Raja Reddy

External links

Sati Savitri at the Internet Movie Database