Suryakantham

Acting

Suryakantham

Born — Died

1924-10-28 — 1994-12-18

Place of birth

Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Suryakantham (October 28, 1924 – December 18, 1994) was an Indian actress who worked predominantly in Telugu cinema. After early background dancer and uncredited bit parts in the late 1940s, she gained industry attention portraying the cruel sister-in-law Venkamma in the family drama *Samsaram* (1950). The role established her specialization in dominant mother-in-law, shrewish, and comedic character roles, which she expanded upon in the comedy *Pelli Chesi Choodu* (1952), the social drama *Thodi Kodallu* (1957), and as Hidimbi in the fantasy film *Mayabazar* (1957). Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Suryakantham became a central character actress across mainstream cinema, most notably headlin…

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 7 titles

1970s · 18 titles

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A young boy in a historical town becomes a tourist guide to support his entire family. However, an elderly childless couple take a liking to him and want to adopt him.

Balaraju Katha

1970

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Due to a familial dispute, Ramu is not allowed to marry his lady-love, Lalitha. He is then forced to marry Gouri who struggles to win him over.

Pooja

1975

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7.0

1973 Indian Telugu-language drama film

Jeevana Tarangalu

1973

Sri Rajeshwari Vilas Coffee Club poster
8.0

A light breezy comedy about an unemployed Christian (Krishna) who finds employment with a brahmin coffee shop owner, posing as a brahmin. In time, the owner's daughter Jayaprada (absolutely bewitching), a devout Hindu, falls in love with Krishna. Padmanabham plays Krishna's brahmin friend who works at the coffee shop.

Sri Rajeshwari Vilas Coffee Club

1976

Akka Chellelu poster
1.0

Janaki toils to make her sister Vijaya an advocate. When Janaki marries Justice Ramachandra Rao, Vijaya is shocked to find that her new brother-in-law is a murderer.

Akka Chellelu

1970

Mande Gundelu poster
9.0

Sarada, a woman with special needs, loses her son Kalyan in an accident. But things take a turn when Anjali's son is introduced to Sarada as her son Kalyan.

Mande Gundelu

1979

Vidhi Vilasam poster
8.0

Nirmala is separated from her millionaire father in childhood. Years later, she marries Krishna, but fate separates them when she is pregnant with his child.

Vidhi Vilasam

1970

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10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Koduku Kodalu

1972

Dasara Bullodu poster
9.0

Both Radha and Nirmala love a young man named Gopi. But Nirmala's father wants to make Gopi marry Nirmala in order to grab his property. But she realizes that Gopi and Radha are in love and tries to unite them.

Dasara Bullodu

1971

Andala Ramudu poster
8.0

Ramudu, a honest man is loved by Seetha, daughter of J.B. Rao, a rich man. But J.B. Rao wants her to marry Giri. Ramu with the help of Seetha changes Rao and they get married in Sri Rama's abode.

Andala Ramudu

1973

Ali Baba 40 Dongalu poster
7.0

Alibaba 40 dongalu (1970) is a Telugu film based on Ali Baba, starring N T Rama Rao and Jayalalitha. The film is a remake of 1956 Tamil film Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum which inturn is based on Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

Ali Baba 40 Dongalu

1970

Dharma Daata poster
8.0

Raja Raghupathi Rao, a generous Zamindar of Sripuram, iswell-renowned for his charity & humanity, and leads a happy family life with his wife, Susheela, sister Lakshmi, and two sons, Shekar & Chakravarthy. Meanwhile, Bhageswaram Zamindar Bhujangam Rao, envious of Raghupathi Rao, wants to grab his property by coupling his son Raju with Lakshmi.

Dharma Daata

1970

Prema Nagar poster
10.0

A romantic story about a wealthy boy whose life revolves around wine and women and a middle class girl who changes him. They fall in love but his mother opposes the match.

Prema Nagar

1971

Yamagola poster
7.5

Satyam (N.T. Rama Rao) is a youth leader and Panchayati Board President. He interferes with the ex-President of the board, Rudrayya (Rao Gopala Rao) from executing his corrupt practices. Satyam and Rudrayya's daughter, Savithri (Jayapradha) are in love and plan to get married. So Rudrayya gets Satyam killed with the help of a professional killer (Prabhakar Reddy). Satyam immediately goes to heaven. He angers the King of Heaven, Indra (Kanta Rao) while he enjoys the dance by Rambha, Urvasi and Menaka. He sends him straight to hell headed by Yama (Satyanarayana) and ably assisted by Chitragupta (Allu Ramalingaiah). In hell, he influences the soldiers of death, Yama's army using communist theories and rights of labor, and turns them against their leader-Yama, and Hell shuts down. Yama sends him back to Earth. Yama and Chitragupta visits Earth on a holiday trip and experiences the funny aspects of Humans. Satyam changes his name and teaches Rudrayya a lesson.

Yamagola

1977

Maro Prapancham poster
9.0

Nine idealistic youngsters plan to create "Maro Prapancham", an egalitarian utopian. But when they start kidnapping children to bring them into their world, the government appoints Special CBI Officer Ravindra Nath (Akkineni Nageshwar Rao) to investigate the kidnappings.

Maro Prapancham

1970

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Raja, an innocent man, is always taken advantage of by his evil family who takes away his basic fundamental rights and harasses him. After meeting Sukanya, he realises he must fight against them.

Chilipi Krishnudu

1978

Kalam Marindi poster
10.0

Lakshmipati is a village landlord who adopts Shanthi, the daughter of his lower caste servant. When Shanthi grows up and falls in love with Srinivas Rao, his family objects to their marriage due to her caste.

Kalam Marindi

1972

Papam Pasivadu poster
9.0

Venugopal and Janaki realise that their son has tuberculosis and send him by plane to Europe for better treatment. However, the plane crashes, and the boy faces trouble reuniting with his parents.

Papam Pasivadu

1972

1960s · 21 titles

Manchi Manasulu poster
8.0

Venu is a very poor student and seeks to come out of the hostel by being unable to bear its expenses. Thus, he shifts to a lawyer Anand Rao's summer-house, who gives it to him free of cost. Venu has a brother who is a blacksmith and funds Venu's studies and his daughter's needs in their village. Anand Rao's wife doesn't agree to give their summer house to a bachelor, so Anand Rao insists that he is married.

Manchi Manasulu

1962

Velugu Needalu poster
8.0

The life of 2 friends suguna (Savitri) and chandram (Nageshwara Rao) is potrayed as they and people around them swing between happiness and misery ( denoted as light and shadow).

Velugu Needalu

1961

Zamindar poster
8.0

A CID officer goes undercover to track down a large sum of money that was stolen by a group of soldiers during the Second World War.

Zamindar

1966

Kula Gotralu poster
8.0

Ravi, a young man, falls in love with Saroja against his father's wishes, leading to his estrangement from the family.

Kula Gotralu

1962

Kanne Manasulu poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kanne Manasulu

1966

Gundamma Katha poster
7.8

Gundamma is a rich widow who dotes on her daughter Saroja but mistreats her stepdaughter Lakshmi. When brothers Anji and Raja encounter this family, they decide to teach the old woman a lesson.

Gundamma Katha

1962

Lava Kusa poster
8.6

This movie deals with the later part of Ramayana written by Valmiki Maharshi and depicts the lives of the sons of Rama & Sita.

Lava Kusa

1963

Navaratri poster
9.0

Radha's father brings a marriage proposal for her, which she refuses and runs away from home. Later, she comes across nine people, each representing a specific human behaviour.

Navaratri

1966

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When an egoistic ascetic, Rakthabhisha, performs a penance to get salvation, Goddess Lalitha appears before him and sets a tough condition for him to fulfil.

Rahasyam

1967

Private Master poster
8.0

Sridhar, who is appointed as a home tutor to teach a girl belonging to a rich family, falls in love with his student.

Private Master

1967

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9.0

Sujatha and Vasantha are best friends despite hailing from different financial backgrounds. Both of them end up falling in love with Shekhar, but Sujatha marries Prabhakar when she finds out that Shekhar loves Vasantha.

Chaduvukunna Ammayilu

1963

Niluvu Dopidi poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Niluvu Dopidi

1968

Kalasi Unte Kaladu Sukham poster
7.5

Pattabhi Ramayya, who does not have any children, dotes on his younger brother and his two sons. However, trouble starts in their happy joint family with the entry of Rangoon Raja, a relative of Pattbhi Ramayya's wife.

Kalasi Unte Kaladu Sukham

1961

Doctor Chakravarthy poster
8.0

Dr Chakravarthi gets attached to Madhavi after his sister's death as she reminds him of his sister. However, their spouses misunderstand their relationship and mistake them to be lovers.

Doctor Chakravarthy

1964

Punarjanma poster
8.0

Gopi, a sculptor who is in love with his niece, goes into a delirium after his sculpture catches fire. His troubled father tries various things to help him get back to his feet.

Punarjanma

1963

Aastiparulu poster
7.5

Zamindar Janardhan Rao, a paterfamilias, holds high esteem in society. One of his sons, Bachi, is a vagabond and malicious, his misdeeds increasing day by day. After Janardhan Rao cuts his allowance, Bachi tries to make a theft, and his father collapses with a heart attack after obstructs his way. Before dying, he reveals the existance of a hidden treasure of their family hierarchy.

Aastiparulu

1966

Varakatnam poster
9.0

Devasimha and Sujatha's wedding is cancelled due to his father demanding a hefty dowry. As a result, Devasimha decides to marry her in secret and make his father realise his mistake.

Varakatnam

1969

Mooga Manasulu poster
7.3

Mooga Manasulu is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film. It is based on the concept of reincarnation.

Mooga Manasulu

1964

Ummadi Kutumbam poster
9.0

Four brothers live happily together as a joint family. But when misunderstandings arises between them, they need to overcome them to live happily again.

Ummadi Kutumbam

1967

Paruvu-Prathishtta poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Paruvu-Prathishtta

1963

Batasari poster
4.0

Batasari is a 1961 Indian Telugu-language drama film. It is based on the Bengali novel Bardidi by Saratchandra Chatterjee.

Batasari

1961

1950s · 9 titles

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Roopavathi is a 1951 Indian Telugu film released on 1951. The film is directed by K. Prabhakara Rao.

Roopavathi

1951

Mayabazar poster
8.0

Balarama promises Subhadra that he'll marry his daughter to her son. But when the Pandavas lose their kingdom to the Kauravas, Balarama breaks his promise.

Mayabazar

1957

Mangalya Balam poster
7.0

1959 Indian film starring Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, Savitri and S.V. Ranga Rao

Mangalya Balam

1959

Chakrapani poster
8.0

Chakrapani, a miser, decides to save a large sum of money to gift it to his great-grandson. But he faces many hurdles while trying to achieve his objective.

Chakrapani

1954

Donga Ramudu poster
6.5

As a child, Ramudu is separated from his sister Lakshmi when he is arrested for thievery. Released from jail as an adult, Ramudu seeks to reunite with Lakshmi, but the shadow of his past threatens to destroy her future. What will Lakshmi give up to save her brother?

Donga Ramudu

1955

Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu poster
7.3

Ramadasu, a perpetual debtor, wants his son Raghu to marry Manjari in order to acquire Mukunda Rao's assets. But Raghu is already married to Leela and Manjari loves Raja, Leela's brother. Raja and his friend Bhaja Govindam hatch a plan to teach everyone a lesson.

Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu

1959

Kanyasulkam poster
8.7

Venkatesam decides to get his nine-year-old daughter married to a rich old man, Lubdhavadhanlu, for large sums of money. However, Karataka Sastry decides to teach a lesson to them.

Kanyasulkam

1955

Banda Ramudu poster
4.5

A thief saves a beautiful princess from the clutches of an evil minister who has his eyes on her. After he saves her, they both fall in love but face many obstacles on their way.

Banda Ramudu

1959

Thodi Kodallu poster
7.0

Lawyer Ganapathi and his wife Annapurna are the eldest members of a family. His brother Subbu and his wife Anusuya live in the village. The duo treats their cousin brother Gopu, who is an idealist, as their own sibling. Annapurna is a chronic patient so Gopu's wife Susheela takes care of the family. Jealous of the bonding between Annapurna and Susheela, Anusuya creates a rift between them. Gopu and Susheela move to the village. Gopu propounds cooperative farming and prospers.

Thodi Kodallu

1957