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Mayalokam Story
Ruled by Kambhoja Raju, who had 7 wives and 6 sons. The first 6 are self-obsessed, and their kids are creampuffs. Manikyamba, the benevolent younger queen, conceives at long last. On the eve of her ”Seemantham” baby shower ceremony, astrologers declare that she will give birth to a noble hero and an emperor. Listening to it, the rest of the queens envy. So, they ruse and incriminate Manikyamba for poisoning their progeny. Therefore, she is ostracized and reaches a scheduled forest. However, Manikyamba is shielded by [[Siva]] and [[Parvati]] as tribals when she delivers a baby boy Sarabandi Raju. Years roll by, and Sarabandi turns into a gallant and jack of all trades. Meanwhile, in the fort, Kambhoja Raju is ailing with a chronic ulcer, and the solitary means to recoup him is to gain medicine, i.e., amalgamated beyond the seven seas; one pillar is the floor and in the tuft of princess Yojanagandhi’s hair. Being cognizant of the plight, Manikyamba delegates the responsibility to Sarabandi, divulging the past. Now, Sarabandi intrudes into the fort as a doctor and temporarily relieves the King. He also promised to procure the medicine and the King’s edicts to bestow his kingdom to whoever gains it. Hereupon, the 6 greedy princes decide to acquire it when Sarabandi stipulates a timeline of 40 days, and they proceed.
Midway, they halt at an arcane place called Tanapuri where Princess Rangasani, whose aim is to oppress men, mocks and seizes them with her tricks. Following the end of the term, Sarabandi himself sets foot. Amid this, he is acquainted with a charming Ratnagandhi, whom he relieves from the clutches of demons, and they crush. Then she detects his necessity and accords him a ”Keelu guram,” the magical horse via which he gets his destiny. After an adventurous act, Sarabandi triumphs in his mission when enraged Yojanagandhi confronts him. Consequently, Veerabhadra appears, proclaiming that Sarabandi is Siva’s boon, and mandates her to knit him, which she accepts. Sarabandi is on the return with Yojanagandhi and Ratnagandhi. En route, he encounters Rangasani, and she bows her head down to free his sibling, but they slyly snatch the medicine by backstabbing him. At last, with the blessings of Siva and Parvati, Sarabandi recoups and cures his father. Moreover, he rectifies his stepmothers and their sons, who plead pardon from Manikyamba. Finally, the movie ends happily with Sarabandi’s crowning ceremony.
During the era of the [[Maratha Empire]], Siddhoji rules Badegao, who rears his elder’s progeny, 3 gallant princes – Somoji, Subandhi, and Firoji as his own. It grudges his sly wife, Rukkubai, because she is childless and fails to secure the honor they deserve. Plus, she cannot tolerate the endearment of Raghubai, Siddhoji’s niece, on Firoji. Ergo, Rukkubai slowly sows vicious seeds in her husband’s mind, mingling venomous Diwanji, who becomes a tyrant and pesters his public. Somoji thwarts his atrocities when a split arises, and the 3 siblings are ostracized from Badegao with a small share of Pathikonda. Soon after the coronation of Somoji, the area glitters under his tutelage, which irks Rukkubai. Accordingly, she moves a pawn by instigating Siddhoji, invites 3 Marathas on behalf of Raghubai’s bridal connection, and wiles to slay them. However, they skip with the aid of Raghubai. Simultaneously, Siddhoji walks up to demolish Pathikonda fort and sets fire. Somoji’s wife, Anthumbai, valiantly defeats him, absconds with her son Tule Rao, and shelters at Gollapalle. Parallelly, the 3 Marathas also land when Firoji learns about a secret hidden in the Ellamma Temple of their ancestors and aims to procure it. After an adventurous journey, Firoji triumphs by pleasing their deity, and they reinstate the kingdom. Hence, enraged Rukkubai assigns a professional killer, Marigadu, to silently homicide Somoji, which he does. Spotting it, Anthumbai collapses and pledges to seek vengeance by assassinating Siddhoji, for which Rukkubai oaths to destroy their clan. Anthumbai is currently delegating her brothers-in-law to accumulate the essentials for the battle and move to Gollapalle, where she molds Tule Rao as plucky. Tragically, Subandhi and Firoji detach in the midway. Firoji, fortunately, shields a princess whose father, Raja Balwant Rao, the king of Raipurgad, knits them and enthrones him. Devastated, Subandhi covertly intrudes the fort at midnight to slaughter Siddhoji but is seized. Rukkubai also ruses by abducting Tule Rao and mandates the death penalty for the two. Being conscious of it, Firoji authorizes his troops to invade the Badegao, and Anthimbai awakes the public revolt. They all onslaught, and Tule Rao accomplishes his mother’s pledge by knocking out Siddhoji. At last, Rukkubai repents and remorsefully pleads pardon from the family, whom they wholeheartedly bestow forgiveness. Finally, the movie ends happily with the marriage of Firoji and Raghubai and the crowning ceremony of Tule Rao.

Director: Gudavalli Ramabrahmam
Cast (highlights): Akkineni Nageswara Rao, S. Varalakshmi, Kannamba, Padmanabham (debut)
Genre: Mythological fantasy
Notability: Debut of Padmanabham; early hit for Sarathi Films
Critical Reception: Successful at the box office
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