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Sati Anasuya Story
The film begins with Sage [[Atri]]’s dedicated wife [[Anasuya]], who advocates for the worship of her husband. Sivananda, the chieftain of Chitrakuta, irks her with his insistence to worship only the lord. Meanwhile, [[Ganga (goddess)|Ganga]] flies to [[Lakshmi]], [[Parvati]], & [[Saraswati]] to remove the impurities but in vain. Accordingly, on the guidance of [[Narada]], she proceeds to Anasuya and frees that jealous ”Tri Matas”. Parallelly, Sivananda’s son Sukhananda endears a girl named Narmada, but tragically, the spouse’s death is sure in her horoscope. The grief-stricken Narmada wants to land in heaven alive when, to chagrin, Anasuya, Sivananda stalls Narmada to her, and she triumphs but holds on there. Now, Anasuya advises her to knit one whom she sees next sunrise. Here, enraged ”Tri Matas” present ugly leprosy patient Kaushika before Narmada to avenge Anasuya. Yet, she splices him and serves him with adoration. She cannot face the music and moves for pilgrimage by placing Kaushika in a cart. Amid, ”Tri Matas” create many hurdles, but Narmada does not yield. Frustrated ”Tri Matas” sends Nagaraja to bite Atri, but Anasuya turns it into a garland. After that, they send Manmadha to molest, but Anasuya recognizes and curses him to become blind.
Next, famine arises in the Chitrakuta area when Sivananda denounces Anasuya. So, to relieve drought, Anasuya prays to Ganga and monsoon arises. In that rage, Sivananda sets fire to Ashram, who loses his eyesight and recoups it by bowing his head down. Narmada & Kaushika reach Badri, where Kaushika kicks a sage, Mandavya, out of hunger, who curses him to die at sunrise. Hence, furious Narmada bars the sunrise when the universe stands still. In that difficulty, Narmada takes back her word, but the blessings of Atri & Anasuya rejuvenate Kaushika as handsome. As a final attempt, ”Tri Matas” send the divine trinity [[Brahma]], [[Vishnu]], & [[Shiva|Siva]] to test Anasuya. Anasuya provides hospitality to those who order her to feed them naked. Nevertheless, she fulfills their wish by transforming them into babies. Discerning it, ”Tri Matas” rushes to Anasuya and pleads with her to return her husband, and she does so. Impressed, the divine trinity gives a boon to her that 3 of them will be born as their son. Finally, the movie ends with the trinity merging and forming into three-headed [[Dattatreya]].

Director: K. B. Nagabhushanam
Cast (highlights): N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi, Jamuna, Gummadi
Genre: Mythological (Hindu)
Notability: Produced by Rajyasri Productions; dubbed in Tamil (1958)
Critical Reception: Popular mythological with strong devotional music by Ghantasala.
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