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Indrajeet (Sati Sulochana) is a 1961 Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, based on the life of Indrajit from the epic Ramayana, produced by S. Rajinikanth, D. V. Subba Rao and Kancharla Madhava Rao under the Srikanth Productions banner and directed by S. Rajinikanth. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Anjali Devi with music composed by T. V. Raju. Sati Sulochana and Pendli Pilupu were released on the same day, both starred by NTR. The film is dubbed into Bengali in 1979 as Meghnad Badh/Vadh




Plot


The film begins with Ravana edicts the nine planets to be constellations at his son Meghanada's birth to mold him as immortal. Anyhow, he amputated Shani's leg for disobeying it. Indra knows the kid's valor and assigns his acolytes to seize him, whom he repels. Now Meghanada pledges to beat Indra, for which he conducts immense penance for long years and acquires a boon from Brahma of immortality. Then he states he has written his death by the one that defeats sleep & diet for 14 years and celibacy with his wife. After that, Meganadha wins over Indra, who absconds to Nagaloka and acquires security for Adiseshu. Meghanada follows him, and he gets acquainted with Adiseshu's daughter, Sulochana, and falls for her. However, Adiseshu denies it; the war begins when Meghanada subdues him, and he vows to eliminate it even with reincarnation. Currently, Meghanada apprehends Indra, proceeds to Lanka with Sulochana, and tramples Indra at his father's feet. From there, Meghanada is notable as Indrajit. Indrajith & Sulochana have a delightful time, but soon, rupture arises as he subjects her torture to being an advert devotee of Vishnu.
Meanwhile, Vishnu reincarnates as Rama, mingling with Adisheshu Lakshmana to seek vengeance. Ravana captures Sita, Hanuman lands therein in quest of her and destroys the Ashokavanam where Indrajit prisons him via Brahmastra. Hanuman backs setting fire to Lanka and divulging Sita's whereabouts to Rama. The war begins, and one by one, Ravana's warriors are wiped out by Rama. Hence, to hinder him, Indrajith tricks him by creating an illusion of Sita's assassination when Rama faints. Now Lakshmana takes charge and collapses by Indrajith's Nagastram. Whereat, Hanuman secures him, picking up Sanjeevani from the Himalayas. After recouping, Lakshmana knows that Indrajith is performing a Yaaga, and it's essential to slaying him before completion. Besides, Sulochana conducts a Vratham as a shield to her husband. Lakshmana destroys the Yaaga, and Ravana bars Sulochana's prayers when Lakshmana kills Indrajith. Being conscious of it, Sulochana goes into the battlefield, where she detects a decapitated Indrajith's corpse. Consequently, she flares up, which elicits a cataclysm, and retrieves her husband's head, who is remorseful after soul-searching. At last, Sulochana completes her Vratham, and the two leave their breath. Finally, the movie ends with their souls stepping toward heaven.




Cast


N. T. Rama Rao as Indrajit / Meghanadhudu
Anjali Devi as Sulochana
S. V. Ranga Rao as Ravana
Kanta Rao as Lord Vishnu / Lord Rama
V. Nagayya as Valmiki
Rajanala as Yama Dharma Raju
Ramakrishna as Lakshmana
Ramana Reddy as Gajasura
Chalam as Narada Maharshi
Mikkilineni as Indra
Rajasree as Goddess Lakshmi / Goddess Sita
Sandhya as Mandodari
Mohana
Kamala Kumari




Soundtrack



Music composed by T. V. Raju. Lyrics were written by Samudrala Sr.




Remakes


It was made into Hindi movie in 1969, Directed by S.N. Tripathi starring Anita Guha, Prithviraj Kapoor. It was made into a movie titled Sati Naag Kanya in both 1956 and remade again in 1983, both being directed by Babubhai Mistry.




References

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• Indrajeet (Sati Sulochana)
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• N. T. Rama Rao filmography
• List of Telugu films of 1961
• Madhavapeddi Satyam
• Prem Nath
• List of Hindi songs recorded by Asha Bhosle