The story
Background
Before founding Anjali Pictures, P. Adinarayana Rao partnered with Akkineni Gopala Rao to establish Aswini Pictures. Together, they produced the bilingual film Mayalamari (1951) in both Telugu and Tamil. Following this success, Adinarayana Rao and his wife, actress Anjali Devi founded Anjali Pictures in 1952, with the aim of producing their own films.
Founding
The first production under Anjali Pictures was Paradesi (1953), a social drama directed by L. V. Prasad. It was actor Sivaji Ganesan's first film but was released only after his celebrated film Parasakthi (1952). The production utilized advanced cinematography techniques, including slow-motion effects, for which they imported a special camera from noted Hindi filmmaker V. Shantaram. Cinematographer Kamal Ghosh was responsible for the technical innovations in the film. Despite its prominent cast and crew, Paradesi was an average grosser at the box office.
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