Mayuri

Mayuri (transl. Hindi - Female Peafowl) is a 1985 Telugu biographical dance film produced by Ramoji Rao, directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. It was dubbed into Malayalam and (Tamil) as Mayoori and remade as Naache Mayuri in 1986 in Hindi. The movie starred Sudha Chandran, Subhakar, P. L. Narayana, Nirmalamma, Y. Vijaya, Potti Prasad, K. K. Sharma, S. R. Raju and Suthi Veerabhadra Rao. This film is based on the real-life story of Sudha Chandran. The film was premiered at the 1985 International Film Festival of India. The film was screened retrospectively, during the 2014 International Film Festival of India in Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema section. This film won 14 Nandi Awards, the most by any Telugu film.

Plot
Mayuri is a real story of classical dancer Sudha Chandran, who lost her leg in an accident on her way from Trichy to Chennai on June 1981. The story depicts on how she got a Jaipur foot and fights her way back as a dancer and succeeds in life.

Cast

 * Sudha Chandran as Mayuri Olpam (Voice dubbed by Saritha)
 * Veeramachaneni Subhakar as Mohan
 * P. L. Narayana as Father of Mayuri
 * Nirmalamma as Grandmother of Mayuri
 * Suthi Veerabhadra Rao as Best Friend of Mayuri
 * Y. Vijaya as Stepmother of Mayuri
 * Chakri Toleti as Stepbrother of Mayuri
 * Subbaruju
 * Potti Prasad as Cop