O my little girl!
You do not know the ways of this world!
The nature of the world is strange!
The worldly customs are quite diverse!
Close your eyes for a moment
and open your mind,
and observe its true nature!
O my helpless girl!
When you look at an object of beauty that you did not see anywhere earlier
doesn’t your heart overflow with happiness?
When you think of a new lively song and a new piece of sculpture
Doesn’t your heart dance with joy?
They appear before your eyes and make a feast to your eyes!
The moment you think that …
what you see is real and delude yourself that it is eternal
and before you get into a blissful state,
the very thought turns into a dream and an illusion!
At an age when you feel pain and pleasure,
your mind struggles to remain steady
in the face of your thoughts, imaginations, wishes and hopes!
And lo! There is already danger waiting for you!
By the time you learn why things happen this way,
your life has already come to an end!
The nature of the world is strange!
Listen to this wonderful song!
Padma Vibhushan Akkineni Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 78-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films. He has played the lead role in over 256 Telugu films and 26 Tamil films. Out of all these movies he has a personal liking for his role as Surendranath in Batasari (1961)—his first choice as his favorite role.
Watch these scenes from this movie: Batasari
This write-up based is on the song “Lokamerugani Baala…” from the Telugu movie Baatasaari (1961) featuring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Bhanumathi. This song was written by Senior Samudrala and set to music by Master Venu. The song was rendered by Bhanumathi. This movie was directed by P.S.Ramakrishna.
