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| Directed by | Vedantam Raghavayya |
| Written by | Samudrala Sr. (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Vedantam Raghavayya |
| Produced by | P. Adinarayana Rao Anjali Devi (presents) |
| Starring | Anjali Devi Akkineni Nageswara Rao |
| Cinematography | Kamal Ghosh |
| Edited by | N. S. Prakasam |
| Music by | P. Adinarayana Rao |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Anarkali (transl. Pomegranate blossom) is a 1955 Indian Telugu-language historical romance film, written and directed by Vedantam Raghavayya. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Anjali Devi. It is based on the legend of the romance between Mughal prince Salim (later known as Jahangir) and the eponymous court dancer.
Anarkali was produced by P. Adinarayana Rao, who also composed the music. It was released on 28 April 1955 and became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in many theatres. It was dubbed in Tamil with the same title.