When Annamayya decides to sacrifice his life because all his works were lost, a significant portion of his work is saved by Lord's grace from the fire. Priests and Brahmins unhappy with his social inclusion of lower caste people in the temple try to destroy his writings. Annamayya, realizing the divine order, takes to writing poems and sankirtans and reaches old age. Realizing that their husband was born for humanity and Lord's service, his wives give up their lives freeing Annamayya of any earthly attachment. Jailed for not heeding the King, Annamayya invokes the Lord in the form of Narasimha (human-lion) and to the surprise of the King, jailors and everyone - the iron rods burst into flames and release Annamayya. On hearing a Sringara Sankeertan, the King and Queen (Roja) request that Annamayya sing a sankeertan in their praise as well, something Annamayya rejects as he would sing only for the Lord and not for any human being. Through encounters with the local administrator (Tanikella Bharani), he comes in contact with the ruler of the country - Saluva Narasimha (Mohan Babu), who becomes a fan of his songs and make him the court poet. After the birth of children, Annamayya settles in Tirumala leaving his children in the care of his parents. The Lord personally conducts the wedding of Annamayya with his cousins - Timakka and Akkalamma.

But, he is then convinced by the Lord himself who has now taken the form of a Brahmin. When Annamayya is asked to marry his 2 cousins, he refuses saying that his life is dedicated to the service of the Lord and marriage would become a hindrance to it. Then, Annamayya's parents, cousins, aunt, uncle and his 2 friends come to Tirumala and watch him worship the Lord. Then, the Lord Venkateshwara, hearing the prayers of Lakkavaamba (Annamayya's mother), himself comes in the disguise of a Hunter along with his consorts and tells them that Annamayya lives in Tirumala. Meanwhile, Annamayya's parents get worried regarding Annamayya's whereabouts. Upon reaching Tirumala, he is enthralled by the beauty of God and settles there to write and sing hymns in praise of the Lord. Also weakened by fasting, Annamayya accepts Laddu - a prasadam from the food consecrated by the Lord himself. But, he is lost and is helped by Goddess Lakshmi herself in the form of an old lady by informing him that his footwear was preventing his progress.

As he finds pilgrims entering the holy hills (Saptagiri- seven hills), he embarks his journey towards Him. Upon discovering the beauty of the Lord, Annamayya is lost in a different world and ends up making a pilgrimage to Tirumala Venkateswara Temple without planning or informing his parents. Lord Vishnu appears in front of Annamayya in disguise and accepts a challenge from him to show someone more beautiful than his cousins - God in the form of Lord Venkateswara in a temple in his village. Growing as a normal young man, Annamayya is in love with his 2 cousins Timakka and Akkalamma and thinks that his cousins are the most beautiful creations of god. In response, the Lord sends his sword Nandaka, to be born as Annamacharya (Annamayya) to a childless couple - Narayana Suri and Lakkamba in Tallapaka village, Kadapa District. Vishnu listens to requests from his consort Lakshmi, that there weren't many people singing songs in praise of the Lord. The film was premiered at the 1998 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section. Upon release, the film received positive reviews and won eight Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards and two National Film Awards. The has score and soundtrack composed by M. It features an ensemble cast including Akkineni Nagarjuna, Mohan Babu, Suman, Ramya Krishna, Bhanupriya, Roja, and Kasthuri. The film portrays the life of the 15th century composer, Annamacharya. Doraswamy Raju under the VMC Productions banner. Annamayya is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language-language biographical film directed by K.

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