Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Saleema in Meghasandesam (1982)



Saleema acts as the grown-up daughter of RavindraBabu (Nageswara Rao). She occurs in the last 30  minutes of the movie. She acts as a bride, has a single scene of dialo
gue with her father, and cries at his death. By all accounts, this is her debut movie. Saleema is thin, beautiful, very akward! She impresses in her crying though!

It must be Saleema's fate to act in two well-regarded and award winning movies, this and Nakhashathangal, and dissapear without a trace.

Telugu sources indicate Girija (Saleema's mother) suffered enormous financial distress towards late 70's from failed movies and reckless spending.  From propserity, Gir
ija is said to have been reduced to near poverty. Her husband is said to have deserted her. All this may have caused Saleema to quit the film scene as soon as she got a
 stable job.

My gut feeling is that Saleema is leading a peaceful, contended life and doesnt wish to acknowledge her film past.

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