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{{Infobox film
| name           = Bhookailas
| image          = Bhookailas (1940) Poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Sundar Rao Nadkarni]]
| producer       = [[A. V. Meiyappan]]
| writer         = [[Balijepalli Lakshmikantham Kavi]]
| starring       = [[Subbaiah Naidu]]<br />[[R. Nagendra Rao]]<br />Rayaprolu Subramanyam
| music          = R. Sudarshanam
| cinematography = [[Adi Irani]]
| editing        = [[Sundar Rao Nadkarni]]
| studio         = [[AVM Productions|Pragathi Pictures]]
| distributor    =
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|1940|12|14}}
| runtime        = 185 minutes
| country        = India
| language       = Telugu
| budget         =
}}
'''''Bhookailas''''' ({{lang-te|భూకైలాస్}}) is a 1940 Telugu film produced by [[A. V. Meiyappan]] and directed by [[Sundar Rao Nadkarni]]. The film is starring [[Subbaiah Naidu]], [[R. Nagendra Rao]]. It was the first hit film for the establishment of [[AVM Productions]].

It was adapted from the famous [[Kannada language|Kannada]] stage play ''Bhookailasa'' by Sri Sahitya Samrajya Nataka Mandali of [[Mysore]].<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/article2214709.ece Bhookailas (1940) by M. L. Narasimham in The Hindu.]</ref>

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Subbaiah Naidu]] as [[Ravana]]
* [[R. Nagendra Rao]] as [[Narada]]
* Rayaprolu Subramanyam as [[Shiva]]
* Hymavathi as [[Parvathi]]
* Parvathi Bai as [[Kaikasi]], mother of Ravana
* Kamalabai as Vishnu Maya
* M. Satyanarayana as [[Mayasura]]
* Lakshmi Bai as [[Mandodari]], daughter of Mayasura
* [[Master Viswam]] as young [[Ganesha]]
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
There are about 18 songs and poems in the film.<ref>[http://ghantasalagalamrutamu.blogspot.com/2011/03/1940.html Lyrical details of Bhookailas at Ghantasala Galamrutamu.]</ref><ref>[https://www.moviebuff.com/bhukailasa-1940-tamil Bhookailas]</ref> Some of the songs are very popular. Lyrics are penned by [[Balijepalli Lakshmikantham]]. The music score is provided by R. Sudarsanam.
{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| headline     = Track listing
| total_length = 
| title1 = Aa Suroopa Rekhaa Idega| extra1 = Lakshmi Bai
| title2 = Atyacharula Cheta Dharma Vilayambai (poem)| extra2= Hymavathi
| title3 = Bhuvanaika Jeeva Trigunanu Bhava | extra3 = Parvati Bai
| title4 = Dariyedo Choochukora Melkora | extra4 =  Master Viswam
| title5 = Deva Jeevadhara Dayaraada | extra5 = Lakshmi Bai
| title6 = Ide Kada Parvathi | extra6 = Nagendra Rao and Subbaiah Naidu
| title7 = Kamala Mano Vihari Shouri | extra7 =  Nagendra Rao
| title8 = Maayalu Saagune Maa Edala| extra8 =  Lakshmi Bai, Nagendra Rao and Subbaiah Naidu
| title9 = Mahaadeva Nee Mahima Ne Grahimpa| extra9 = Subbaiah Naidu
| title10 = Naa Janma Netiki Dhanyamaye | extra10 =  Lakshmi Bai and Subbaiah Naidu
| title11 = Naa Maaya Natakame Jagati| extra11 = Kamalabai
| title12 = Nadavare Aavullara Poddugookipoyindi | extra12 = Master Viswam
| title13 = Premanandamaya.. Naa Manoradhamu | extra13 =  Lakshmi Bai
| title14 = Samba Sadashiva Chandra Kaladhara | extra14 = Subbaiah Naidu
| title15 = Sambho Shiva Lokaika Guru | extra15 = Subbaiah Naidu
| title16 = Sri Sarva Mangala Mukha | extra16 =  Subbaiah Naidu
| title17 = Sumadoli Keli Haali Uyyalo Jampalo | extra17 =  Lakshmi Bai group
| title18 = Thagadoyi Danujendra (poem) | extra18 =  Subbaiah Naidu
}}

==Adaptations==

{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
| '''''Bhakta Ravana'''''<br>([[Tamil language|Tamil]])<br>(1938) || '''''Bhookailas'''''<br>([[Telugu language|Telugu]])<br>(1940) || '''''[[Bhookailas (1958 Telugu film)|Bhookailas]]'''''<br>([[Telugu language|Telugu]])<br>(1958) || '''''[[Bhookailasa (film)|Bhookailasa]]'''''<br>([[Kannada language|Kannada]])<br>(1958)
|-
|  || [[Subbaiah Naidu]] || [[Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao]] || [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]
|- 
|  || [[R. Nagendra Rao]] || [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] || [[Kalyan Kumar]]
|-
|  || Lakshmi Bai || [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]] || [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0245006|Bhookailas}}

{{AVM Productions}}

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[[Category:Films based on the Ramayana]]
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[[Category:Films directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni]]
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