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| Directed by | Sundar Rao Nadkarni |
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| Written by | Balijepalli Lakshmikantham Kavi |
| Produced by | A. V. Meiyappan |
| Starring | Subbaiah Naidu R. Nagendra Rao Rayaprolu Subramanyam |
| Cinematography | Adi Irani |
| Edited by | Sundar Rao Nadkarni |
| Music by | R. Sudarshanam
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu
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Bhookailas (Template:Lang-te) 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 stage play Bhookailasa by Sri Sahitya Samrajya Nataka Mandali of Mysore.[1]
Cast
- 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
Soundtrack
There are about 18 songs and poems in the film.[2][3] Some of the songs are very popular. Lyrics are penned by Balijepalli Lakshmikantham. The music score is provided by R. Sudarsanam. Template:Tracklist
Adaptations
| Bhakta Ravana (Tamil) (1938) |
Bhookailas (Telugu) (1940) |
Bhookailas (Telugu) (1958) |
Bhookailasa (Kannada) (1958) |
| Subbaiah Naidu | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao | Rajkumar | |
| R. Nagendra Rao | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Kalyan Kumar | |
| Lakshmi Bai | Jamuna | Jamuna |