Bhookailas (1940)

Original title

భూకైలాస్

Directed by

Sundar Rao Nadkarni

Genre

fantasy

Country

British Raj

Runtime

3h 05m

Rated

U

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a Telugu film from 1940 based on a Kannada stage play. It tells a mythological story involving gods and demons. The film was the first hit for its production company.

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What happens

Bhookailas (Telugu: భూకైలాస్) is a 1940 Telugu film produced by A. V. Meiyappan and directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni. The film starred Subbaiah Naidu, R. Nagendra Rao, and Rayaprolu Subramanyam. It was the first hit film after the establishment of AVM Productions. It was adapted from the famous Kannada stage play Bhookailasa by Sri Sahitya Samrajya Nataka Mandali of Mysore. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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