Bhakta Potana (1943)

Original title

భక్త పోతన

Directed by

Kadiri Venkata Reddy

Genre

biographical film

Country

British Raj

Runtime

3h 06m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the story of the poet-saint Pothana, who translated the Bhagavatham into Telugu. It follows his life and devotion.

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What happens

Bhakta Pothana is a 1943 Telugu-language biographical film directed by K. V. Reddy in his directorial debut. Based on the life of poet-saint Pothana who translated Bhagavatham into Telugu language, the film was scripted by Samudrala Sr. The film had celebrated Jubilee runs all over the South India including Mysore state and Kerala. It was remade in 1966, starring V. Nagayya as Vedavyasa in a minor role, while he was lead character Pothana in this movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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