Mantra Dandam (1951)
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country
- India
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.
How it feels
A swashbuckling fantasy film about a magical wand. The hero uses it to go on adventures and overcome obstacles.
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What happens
Mantra Dandam (transl. Magical Wand) is a 1951 Telugu-language fantasy swashbuckler film, produced by C. K. C. Chitti under the Sri Gnanambika Pictures banner and directed by K. S. Ramachandra Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sriranjani Jr. and music composed by Nallam Nageswara Rao, while S. Rajeswara Rao has taken care of the background score. The film was dubbed into Tamil with the title Arasaala Piranthavan and released in 1958. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Balaraju (1948)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.