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Bhookailas (1958)

Bhookailas poster
Directed by
K. Shankar
Genre
soundtrack
Country
India
Runtime
2h 54m
Rated
U
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a Telugu mythological film based on the Sthala Purana of Gokarna Kshetram in Karnataka. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao in a story rooted in Hindu mythology. The film was produced by A. V. Meiyappan and also shot simultaneously in Kannada.

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What happens

Bhookailas is a 1958 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by K. Shankar. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jamuna with music composed by R. Sudarsanam and R. Govardhanam. It was produced by A. V. Meiyappan under the AVM Productions banner. The story is based on the Sthala Purana of Gokarna Kshetram in Karnataka. Previously, a film was made with the same story casting in Telugu in 1940 with the same title which was an adaptation of the famous Kannada stage play Bhookailasa by Sri Sahitya Samrajya Nataka Mandali of Mysore. A. V. Meiyappan also shot the movie simultaneously in Kannada as Bhookailasa starring Rajkumar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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