Bhookailas (1958)
- Directed by
- K. Shankar
- Genre
- soundtrack
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 54m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 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.
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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