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Sri Shaila Mahathme (1961)

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The film tells the story behind the Mallikarjuna Temple in Srisailam. It focuses on the temple's importance as one of the twelve Jyotirlinga sites of Lord Shiva.

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What happens

Sri Shaila Mahathme () is a 1961 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Aroor Pattabhi and produced by Neerlahalli Thalikerappa. The movie is about the legend of Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam, one of the 12 Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva. The film stars Rajkumar, Dikki Madhavarao, Balakrishna and Hanumanthachar. The film has musical score by T. A. Kalyanam. The movie was dubbed and released in Telugu as Srisaila Mahatyam. J. Jayalalithaa appeared as a child artiste in one of the song sequences of this movie marking her on-screen debut. While Sarot Ashwath wrote the dialogues, T. N. Balakrishna was specially credited for comedy dialogues. Mahalinga Bhagavathar played a small role in the movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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