Mantralaya Mahatme (1966)

Original title

ಮಂತ್ರಾಲಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮೆ

Directed by

T. V. Singh Thakur

Genre

history

Country

India

Runtime

2h 21m

Rated

U

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 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.

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How it feels

This film is about Raghavendra Swami, a 17th-century Hindu saint. Rajkumar plays the saint in this story based on a book. Other characters include important figures from his life.

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What happens

Mantralaya Mahatme () is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur, based on the book Sri Raghavendra Vijaya written by Rajaguru Rajacharya. The film stars Rajkumar in the role of Raghavendra Swami, a Hindu saint who lived in the 17th-century India. Udaykumar, Jayanthi and Kalpana appear in pivotal roles. Dorai–Bhagavan were extensively involved in the production and direction department of this film. The film is being colorised in wide-screen and set to release in 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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