Bhakta Prahlada (1967)

Original title

భక్త ప్రహ్లాద

Directed by

Chitrapu Narayana Rao

Genre

drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 31m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy named Prahlada is a devoted follower of the god Vishnu. His father, a king, disapproves and tries to make him stop. The film shows Prahlada's unwavering faith and the challenges he faces.

devotionalmythologicalearnestfamily-friendlyclassiccolorfulserenereverent

What happens

Bhakta Prahlada (transl. Prahlada, the Devotee) is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language devotional film directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao based on a script by D. V. Narasa Raju. It stars S. V. Ranga Rao and Anjali Devi. Roja Ramani, in her film debut, plays the title character. Bhakta Prahlada is produced on the AVM Productions banner by A. V. Meiyappan and his sons, M. Murugan, M. Kumaran and M. Saravanan. The film is based on the legend of Prahlada, a character in Bhagavata Purana known for his devotion to the Hindu god Vishnu. Bhakta Prahlada is the third Telugu film based on Prahlada, after the 1932 and 1942 films of the same name. Unlike the earlier two, which were filmed in black-and-white, this version was shot in Eastman Color Negative film. Its script was completed by May 1965. Since Bhakta Prahlada and Ave Kallu were simultaneously produced by AVM Productions, principal photography and post-production were delayed and lasted for one-and-a-half years. Bhakta Prahlada, released on 12 January 1967, was a commercial success and completed a hundred-day run in theatres. It received the Nandi Award for Third Best Feature Film. The film was mostly dubbed into Tamil with the same title and into Hindi (as Bhakt Prahlad) that year, with small changes in the cast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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