| Bhookailas | |
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| Directed by | K. Shankar |
| Written by | Samudrala Sr (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Shankar |
| Produced by | A. V. Meiyappan |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao Jamuna |
| Cinematography | Madhava Bulbule |
| Edited by | K. Shankar K. Narayanan |
| Music by | R. Sudarsanam R. Govardhanam |
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Running time | 174 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
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. The film was released in Tamil as Bhaktha Ravana. Previously, a film was made with the same story casting different artists in Tamil in 1938 and in Telugu in 1940 with the same title which were adaptation of the famous Kannada stage play Bhookailasa by Sri Sahitya Samrajya Nataka Mandali of Mysore.[1] A. V. Meiyappan also shot the movie simultaneously in Kannada as Bhookailasa starring Rajkumar.
- ^ Narasimham, M. L (10 July 2011). "Bhookailas(1940)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 October 2019.