Bhakta Prahlada (1932 film)

Bhakta Prahlada
Theatrical release poster in Madras
Directed by	H. M. Reddy
Based on	Bhakta Prahlada
Produced by	Ardeshir Irani
Starring	Sindhoori Krishna Rao
Cinematography	Adi M. Irani
Music by	H. R. Padmanabha Sastry
Production company	Imperial Film Company
Release date	6 February 1932 (1932-02-06)
Running time	108 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹15,000–18,000

Bhakta Prahlada (transl. Prahlada, the devotee) is a 1932 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by H. M. Reddy and produced by Ardeshir Irani of Imperial Film Company. It is the first sound film of Telugu cinema. It features Sindhoori Krishna Rao as the titular Prahlada, along with Munipalle Subbayya, Surabhi Kamalabai, Doraswamy Naidu, Chitrapu Narasimha Rao, and L. V. Prasad. No complete synopsis of the film is known to survive, but it is an adaptation of a play of the same name.

Having achieved success in Hindi cinema by releasing India's first sound film Alam Ara in 1931, Irani wanted to expand his scope to South Indian cinema. Bhakta Prahlada was released on 6 February 1932, and was positively received by the audience but variedly by critics, who panned its resemblance to the stage version, poor sound recording, and low-quality images. It is now lost; surviving artefacts include a few stills, advertisements, and reviews.