| Bhookailas | |
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| Directed by | Sundar Rao Nadkarni |
| Written by | Balijepalli Lakshmikantham Kavi |
| Produced by | A. V. Meiyappan |
| Starring | Subbaiah Naidu R. Nagendra Rao Rayaprolu Subramanyam |
| Cinematography | Adi Irani |
| Edited by | Sundar Rao Nadkarni |
| Music by | R. Sudarshanam |
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Running time | 185 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Bhookailas (Telugu: భూకైలాస్) is a 1940 Telugu film produced by A. V. Meiyappan and directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni. The film starred Subbaiah Naidu, R. Nagendra Rao, and Rayaprolu Subramanyam. It was the first hit film after the establishment of AVM Productions.[1]
It was adapted from the famous Kannada stage play Bhookailasa by Sri Sahitya Samrajya Nataka Mandali of Mysore.[2]
- ^ "Blast from the past: Bhookailas (1940)". The Hindu. 9 July 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ Bhookailas (1940) by M. L. Narasimham in The Hindu.