Pathala Bhairavi
About Pathala Bhairavi
A gardener's son, played by N. T. Rama Rao, wants to marry the princess of Ujjain and is told he must match the king's wealth. He goes to a sorcerer for help. The sorcerer needs to sacrifice a brave young man to the goddess Pathala Bhairavi in order to reach a statuette that grants wishes.
Cast & crew
More about Pathala Bhairavi
K. V. Reddy directed and co-wrote the film with Pingali and Kamalakara Kameswara Rao. Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani produced it. It was shot in Telugu and Tamil from February 5, 1950, to February 8, 1951. C. P. Jambulingam and M. S. Money edited. Madhavapeddi Gokhale and Kaladhar were the art directors. S. V. Ranga Rao and K. Malathi co-star.
Themes
In film history
It was the only South Indian film shown at the first International Film Festival of India.
Audiences
The Telugu version was the first Telugu film to run 200 days in one stretch. The Tamil and Hindi versions also made money.
Look
Marcus Bartley photographed both language versions.
Music
Ghantasala composed the music.
Notes
- A Hindi dub reshot two songs in colour.
- The story comes from Madhira Subbanna Deekshitulu's Kasi Majili Kathalu and also draws on Aladdin.
- It was remade in Hindi as Pataal Bhairavi (1985).
Influenced by
- Kasi Majili Kathalu
- Aladdin
Influenced
- Pataal Bhairavi
