Bhakta Prahlada (1932 film)

The film is about the Hindu legendary figure Prahlada. == Cast ==

The cast is adapted from The Hindu: • Munipalle Subbayya as Hiranyakashipu • Surabhi Kamalabai as Leelavathi • Sindhoori Krishna Rao as Prahlada • Doraswamy Naidu as Indra • Chitrapu Narasimha Rao as Brahma and Chandamarkulu • L. V. Prasad as Moddabbai == Production ==

Following his success in Hindi cinema with India's first sound film Alam Ara (1931), the producer Ardeshir Irani decided to expand his career to South Indian cinema; his plan was to release one film each in Telugu and Tamil, which would later be titled Bhakta Prahlada and Kalidas (1931) respectively, in the same year. Irani spotted him there and employed Reddy for his Imperial Film Company. In the history of Telugu sound films, Sindhoori Krishna Rao, who played the titular role of Prahlada, was the first protagonist; meanwhile, L. V. Prasad, also an assistant director, appeared as Prahlada's classmate and was the first actor to be given a comical role. With a budget of between and , Bhakta Prahlada was shot over 18 or 20 days at Imperial Studios, Bombay. Principal photography was done by Adi M. Irani using the Parvo camera. H. R. Padmanabha Sastry from Prabhat Film Company composed the soundtrack, and the lyrics were provided by Ramakrishnamacharyulu and Chandala Kesavadasu, including poems by the 15th-century writer Pothana. Because playback singers were unpopular back then, actors were required to sing their lines with an orchestra located far from the camera. The film's duration was 108 minutes. == Release, reception, and legacy ==

Bhakta Prahlada was believed to have been released on 15 September 1931, It was only after 1951 that film producers started using cellulose acetate film, which is considered more fire-resistant. The story of Prahlada was adapted twice more in Telugu cinema in 1942 and 1967. == Notes ==