The first sound film in Telugu is a classic mythological drawn from the Vishnu Purana. Prahlada, the son of the demon Hiranyakashapu (Subbaiah), defies his father and worships Vishnu. He is imprisoned but Vishnu protects him.
Cast: LV Prasad, Surabhi Kamalabai, Venkata Subbaiah Munipalle
Crew: Hanumantha Muniappa Reddy (Director), Gordhanbhai Patel (Director of Photography), HR Padmanabha Sastry (Music Director)
Genres: Drama
Release Dates: 15 Sep 1931 (India)
Telugu Name: భక్త ప్రహ్లాద
Did you know? 'Bhakta Prahlada' was the highest-grossing movie at its time and was the first-ever Telugu talkie film. Read More
No reviews available. Click here to add a review.
as Modhabbai
as Leelavathi
as Hiranyakashapudu
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
as Indra
as Prahlada
Production
Producer
Writers
Dialogue Writer
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Telugu
Colour Info:
Black & White
Sound Mix:
Mono
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Movie Connection(s):
Remade as: Bhakta Prahlad (Hindi)
Trivia:
'Bhakta Prahlada' is the first-ever Telugu language sound feature.
'Bhakta Prahlada' was the highest-grossing movie at its time and was the first-ever Telugu talkie film.
'Bhakta Prahlada' was the highest-grossing movie at its time and was the first-ever Telugu talkie film.
