![]() ![]() He becomes immune to being killed by various factors, including by man or beast. Seeking revenge for his brother's death, Hiranyakashipu prays to Brahma for immortality. Vishnu arrives as Varaha, a wild boar-faced avatar, kills Hiranyaksha and saves the Earth. Bhudevi, the Earth goddess, goes to Vaikuntha and seeks Vishnu's help. ![]() Hiranyaksha, in an attempt to win over the deities, torments the Earth and its inhabitants. In their first demonic lives, Jaya-Vijaya are born as Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha to the sage Kashyapa and Earth goddess Diti at sunset during an inauspicious time. Jaya-Vijaya cannot bear separation from Vishnu for so long, and choose the latter. Vishnu fails to remove the curse, and offers two solutions: be Vishnu's devotees in seven human lives, or his enemies in three demonic lives. The Kumaras curse the pair, saying that they would have to give up divinity, be born and live as mortal beings on Earth. Jaya-Vijaya, the demigod gatekeepers of Vaikuntha, fail to recognise them and deny them entry. The Four Kumaras visit Vaikuntha, the abode of Vishnu. The film was dubbed into Tamil with the same title and into Hindi (as Bhakt Prahlad) that year, with small changes in the cast. It received the Nandi Award for Third Best Feature Film. Since Bhakta Prahlada and Ave Kallu were simultaneously produced by AVM Productions, principal photography and post-production were delayed and lasted for one-and-a-half years.īhakta Prahlada, released on 12 January 1967, was a commercial success and completed a hundred-day run in theatres. Unlike the earlier two, which were filmed in black-and-white, this version was shot in Eastman Color Negative film. The film is based on the legend of Prahlada, a character in Bhagavata Purana known for his devotion to the Hindu god Vishnu.īhakta Prahlada is the third Telugu film based on Prahlada, after the 19 films of the same name. Bhakta Prahlada is produced on the AVM Productions banner by A. Roja Ramani, in her film debut, plays the title character. Prahlada, the Devotee) is a 1967 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao based on a script by D. ![]()
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