HM Reddy was working as assistant to Ardeshir Irani, who was planning to make the first Indian talkie movie Alam Ara in Hindi, in 1932. The first version of the film consisted of legendary artistes like Valluru Subbaiah as Hiranya Kasapa, Sudheerbabu Naguboina as Prahlada, Surabhi Kamalabai as Leelavathi, Dorasami Naidu as Indra, LV Prasad as Moddabbai (friend of Prahlada). Two films have been made based on the same story. The story of Prahlada.Ī scene from the movie Bhakta Prahlada The story is about a child called Prahlada - son of a demon called Hiranya Kasapa - who unconditionally believes in and trusts lord Vishnu. Holika Dahan Story!! Bhakta Prahlada is one such cinema of Telugu film industry which leaves an amazing effect on every kid who watches it. Bhakta Prahlada - Telugu Full Length Movie. Surprisingly, unlike the other films of that era, the running time of this 85-year-old film is just 108 minutes. The film was released in 1932, produced and directed by HM Reddy and written by Surabhi Naataka.
Irrespective of which generation you belong to, it is always fun to watch the first Telugu full-length talkie film based on the story of Narasimha and Prahlada from the Hindu mythology. Bhakta Prahlada is one such cinema of Telugu film industry which leaves an amazing effect on every kid who watches it.