Bhakta Prahlada
1983, Kannada. Directed by Vijay.
It is a Hindu mythological film directed by Vijay, and based on the tale of Prahalada. The film stars Rajkumar, Saritha, Puneeth Rajkumar and Ananth Nag. The soundtrack was composed by T. G. Lingappa. The film won State Film Awards in Sound recording and cinematography categories. This was the fourth Kannada film on Prahlada after the 1942 film Bhakta Prahlada, the 1958 film Bhakta Prahlada and the 1960 film Dashavathara. Of the four films, this was the only one which was not shot in black and white. This movie was dubbed in Telugu as Narasimhaavataaram.
- Runtime
- 2h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Kannada
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- Released
- 16 August 1983
- Original title
- ಭಕ್ತ ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದ
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Chi. Udayashankar, Vijay
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Who directed Bhakta Prahlada?
Bhakta Prahlada (1983) was directed by Vijay and stars Dr. Rajkumar, Puneeth Rajkumar, Saritha.