1951. Rated among the top 100 Indian Films of all time 'Patala Bhairavi' is a fantasy film set in Ujjain where the gardener's son (NTR) falls in love with the princess. When the king of Ujjain asks him to earn as much wealth as he, Ramudu sets out to get that wealth. He bumps into a sorcerer who is appeasing the 'Patala Bhairavi' who would grant all his wishes - the only way to access the Goddess is by sacrificing a brave, young man or a sorcerer like himself. Caught in a fight to the end, Ramudu wins.
NTR is so young and sprightly as is everyone else. SV Ranga Rao as the sorcerer has an amazing presence and dominates each scene he is in. It was shot as a bilingual in Telugu and Hindi. I discovered Marcus Bartley, an Anglo Indian cinematographer who worked on many classics as well as so many other wonderful creative artistes like Pingali, Kameshwara Rao and others. Ghantasala composed the music.
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