As a token of gratitude, Indra gifts him a Simhasanam with 32 Salabhanjikas. He judges Urvasi as the best dancer, as she is fearless about her performance and win. The garland worn by Urvasi stays fresh, whereas that one worn by Rambha withers. Vikramarka gives two garlands to them to wear and dance. Indra invites Vikramarka to Heaven and requests him to decide who is the best dancer between Rambha and Urvasi. It also shows some of the Bethala Kathalu (Stories of Vetala). The story is based on the historical characters of Bhatti and Vikramarka. Irani and Pendyala Nageswara Rao providing the musical score. Written by Anisetty the cast included N T Ramarao, Anjali Devi, Kantha Rao & S V Ranga Rao in the lead. It is a commercial hit film ran for 100-days. He had his make-up done as a very old man specially, by the doyen of make-up artistes, Hari Babu, and studied the stills carefully before okaying them.īhatti Vikramarka (భట్టి విక్రమార్క) is a 1960 Telugu film directed by Jampana Chandrasekhara Rao and produced by Polisetty Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Murthy.
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As one famous for his glamorous roles in socials, it was daring of NTR to agree to act as ripe old Bheeshma in the movie of the same title. His tryst with mythologicals began with the role of Nalakubara in ‘Maya Rambha’ (1950). He gradually evolved into the number one choice for either the hero or the villain’s role in mythologicals. The mythological assured an honored place for itself with Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao (NTR) cementing his status as a “go to artist” adorning many mythological films with élan in a number of movies. The mythological movie making began with the original “Bhakta Prahlada” in 1932 made by H M Reddy (with Surabhi Kamala Bai & Valluru Subbiah in the lead), a pioneer of Indian cinema culminating in the hugely popular “Maya Bazaar”. The 50s & the 60s were considered the “Golden Era” of Telugu Mythologicals beginning from the acclaimed “Maya Bazaar” (1955) by Vijaya-Vauhini followed by “Bhaktha Prahlada” (1967).