Ardharathiri

Adapted from : P. Sambasiva Rao’s desire to direct a thriller film arose after he read the novel . He, and Polavarapu Srihari Rao then created the story of the film , taking inspiration from the novel while new characters and situations were created to suit the tastes of Telugu-speaking audience. As Sambasiva Rao put it, “In evolving the characters of Prasad and Keshav, traces of influence can be found in ‘s “. The film marked his directorial debut and was produced by P. Gangadara Rao under Hyderabad Movies. Cinematography was handled by J. Sathyanarayana and editing by S. P. S. Veerappa. The soundtrack was composed by . The song “Ee Pilupu Nee Kosame” is based on “Kahin Deep Jale Kahin Dil” from the 1962 film (1962). was released on 12 April 1969, and became a commercial success.