Satya Harishchandra

<p>The film is about the life of one of the six most extraordinary sovereigns, , the ruler of belonging to who established the heavenly earth and carried out hundreds of , whose path is the truth. Once, after completing the ritual, Harishchandra attains a sacred gem that molds his country prosperous. However, , in the guise of a saint, seeks to grant it, and Harishchandra gifts the gem. Hereupon, the lord announces that he is now his debtor, who will repay in time. Meanwhile, in the court, confronted , who said that a man with aim & determination is more potent than the deities. Visvamitra opts for Harishchandra to divert his path. Firstly, he wishes for a vast amount, which he bestows without hesitation when Visvamitra instructs him to hold it as his assets. Then, he generates beasts that suffer the public. Hence, Harishchandra sets foot in the forest. Visvamitra phantoms two beauties, Matanga Kanyalu, to lure him, threatening to knit them or quit the kingdom. Harishchandra relinquishes all when Visvamitra claims his dues within a month and accompanies his sidekick, Nakshatraka. Ergo, Harishchandra proceeds to . Visvamitra brings him trouble at every level, which he overcomes with willpower. At Kaasi, Harishchandra spots the selling of people as enslaved. Due to lack of time, on the advice of his wife , he auctions her with his son Lohitha when Siva, in the form of Kaala Kaushika, shops them. Next, he peddles himself to the graveyard’s King Veerabahu for travel expenses, Nakshatraka, and works as a guard at the burial ground. Tragically, Lohitha dies due to a snakebite while Chandramati is performing his funeral; Harishchandra bars her for the fee, unbeknownst to actuality. Whereat, he indicates her wedding chain when she discerns him as her husband as it is invisible to others. Harishchandra does not yield even in such pathetic situations, so Chandramati rushes for the amount. Following this, Visvamitra illuminates that Chandramati has abducted and slain Kaasiraju’s son. The King dictates capital punishment to her and entrusts Harishchandra to execute it. Still, he stands on his path. Suddenly, Visvamitra, Vasishta & Siva appear, proclaiming the entirety of spreading his eminence to the universe. Plus, his residence is a shrine, not a cemetery, and the person he served is . At last, Visvamitra accepts his defeat before him, retrieving his son, wife & kingdom. Moreover, he acknowledges half of his penance power. May he reign as emperor in all splendor for a thousand years. Later, he shines on Indra’s half-throne for 14 ” .” Finally, the movie ends happily with Siva blessing Harishchandra. After the success of (1963) based on popular mythological play , K. V. Reddy planned a film based on another mythological play for Vijaya Productions. The songs and poems written by for his play in 1924 were already popular with the audience. However, due to copyright issues, K. V. Reddy could not use those poems. wrote new poems and songs for the film. K. V. Reddy also produced the film for Vijaya Productions. The film titled starred in the title role and as Chandramathi. The film released on 22 April 1965 and was a failure at the box-office. Audience accustomed to the old poems of Lakshmikantha Kavi were disappointed with the new ones and this was attributed as one of the reasons for the failure of the film. Music was composed by . Lyrics were written by . Music released by EMI Columbia Audio Company.</p>