Bhakta Kannappa


Bhakta Kannappa is a 1976 Telugu film directed by Bapu. The movie is a remake of 1954 Kannada movie Bedara Kannappa starring Rajkumar which was based on the life of Shaiva devotee, Kannappa Nayanar.

Credits

Cast

was inspired by Ben-Hur and wanted to produce a film just like it. As such, this film was influenced by the film Ben-Hur. For songs recording, the unit went to tribal areas and composed their tunes and rhythms as songs for the film. In fact, the song Enniyallo was based on the research they had done.

Soundtrack

The film is a blockbuster and ran for 1 year.

Awards