This film was the 1st ever South Indian film to gross 2cr.
It's Telugu version grossed around 2cr with a share of 1cr & the Tamil dubbed version grossed around 50 Lakhs with a share of 25 Lakhs in 1957 and became the highest grossing South Indian film of all time then until it was surpassed by Lava Kusa which released in 1963.
The Kannada dubbed version grossed around 20 Lakhs with a share of 10 Lakhs in Karnataka in 1965.
The total number of tickets sold (Footfalls) for this film in India are estimated to be around 5.1cr, which includes 20 lakh tickets that were sold for the digitized and colourised version released in 2010.
It's Telugu version grossed around 2cr with a share of 1cr & the Tamil dubbed version grossed around 50 Lakhs with a share of 25 Lakhs in 1957 and became the highest grossing South Indian film of all time then until it was surpassed by Lava Kusa which released in 1963.
The Kannada dubbed version grossed around 20 Lakhs with a share of 10 Lakhs in Karnataka in 1965.
The total number of tickets sold (Footfalls) for this film in India are estimated to be around 5.1cr, which includes 20 lakh tickets that were sold for the digitized and colourised version released in 2010.
The desired effect in the "laddoo gobbling" shots of Ghatotkacha in the song "Vivaha Bhojanambu" took four days to film. The entire song was filmed using stop motion animation.
There is one song 'Sundari nevanti' where Savitri uses magic to teach showoff Relangi a lesson. His hands gets stuck. How can one not double up with laughter.
The story is an adaptation of the folk tale Sasirekha Parinayam, which in turn is based on the epic Mahabharata.
All the top stars of the day acted in this move. But the movie belongs to Savitri and SV Ranga Rao. As Sasirekha and Gatotkacha, they excelled. Savitri playing a manly role is seen to be believed. SV Ranga Roa sings the evergreen 'Vivaha bhojanambu' on screen.