Thread by @AestheticsofTC

Telugu mythological films, are an ingenious genre; so much so that the term itself is often a misnomer. Now that Adipurish is releasing tomorrow, here's a thread of movies based on Ramayana in Telugu Language.(Please Retweet the first tweet, if you appreciate the thread).

Rama Paduka Pattabhishekam (1932)
dir. Sarvottam Badami.
Based on Lord Rama's fourteen years exile to the forest and Bharata's coronation of Lord Rama's padukas (footwear) on the throne as symbolic representation of Rama's rule.

Bhookailas (1940)
dir. Sundar Rao Nadkarni
First hit film after the establishment of AVM Productions.
Ravana performs penance to bring Lord Shiva's Aatma Lingam to Lanka. But fearing that the lingam will add to Ravana's might, the gods ask Lord Ganesh to foil his plan.

Mahiravana (1940)
dir. Chitrapu Narayana Rao
Ravana keeps Seeta captive and seeks the help of Pathala Lankeswara Mahi Ravana to kill Rama and Lakshmana.

Sri Seeta Rama Jananam (1944)
dir. Ghantasala Balaramayya
Debut of Akkineni Nageswara Rao as a lead & of Ghantasala in a character role
Traces the Ramayana from the time Dasaratha kills the son of a blind couple, long before Rama is born, to the time the wedding of Sita with Rama

Paduka Pattabhishekam (1945)
dir. K. B. Nagabhushanam
Bharata instead of becoming the crown king, goes to the forest & requests Rama to return to Ayodhya. Rama refuses and gives away his Padukas to Bharata. Bharata crowns them & rules the kingdom for 14 years.

Bhookailas (1958)
dir. K. Shankar
Stars NTR, ANR, Jamuna.
Produced by AVM.
Bhookailas is the story of the formation of Gokarna Kshetram. King of Asuras, Ravana, decides to perform penance & bring Lord Siva's Atma Lingam for his mother to worship.

Indrajeet (Sati Sulochana) (1961)
dir. S. Rajinikanth
Stars NTR (Indrajeet), SVR (Ravana) & Anjali Devi (Sulochana).
Based on the life of Indrajit from the epic Ramayana.

Seetha Rama Kalyanam (1961)
dir. N. T. Rama Rao.
Stars NTR, Geetanjali, B. Saroja Devi, Sobhan Babu.
The film depicts the life of Lord Rama from birth to his marriage with Seetha.

Lava Kusa (1963)
dir. C. S. Rao & C. Pullayya
Stars NTR, Anjali Devi
Lord Ram sends Sita into exile, she gives birth to twin sons. However, things take a turn when they grow up & visit Ayodhya only to interrupt the Ashwamedha Yagna.
First Telugu movie to collect Rs. 1 crore.

Veeranjaneya (1968)
dir. Kamalakara Kameswara Rao
Based on the Ramayana, from the perspective of the god Anjaneya

Sampoorna Ramayanam (1972)
dir. Bapu Garu
Stars Shoban Babu, Chandrakala, SVR, Gummadi
Lord Rama, Sita and Laxman are exiled for fourteen years. But when Sita is abducted by Ravana, he kills the asura king and goes on to claim his throne.

Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddham (1975)
dir. Bapu Garu
Stars NTR, Saroja Devi, Ramakrishna
Goddess Parvati wishes to test King Yayati's devotion towards Lord Rama. However, things take a turn when her test leads to a war between Lord Hanuman and Lord Rama.

Seetha Kalyanam (1976)
dir. Bapu Garu
King Janaka, the ruler of Mithila, organises a 'swayamvara' for his daughter Seeta, the princess. However, he challenges the suitors to string Pinaka, the bow of Lord Shiva.

Sri Rama Pattabhishekam (1978)
dir. N. T. Rama Rao
Stars Rama Rao, Jamuna and Sangeeta
King Dasharatha's queen Kaikeyi makes unusual demands to thwart the coronation of Lord Rama as king of Ayodhya. As a result, Lord Rama is forced to undergo several challenges.

Brahmarshi Vishwamitra (1991)
dir. N. T. Rama Rao
Stars NTR, Balakrishna, Meenakshi Seshadri
Based on the the life history of sage Viswamitra. After a quarrel with sage Vashistha over a holy cow Kamdhenu, Viswamitra starts meditating and is blessed as Bramharishi Viswamitra.

Ramayanam (Bala Ramayanam) (1997)
dir. Guna Shekhar
stars NTR Jr. as Rama & Smitha Madhav as Sita
The story deals with lord Rama and his retaliation against Ravana for the kidnapping of his wife goddess Sita.

Sri Rama Rajyam (2011)
dir. Bapu Garu
Stars Balakrishna & Nayanatara
After getting exiled by Lord Rama, Sita gives birth to Lava and Kusa. Under Sage Valmiki's guidance, the boys set out to preach the Ramayana in Ayodhya but a shocking truth awaits them there.