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Bhairava Dweepam(1994)

5.4/10
Telugu155 mins

Bhairava Dweepam (1994) is a 155-minute Telugu film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Starring Vijaya Rangaraju, Kaikala Satyanarayana and Subhalekha Sudhakar. With an audience rating of 5.4/10, Bhairava Dweepam stands as one of the notable Telugu releases of 1994.

Director:Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Mood:
emotionalupliftingsuspenseful
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Quick Facts

Streaming on
Prime Video
Theatrical Release
1 January 1994
Director
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Language
Telugu
Runtime
2h 35m
GudVibe Rating
5.4/10

Storyline

A boy is raised by a village leader after being lost in the woods. When he grows up, he falls in love with a princess who is cursed by a witch. He sets out on a journey to break the spell and rescue her.

A boy's destiny leads to a witch's curse and a princess's heart.

Film Details

5.4Rating
155Minutes
TeluguLanguage
uCertificate
Release Date1 January 1994
Release Typetheatrical
Original Titleభైరవ ద్వీపం

Parental Guide

Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild

Vibe & Tags

Mood
emotionalupliftingsuspenseful
Themes
lovesurvivalidentityfamily
Tonewhimsical
Pacingepisodic
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor3
Rewatchability4

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Cast & Crew

Trivia

  • The film was inspired by the 1984 American fantasy film 'The NeverEnding Story', adapting its core adventure elements into a Telugu mythological setting.
  • It was one of the earliest major Telugu films to extensively use blue screen technology for its fantasy sequences, which was a novelty at the time.
  • The movie marked the debut of actress Roja in Telugu cinema, who was already a established star in Tamil films.
  • Director Singeetam Srinivasa Rao is known for pioneering genres in Indian cinema, and this was his first full-length fantasy film in Telugu.
  • The film's soundtrack by Ilaiyaraaja became popular, with the song 'Chitti Chilakamma' being a notable hit.
  • Despite its fantasy genre, the film was shot extensively in realistic forest locations in Andhra Pradesh to ground its mythical story.
  • The movie's release coincided with a period of growing technical ambition in Telugu cinema, following the success of other special-effects driven films.

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