| Kalahasti Mahatyam | |
| Director: | H. L. N. Simha |
| Producer: | C. R. Basavaraju Gubbi Veeranna |
| Starring: | Dr. Rajkumar K. Malathi Mudigonda Lingamurthy B. Padmanabham Rushyendramani |
| Music: | R. Sudarshanam and R. Goverdhanam as Associate |
| Cinematography: | S. Maruthi Rao |
| Editing: | K. Shankar |
| Runtime: | 165 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
Kalahasti Mahatyam is a 1954 Indian Telugu-language film directed by H. L. N. Simha starring Dr. Rajkumar. This is the only non-Kannada film starring Dr. Rajkumar.
It is a musical hit film with some melodious Bhakti songs written by Tholeti Venkata Reddy. The music score is provided by R. Sudarshanam and R. Goverdhanam as Associate. They are beautifully sung by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, M. L. Vasantha Kumari, A.M. Raja and P. Susheela.
The film is a remake of the 1954 Kannada film Bedara Kannappa which also starred Rajkumar in the lead role. This film was successful in Andhra Pradesh and screened more than 100 days.[1]
Few songs and scenes featuring Rajkumar and other Kannada actors were dubbed from Bedara Kannappa.
The story is that of Kannappa Nayanar, a noted Shiva Bhakta.
| Character | Actor / Actress | |
|---|---|---|
| Thinnayya / Kannappa | Rajkumar | |
| Neela, wife of Thinnayya | K. Malathi | |
| Young Thinnayya | Ratan | |
| Young Neela | Kushala Kumari | |
| Kailasanatha Sastry | Mudigonda Lingamurthy | |
| Gowri, Wife of Kailasanath | Kumari | |
| Kasinatha Sastry, son of Kailasanath | Padmanabham | |
| Lord Shiva | H. R. Ramachandra Sastry | |
| Parvathi | Yellamma Devi | |
| Srihari | Rushyendramani | |
| Chintamani | Rajasulochana | |
| Basavareddy | A. V. Subba Rao | |
| M. R. Dasappa | ||
| Mani Aiyar | ||
| M. R. Nanjappa | ||
| Narayana | ||
| S. R. Raju |