Krishna Bakthi

Krishna Bakthi
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Tamil	கிருஷ்ண பக்தி
Directed by	R. S. Mani
Produced by	S. N. Laxmana Chettiar
Written by	S. T. S. Yogi Sudhanandha Bharathi Sandilyan Ku. Pa. Sedhu Ammal
Screenplay by	S. T. S. Yogi Sudhanandha Bharathi Sandilyan Ku. Pa. Sedha Ammal
Story by	R. S. Mani
Based on	The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis
Starring	P. U. Chinnappa T. R. Rajakumari D. Balasubramaniam K. R. Ramaswamy N. S. Krishnan T. A. Mathuram
Music by	S. V. Venkatraman Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer
Cinematography	V. Kumaradevan Jiten Banerjee
Edited by	P. S. Winfred
Production company	Newtone Studio
Distributed by	Krishna Pictures
Release date	14 January 1949
Running time	160 Mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Krishna Bakthi (English: The Devotion to Lord Krishna) is a 1949 Tamil Historical - Musical film was directed and screenplay were written by R. S. Mani. The film was produced by S. N. Laxmana Chettiar. The film dialogue and story were written by S. D. S. Yogi, Shuddhananda Bharati, Sandilyan and Ku. Pa. Sedhu Ammal. Music by S. V. Venkatraman and Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer assets to the film. The film starring P. U. Chinnappa, T. R. Rajakumari, D. Balasubramaniam and K. R. Ramaswamy played lead with C. T. Rajakantham Alwar Kuppusamy, Pullimootai Ramasamy N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram couples provided comic relief. The Carnatic music icon M. L. Vasanthakumari appeared on - screen in regal court sequence in this film. The film was inspired by Rasputin, the notorious Russian Monk and a French Novel The Monk.

Krishna Bakthi is the tale of hypocrite saint(P. U. Chinnappa) who lusts after a chaste court dancer devakumari(T. R. Rajakumari) and his ultimate redemption.

The film was under production for nearly five years due to many difficulties. The script on which R. S. Mani and assistant S. Ramanathan worked for Six Months was inspired by Rasputin, the notorious Russian Monk and a French Novel as The Monk, translated into English, which Ramanathan bought in Moore Market for One Rupee.