Tenali Ramakrishna (film)

Tenali Ramakrishna
Poster of the Telugu version
Directed by	B. S. Ranga
Produced by	B. S. Ranga
Written by	Samudrala Raghavacharya (Telugu) Kannadasan (Tamil)
Story by	Ch. Venkataramaiah
Based on	Tenali Raman by Ch. Venkataramaiah
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao A. Nageswara Rao (Telugu) Sivaji Ganesan (Tamil) Jamuna Chittor V. Nagaiah P. Bhanumathi Mikkilineni Mukkamala M. N. Nambiar (Tamil) Sandhya Rajanala Vangara Surabhi Balasaraswati Laxmikantam Ramakoti
Music by	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Cinematography	B. S. Ranga
Edited by	P. G. Mohan
Production company	Vikram Productions
Distributed by	Vikram Productions
Release date	12 January 1956 3 February 1956 (Tamil)
Country	India
Language	Telugu Tamil

Tenali Ramakrishna is a 1956 Indian bilingual historical comedy film produced and directed by B. S. Ranga under the production company Vikram Studios. Apart from directing, Ranga also handled the cinematography for the film. The film was made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages, with the Tamil version titled Tenali Raman. It features N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jamuna and Bhanumathi Ramakrishna in the lead roles. Mukkamala, Chittor V. Nagaiah and Surabhi play supporting roles in the Telugu version, while Sivaji Ganesan and M. N. Nambiar replaced Nageswara Rao and Mukkamala respectively in the Tamil version.

Tenali Ramakrishna was adapted from the stage play Tenali Raman written by C. K. Venkataramaiah, itself based on the life of the Telugu poet Tenali Rama and the Vijayanagar king Krishnadevaraya. The film was edited by P. G. Mohan. Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy composed the film's music. The Telugu version has garnered the All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film. Tenali Ramakrishna was released on 12 January 1956 while Tenali Raman was released a month later, on 3 February 1956. Both versions were commercially successful. Tenali Ramakrishna was remade in Kannada as Hasyaratna Ramakrishna by Ranga; however, that version was a commercial failure.