Draupadi Manasamrakshanam (1936)

BALLARI RAGHAVA

Banner: Lakshmi Films
Director:S. Jagannath, Ramanamurthy
Music: Papatia Kantaiah

BANDA KANAKA LINGESWARA RAO

Cast:
Bellari Raghava,
S. Rangaswamy,
Sivarakrishna Rao,
H.N. Choudhury,
Daita Gopalam,
Jandhyala Gaurinatha Sastry,
Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao,
Surabhi Kamalabai,
Padmavati Devi,
Shrihari

SURABHI KAMALA BAI

Story:Leela Lakshmi Films' owner Kavali Gupta signed noted stage actor Raghava to play Duryodhana. At Saraswati Talkies, H.V. Babu was making Draupadi Vastrapaharanam at the same time, although on a smaller budget. Both films told the same Mahabharata episode in which Draupadi is publicly humiliated by the Kauravas and rescued by Krishna. In spite of Raghava's star presence, the film was not as successful as its rival.