K Shankar directed this movie. Thefilm has the distinction of NTR's first appearance in the pratinayaka(villain's) role as Ravana. An actor of assured popularity for hishero's role till then, NTR taking on a villain's character in the movieis an adventure in itself. He created history by being the first amongthe Telugu heroes to do so. He displayed a different kind of talent reflecting the originalnature of Narada's character; of creating quarrels between great peoplefor the good of the world. SV Ranga Rao played Mayasura, Nagabhushanamwas lord Siva and Mahankali Venkaiah was Kumbhakarna. Jamuna played thelead role as Mandodari. B Saroja Devi was Parvati, and Hemalatha wasKaikasi. Helen, EV Saroja and Gopikrishna figured in the dancing rolesdisplaying high standard classicism. This added luster to the film.Bhookailas is also known for its memorable music. R Sudarshanam andR Govardhanam provided music. AVM orchestra gave excellent support totheir tunes and that resulted in immortal songs rendered by theinimitable Ghantasala and others. One should carefully listen toGhantasala's vocal magic when he sings in sequence for Ravana (NTR) andthen for the role of Narada played by ANR. movietimevideo Store Click here to get eCRATER picture hosting at Auctiva.com