| Film | Language | Claim | |------|----------|-------| | (1931) | Tamil | First South Indian talkie (made in Tamil, not Telugu) | | Bhakta Prahlada (1932) | Telugu | First Telugu talkie ✅ |
Sometimes people mistakenly say Raja Harishchandra was the first Telugu film because the producer (Ardeshir Irani) and director (H. M. Reddy) were the same, and because Telugu audiences loved that Tamil film. But Raja Harishchandra was in Tamil, with only a few Telugu songs. First Telugu movie name: Bhakta Prahlada (1932) First Telugu talkie: Same Not the same as: Raja Harishchandra (1931, Tamil) telugu first movie name
The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil (as Bhaktha Nandanar ). The same actors filmed each scene twice, in different languages. | Film | Language | Claim | |------|----------|-------|
The title role of Prahlada was played by a 12-year-old boy named V. N. S. Murthy . But Raja Harishchandra was in Tamil, with only