Chintamani

Chintamani Tamil சநதமண is a 1937 Tamillanguage film directed by Y V Rao starring M K Thyagaraja Bhagavathar Serugulathur Sama and Aswathamma2 It was the first Tamil film to run for a year in a single theatre Chintamani was based on the legendary story of a Sanskrit poet and devotee of Lord Krishna named Bilwamangal M K Thyragaraja Bhagavathar Bilwamangal a resident of Varanasi was a Sanskrit scholar who gets infatuated towards a courtesan called Chintamani Aswathamma a woman of illfame As a result he deserts his wife However Chintamani is an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna Serugalathur Sama and spends most of her time singing bhajans in praise of Lord Krishna His attraction towards Chintamani eventually draws Bilwamangal closer towards Lord Krishna and transforms his life forever Bilwangal himself becomes a devotee of Lord Krishna and pens a monumental Sanskrit work Sri Krishna Karnamritam