The former won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year .
The Telugu version of Lava Kusa was released on 29 March 1963 , while the Tamil version was released the following month , on 19 April .
The former won the Telugu                 for that year .
The Telugu version of Lava Kusa was released on 29 March 1963 , while the Tamil version was released the following month , on 19 April .