Bhishma Pratigna (1921 film)
Bhishma Pratigna () is a 1921 Indian silent film directed by Raghupathi Surya Prakash (R. S. Prakash). Prakash also produced the film along with his father Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu through Star of the East production company. The film stars Surya Prakash as Bhishma and Peggy Castello as Ganga. It is generally considered to be the first Telugu feature film. Some film historians also consider it to be the first feature film produced in South India. The film was released all over India, Burma and Sri Lanka and was a big success. The film was made on a budget of 12,000 (worth 2.2 crore in 2021 prices) and made ₹60,000 in returns. 