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Maya Machindra Story
The film begins with ”[[Samudra Manthana]]” where gods & demons churn the ocean for ”[[Amrita]]” the nectar when [[Vishnu]] as Jagan Mohini, the enchanter, lures the demons and hands them over to the Gods. [[Siva]] is cognizant of it via [[Narada]] and heckles. Plus, he states that there should be no one in the universe to delude him as he is anti-lust. At the mention of it, Vishnu again arrives as Mohini when Siva is hungry for her beauty. Whereat, Vishnu mocks Siva and taunts Vishnu to teach him a lesson. Parallelly, [[Lakshmi]] also conflicts with her husband regarding the superiority of men & women. To sort it out, Vishnu lays hold of an avatar of sage Maya Machindra and preaches recitation to get salvation. On the provocation of Narada, [[Hanuman]] battles with Machindra when he bows his head down, detecting him as his Lord. Currently, Siva appears as Gorakh, who becomes a disciple of Machindra. Lakshmi is a queen, and Tilottama Devi is a men-hater and establishes a kingdom. Listening to it, Machindra encounters her when she is defeated. So, she turns into his devotee and knits him, and a baby boy, Meenanatha, is born as their love’s symbol. Knowing it, Gorak diverts his mentor’s mind back to spirituality. Anyhow, Tilottama impedes his attempts but to no avail.
However, Gorak triumphs in retrieving his mentor when Meenanatha’s attachment drags him back. Hence, Gorak gets Meenanatha bitten by a snake. Here, Machindra breaks down to make the boy live. Thereupon, Gorak divulges that he lost his powers due to human ties. Then Machindra asks him to try, but he, too, fails. Disheartened, Gorak immolates himself; Hanuman brings out his ashes and requests Machindra to make Gorak alive when his attempt with an honest heart flourishes. Currently, Gorak questions why he is unable to make Meenanatha alive. At that point, Hanuman enlightens him that his entire power lies in his devotion towards his mentor, which he left over by his loftiness. Ergo, Gorak sustains it and makes Meenanatha alive. Finally, they all return to Vaikuntha, where Vishnu proclaims that the male & female are equal in creation and spared from illusion is a must for humans.

Director: Babubhai Mistry
Cast (highlights): N. T. Rama Rao, Vanisri, Kanta Rao
Genre: Hindu mythological (Matsyendranath tale)
Notability: P.S.R. Pictures (Pinjala Subba Rao); music by Satyam; released 9 Jul 1975; runtime ~138 min.
Critical Reception: Known for visual effects flourishes typical of Babubhai Mistry mythologicals.
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