Aditya 369 is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language science fiction film written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna and Mohini while Amrish Puri, Tinnu Anand, and Suthivelu play supporting roles. The music is composed by Ilaiyaraaja and Jandhyala wrote the dialogues. The film was produced by S. Anitha Krishna on Sridevi Movies banner with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as the presenter. Inspired by the H. G. Wells' novel The Time Machine (1895) which he read as a student, Singeetam Srinivasa Rao started working on a script in which the protagonist travels to the past and the future. He opted for Sri Krishnadevaraya's reign for the past period. After researching at the American Library in Madras about the future, he finished the script. When he narrated the story to S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, he immediately liked it. Balasubrahmanyam recommended Balakrishna's name as he felt that the latter would be apt for Krishnadevaraya's role. Balasubrahmanyam's relative Sivalenka Krishna Prasad who had bulk dates of Balakrishna agreed to produce the film. Made on a budget of 1.52 crore, principal photography of the film took about 110 days. Sets related to Krishnadevaraya's era were built at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad. Filming also took place at VGP Golden Beach and Vijaya Vauhini Studios in Madras. Forest scenes were shot at Talakona in Andhra Pradesh. Three cinematographers worked for the film and shot different time periods. P. C. Sreeram shot the scenes related to present-day but he opted out due to ill-health. V. S. R. Swamy and Kabir Lal performed rest of the cinematography. Upon release, the film received critical acclaim and was a commercial success. It received two Nandi Awards. It was dubbed into Hindi as Mission 369 and into Tamil as Apoorva Sakthi 369. Aditya 369 is considered a landmark film in the science fiction genre in Indian cinema. Plot The film begins in 1991, Prof. Ramdas a scientist strives hard with enormous experiments and invents a the time machine that travels in time. Besides, Raj Varma, a high-profile burglar has a peculiar hobby of heisting antique pieces from world-renowned museums. He desires to possess a 16th-century diamond of the Vijayanagara empire from the Salar Jung Museum. So, he plots by mingling with the Curator. At the same time, the school children visit an excursion to the museum in which a naughty kid Kishore misplaces and spends at night therein. He witnesses