 The child artists in the film were members of Nyapathi Raghavarao 's ' Balanandam ' troupe . They were trained by Gnapadi Kameshwara Rao , whose nephew Gade Balakrishna " Kundu " Rao played a key role in the film 's Telugu and Tamil versions . Vijaya Vauhini Studios hired actors on a monthly salaried basis for this film ; one of these was M. Mallikarjuna Rao , who later directed films Prameelarjuneeyam ( 1965 ) , Muhurtha Balam ( 1969 ) , and Gudachari 116 ( 1976 ) . Differences between Chakrapani and Varalakshmi occurred during the last stage of principal photography . Chakrapani wanted to replace Varalakshmi with Anjali Devi and reshoot the entire film . However , Devi mediated between them and resolved the differences . Mohan Kanda , who later became the Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh before its bifurcation , also appeared in the film as a child artist . 
