'' Savitri '' ( English : Goddess Saraswati ) is a 1933 Indian Telugu language drama film directed by C. Pullaiah . It was based on a popular stage play of Mylavaram Bala Bharati Samajam . It was the first film produced by East India Film Company with an estimated budget of in Calcutta . The blockbuster film has received an honorary diploma at the 2nd Venice International Film Festival . The story is about Savitri and Satyavan from Mahabharata . According to the legend , Princess Savitri ( Dasari Ramathilakam ) marries Prince Satyavan despite a curse that foretells his death within a year . She manages to get Yama ( Vemuri Gaggaiah ) , the god of death , to restore her husband to life
2nd Venice International Film Festival
2nd Venice International Film Festival
Savitri (1933 film)