. ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁about ▁Ram ak r ish na ' s ▁efforts ▁to ▁save ▁Kr ish na de var aya ▁from ▁cour tes an ▁Kr ish nas ani , ▁a ▁sp y , ▁and ▁convin cing ▁Emperor ▁Bab ur ▁against ▁extending ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁Sultan ate ▁in ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Produ ced ▁as ▁a ▁tr iling ual ▁film ▁shot ▁simultaneously ▁in ▁the ▁Tel ug u , ▁and ▁T amil ▁languages , ▁and ▁K ann ada ▁with ▁a ▁slightly ▁alter ed ▁cast , ▁Ten ali ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Rev ath y ▁Studios ▁at ▁Mad ras . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics ▁who ▁were ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁historical ▁in acc ura cies ▁port rayed ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁Ten ali ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁was ▁a ▁commercial ▁success , ▁won ▁the ▁President ' s ▁Silver ▁medal ▁for ▁the ▁Best ▁Fe ature ▁Film ▁in ▁Tel ug u ▁and ▁the ▁All ▁India ▁Cert ificate ▁of ▁Mer it ▁for ▁Best ▁Fe ature ▁Film ▁at ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁National ▁Film ▁Awards . ▁Its ▁T amil ▁version , ▁titled ▁Ten ali ▁Ram an , ▁featured ▁S iv aj i ▁G anes an ▁as ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Ten ali ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁was ▁later ▁re made ▁into ▁K ann ada ▁as ▁Has yar at na ▁Ram ak r