han ▁J han ▁K ank an am ulu " ▁and ▁" G and up illi ▁Men umar achi " ▁gained ▁popular ity ▁post ▁release . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ ▁Release ▁and ▁reception ▁ ▁Ten ali ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁with ▁an ▁approximate ▁total ▁length ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁ 2 0 ▁re els , ▁with ▁a ▁running ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 6 9 ▁minutes . ▁Nav ay uga ▁films ▁distributed ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁the ▁V ij ay aw ada , ▁G unt ak al , ▁and ▁Mad ras ▁areas . ▁The ▁N iz am ▁area ▁distribution ▁rights ▁were ▁acquired ▁by ▁All ▁India ▁Corporation ▁Limited . ▁Due ▁to ▁technical ▁issues , ▁the ▁film ▁had ▁a ▁delayed ▁the atr ical ▁release ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁in ▁ 1 3 ▁cent res ▁across ▁Tel ang ana ▁and ▁And h ra ▁Pr adesh . ▁Ten ali ▁Ram an ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Both ▁versions ▁were ▁commer cially ▁successful , ▁and ▁Ten ali ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁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 . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁Sw at ant ra , ▁in ▁its ▁review ▁dated ▁