a ▁R ag hav ach ary a , ▁K ann adas an ▁and ▁Mur ug adas a ▁on ▁the ▁basic ▁script ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁versions . ▁They ▁decided ▁to ▁adapt ▁Ch . ▁V enk atar ama iah ' s ▁K ann ada - language ▁stage ▁play ▁Ten ali ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁into ▁the ▁film , ▁instead ▁of ▁following ▁H . ▁M . ▁Red dy ▁script ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁Tel ug u ▁director ial ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁R anga ▁titled ▁the ▁film ▁Ten ali ▁Ram an ▁in ▁T amil , ▁while ▁Ten ali ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁other ▁versions . ▁ ▁V enk atar ama iah ' s ▁play ▁was ▁com ical ▁in ▁nature , ▁and ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁life ▁and ▁times ▁of ▁Ram ak r ish na . ▁F ear ing ▁it ▁would ▁fail ▁to ▁translate ▁on - screen ▁effectively , ▁R ag hav ach ary a ▁and ▁K ann adas an ▁decided ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁political ▁elements ▁during ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁Kr ish na de var aya . ▁While ▁R ag hav ach ary a ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁administrative ▁aspects ▁of ▁Kr ish na de var aya , ▁K ann adas an ▁opt ed ▁to ▁" human ise " ▁the ▁king ▁by ▁writing ▁scenes ▁related ▁to ▁his ▁personal ▁life ▁and ▁prefer ences . ▁Ten ali ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Rev ath y ▁Studios ▁in ▁Mad ras , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁flo ors