ish na ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁by ▁R anga ; ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁commercial ▁failure . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁is ▁a ▁poet ▁and ▁scholar ▁in ▁the ▁Tel ug u ▁and ▁S ansk rit ▁languages ▁whose ▁talent ▁is ▁not ▁recogn ised ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁Ten ali . ▁To ▁ear n ▁a ▁living , ▁he ▁migr ates ▁to ▁H amp i ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Kam ala ▁and ▁son ▁Mad h ava . ▁On ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁H amp i , ▁he ▁stops ▁at ▁a ▁K ali ▁temple . ▁He ▁is ▁initially ▁ter r ified ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁god dess ' ▁id ol ▁and ▁the ▁animal ▁sacrific es ▁made ▁to ▁please ▁her . ▁That ▁night , ▁K ali ▁appears ▁before ▁him ▁and ▁gr ants ▁a ▁bo on : ▁he ▁must ▁choose ▁either ▁wisdom ▁or ▁wealth . ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁opts ▁for ▁both , ▁which ▁ang ers ▁K ali . ▁She ▁war ns ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁end ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁Vik ata k avi ▁( c low n ish ▁poet ) ▁whose ▁wisdom ▁is ▁useful ▁sole ly ▁for ▁entertain ing ▁others . ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁accepts ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁bless ing ▁and ▁asks ▁K ali ▁to ▁save ▁him ▁from ▁further ▁d angers . ▁The ▁god dess ▁agre es ▁and ▁disapp ears . ▁ ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁reaches ▁H amp i ▁and ▁approaches ▁Tat ach ary a , ▁the ▁royal ▁priest ▁of ▁the ▁V ij ay an ag ara ▁Empire , ▁to