The story of Gulebakavali) is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language fantasy swashbuckler film directed by N. T. Rama Rao.

The film focuses on a man's quest to search for the Gulebakavali flower, which he needs to cure the king's blindness.

The childless Gunavati takes penance to conceive, acquiring a boon from Siva, who blesses her with a baby boy, Vijaya.

Years roll by, and Vijaya becomes a gallant youngster—Chandrasena heads for hunting when Vakraketu plots to blind him via gradual venom.

He overhears that the only means to recoup his father's sight is to gain the "Gulebakavali flower," which blossoms on the full moon day in the Devaloka.

In a village, a trickster dice player, Yuktimati, bets the men to win for splicing her if not enslaving them.

He cast two female leads: Jamuna as the trickster dice player Yuktimati; and actress G. Varalakshmi's niece Nagarathna as princess Bakavali, this being her acting debut.

Ravikant Nagaich was hired as cinematographer, K. Narasimha Rao for art direction,[1] and S. P. S. Veerappa and G. Siva Murthy for editing.

[2] Music composers Joseph and Vijaya Krishna Murthy made their debut with this film,[1] as did lyricist C. Narayana Reddy.

[3] The film's most popular songs were "Nannu Dhochukonduvate", "Kalala Alalapai", "Unnadi Chebuta" and "Madana Sundara Naa Doraa".