What is "gulebakavali"

Gulebakavali may refer to:

• A nocturnal flower, known as bakavali or bakawali - see Epiphyllum oxypetalum.
• Gulebakavali Katha, a Telugu film
• Gulebakavali (1955 film), a Tamil film
• Gul-E-Bakawali (film), a Punjabi film

Gulebakavali (English: The Flower of Bakavali) is a 1955 Indian Tamil language adventure film produced and directed by T. R. Ramanna. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, T. R. Rajakumari, Rajasulochana, G. Varalakshmi, S. D. Subbulakshmi and E. V. Saroja in the lead roles, while K. A. Thangavelu, J. P. Chandrababu, E. R. Sahadevan and A. Karunanidhi play supporting roles. The film tells the story of a young man who sets out to find a mysterious flower, which is believed to have the power to restore anyone's eyesight, in order to restore the eyesight of the blind king, and the various challenges he faces during his journey. It was remade in Telugu in 1938 as Gulebakavali directed by Kallakoori Sathasiva Rao with the noted multilingual star B. Jayamma of Karnataka as the heroine. N. T. Rama Rao made another version in Telugu in the 1960's as Gulebakavali Katha.