Laila Majnu is a 1949 Telugu historical film, based on the Sufi Legend of Laila-Majnu, produced and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao on Bharani Pictures banner. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna in the lead roles and music composed by C. R. Subburaman. The film was simultaneously released in Tamil with same title.[1] The film recorded as Super Hit at the box office.Laila (Bhanumathi Ramakrishna) is the daughter of Ameer Sarvaar (Mukkamala), and Khais (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), the son of Ameer Umri (Arani Satyanarayana). Love blossoms between Laila and Khais as they grow up. Ameer Sarvaar, unable to dissuade his daughter from seeing Khais, shifts to Mecca. Khais follows her to Mecca and roams in the streets uttering her name. People take him to be a mad person (Majnu) and throw stones at him. The story takes a lot of twists and turns from here on. The King of Iraq (C.S.R), who comes on a visit to Mecca, sees Laila and decides to marry her.