Was Sanjaya, the scribe who narrates the events of the Kurukshetra war to the blind king Dhritarashtra, peering into the device that KV Reddy used in the mythological fantasy Mayabazar?
The 1957 Telugu blockbuster is based on a legend that features in the Mahabharata epic. Mayabazar has an ancient precursor to video conferencing technology and Facetime in the form of a screen contained in a jewel-encrusted box. The device has a gender – female – and a name – Priyadarshini – and helps the characters see what they want the most.
The magical box is a gift from Krishna (NT Rama Rao) to Sasirekha (Savitri) so that she may gaze upon her betrothed, Abhimanyu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao). Abhimanyu seems to be able to see Sasirekha too, and they happily sing to each other.
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