Chandika (Telugu: చండిక) is a 1940 Telugu film directed by R. S. Prakash. Veteran actress P. Kannamba portrayed the role of Chandika.[1]
Chandika | |
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Directed by | R. S. Prakash |
Written by | Muttaneni Venkata Chennakesavulu (story) Kopparapu Subba Rao (Dialogues ) |
Produced by | Mirjapuram Maharaja |
Starring | P. Kannamba Vemuri Gaggaiah Bellary Raghava |
Cinematography | Kamal Ghosh |
Music by | Kopparapu Subba Rao |
Release date |
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Running time | 184 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Plot
editChandika (Kannamba) is the princess of a kingdom. She is unhappy with the ruling of King Giriraju (Gaggaiah). She wants to dethrone him and his husband prince to become the rajah. She has attracted the maharaja and kills him. During the encounter, she loses her husband. She could not control the Minister Veeramallu (Raghava), finally succumbs and commits suicide.
Cast
edit- Kannamba ... Chandika
- Vemuri Gaggaiah ... Giriraju
- Bellary Raghava ... Veeramallu
- T. Lalita Devi
- Peddapuram Raju
- Arani Satyanarayana
- Puvvula Ratnamala
- Dasari Ramatilakam
- Puvvula Anasuya
- Puvvula Chandramouleeswara Rao
- M. Satyanarayana
- V. Venkata Subbarao
- Dasari Lakshmaiah Chowdary
- Master Viswam
- G. Seshagiri Rao
References
edit- ^ Chandika film review, Andhra Patrika, 1 May 1940 issue
External links
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