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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Thandra Paparayudu<br />
| image = Tandra Paparayudu theatrical poster.jpg<br />
| caption =<br />
| director = [[Dasari Narayana Rao]]<br />
| producer = [[Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju]]<br />
| writer = Kondaveeti Venkata Kavi<br />
| screenplay = Dasari Narayana Rao<br />
| story = Gopikrishna Kadha Vibhagam<br />
| starring = [[Krishnam Raju]]<br />[[Jaya Prada]]<br />[[Jayasudha]]<br />[[Sumalatha]]<br />[[Pran (actor)|Pran]]<br />[[Mohan Babu]]<br/>[[Hema Choudhary]]<br/>[[J. V. Somayajulu]]<br/>[[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao|Gummadi]]<br />
| music = [[Saluri Rajeswara Rao]]<br />
| cinematography = P. S. Prakash<br />
| editing = D. Venkata Rathnam<br />
| studio = [[Annapurna Studios]]<br>[[Padmalaya Studios]]<br />
| distributor = Gopi Krishna Movies<br />
| released = {{film date|1986}}<br />
| runtime =<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br />
| budget = {{INR}}1.5 [[crore]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Wooing the Kannada audience |url=http://www.expressindia.com/screen/south.htm |website=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |accessdate=7 December 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970419144618/http://www.expressindia.com/screen/south.htm |archivedate=19 April 1997}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
'''''Tandra Paparayudu''''' is a 1986 [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] [[Epic film|epic]] [[biographical film|biographical]] [[war film]] directed by [[Dasari Narayana Rao]] and produced by U. Suryanarayana Raju under Gopi Krishna Movies. The film stars [[Krishnam Raju]], [[Jaya Prada]], [[Jayasudha]], [[Sumalatha]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] and [[Mohan Babu]] in the lead roles. The film is based on the life of 18th century warrior [[Tandra Paparayudu]], the [[General officer|General]] of [[Bobbili]], and [[Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau|General Bussy]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253784/synopsis Tandra Paparayudu (1986) - Synopsis<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The film was featured at the 11th [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref>http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm11IIFAAward.aspx?PdfName=11IIFA.pdf</ref><ref>[http://www.bharatmovies.com/telugu/info/tandra-paparayudu.htm Tandra Paparayudu. Tandra Paparayudu Movie Cast & Crew<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.cinehug.com/telugu/tandra-paparayudu-songs/ Tandra Paparayudu Songs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[Krishnam Raju]] as [[Tandra Paparayudu]]<br />
*[[Jaya Prada]] as Jyothirmayi<br />
*[[Jayasudha]] as Mallamma<br />
*[[Sumalatha]] as Chinnamma<br />
*[[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as [[Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau|General Bussy]]<br />
*[[Mohan Babu]] as Vijaya Ramaraju<br />
*[[Rama Krishna]] as Ranga Rayudu<br />
*[[Hema Choudhary]] as Special Dancer<br />
*[[Kanta Rao]]<br />
*[[M. Balaiah]]<br />
*[[J. V. Somayajulu]]<br />
*[[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]<br />
*[[Betha Sudhakar|Sudhakar]]<br />
*[[Prabha (actress)|Prabha]]<br />
*[[Anjali Devi]]<br />
*[[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao|Gummadi]]<br />
*[[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]]<br />
*[[Nirmalamma]]<br />
*[[Vijayalalitha]]<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
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==Awards==<br />
*[[Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu)]] - [[Krishnam Raju]]<br />
*[[Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer]] - Kondaveeti Venkata Kavi<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
It is the only film for which six [[Member of Parliament (India)|MPs]] worked with, [[Krishnam Raju]], [[Jaya Prada]], [[Dasari Narayana Rao]], [[C. Narayana Reddy]], [[Mohan Babu]] and [[Sumalatha]]<br />
Plus MLA of former Andhra Pradesh Sri Kota Srinivas Rao, Vijayawada East, 1999 to 2004.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0253784}}<br />
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{{Dasari Narayana Rao}}<br />
{{Krishnam Raju}}<br />
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[[Category:1986 films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian epic films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao]]<br />
[[Category:Films produced by Krishnam Raju]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Saluri Rajeswara Rao]]<br />
[[Category:1980s war films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s historical films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s biographical films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian war films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian historical films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]<br />
[[Category:Historical epic films]]<br />
[[Category:War epic films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in the 18th century]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in the 1750s]]<br />
[[Category:History of India on film]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in ancient India]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films based on actual events]]<br />
[[Category:Indian swashbuckler films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in the Indian independence movement]]<br />
[[Category:Films about royalty]]<br />
[[Category:Biographical films about royalty]]<br />
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