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{{Infobox film
| name = Andhra Kesari
| image = Andhra Kesari (1983).png
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Vijayachander]]
| producer = [[Vijayachander]]
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Vijayachander]]<br />[[Murali Mohan]]
| music = [[Satyam (composer)|Satyam]]
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| released = {{Film date|1983|11|01|df=yes}}
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| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| budget = Rs. 18 lakhs
}}

'''''Andhra Kesari''''' ({{Translation|Lion of [[Andhra]]}}) is a 1983 Indian [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]]-language [[Historical drama|period]] [[biographical film]] written, directed, and produced by [[Vijayachander]]. The film is based on the life of [[Tanguturi Prakasam|Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu]], the first [[List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister]] of [[Andhra State]], popularly known by the epithet ''Andhra Kesari''. It is a [[Co-production (media)|co-production]] between [[Vijayachander]] and the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]. Vijayachander plays the [[title character]] Prakasam Panthulu, and [[Murali Mohan]] plays [[Kandukuri Veeresalingam]]. The film touches upon his contributions to the [[Simon Commission|Simon Go Back]] movement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Freedom Struggle through the lens of Cinema |url=https://nfai.nfdcindia.com/virtual-poster-exhibition-gallery.php |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=[[National Film Archive of India]]}}</ref> It was released on 1 November 1983, the [[Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh State formation day]]. The film won two [[Nandi Awards]] - [[Nandi Award for Best Child Actor|Best Child Actor]] for [[Harish Kumar (actor)|Master Harish]] and a [[Nandi Special Jury Award|Special Jury Award]] for Vijayachander.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120712122729/http://picasaweb.google.com/gouthamaraju/uidJID%23slideshow/5267062506684223762 Andhra Kesari film details in a news clipping.]</ref>

==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Character !! Actor
|-
| [[Tanguturi Prakasam]] || [[Vijayachander]]
|-
| [[Kandukuri Veeresalingam]] || [[Murali Mohan]]
|-
| [[Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham]] || [[Sreedhar|Sridhar]]
|-
| Hanumantharao Naidu || [[J. V. Ramana Murthy]]
|-
| [[Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao]] || [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]
|-
| [[Mahatma Gandhi]] || Subhash
|-
| [[Motilal Nehru]] || A. V. Raju
|-
| [[Pattabhi Sitaramayya]] || Ekambareswara Rao
|-
| || [[Allu Ramalingaiah]]
|-
| || [[Raja Babu (actor)|Raja Babu]]
|}

==Production==
The idea of making the film on [[Tanguturi Prakasam]] came to Vijayachander on the motivation by [[Tanguturi Anjaiah]] in one of his speeches, that Government would provide financial assistance to such ventures. After getting the script ready, he met the concerned minister and got his assurance. Later [[Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy]] became the Chief Minister. The Finance Minister [[Kona Prabhakara Rao]] gave financial assistance of {{Indian Rupee}}6 [[lakh]] on behalf of the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1982. There is a melodious song ''Vedamla Ghoshinche Godavari Amaradhamamla Sobhille Rajamahendri'' on the historical city [[Rajamundry]].<ref>[http://ilovehyd.com/interviews/interviews-vijaychander-born-to-perform-jesus.html Andhra Kesari film details in Vijayachander interview.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713012531/http://ilovehyd.com/interviews/interviews-vijaychander-born-to-perform-jesus.html|date=13 July 2011}}</ref>

The film was shot in the house of Jammaganti Hanumantha Rao, Rajahmundry and Hyderabad. The production cost was {{Indian Rupee}}18 lakh. After the completion, it was released on 1 November 1983, the formation day of [[Andhra Pradesh]] state. The film was a financial failure. He could not pay the government completely and instead gave them the film copyrights.

==Soundtrack==
* Vinara Bharata Veerakumara (Life of Andhra Kesari - [[Burrakatha]]
Singer: [[P. B. Srinivas]], [[S. P. Sailaja]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]])
* Vedamla Ghoshinche Godavari Amaradhamamla Sobhille Rajamahendri (Lyrics: [[Arudra]]; Singer: [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]])

==Awards==
;[[Nandi Awards]] - 1983<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>
* [[Nandi Special Jury Award|Special Jury Award]] - [[Vijayachander]]
* [[Nandi Award for Best Child Actor|Best Child Actor]] - [[Harish Kumar (actor)|Master Harish]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1983 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1983 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]
[[Category:1983 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Satyam (composer)]]
[[Category:1980s biographical films]]

Andhra Kesari (film) - Revision history

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