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	\| caption = Theatrical release poster		\| caption = Theatrical release poster
	\| director = [[Bapu (~~artist~~)\|Bapu]]		\| director = [[Bapu (director)\|Bapu]]
	\| producer = [[Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju\|U. Suryanarayana Raju]]		\| producer = [[Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju\|U. Suryanarayana Raju]]
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	'''''Bhakta Kannappa''''' ({{~~trans~~\|Devotee Kannappa}}) is a 1976 Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] film directed by [[Bapu (~~artist~~)\|Bapu]]. The film is a remake of 1954 Kannada movie ''[[Bedara Kannappa]]'' starring [[Rajkumar (actor)\|Rajkumar]] which was based on the life of [[Shaiva]] devotee, [[Kannappa Nayanar]].<ref>http://www.telugucinema.com/Bhakta-Kannappa-1976-Retrospective</ref>		'''''Bhakta Kannappa''''' ({{translation\|Devotee Kannappa}}) is a 1976 Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] film directed by [[Bapu (director)\|Bapu]]. The film is a remake of 1954 Kannada movie ''[[Bedara Kannappa]]'' starring [[Rajkumar (actor)\|Rajkumar]] which was based on the life of [[Shaiva]] devotee, [[Kannappa Nayanar]].<ref>http://www.telugucinema.com/Bhakta-Kannappa-1976-Retrospective</ref>

	==Credits==		==Credits==
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	* Writer: [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]]		* Writer: [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]]
	* Producer: [[Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju\|U. Suryanarayana Raju]]		* Producer: [[Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju\|U. Suryanarayana Raju]]
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{{Infobox film
| name = Bhakta Kannappa
| image = Bhakta Kannappa.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Bapu (artist)|Bapu]]
| producer = [[Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju|U. Suryanarayana Raju]]
| writer = [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]]
| starring = [[Krishnam Raju]] [[Vanisree]] [[M. Balaiah]] [[Rao Gopal Rao]] [[Sarathi]] [[Allu Ramalingaiah]] [[Sreedhar Surapaneni]] [[Mukkamala]] [[M. Prabhakar Reddy]]
| narrator =
| music = [[Chellapilla Satyam]]
| cinematography = [[V. S. R. Swamy]] [[M. V. Raghu]]
| editing = [[Mandapati Ramachandraiah]]
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = 1976
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
}}

'''''Bhakta Kannappa''''' ({{trans|Devotee Kannappa}}) is a 1976 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film directed by [[Bapu (artist)|Bapu]]. The film is a remake of 1954 Kannada movie ''[[Bedara Kannappa]]'' starring [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]] which was based on the life of [[Shaiva]] devotee, [[Kannappa Nayanar]].<ref>http://www.telugucinema.com/Bhakta-Kannappa-1976-Retrospective</ref>

==Credits==

===Cast===
* [[Krishnam Raju]] as [[Arjuna]]/[[Kannappa Nayanar|Kannappa]]/Thinnadu
* [[Vanisri]] as Neela
* [[M. Balaiah]] as [[Lord Shiva]]
* [[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Kailasanatha Shastri
* [[Sarathi]] as Kashinatha Shastri
* [[Allu Ramalingaiah]]
* [[Sreedhar]] as Mallanna
* [[M. Prabhakar Reddy|Prabhakar Reddy]] as Neela's father
* [[Mukkamala]] as Jara Rashtrika (Vedic form of Peddavema Reddy)
* [[P. R. Varalakshmi]] as [[Goddess Parvati]]
* Jhansi
* Baby Varalakshmi
* [[Rohini (actress)|Baby Rohini]]
* [[Jaya Malini]] as Ranjana

===Crew===
* Director: [[Bapu (artist)|Bapu]]
* Writer: [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]]
* Producer: [[Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju|U. Suryanarayana Raju]]
* Production executive: [[Jayakrishna]]
* Production Company: Gopi Krishna Combines
* Original Music: [[Chellapilla Satyam]]
* Cinematography: [[V. S. R. Swamy]]
* Film Editing: [[Mandapati Ramachandraiah]]
* Art Direction: [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] and [[V. Bhaskara Raju]]
* Camera Operator: [[S. Gopal Reddy]]
* Assistant Cameramen: [[M. V. Raghu]] and Sharath
* Playback singers: [[S. Janaki]], [[S. P. Balasubramaniam]], [[P. Susheela]] and [[V. Ramakrishna]]

==Production==
[[Krishnam Raju]] was inspired by ''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]'' (1959) and wanted to produce a film just like it. As such, this film was influenced by the film ''Ben-Hur''. For songs recording, the unit went to tribal areas and composed their tunes and rhythms as songs for the film. In fact, the song ''Enniyallo'' was based on the research they had done.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know|title=Did You Know - Movies - Telugu - Entertainment - The Times of India|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

==Soundtrack ==
* "Aakasham Dinchala Nelavanka Tunchala" (Lyrics: Veturi; Singers: [[V. Ramakrishna]] and P. Susheela; Cast: Krishnam Raju and Vanisree)
* "Kanda Gelichindi Kanne Dorikindi" (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singers: V. Ramakrishna and P. Susheela; Cast: Krishnam Raju, Vanisree and Others)
* "Om Namassivaya Srikantalokesha" (Lyrics: Veturi; Singer: V. Ramakrishna; Cast: Krishnam Raju and M. Balayya)
* "Paravasamuna Sivudu" (Kiratarjuneeyam) (Lyrics: Veturi; Singer: [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]; Cast: [[Krishnam Raju]] and [[M. Balayya]])
* "Siva Siva Ananelara" (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: S. Janaki)
* "Siva Siva Sankara Bhaktava Sankara" (Lyrics: Veturi; Singer: V. Ramakrishna; Cast: Krishnam Raju)
* "Thalli Thandri" - (Singer: P. Susheela)
* "Thinavayya" -
* "Thakita Thakita" - (Singer: [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]])
* "Yenniyallo Yenniyallo Chandamama" - (Lyrics: Arudra; Singers: V. Ramakrishna and P. Susheela; Cast: Krishnam Raju and Vanisree)

==Box-office==
The film was a blockbuster and ran for 1 year.<ref name="auto"/>

==Awards==
* [[National Film Award for Best Audiography]] - S. P. Ramanathan

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0155543|Bhakta Kannappa}}

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[[Category:Films scored by Chellapilla Satyam]]
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