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	\| name = Chanakya Chandragupta		\| name = Chanakya Chandragupta
	\| image = ~~Chanakya_Chandragupta~~.jpg		\| image = Chanakya Chandragupta.jpg
	\| caption = Theatrical release poster		\| caption = Theatrical release poster
	\| writer = [[Pingali Nagendrarao\|Pingali Nagendra Rao]] {{small\|(dialogues)}}		\| writer = [[Pingali Nagendrarao\|Pingali Nagendra Rao]] {{small\|(dialogues)}}
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	* [[Mukkamala]] as [[Ambhi]]		* [[Mukkamala]] as [[Ambhi]]
	* [[Raja Babu (actor)\|Raja Babu]] as Nandulu		* [[Raja Babu (actor)\|Raja Babu]] as Nandulu
	* [[Padmanabham]] as Nandulu		* [[Padmanabham (actor)\|Padmanabham]] as Nandulu
	* [[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Nandulu		* [[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Nandulu
	* K.K. Sarma as Nandulu		* K.K. Sarma as Nandulu
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	* [[Jaya Malini]] as [[item number]]		* [[Jaya Malini]] as [[item number]]
	* Halam as item number		* Halam as item number
			* [[Sarathi]] as Nandulu
			* [[Potti Prasad]] as Nandulu
			*[[Chitti Babu (Telugu actor)\|Chitti Babu]] as Nandulu

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
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	\|1		\|1
	\|"Chirunavvula Tholakarilo"		\|"Chirunavvula Tholakarilo"
	\|[[S. P. ~~Balasubramanyam\|SP Balu~~]], [[P. Susheela]]		\|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Susheela]]
	\|3:38		\|3:38
	\|-		\|-
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	\|"Okata Renda Thommidi"		\|"Okata Renda Thommidi"
	\|~~SP Balu~~, [[S. Janaki]]		\|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. Janaki]]
	\|4:18		\|4:18
	\|-		\|-
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{IMDb title\|tt0259242\|Chanakya Chandragupta}}		* {{IMDb title\|tt0259242\|Chanakya Chandragupta}}

	[[Category:Indian films]]		[[Category:Indian films]]
	[[Category:1977 films]]		[[Category:1977 films]]

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Chanakya Chandragupta
| image = Chanakya_Chandragupta.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = [[Pingali Nagendrarao|Pingali Nagendra Rao]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = N. T. Rama Rao
| screenplay = N. T. Rama Rao
| producer = N. T. Rama Rao
| director = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
| starring = N. T. Rama Rao<br>[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Jayapradha]]<br />[[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]]
| music = [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]
| cinematography = Kannappa
| editing = G. D. Joshi
| studio = [[Ramakrishna Cine Studios]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1977|08|25}}
| runtime = 178 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
}}

'''''Chanakya Chandragupta''''' is a 1977 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[historical drama]] film, produced and directed by [[N. T. Rama Rao]] under his [[Ramakrishna Cine Studios]] banner. It stars Rama Rao, [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Jayapradha]] and [[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]], with music composed by [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]].

==Plot==
The film is a historical story, based on the 3rd century BC [[Maurya Empire|Maurya Emperor]] [[Chandragupta Maurya]] and his mentor [[Chanakya]]. It follows how they destroyed the [[Nanda Dynasty]], defeated [[Alexander the Great]] and established the [[Maurya Empire]].

==Cast==
* [[N. T. Rama Rao]] as [[Chandragupta Maurya]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Devulapalli|first=Krishna Shastri|title=The pen-pushers of Retellpur: nine books waiting to be written|url=http://scroll.in/article/737255/the-pen-pushers-of-retellpur-nine-books-waiting-to-be-written|access-date=2020-12-25|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as [[Chanakya]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as [[Alexander the Great]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]] as Chhaya
* [[Jaya Prada]] as Aasa
* [[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanayana]] as Rakshasa Mantri
* [[S. Varalakshmi]] as Muradevi
* [[M. Prabhakar Reddy|Prabhakar Reddy]] as Parvathakudu
* [[Rajanala Kaleswara Rao|Rajanala]] as Mahapadma Nandulu
* [[Mukkamala]] as [[Ambhi]]
* [[Raja Babu (actor)|Raja Babu]] as Nandulu
* [[Padmanabham]] as Nandulu
* [[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Nandulu
* K.K. Sarma as Nandulu
* [[Chalapathi Rao]] as Kaapalika
* [[Jaya Malini]] as [[item number]]
* Halam as item number

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = [[Annadammula Anubandham]]
| type = film
| artist = [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1977
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 24:46
| label = EMI Columbia Audio Company
| producer = [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

Music composed by [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]. Lyrics were written by [[C. Narayana Reddy]]. Music released on EMI Columbia Audio Company.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No!!Song Title !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Chirunavvula Tholakarilo"
|[[S. P. Balasubramanyam|SP Balu]], [[P. Susheela]]
|3:38
|-
|2
|"Yevaro Aa Chandrudevaro"
|P. Susheela
|3:48
|-
|3
|"Idhe Tholireyi"
|P. Susheela
|3:54
|-
|4
|"Okata Renda Thommidi"
|SP Balu, [[S. Janaki]]
|4:18
|-
|5
|"Sikandar Toone"
|[[Vani Jayaram]]
|5:45
|-
|6
|"Siri Siri Chinnoda"
|Vani Jayaram
|3:23
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt0259242|Chanakya Chandragupta}}
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1977 films]]
[[Category:History of India on film]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]
[[Category:Works about the Maurya Empire]]
[[Category:Films scored by Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]
[[Category:1970s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian historical films]]
[[Category:1970s historical films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Films directed by N. T. Rama Rao]]
[[Category:Films set in the Maurya Empire]]
[[Category:1970s biographical films]]

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