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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Chanda Sasanudu.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| screenplay = N. T. Rama Rao<br />
| story = [[Paruchuri brothers]]<br />
| producer = N. T. Rama Rao<br />
| director = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]<br />
| starring = N. T. Rama Rao<br />[[Radha (actress)|Radha]]<br />
| music = [[K. Chakravarthy|Chakravarthy]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Nandamuri Mohana Krishna]]<br />
| editing = M.S.N. Murthy<br />
| studio = [[Ramakrishna Cine Studios]]<br />
| distributor = Ramakrishna Cine Studios<ref name="indiatoday" /><br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1983|5|28}}<br />
| runtime = 151 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
}}<br />
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'''''ChandaSasanudu''''' ({{translation|Dictator}}) is a 1983 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film]], produced and directed by [[N. T. Rama Rao]] on his [[Ramakrishna Cine Studios]] banner. It is a remake of [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''Rajbansha'' (1977). Starring Rama Rao and [[Radha (actress)|Radha]], with music composed by [[K. Chakravarthy|Chakravarthy]], this was Rao's last film before he became [[List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="indiatoday">{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Amarnath K. |date=15 July 1983 |title=Chandasasanudu, starring N.T. Rama Rao, is a typical formula film |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19830715-chandasasanudu-starring-n.t.-rama-rao-is-a-typical-formula-film-770825-2013-07-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114130720/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19830715-chandasasanudu-starring-n.t.-rama-rao-is-a-typical-formula-film-770825-2013-07-18 |archive-date=14 November 2020 |access-date=21 December 2020 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> The film was a hit.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 July 2012 |title='Be spontaneous to attract cinema goers' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/be-spontaneous-to-attract-cinema-goers/article3619902.ece |access-date=21 December 2020 |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120154009/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/be-spontaneous-to-attract-cinema-goers/article3619902.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The film is a battle between [[feudalism]] and [[communism]]. Harichandra Prasad is a dictator of a terrain Rangapuram adored as a deity. Satyam, a collectivist, antagonizes over whether strengthening the community is higher than godliness. Harichandra Prasad attested that his righteousness goes beyond that. His sister Bhuvaneswari Devi is endeared to Satyam's idealism and connects with him where Harichandra Prasad cut the cords. Venkataiah and Appa Rao, evil followers of Satyam, mingled with Harichandra Prasad's acolyte Karanam, who stole ornaments of God and incriminated Satyam. Harichandra Prasad placed sanctions on him. In that skirmish, Bhuvaneswari gainsays her brother and frees her husband. The trio assassinates Satyam on behalf of Prasad when a rivalry arises between the siblings. Bhuvaneswari affirms raising her son Raja according to her husband's scruples. She places him secretly at her friend Rajyalakshmi's, staying hidden. <br />
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Years roll by, and Raja, a youth leader, counteracts the offenses of the trio as they masquerade as respectable. Raja falls for charming Rani, and destiny makes her his maternal uncle's daughter. Hearing it, Rajyalakshmi collapses and returns him to his mother, stating that her word is useless to him. Raja goes to Rangapuram, where Bhuvaneshwari wakes him by showing him the vulnerable sections of disadvantaged agriculturalists and laborers and tells him to emancipate them. He rebels against Harichandra Prasad, who is startled when he notices a resemblance and realizes that Raja is his nephew. From there, he turns a tough nut and scolds Rani for denouncing the country. Hence, Harichandra Prasad makes a charge and tortures Raja. However, he counterattacks him and takes Rani into his custody as an axe to this authority. At this point, Harishchandra Prasad wants to clear his name by unveiling the true culprits. He ends the baddies by accomplishing his sister's pledge, who becomes gravely wounded. The movie ends with Harichandra Prasad dying, followed by Bhuvaneswari, showing their bondage as immortal.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] as Hari Chandra Prasad and Raja<br />
*[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] as Bhuvaneswari Devi<br />
*[[Radha (actress)|Radha]] as Rani<br />
*[[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Venkatesh / Venkataiah<br />
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]] as Appa Rao / Appigadu<br />
*[[Jaggayya]] as Satyam<br />
*[[Rallapalli (actor)|Rallapalli]] as Karanam<br />
*[[Chalapathi Rao]] as Dasu<br />
*[[Narra Venkateswara Rao]] as C.B.I.Official<br />
*K.K.Sharma as Police Inspector<br />
*[[Annapoorna (actress)|Annapurna]] as Rajyalakshmi<br />
*[[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] as Jayasri<br />
*[[Jayamalini]] as Parijatham<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music composed by [[K. Chakravarthy|Chakravarthy]]. Lyrics were written by [[C. Narayana Reddy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chandasasanudu – 7 Inch EP |url=https://vintagestore.in/products/chandasasanudu-7-inch-ep |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=vintagestore.in}}</ref><br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Song title !!Singers !!length<br />
|-<br />
|"Naina Nandakumara"<br />
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Susheela]]<br />
|3:57<br />
|-<br />
|"Suku Suku Sukumari"<br />
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela<br />
|4:12<br />
|-<br />
|"Chinnari Seethamma"<br />
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
|3:32<br />
|-<br />
|"Entha Takkari"<br />
|P. Susheela<br />
|3:43<br />
|-<br />
|"Vaada Vaada"<br />
|P. Susheela<br />
|4:00<br />
|-<br />
|"Desamante Matti Kaadhoy"<br />
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
|3:41<br />
|-<br />
|"Anna Chellella"<br />
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
|2:46<br />
|-<br />
|"Chinnari Seethamma"<br />
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela<br />
|1:04<br />
|-<br />
|"Janam Thiragabaduthondhi"<br />
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
|3:17<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Amarnath K Menon wrote for ''[[India Today]]'', "The film, although it is a sloppy patchwork quilt of stunts and sentiment, will still pull in NTR fans, trained as they are, to his cosmetic realism, stereotypes and cliches."<ref name="indiatoday" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title}}<br />
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[[Category:1983 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1983 Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1983 action films]]<br />
[[Category:1983 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by N. T. Rama Rao]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by K. Chakravarthy]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by the Paruchuri brothers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action films]]<br />
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