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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Pandanti Kapuram		\| name = Pandanti Kapuram
	\| image = Pandanti Kapuram.jpg		\| image = Pandanti Kapuram.jpg
	\| caption = Film poster		\| caption = Film poster
	\| director = [[Lakshmi Deepak]]		\| director = [[Lakshmi Deepak]]
	\| producer = G. Hanumantha Rao		\| producer = G. Hanumantha Rao
	\| writer = [[M. Prabhakar Reddy\|Prabhakar Reddy]] (story)<br>Maddipatla Suri(dialogue)		\| writer = [[M. Prabhakar Reddy\|Prabhakar Reddy]] (story)<br>Maddipatla Suri (dialogue)
	\| starring = [[Krishna (Telugu actor)\|Krishna]]<br>[[S. V. Ranga Rao]]<br>[[Gummadi (actor)\|Gummadi]]<br>[[Vijaya Nirmala]]<br>[[B. Saroja Devi]]		\| starring = [[Krishna (Telugu actor)\|Krishna]]<br>[[S. V. Ranga Rao]]<br>[[Gummadi (actor)\|Gummadi]]<br>[[Vijaya Nirmala]]<br>[[B. Saroja Devi]]
	\| music = [[S. P. Kodandapani]]		\| music = [[S. P. Kodandapani]]
	\| cinematography = [[V. S. R. Swamy]]		\| cinematography = [[V. S. R. Swamy]]
	\| editing = K. Gopala Rao		\| editing = K. Gopala Rao
	\| studio = [[Jayaprada Pictures]]		\| studio = [[Jayaprada Pictures]]
	\| distributor = Poorna Pictures Private Limited		\| distributor = Poorna Pictures Private Limited
	\| released = {{Film date\|1972\|7\|21\|df=y}}		\| released = {{Film date\|1972\|7\|21\|df=y}}
	\| runtime = 165 minutes		\| runtime = 165 minutes
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Telugu		\| language = Telugu
	\| budget =		\| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.-->
	}}		}}

	'''''Pandanti Kapuram''''' is a 1972 Indian [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]]-language family [[Drama (film and television)\|drama film]]. The [[ensemble cast]] ~~film was directed by Lakshmi Deepak.<ref>~~[~~https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316376/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Pandanti Kapuram~~ (~~1972~~) ~~- Full Cast & Crew - IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->~~]~~</ref> It was remade into the Hindi film ''~~[[~~Sunehra Sansar~~]]~~'' (1975) starring~~ [[~~Rajendra Kumar~~]], [[~~Hema Malini~~]], ~~and~~ [[~~Mala Sinha~~]] ~~and in Tamil as ''~~[[~~Anbu Sagodharargal~~]]~~'' starring AVM Rajan.<ref>Somaaya~~, ~~Bhawana ''~~[[~~Hema Malini: The Authorized Biography~~]]~~''. New Delhi: The Lotus Collection (2007)</ref>~~ [[~~Jayasudha~~]] ~~made her screen debut as a child actor in this film (credited as ''Sujatha'', her birth name)~~<ref ~~name="TH"~~>{{Cite news \|~~url~~=~~https://www~~.~~thehindu~~.~~com/features/cinema/My~~-~~first~~-~~break-Jayasudha/article15718368.ece~~ \|title= ~~My first break - Jayasudha~~ ~~\|date=27 November 2010~~ \|work=[[The Hindu~~]] \|access-date=1 November 2020 \|url-status=live~~ \|~~archive-~~url=~~https://web.archive.org/web/20190630202408/~~https://www.thehindu.com/~~features~~/~~cinema~~/My-~~first~~-~~break~~-~~Jayasudha~~/~~article15718368~~.ece \|~~archive~~-date=~~30 June 2019~~ }}</ref>		'''''Pandanti Kapuram''''' is a 1972 Indian [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]]-language family [[Drama (film and television)\|drama film]] directed by [[Lakshmi Deepak]]. The film features an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Krishna (Telugu actor)\|Krishna]], [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[Vijaya Nirmala]], [[Jamuna (actress)\|Jamuna]], [[B. Saroja Devi]], [[Anjali Devi]], [[Gummadi (actor)\|Gummadi]], and [[M. Prabhakar Reddy\|Prabhakar Reddy]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Narasimham \|first=M. L. \|date=2022-07-21 \|title=Celebrating 50 years of 'Pandanti Kapuram' \|work=The Hindu \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/released-on-july-21-1972-pandanti-kapuram-is-remembered-for-its-evergreen-songs-and-the-stellar-performances-of-its-cast/article65665586.ece \|access-date=2022-08-07 \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Released on July 21, 1972, ''Pandanti Kapuram'' was one of the biggest hits of the year. It is also the first film of Krishna to celebrate a silver jubilee (175 days) run at the box-office.<ref name=":0" />

	== ~~Plot~~ ==		The film won the [[National Film Awards\|National Award]] for [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu\|Best Feature Film in Telugu]] and the [[Filmfare Awards South\|Filmfare Award]] for [[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)\|Best Film - Telugu]].<ref name="20thaward" /> It was remade into the Hindi film ''[[Sunehra Sansar]]'' (1975) and in Tamil as ''[[Anbu Sagodharargal]]'' (1973).<ref>Somaaya, Bhawana ''[[Hema Malini: The Authorized Biography]]''. New Delhi: The Lotus Collection (2007)</ref> [[Jayasudha]] made her screen debut as a child actor in this film (credited as Sujatha, her birth name).<ref name="TH">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-first-break-Jayasudha/article15718368.ece \|title= My first break - Jayasudha \|date=27 November 2010 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|access-date=1 November 2020 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630202408/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-first-break-Jayasudha/article15718368.ece \|archive-date=30 June 2019 }}</ref>

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	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
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	*[[Krishna (Telugu actor)\|Krishna]] as Ravi		*[[Krishna (Telugu actor)\|Krishna]] as Ravi
	*[[Jamuna (actress)\|Jamuna]] as Rani Malini Devi/Savitha		*[[Jamuna (actress)\|Jamuna]] as Rani Malini Devi/Savitha
	*[[B. Saroja Devi]] as ~~Shobha~~		*[[B. Saroja Devi]] as Sobha
	*[[Vijaya Nirmala]] as Suseela "Susi"		*[[Vijaya Nirmala]] as Suseela "Susi"
	*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Narayana Rao		*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Narayana Rao
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	*[[Raja Babu (actor)\|Raja Babu]] as Sanjeevi		*[[Raja Babu (actor)\|Raja Babu]] as Sanjeevi
	*[[Sakshi Rangarao]] as Rudrayya		*[[Sakshi Rangarao]] as Rudrayya
	*~~Rammohan~~ as Mohan		*[[Ram Mohan (actor)\|Ram Mohan]] as Mohan
	*[[Devika]] as Lakshmi		*[[Devika]] as Lakshmi
	*[[Pandari Bai]] as Chinnamma		*[[Pandari Bai]] as Chinnamma
	*[[Radha Kumari]] as Jagadamba		*[[Radha Kumari]] as Jagadamba
	*[[Jayasudha]] as ~~Shanthi~~		*[[Jayasudha]] as Santhi
	*Sandhya Rani as Asha		*Sandhya Rani as Asha
	*[[Naresh (actor)\|''Master'' Naresh Kumar]] as Ramu		*[[Naresh (actor)\|''Master'' Naresh Kumar]] as Ramu
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			== Production ==
			Jamuna's character in the film, Rani Malini Devi was inspired by [[Ingrid Bergman]]'s character in the 1964 film [[The Visit (1964 film)\|''The Visit'']].<ref>{{Citation \|title=Actress Jamuna Exclusive Interview {{!}}{{!}} Koffee With Yamuna Kishore #11 {{!}}{{!}} #357 \| date=10 April 2017 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O7bdlJj2sQ \|access-date=2022-08-12}}; Event occurs at 11:20.</ref> Jayasudha made her acting debut with this film as child artist under her real name Sujatha.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/pandantikapuram.php\|date=20 July 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120091757/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/pandantikapuram.php\|archive-date=20 January 2013\|access-date=13 July 2023\|title=40 years for Pandanti Kapuram (1972)\|work=Telugu Cinema}}</ref>

			== Music ==
			The music was composed by [[S. P. Kodandapani]]. The song "Babu Vinara" is quite popular.

	==Box office ==		==Box office ==
	''Pandanti Kapuram'' was the biggest hit of the year 1972. It is also the first film of Krishna to celebrate a silver jubilee run at the box office. The film completed a 100-day run in 21 centres (direct-19, shift-2).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cinegoer.com/pandantikapuram.htm \|~~title~~=~~Pandanti Kapuram: The Biggest Hit Of 1972~~ \|~~publisher~~=cinegoer.com \|date=2007~~-03-15~~ \|access-date=2012-11-16}}</ref>		''Pandanti Kapuram'' was the biggest hit of the year 1972. It is also the first film of Krishna to celebrate a silver jubilee run at the box office. The film completed a 100-day run in 21 centres (direct-19, shift-2).<ref name=":0">{{cite web \|date=2007-03-15 \|title=Pandanti Kapuram: The Biggest Hit Of 1972 \|url=http://www.cinegoer.com/pandantikapuram.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317194520/http://www.cinegoer.com/pandantikapuram.htm \|archive-date=17 March 2007 \|access-date=2012-11-16 \|website=Cinegoer.com}}</ref>

	==Awards==		==Awards==
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	;[[Filmfare Awards South]]		;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
	*[[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)]] (1972)		*[[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)]] (1972) - G. Hanumantha Rao <ref>https://archive.org/details/20th-filmfare-best-film-winners</ref><ref>{{cite web \| title=20th Annual Filmfare Telugu and Kannada Winners \| date=15 April 2025 \| url=https://archive.org/details/20th-annual-filmfare-telugu-kannada-winners }}</ref>
	* [[Filmfare Special Award - South\|Filmfare Special Commendation Award]] - [[Jamuna (actress)\|Jamuna]]		*[[Filmfare Special Award - South\|Filmfare Special Commendation Award]] - [[Jamuna (actress)\|Jamuna]]<ref>{{cite web \| title=20th Annual Filmfare Malayalam Kannada Telugu Winners \| date=15 April 2025 \| url=https://archive.org/details/20th-annual-filmfare-malayalam-kannada-telugu-winners }}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	[[Category:~~Indian~~ films]]		[[Category:1972 Telugu-language films]]
	[[Category:~~1970s Telugu-language~~ films]]		[[Category:1972 Indian films]]
	[[Category:Indian drama films]]		[[Category:Indian drama films]]
	[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]		[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]

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	'''''Pandanti Kapuram''''' is a 1972 [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]], family [[Drama (film and television)\|drama film]]. The [[ensemble cast]] film was directed by Lakshmi Deepak.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316376/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Pandanti Kapuram (1972) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It was remade into the Hindi film ''[[Sunehra Sansar]]'' (1975) starring [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Hema Malini]], and [[Mala Sinha]] and in Tamil as ''[[Anbu Sagodharargal]]'' starring AVM Rajan.<ref>Somaaya, Bhawana ''Hema Malini: The Authorized Biography''. New Delhi: The Lotus Collection (2007)</ref> [[Jayasudha]] made her screen debut as a child actor in this film (credited as ''Sujatha'', her birth name)<ref name="TH">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-first-break-Jayasudha/article15718368.ece \|title= My first break - Jayasudha \|date=27 November 2010 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|access-date=1 November 2020 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630202408/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-first-break-Jayasudha/article15718368.ece \|archive-date=30 June 2019 }}</ref>		'''''Pandanti Kapuram''''' is a 1972 Indian [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]]-language family [[Drama (film and television)\|drama film]]. The [[ensemble cast]] film was directed by Lakshmi Deepak.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316376/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Pandanti Kapuram (1972) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It was remade into the Hindi film ''[[Sunehra Sansar]]'' (1975) starring [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Hema Malini]], and [[Mala Sinha]] and in Tamil as ''[[Anbu Sagodharargal]]'' starring AVM Rajan.<ref>Somaaya, Bhawana ''[[Hema Malini: The Authorized Biography]]''. New Delhi: The Lotus Collection (2007)</ref> [[Jayasudha]] made her screen debut as a child actor in this film (credited as ''Sujatha'', her birth name)<ref name="TH">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-first-break-Jayasudha/article15718368.ece \|title= My first break - Jayasudha \|date=27 November 2010 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|access-date=1 November 2020 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630202408/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-first-break-Jayasudha/article15718368.ece \|archive-date=30 June 2019 }}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==

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	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
			{{Cast listing\|
	*[[Krishna (Telugu actor)\|Krishna]] as Ravi		*[[Krishna (Telugu actor)\|Krishna]] as Ravi
	*[[Jamuna (actress)\|Jamuna]] as Rani Malini Devi/Savitha		*[[Jamuna (actress)\|Jamuna]] as Rani Malini Devi/Savitha
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	*[[Naresh (actor)\|''Master'' Naresh Kumar]] as Ramu		*[[Naresh (actor)\|''Master'' Naresh Kumar]] as Ramu
	*[[Sulakshana (actress)\|''Baby'' Dolly]] as Babu		*[[Sulakshana (actress)\|''Baby'' Dolly]] as Babu
			*[[Valluri Balakrishna\|Balakrishna]] as Botany Lecturer
			*[[Potti Prasad]] as Botany Lecturer's son
			}}

	==Box office ==		==Box office ==
	Pandanti Kapuram was the biggest hit of the year 1972. It is also the first film of Krishna to celebrate a silver jubilee run at the box office. The film completed a 100-day run in 21 centres (direct-19, shift-2).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cinegoer.com/pandantikapuram.htm \|title=Pandanti Kapuram: The Biggest Hit Of 1972 \|publisher=cinegoer.com \|date=2007-03-15 \|access-date=2012-11-16}}</ref>		''Pandanti Kapuram'' was the biggest hit of the year 1972. It is also the first film of Krishna to celebrate a silver jubilee run at the box office. The film completed a 100-day run in 21 centres (direct-19, shift-2).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cinegoer.com/pandantikapuram.htm \|title=Pandanti Kapuram: The Biggest Hit Of 1972 \|publisher=cinegoer.com \|date=2007-03-15 \|access-date=2012-11-16}}</ref>

	==Awards==		==Awards==

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{{Infobox film
| name = Pandanti Kapuram
| image = Pandanti Kapuram.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Lakshmi Deepak]]
| producer = G. Hanumantha Rao
| writer = [[M. Prabhakar Reddy|Prabhakar Reddy]] (story) Maddipatla Suri(dialogue)
| starring = [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] [[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] [[Vijaya Nirmala]] [[B. Saroja Devi]]
| music = [[S. P. Kodandapani]]
| cinematography = [[V. S. R. Swamy]]
| editing = K. Gopala Rao
| studio = [[Jayaprada Pictures]]
| distributor = Poorna Pictures Private Limited
| released = {{Film date|1972|7|21|df=y}}
| runtime = 165 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
}}

'''''Pandanti Kapuram''''' is a 1972 [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], family [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]]. The [[ensemble cast]] film was directed by Lakshmi Deepak.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316376/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Pandanti Kapuram (1972) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb]</ref> It was remade into the Hindi film ''[[Sunehra Sansar]]'' (1975) starring [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Hema Malini]], and [[Mala Sinha]] and in Tamil as ''[[Anbu Sagodharargal]]'' starring AVM Rajan.<ref>Somaaya, Bhawana ''Hema Malini: The Authorized Biography''. New Delhi: The Lotus Collection (2007)</ref> [[Jayasudha]] made her screen debut as a child actor in this film (credited as ''Sujatha'', her birth name)<ref name="TH">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-first-break-Jayasudha/article15718368.ece |title= My first break - Jayasudha |date=27 November 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=1 November 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630202408/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/My-first-break-Jayasudha/article15718368.ece |archive-date=30 June 2019 }}</ref>

== Plot ==

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== Cast ==
*[[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] as Ravi
*[[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]] as Rani Malini Devi/Savitha
*[[B. Saroja Devi]] as Shobha
*[[Vijaya Nirmala]] as Suseela "Susi"
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Narayana Rao
*[[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] as Srinivasa Rao "Vasu"
*[[M. Prabhakar Reddy|Prabhakar Reddy]] as Madhu
*[[Mikkilineni (actor)|Mikkilineni]] as Koteswara Rao
*[[Allu Ramalingaiah]] as Chengayya
*[[Raja Babu (actor)|Raja Babu]] as Sanjeevi
*[[Sakshi Rangarao]] as Rudrayya
*Rammohan as Mohan
*[[Devika]] as Lakshmi
*[[Pandari Bai]] as Chinnamma
*[[Radha Kumari]] as Jagadamba
*[[Jayasudha]] as Shanthi
*Sandhya Rani as Asha
*[[Naresh (actor)|''Master'' Naresh Kumar]] as Ramu
*[[Sulakshana (actress)|''Baby'' Dolly]] as Babu

==Box office ==
Pandanti Kapuram was the biggest hit of the year 1972. It is also the first film of Krishna to celebrate a silver jubilee run at the box office. The film completed a 100-day run in 21 centres (direct-19, shift-2).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinegoer.com/pandantikapuram.htm |title=Pandanti Kapuram: The Biggest Hit Of 1972 |publisher=cinegoer.com |date=2007-03-15 |access-date=2012-11-16}}</ref>

==Awards==
;[[National Film Awards]]
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] - 1972<ref name="20thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm20thNFAAward.aspx|title=20th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=26 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105220349/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm20thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
*[[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)]] (1972)
* [[Filmfare Special Award - South|Filmfare Special Commendation Award]] - [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt0316376}}

{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Telugu}}
{{Filmfare Best Telugu Film}}

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[[Category:Films directed by Lakshmi Deepak]]

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