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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Sudigundalu<br />
| image = Sudigundalu.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Adurthi Subba Rao]]<br />
| producer = Adurthi Subba Rao<br />Akkineni Nageswara Rao<br />
| writer = N. R. Nandi {{small|(dialogues)}}<br />
| story = B. S. Thapa<br />
| screenplay = [[K. Viswanath]]<br />
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
| cinematography = K. S. Ramakrishna<br />
| editing = T. Krishna<br />
| studio = Chakravarthy Chitra<br />
| released = {{film date|1968|6|28|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 136 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Sudigundalu''''' ({{translation|Whirlpools}}) is a 1968 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Philosophical fiction|philosophical film]], produced by Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Adurthi Subba Rao under the Chakravarthy Chitra banner and directed by [[Adurthi Subba Rao]]. It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], and has music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. It was released on 28 June 1968.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1409534817637593096 |user=baraju_SuperHit |title=53 Years for Natasamrat #ANR gari starrer, Best Film Of The Year #Sudigundalu Produced by ANR Garu along with Adurthi Garu. Directed by Adurthi. (28/06/1968) |author=BARaju's Team |date=28 June 2021}}</ref> The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]],<ref name="National Awards Winners 1967: Complete list of winners of National Awards 1967">{{cite news|last1=The Times of India|first1=Entertainment|title=National Awards Winners 1967: Complete list of winners of National Awards 1967|work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/national-awards-winners/1967/108|accessdate=11 August 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324034914/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/national-awards-winners/1967/108|archivedate=24 March 2020}}</ref> The [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]], and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu]].<ref name="15thawardPDF">{{Cite web |title=15th National Film Awards |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/15th_nff_1967.pdf |access-date=21 September 2011 |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-03-27 |title=Film producer passes away |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Film-producer-passes-away/article15733877.ece |access-date=2021-07-02}}</ref> It marked the debut of Nageswara Rao's son [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] as child artist in a cameo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haasan |first=Kamal |author-link=Kamal Haasan |title=Bollywood blockbuster to Kollywood classic: Kamal Haasan picks his 70 favourite movies |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/interactives/kamal-hassan-70-movies |access-date=2021-07-02 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Telugu cinema's second gen actors remember ANR |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/telugu-cinemas-second-gen-actors-remember-anr/articleshow/29259259.cms? |access-date=2021-07-02 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The cult classic film was screened at the Tashkent Film Festival, and the [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref name="filmfare">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ |title=Collections |publisher=Update Video Publication |year=1991 |page=387}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Justice Chandra Shekaram is the very kind and noble person who gives shelter to the families of the criminals whom he has convicted. All of them live like a family and rears Chandra Shekaram's only son Raja who is motherless with love and affection. One day Raja goes missing when everyone becomes panic, next day, unexpectedly, he is found dead. Police make a serious investigation and finds out that two youth Vikram Kumar and Sandhya Rani children of big shots of high society slaughtered Raja for fun. Here Mr. Moneybags try their level best to acquit them using their money and power but fails. At this point in time, Chandra Shekaram wears the pleader's shoes appears in the favor of the young culprits to bring out the real motive of the murder which shocks the entire court. Now Chandra Shekaram proves that these children become spoiled-brats due to lack and improper parental care and the argument unites with cultural deviations which our country is going to face in the future generation. Ultimately, he affirms that parents should play a key role in raising the children as responsible citizens. In the end, the court changes its judgment when Chandra Shekharam breathes his last in the court hall.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
* [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as Judge Chandrasekharam<br />
* [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] as Raja<br />
* [[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] as Public Prosecutor<br />
* [[Ram Mohan|Varanasi Ram Mohan]] as Police Inspector<br />
* [[Sakshi Ranga Rao]] as Venkatappaiah<br />
* [[Mada Venkateswara Rao|Mada]] as John Maridaiah<br />
* Venkateswara Rao as Panakala Rao<br />
* P. Koteswara Rao as Koteswara Rao<br />
* Vijayachander as Vikram Kumar<br />
* Pushpa Kumari as Rathamma<br />
* Sukanya as Pankajam<br />
* Sandhya Rani as Seeta<br />
* Meena Kumari<br />
* Sasikala as Sasikala<br />
* Prasanna Rani as Sandhya Rani<br />
* ''Master'' Akkineni Venkat as Cameo<br />
* [[Nagarjuna (actor)|''Master'' Akkineni Nagarjuna]] (cameo)<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Sudigundalu<br />
| type = film<br />
| artist = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1968<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = Soundtrack<br />
| length = 11:45<br />
| label =<br />
| producer = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
| prev_title = <br />
| prev_year = <br />
| next_title = <br />
| next_year =<br />
}}<br />
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Music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. The music released on Audio Company.<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!S. No!! Song Title !! Lyrics !!Singers !!length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|"Vinara Sodara"<br />
|Dasaradhi<br />
|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Susheela]], Vasantha<br />
|11:45<br />
|}<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
;[[National Film Awards]]<br />
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]]<br />
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;[[Nandi Awards]]<br />
*[[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]]<br />
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;[[Filmfare Awards South]]<br />
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Telugu}}<br />
{{Filmfare Best Telugu Film}}<br />
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[[Category:1960s crime thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:1968 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1968 films]]<br />
[[Category:Best Telugu Feature Film National Film Award winners]]<br />
[[Category:Films about adultery in India]]<br />
[[Category:Films about corruption in India]]<br />
[[Category:Films about social issues in India]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Adurthi Subba Rao]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian courtroom films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian legal films]]<br />
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