Chanakya Chandragupta

Annadammula Anubandham
Annadammula Anubandham
Film score by Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Released	1977
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	24:46
Label	EMI Columbia Audio Company
Producer	Pendyala Nageswara Rao

Chanakya Chandragupta
Chanakya Chandragupta
	File:Chanakya Chandragupta.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	N. T. Rama Rao
Produced by	N. T. Rama Rao
Written by	Pingali Nagendra Rao (dialogues)
Screenplay by	N. T. Rama Rao
Story by	N. T. Rama Rao
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao; Akkineni Nageswara Rao; Sivaji Ganesan; Jayapradha; Manjula
Music by	Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Cinematography	Kannappa
Edited by	G. D. Joshi
Production; company	Ramakrishna Cine Studios
Release date	25 August 1977;
Running time	178 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

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Chanakya Chandragupta is a 1977 Indian 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, with music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao.

Plot[edit]

The film is a historical story, based on the 3rd century BC 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[edit]

N. T. Rama Rao as Chandragupta Maurya^[1]
Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Chanakya^[1]
Sivaji Ganesan as Alexander the Great^[1]
Manjula as Chhaya
Jaya Prada as Aasa
Satyanayana as Rakshasa Mantri
S. Varalakshmi as Muradevi
Prabhakar Reddy as Parvathakudu
Rajanala as Mahapadma Nandulu
Mukkamala as Ambhi
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
Sarathi as Nandulu
Potti Prasad as Nandulu
Chitti Babu as Nandulu

Soundtrack[edit]

Music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao. Lyrics were written by C. Narayana Reddy. Music released on EMI Columbia Audio Company.

S. No	Song Title	Singers	length
1	"Chirunavvula Tholakarilo"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	3:38
2	"Yevaro Aa Chandrudevaro"	P. Susheela	3:48
3	"Idhe Tholireyi"	P. Susheela	3:54
4	"Okata Renda Thommidi"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	4:18
5	"Sikandar Toone"	Vani Jayaram	5:45
6	"Siri Siri Chinnoda"	Vani Jayaram	3:23

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Devulapalli, Krishna Shastri. "The pen-pushers of Retellpur: nine books waiting to be written". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 December 2020.

External links[edit]

Chanakya Chandragupta on IMDb

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[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Devulapalli, Krishna Shastri. "The pen-pushers of Retellpur: nine books waiting to be written". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 December 2020.

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