Bandipotu (1963 film)

Bandipotu (transl. Bandit) is a 1963 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film, produced by Sunderlal Nehata, Doondy under the Raja Lakshmi Productions banner and directed by B. Vittalacharya. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Krishna Kumari and music composed by Ghantasala. B. Vittalacharya shot the film simultaneously in Kannada as Veera Kesari, with Rajkumar.[1] [2] This film had its climax scene in Eastmancolor.

Bandipotu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byB. Vittalacharya
Produced bySundarlal Nahatha
Doondy
Written byTripuraneni Maharadhi
(story / dialogues)
Screenplay byB. Vittalacharya
StarringN. T. Rama Rao
Krishna Kumari
Music byGhantasala
CinematographyRavikant Nagaich
Edited byN. S. Prakash
Production
company
Rajalakshmi Productions
Release date
  • 15 August 1963 (1963-08-15)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

Sathyasena (Gummadi), the king of Gandhara, suffering from paralytic legs leaves the rule to his vicious brother-in-law Soorasimha (Rajanala), the army commander. Dharma Nayaka (Chittoor V. Nagaiah) is one of the victims of Surasimha's tyranny. Dharma's brother Veera Nayaka (Mikkilineni) as a masked man rebels against Surasimha by leading a group of men. He robs the royal wealth and distributes it to the poor. While he is looting the wealth of princess Mandaramala (Krishnakumari), Dharma's son Narasimha (N. T. Rama Rao) fights with the masked brigand and is surprised to find it is his uncle. He learns from Veera how Soorasimha has ruined their lives. Meanwhile, Surasimha plots to ascend the throne by marrying Mandaramala. In an act of deceit, he eliminates Dharma Nayaka and Veera Nayaka. Narasimha takes the place of Veera Nayaka as the masked rebel, annihilates Soorasimha and ascends the throne after marrying Mandaramala.

Cast

Soundtrack
Bandipotu
Film score by
Ghantasala
Released1963
GenreSoundtrack
Length27:59
LabelSaregama Audio
ProducerGhantasala

Music composed by Ghantasala. The songs "Vagala Ranivineeve" and "Uhalu Gusagusalade" are evergreen blockbusters. Music released by SAREGAMA Audio Company.

S. No.Song TitleLyricsSingerslength
1 "Malliyallo Malliyallo" C. Narayana Reddy Ghantasala, P. Leela 6:15
2 "Vagala Ranivineeve" C. Narayana Reddy Ghantasala 3:44
3 "O Ante Teliyani" Kosaraju Ghantasala, P. Susheela 5:44
4 "Uhalu Gusagusalade" Aarudhra Ghantasala, P. Susheela 3:28
5 "Anta Nee Kosam" C. Narayana Reddy Ghantasala, P. Leela 3:27
6 "Manchitanamu Kalakalamu" Dasaradhi Ghantasala, P. Susheela, Chorus 5:21

Reception

T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime praised the cast and crew of the film.[3]

References
  1. Movies, iQlik. "Bandipotu old Telugu movie". iqlikmovies.com. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. "NTR's 'Bandipotu' Blockbuster Story". cinejosh.com. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12015/page/n501/mode/2up?q=film
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