Bandipotu (1963)
2h 35m
Running Time
August 15, 1963
Release Date
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.
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Cast & Crew.
N.T. Rama Rao
Narasimham
Krishna Kumari
Mandaramala
T. Kirshna Kumari
Actress
Rajanala Kaleswara Rao
Surasimhudu
Chittoor V. Nagayya
Dharma Nayaka
Mikkilineni
Actor
Gummadi
Satyasena Maharaju
Meena Kumari
B. Vittalacharya
Screenplay / Director
Maharadhi Tripuraneni
Story / Dialogue
Ravikant Nagaich
Cinematographer
Sundarlal Nahatha Doondy
Producer
Ghantasala
Music Director
Details.
Release Date
August 15, 1963
Original Name
బందిపోటు
Status
Released
Running Time
2h 35m
Genres
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Bandipotu (transl. Bandit) is a 1963 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film directed by B. Vittalacharya. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Krishna Kumari, with music composed by Ghantasala. Tripuraneni Maharadhi wrote the story and dialogues. The film was produced by Sunderlal Nehataa and Doondy under the Raja Lakshmi Productions banner. Vittalacharya shot the film simultaneously in Kannada as Veera Kesari (1963), with Rajkumar. This film had its climax scene in Eastmancolor.