Bandipotu (1963)
2h 35m
Running Time
August 15, 1963Release 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.
Krishna Kumari
Mandaramala
N.T. Rama Rao
Narasimha Nayaka
Rajanala Kaleswara Rao
Surasimhudu
T. Kirshna Kumari
Actress
Chittor V. Nagaiah
Dharma Nayaka
Mikkilineni
Actor
B. Vittalacharya
Director
Gummadi
Satyasena Maharaju
Ghantasala
Music Director
Ravikant Nagaich
Cinematographer
Maharadhi Tripuraneni
Dialogue / Story
Sundarlal Nahatha Doondy
Producer
Meena Kumari
Details.
Release DateAugust 15, 1963
Original Nameబందిపోటు
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 35m
Genres
Wiki.
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.