Chandika (film)

Chandika (Telugu: చండిక) is a 1940 Telugu film directed by R. S. Prakash. Veteran actress Pasupuleti Kannamba portrayed the role of Chandika.[1]

Chandika
Directed byR. S. Prakash
Produced byMirjapuram Maharaja
Written byMuttaneni Venkata Chennakesavulu (story)
Kopparapu Subba Rao (Dialogues )
StarringPasupuleti Kannamba
Vemuri Gaggaiah
Bellary Raghava
Music byKopparapu Subba Rao
CinematographyKamal Ghosh
Release date
  • 12 April 1940 (1940-04-12)
Running time
184 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

Chandika (Kannamba) is the princess of a kingdom. She is unhappy with the ruling of King Giriraju (Gaggaiah). She wants to dethrone him and his husband prince to become the rajah. She has attracted the maharaja and kills him. During the encounter, she loses her husband. She could not control the Minister Veeramallu (Raghava), finally succumbs and commits suicide.

Cast

  • Kannamba ... Chandika
  • Vemuri Gaggaiah ... Giriraju
  • Bellary Raghava ... Veeramallu
  • T. Lalita Devi
  • Peddapuram Raju
  • Arani Satyanarayana
  • Puvvula Ratnamala
  • Dasari Ramatilakam
  • Puvvula Anasuya
  • Puvvula Chandramouleeswara Rao
  • M. Satyanarayana
  • V. Venkata Subbarao
  • Dasari Lakshmaiah Chowdary
  • Master Viswam
  • G. Seshagiri Rao
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References

  1. Chandika film review, Andhra Patrika, 1 May 1940 issue


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