Bandipotu Dongalu
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Bandipotu Dongalu is a 1968 Telugu Drama film
written and directed by K. S. Prakash Rao. The film is starring S. V. Ranga Rao
, Akkineni Nageswara Rao
and Kongara Jaggayya
in key roles. It is also a Musical film
with some Melodious songs rendered by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao. The music score provided by Pendyala Nageswara Rao
.
The film is based on story of reforming the Bandits, who are the result of social injustice.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
written and directed by K. S. Prakash Rao. The film is starring S. V. Ranga Rao
S. V. Ranga Rao
Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao Popularly Known as S.V.R. was an Indian Theater actor, Tollywood actor, director and producer...
, Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films...
and Kongara Jaggayya
Kongara Jaggayya
Kongara Jaggayya was an Indian Film Actor from Telugu cinema & Theater . He was popularly known as "Kanchu Kantam" Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1928 – 5 August 2004; also transliterated as Jaggaiah) was an Indian Film Actor from Telugu cinema & Theater . He was popularly known...
in key roles. It is also a Musical film
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
with some Melodious songs rendered by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao. The music score provided by Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Pendyala Nageswara Rao was a popular drama actor, singer and music director in Telugu Film Industry for over 25 years from early 1950s to late 1970s. He has composed music for many successful Telugu movies during that period.-Early life:He was born at Vanukuru near Vijayawada and later shifted to...
.
The film is based on story of reforming the Bandits, who are the result of social injustice.
The cast
| Actor / Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films... |
Bandipotu Kannayya |
| Jamuna | |
| S. V. Ranga Rao S. V. Ranga Rao Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao Popularly Known as S.V.R. was an Indian Theater actor, Tollywood actor, director and producer... |
Bandipotu Malludora |
| Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character... |
Doctor |
| Kongara Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya was an Indian Film Actor from Telugu cinema & Theater . He was popularly known as "Kanchu Kantam" Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1928 – 5 August 2004; also transliterated as Jaggaiah) was an Indian Film Actor from Telugu cinema & Theater . He was popularly known... |
Bandipotu Naganna |
| Kanchana | Malli |
| Nagabhushanam Nagabhushanam Nagabushanam was a comedian, villain, and character actor in Telugu cinema and theatre fields. His first film was Palletooru under the direction of Tatineni Prakash Rao. He acted in about 395 films during the 1950s to 1980s... |
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| Suryakantham Suryakantham Suryakantham Ponnada was an Indian actress in Tollywood.-Early life:Suryakantham was born in Kakinada of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh to a telugu Niyogi family. She was the 14th child to her parents, while ten children had died. She learnt dance and singing at a tender age of six... |
Sundaramma |
| Tyagaraju | Bandipotu Papanna |
| Prabhakar Reddy Prabhakar Reddy Dr. Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy better known as Prabhakar Reddy M.B.B.S. was a versatile Telugu Character actor and Story Writer of Andhra Pradesh, India. He has acted in over 472 films in three decades. He wrote stories for several acclaimed films like Karthika Deepam. The "Dr... |
Police officer |
| Mukkamala Mukkamala Mukkamala Krishna Murthy is a lawyer turned actor who was active in Telugu movies in the 1950s and the 1960s. He was a stage actor in his student days and was popular in the role of French General Bussy in Bobbili Yuddham, a stage play based on the historical Bobbili Yuddham... |
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| Jayanthi Jayanthi (actress) Jayanthi is an Indian actress. She has appeared in over 500 films, including films in the Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Marathi languages. In Kannada movies, she was honored with the title Abhinaya Sharade.... |
Lakshmi, Wife of Mallanna |
| Rajababu Raja Babu (actor) Raja Babu was a popular actor in Telugu film industry. He has also produced few films. He is considered as the most successful comedian in Tollywood... |
Soundtrack
- Gandara Ganda Shoggadivanta (Lyrics: Arudra; Singers: L. R. EswariL. R. EswariL. R. Eswari is a Veteran playback singer of the Tamil movie industry. She also sang in other languages like Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu, and English.-Early Life:...
and P. SusheelaP. SusheelaPulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
) - Gandhi Puttina Desamura Idi (Singer: GhantasalaGhantasalaGhantasala can refer to:People* Ghantasala , or Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, Telugu singer and composer* Ghantasala Balaramayya, Telugu film producer and directorPlaces* Ghantasala , a town in Andhra Pradesh in India...
) - Kiladi Donga Diyo Diyo (Lyrics: Arudra; Singer: Ghantasala)
- Kiladi Donga Diyo Diyo (Lyrics: Arudra; Singer: P. Susheela)
- O Kannayya Puttina Roju (Lyrics: Sri SriSri SriSri Sri can stand for these:* Sri Sri Ravi Shankar founder of the Art of Living Foundation.* Srirangam Srinivasarao , popularly called Sri Sri, Telugu poet, and film lyricist....
; Singers: Ghantasala, J.V.Raghavulu, P. Susheela group) - Unnadu Oka Chakkani Chinnodu (Singer: P. Susheela)
- Vinnanule Priya Kanugonnanule Priya (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela)
- Virisina Vennelavo Pilichina Koyilavo (Lyrics: Dasarathi; Singers: Ghantasala)