Chandika is a 1940 Telugu film directed by R. S. Prakash. Veteran actress Pasupuleti Kannamba portrayed the role of Chandika.wati)
Chandika film review, Andhra Patrika, 1 May 1940 issue
Crew :
Directed – R. S. Prakash
Produced – Mirjapuram Maharaja
Written – Muttaneni Venkata Chennakesavulu,Kopparapu
Dialogues – Subba Rao
Music – Kopparapu Subba Rao
Cinematography – Kamal Ghosh
Release dates – 12 April 1940
Running time – 184 minutes
Country – India
Language – Telugu
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
About the film :
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.
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