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| Chanakya Sapatham | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Screenplay by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Story by | Paruchuri Brothers |
| Produced by | D. V. S. Raju |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Vijayashanti Rao Gopal Rao |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prakash |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
Production company | D. V. S. Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Chanakya Shapatham (transl. Chanakya's vow) is a 1986 IndianTelugu languageaction film starringChiranjeevi,Vijayashanti,Rao Gopal Rao andSatyanarayana, produced byD. V. S. Raju and directed byK. Raghavendra Rao.[1][2]
The film marked the third collaboration of Chiranjeevi with Raghavendra Rao after two highly successful films :Adavi Donga andKondaveeti Raja. However, unlike their previous ventures,Chanakya Shapatham was a critical and commercial failure.Paruchuri brothers had scripted all three films.
Chanakya, a customs officer at an airport, is the son of a Military Major who is about to be awardedPadma Shri for his services. Chanakya catches the smuggling ring of Rana, and in retaliation they frame Chanakya's father for smuggling diamonds. Faced with humiliation, Chanakya challenges the villains of proving his father's innocence and bringing the culprits to justice. Shashirekha, an airhostess who works with Chanakya, who has problems with her sister's family, for her mother-in-law always threatens for more dowry. The rest of the story deals with how both of them fight for their causes in settling their professional and personal issues and come out successfully to be united in the marital knot forms the story.
| Actor[3] | Role |
|---|---|
| Chiranjeevi | Chanakya |
| Vijayashanti | Shashirekha "Shashi" (Voice Dubbed by Saritha) |
| Rao Gopal Rao | Rana |
| Kaikala Satyanarayana | Major Nagarjuna |
| Annapurna | Janaki, Chanakya's mother |
| Sudhakar | Chakri, Rana's son |
| Suthi Velu | Yugandhar |
| Sri Lakshmi | Chitti |
| Kantha Rao | Shashi's father |
| Suryakantham | Durgamma |
| Rajyalakshmi | Savithri |
| Sakshi Ranga Rao | Dr. Arogyam |
| Ranganath | Ranga |
| Chidathala Apparao | Jacky |
| Chitti Babu | Kaky |
| Chalapathi Rao | Damodharam, Senior Customs Officer |
| Eswara Rao | Shashi's brother |
| Y. Vijaya | Shashi's sister-in-law |
| Bob Christo | Nero, Diamonds Smuggler |
The music was composed byChakravarthy.[4]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mellaga Alluko" | S. P. Balu,S. Janaki | |
| 2. | "Vari Vari Varichelo" | S. P. Balu, S. Janaki | |
| 3. | "Soku Thotalo" | S. P. Balu, S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Vedi Vedi Valupulu" | S. P. Balu | |
| 5. | "Nee Banda Bada" | S. P. Balu,P. Susheela |
