''Bandipotu Dongalu'' () is a 1968 Indian

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

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action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include l ...

, produced by J. Subba Rao and G. Rajendra Prasad, and directed by

K. S. Prakash Rao Kovelamudi Surya Prakash Rao (1914–1996) was an Indian film director, producer, actor and cinematographer known for his works in Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. In 1977 he won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada for ''Ganda Hendt ...

. It stars

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on ...

, Jamuna and S. V. Ranga Rao, with music composed by

Pendyala Nageswara Rao Pendyala Nageswara Rao (6 March 1917 – 31 August 1984), known mononymously by his surname Pendyala, was an Indian composer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor, music producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with Tami ...

Plot

The film begins with Mallu Dora revolts and builds a huge hamlet of bandits and generating mayhem through their heists. Once wounded Mallu Dora reaches Dr. Chandra Sheker where he is attracted to his infant son Krishna one that gives remembrance of his deceased son Kanna. So, one night he steals and rears the baby as his own. Years roll by, and Krishna grows up as Kanna with several associates Naagu, Malli, and Anji, who becomes a deadly dacoit. Grief-stricken, Doctor & his wife Yashoda raise their niece Indira / Indu. One day, Kanna ruthlessly robs Yashoda & Indu, on his way of back, hits with a Police encounter in which he is seriously injured. Police admit him to the hospital where Chandra Shekar recognizes him as his son by the mole of his back. Then he secretly makes his escape and hides from Police. Thereafter, Doctor reveals his birth secret also reforms him by preaching human values. At present, Kanna wants to start a new life as Krishna, so, he accommodates himself at Chandra Shekar's house without divulging his identity. There, Mallu Dora & other dacoits become distressed for missing Kanna and eagerly waiting for his arrival. Parallelly, Indu also learns the truth regarding Krishna and they fell in love. In a short time, civilized Krishna / Kanna reaches his hamlet, tries to convince Mallu Dora that their way of living is wrong, and requests to change their lifestyle for future generations. Here angered Mallu Dora chides Krishna and necks out of the hamlet. After some time, Krishna returns as a Police officer and is posted in the same area intentionally by Govt when he tries his best to put his men on the right path but fails. At a point in time, Krishna catches a few mobsters including Naagu when furious Mallu Dora kidnaps some officials and seeks the mortgage. During that time, severe Police encounters occur in which all the bandits died including Naagu, Malli, etc. At last, Krishna shows Mallu Dora their corpses making him realize violence leaves nothing but annihilation. Finally, the movie ends by affirming that non-violence is the supreme morality.

Cast

as Krishna / Kanna * Jamuna as Indira / Indu * S. V. Ranga Rao as Mallu Dora * Gummadi as Dr. Chandra Shekar *

Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1928 – 5 March 2004) was an Indian actor, littérateur, journalist, lyricist, dubbing artist and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was known as ''Kanchu Kantham J ...

as Naagu * Nagabhushanam as Varaha Murthy * Rajababu as Anji * Prabhakar Reddy as Police officer * Mukkamala *Tyagaraju as Papanna *K. V. Chalam as Mr. America * Kanchana as Malli * Suryakantham as Sundaramma *

Raja Sulochana Chittajallu Rajeevalochana (15 August 1935 – 5 March 2013), better known as Rajasulochana, was an Indian classical dancer and actress. She has acted in more than 300 Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi language films. Early life She w ...

as Dancer *

Rama Prabha Rama Prabha is an Indian actress who performs in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She has acted in more than 1,400 films and is credited as a character artist who shared screen space with superstars across all generation of South Indian Cinem ...

* Jayanthi as Lakshmi *Rukmini as Yashoda *Meena Kumari

Soundtrack

Music composed by

Awards

won Nandi Award for Best Story Writer (1968)(in

)

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0254168 1960s Telugu-language films 1968 films Films directed by K. S. Prakash Rao Films scored by Pendyala Nageswara Rao Indian action films Indian black-and-white films