''Bhagya Chakramu'' () is a 1968

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-language film, directed by

K. V. Reddy Kadiri Venkata Reddy (1 July 1912 – 15 September 1972) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who primarily worked in Telugu cinema. He is considered as one of the greatest directors in the history of Telugu cinema. He d ...

, and produced by P. S. Reddy under the Jayanthi Pictures banner. It stars

N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh fo ...

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B. Saroja Devi Bangalore Saroja Devi (born 7 January 1938) is an Indian actress who has acted in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. She acted in around 200 films in over six decades. She is known by the epithets "''Abhinaya Saraswathi''" (Saraswathi of ...

, 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

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom Narendrapura. Its king Dharmapala Maharaja (Mudigonda Lingamurthy) is a widower and living for the sake of his only daughter. Karkataka (Rajanala) is a snake charmer who ploys to make his sister Nagamma (Surabhi Balasaraswathi), the wife of the king. So, he secretly enters into the palace takes the mud from the footsteps of the princess, and makes the snake bite her. Then Karkataka enters as a saint and makes a condition to save the princess that the king should marry his sister. Between two fires, the King accepts and marries Nagamma but neglects her. So, Karkataka prepares a paste by the name of ''Kamakaleekam'' and applies it to the king which makes him a henpeck of Nagamma. Karkataka also mesmerizes the public and makes them believe him as a messenger of God by the name Swamy Raju. Meanwhile, Nagamma is too blessed with a daughter, according to astrologers' prediction the elder daughter will marry an emperor while the younger ones to a person like an emperor. Nagamma is begrudged about it, so, Karkataka orders his henchmen to knock out the elder daughter. They kidnap her and are in a forest trying to kill her when a robber Gandragouli (Mukkamala) rescues and rears her. Years roll by, the princess grows up as Papa (B. Saroja Devi). In the fort, Swamy Raju is enjoying power and the king became a puppet. Vikram (N. T. Rama Rao), the prince of Udayagiri once visits the forest for hunting, where he gets acquainted with Papa and they fall in love which Gandragouli objects to as he does not have a good impression on kings. So, Vikram decides to settle the issue through his mother, so, immediately, he moves to his kingdom. Meanwhile, Swamy Raju's men who are on the hunt for beautiful girls kidnap Papa by injuring Gandragoli. Then, Gandragoli notices a belt of the soldier, he suspects Vikram and reaches him. Eventually, Nagamma decides to fix her daughter Chitravati's (Geetanjali) alliance with Vikram, so she sends their chief minister as a messenger to invite Vikram who recognizes the soldier's belt. Now Vikram understands Papa is under the custody of Swamy Raju. Here Vikram plans to send his friend Mitralabham (Padmanabham) in his place, he lands in disguise as Ashada Bhuti and joins Swamy Raju. Thereafter, Vikram makes many plans, finds out the location of Papa, and also learns that she is the elder daughter of Dharmapala. Simultaneously, he knows, that to make Dharmapala normal an antidote is required. At last, with the help of Papa, he achieves it and eliminates Swamy Raju. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Vikram and Papa.

Cast

as Vikram *

as Papa * Rajanala as Swamy Raja *

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as Mitralabham * Mukkamala as Gandragoli *

Mudigonda Lingamurthy Mudigonda Lingamurthy, shortly Lingamurthy ( Telugu: ముదిగొండ లింగమూర్తి) (10 October 1908 – 24 January 1980), was an Indian film character actor known for his works in Telugu cinema and theater. Life ...

as Dharmapala Maharaju * Chalam *

Peketi Sivaram Peketi Sivaram (Telugu: పేకేటి శివరాం) (8 October 1918 – 30 December 2006) was an Indian actor and director.http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/december2006/peketi.htm Life sketch He was born on 8 October 1918 in Pekeru ...

P. J. Sarma Pudipeddi Jogeswara Sarma was an Indian film dubbing artist, turned actor and writer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked for over 500 films as an actor and dubbing artist. He is the father of actors Sai Kumar (Ka ...

*Jagga Rao *

Geetanjali __NOTOC__ ''Gitanjali'' ( bn, গীতাঞ্জলি, lit='Song offering') is a collection of poems by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature, for the English translation, Gitanjali:''Song Offer ...

as Chitravathi *Surabhi Balasaraswathi as Nagamma *

Rushyendramani Rushyendramani (1 January 1917 – 17 August 2002) was an Indian actress, singer, dancer, and playback singer from South India. She had more than 150 movies to her credit and acted in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films from the 193 ...

Jyothi Lakshmi Jyothi Lakshmi (2 November 1948 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian actress who appeared in more than 130 movies. In the early 1970s, she was well noted for her leading roles and songs in movies. She also acted in female-oriented movies and was a ...

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Lyrics were written by

Pingali Nagendra Rao Pingali Nagendra Rao (29 December 1901 – 6 May 1971), known mononymously by his surname Pingali, was an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, and playwright who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. Famous for his witty and romantic lyrics, he a ...

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* {{K. V. Reddy 1960s Telugu-language films Films based on Indian folklore Films directed by K. V. Reddy Films scored by Pendyala Nageswara Rao