Chandika ( te, చండిక) is a 1940 Telugu film directed by R. S. Prakash. Veteran actress

P. Kannamba Pasupuleti Kannamba (''Pasupulēţi Kannāṃba'') (5 October 1911 – 7 May 1968) was an Indian actress, playback singer and film producer of Telugu language, Telugu cinema, of Andhra Pradesh, India. She acted in more than 170 films and produce ...

portrayed the role of Chandika.Chandika film review, Andhra Patrika, 1 May 1940 issue

Plot

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.

Cast

Kannamba Pasupuleti Kannamba (''Pasupulēţi Kannāṃba'') (5 October 1911 – 7 May 1968) was an Indian actress, playback singer and film producer of Telugu cinema, of Andhra Pradesh, India. She acted in more than 170 films and produced about 25 films ...

... Chandika *

Vemuri Gaggaiah Vemuri Gaggayya (1895–1955) was an Indian actor, singer, and thespian known for his works in Telugu cinema, and Telugu theatre. In 1933, East India Film Company produced its first Indian film, '' Savitri'' in Telugu. Shot in Calcutta on a bu ...

... Giriraju *

Bellary Raghava Bellary Raghava (Telugu: బళ్ళారి రాఘవ; born ''Tadipatri Raghavacharyulu''; 2 August 1880 – 16 April 1946) was an Indian playwright and actor, known for his works predominantly in Telugu theatre and cinema.M.L. Narasimha ...

... Veeramallu * T. Lalita Devi * Peddapuram Raju *

Arani Satyanarayana Aarani Satyanarayana or Arani Satyanarayana ( te, ఆరణి సత్యనారాయణ) (11 November 1898 – 2 July 1969) was a Telugu film and drama actor during the early period of Telugu cinema.Sahajanata Aarani Satyanarayana, Tolinat ...

* Puvvula Ratnamala * Dasari Ramatilakam * Puvvula Anasuya * Puvvula Chandramouleeswara Rao * M. Satyanarayana * V. Venkata Subbarao * Dasari Lakshmaiah Chowdary *

Master Viswam 'Master Viswam was a child actor during the early era of Telugu Cinema during the British era of India. He shot to fame with the role of Balawardhiraju in 1942 Balanagamma movie produced by Gemini Studios. Birth and childhood Master Viswam was ...

* G. Seshagiri Rao

References

External links

Chandika film at IMDb.
1940 films 1940s Telugu-language films Indian black-and-white films Indian action drama films 1940s action drama films 1940 drama films Films directed by R. S. Prakash {{1940s-Telugu-film-stub