''Vichitra Bandham'' () is a 1972

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-language

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, produced by

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under the

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banner and directed by

Adurthi Subba Rao Adurthi Subba Rao (16 December 1912 – 1 October 1975) was an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Rao is widely regarded as the intellectual fountain ...

. It stars

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and

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, with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was based on the

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novel ''Vijetha''.

Plot

Madhav & Sandhya are college mates. Sandhya is a daughter of an arrogant rich man, Aadi Narayana Rao. Once Madhav insults Sandhya before everyone in the college and to take revenge she fools Madhav with her act of love and in his rage anger, Madhav kidnaps and molests her, as a result, Sandhya becomes pregnant. Sandhya's family is affected by this incident and her father kills himself, her brother becomes crippled and loses their entire wealth. She goes to reside in an ancient property in the village. Due to guilt, Madhav leaves for abroad, at that time Sandhya gives birth to a baby boy and puts the child in an orphanage. After a few years, Madhav returns from abroad and he accidentally meets Sandhya in the village and learns the entire story. The rest of the story is about how strange attachments develop and how their lives change.

Cast

as Madhav *

as Sandhya * S. V. Ranga Rao as Aadi Narayana Rao *

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as Father Dayanidhi * Gummadi as Ahobila Rao * Satyanarayana as Akbar *

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as Chalapathi *

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as Chitti Babu * Raja Babu as Babji *Bhanu Prakash as Gopal Rao *

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as Shanthamma * Suryakantam as Kantham *

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as Bhagyam *

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as Kantham *Lila Rani as Jyoti *

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as Lilly

Crew

*Art: G. V. Subba Rao *Choreography: Heeralal, Sundaram, Taara *Fights: Raghavulu *Dialogues:

Acharya Aatreya Acharya Aatreya (born Kilambi Venkata Narasimhacharyulu ) (7 May 1921 – 13 September 1989) was an Indian poet, lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He received the state Nandi Award fo ...

*Lyrics: Acharya Aatreya,

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Kosaraju Kosaraju Raghavayya (23 June 1905 – 27 October 1987), known mononumously by his surname Kosaraju, was an Indian lyricist and poet known for his works in Telugu cinema. He wrote about 3,000 songs in 350 films. His lyrics are steeped in Telu ...

*Playback: Ghantasala, V. Ramakrishna,

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*Music: K. V. Mahadevan *Story:

*Editing: M. S. Mani *Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj *Producer:

*Screenplay - Director:

*Banner:

*Release Date: 1972

Soundtrack

Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Music released on Audio Company.

Other

* VCDs and DVDs on - VOLGA Videos,

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References

{{reflist Indian drama films Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Films based on Indian novels Films directed by Adurthi Subba Rao Films based on novels by Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani 1972 drama films 1972 films