''Pandanti Kapuram'' is a 1972 Indian

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directed by

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. The film features an

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, Jamuna, B. Saroja Devi,

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. Released on July 21, 1972, ''Pandanti Kapuram'' was one of the biggest hits of the year. It is also the first film of Krishna to celebrate a silver jubilee (175 days) run at the box-office. The film won the

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for Best Feature Film in Telugu and the

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for Best Film - Telugu. It was remade into the Hindi film '' Sunehra Sansar'' (1975) and in Tamil as ''

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''.

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made her screen debut as a child actor in this film (credited as ''Sujatha'', her birth name)

Plot

Cast

Development

Jamuna's character in the film, Rani Malini Devi was inspired by

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's character in the 1964 film ''The Visit''.; Event occurs at 11:20.

Music

The music was composed by

S. P. Kodandapani Sripathi Panditharadhyula Kodandapani ( 5 April 1974) was an Indian music composer and playback singer in Telugu cinema. He composed music for more than 100 films. He made his debut as an playback singer in the 1955 film '' Santhanam''. Later, ...

. The song "Babu Vinara" is quite popular.

Box office

''Pandanti Kapuram'' was the biggest hit of the year 1972. It is also the first film of Krishna to celebrate a silver jubilee run at the box office. The film completed a 100-day run in 21 centres (direct-19, shift-2).

Awards

;

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National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several ...

- 1972 ;

Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry encompassing ...

Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) The Filmfare Award for Best Film is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The award was first given in 1954. Here is a list of the award winners and the nominees of the respective years. Eac ...

(1972) * Filmfare Special Commendation Award - Jamuna

References

External links

* 1972 films 1970s Telugu-language films Indian drama films Telugu films remade in other languages Best Telugu Feature Film National Film Award winners Films directed by Lakshmi Deepak {{1970s-Telugu-film-stub