Chanakya Sapatham
Chanakya Shapatham (transl. Chanakya's oath) is a 1986 Indian Telugu language action film starring Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Rao Gopal Rao and Satyanarayana, produced by D. V. S. Raju and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao.[1]
| Chanakya Sapatham | |
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| Telugu | చాణక్య శపథం |
| Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Screenplay by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Story by | Paruchuri Brothers |
| Produced by | D. V. S. Raju |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Vijayashanti Rao Gopala Rao |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prakash |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
Production company | D. V. S. Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
The film has musical score by Chakravarthy. The film marked the third collaboration of Chiranjeevi with director Raghavendra Rao after two highly successful films : Adavi Donga and Kondaveeti Raja. However, unlike their previous ventures Chanakya Shapatham was a critical and commercial disappointment. Paruchuri brothers had scripted all the three films.
Plot edit
Chanakya (Chiranjeevi), a Customs officer at airport is the son of a Military Major (Satyanarayana) who is about to be awarded Padmasree for his services. Chanakya catches the smuggling ring of Rana (Rao Gopal Rao) and in retaliation they prove that Chanakya's father is smuggling diamonds. Faced with humiliation, Chanakya challenges the villains of proving his father's innocence and bringing the culprits to justice. Vijayasanthi is the airhostess who works with Chanakya, who has problems with her sister's family, for her mother-in-law always threatens for more dowry. The rest of the story deals with how both of them fight for their causes in settling their professional and personal issues and come out successfully to be united in the marital knot forms the story.
Cast edit
| Actor[2] | Role |
|---|---|
| Chiranjeevi | Chanakya |
| Vijayashanti | Shashirekha "Shashi" |
| Rao Gopala Rao | Rana |
| Kaikala Satyanarayana | Major Nagarjuna |
| Annapurna | Janaki, Chanakya's mother |
| Sudhakar | Chakri, Rana's son |
| Suthi Velu | Yugandhar |
| Sri Lakshmi | Chitti |
| Kantha Rao | Shashi's father |
| Suryakantham | Durgamma |
| Rajyalakshmi | Savithri |
| Sakshi Ranga Rao | Dr. Arogyam |
| Ranganath | Ranga |
| Chidathala Apparao | Jacky |
| Chitti Babu | Kaky |
| Chalapathi Rao | Damodharam, Senior Customs Officer |
| Eswara Rao | Shashi's brother |
| Y. Vijaya | Shashi's sister-in-law |
| Bob Christo | Nero, Diamonds Smuggler |
Soundtrack edit
| Chanakya Sapatham | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1986 |
| Recorded | 1986 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 17:03 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mellaga Alluko" | |
| 2. | "Vari Vari Varichelo" | |
| 3. | "Soku Thotalo" | |
| 4. | "Vedi Vedi Valupulu" | |
| 5. | "Nee Banda Bada" |
References edit
- ^ C, Narayana Rao (2 January 1987). "మరో చిరంజీవి మార్కు చిత్రం - చాణక్య శపథం" [Film with Chiranjeevi's Mark: Chanakya Sapatham] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). (PDF) from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Chanakya Sapadam (1986)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
External links edit
- Chanakya Sapatham at IMDb