Lakshadhikari
Encyclopedia
Lakshadhikari is a 1963 Telugu Drama film
directed by D. Madhusudana Rao and produced by Tammareddy Krishna Murthy
.
Grown up Varaprasad (N T Ramarao ) becomes a doctor, starts a pharmacy with the help of Sitayya. He falls in love with Sitayya's daughter Padma (Krishna Kumari) and leads a happy life. Then he finds out that he is not the couple's own son, so he sets out to find his biological parents. In a surprising twist, the now released Rangayya is found to be innocent while the real murderer turns out to be Sitayya.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by D. Madhusudana Rao and produced by Tammareddy Krishna Murthy
Tammareddy Krishna Murthy
Tammareddy Krishna Murthy is Telugu film producer and winner of the prestigious Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for 2007.-Biography:...
.
The plot
Lakshadhikari Rangayya's (Chittoor V.Nagayya) right hand man is Sitayya (Gummadi). Rangayya is accused of murdering a diamond merchant and is sent to jail. His son is kidnapped and found by a childless couple Picchayya (Ramana Reddy) and Achamma (Suryakantham). He is named as Varaprasad. The couple, has a daughter named Leela after sometime.Grown up Varaprasad (N T Ramarao ) becomes a doctor, starts a pharmacy with the help of Sitayya. He falls in love with Sitayya's daughter Padma (Krishna Kumari) and leads a happy life. Then he finds out that he is not the couple's own son, so he sets out to find his biological parents. In a surprising twist, the now released Rangayya is found to be innocent while the real murderer turns out to be Sitayya.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao | Varaprasad |
| Krishna Kumari Krishna Kumari (actress) Krishna Kumari is a noted Telugu actress of the 1960s and 1970s. She was a leading actress and competed Savitri and acted alongside great legendary actors N.T.R, A.N.R etc. She acted in Tamil movies too. She has done many films in Kannada too that also with the kannada veteran Dr... |
Padma |
| Chittor V. Nagaiah Chittor V. Nagaiah Chitturu Nagayya or Chittor V. Nagaiah birth name - Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya was an Indian actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer of Telugu film industry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The... |
Rangaiah |
| Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character... |
Seetayya |
| Ramana Reddy Ramana Reddy Ramana Reddy or T. V. Ramana Reddy was an Indian actor and comedian, best known for his work in Telugu cinema in the 1950s and 1960s.... |
Pichayya |
| Suryakantham | Achamma |
| Mikkilineni | |
| Relangi Venkataramaiah | Rao |
| Girija Girija (actress) Girija is an early Telugu film actress and comedian of 1950 and 1960s. Her first movie is Kasturi Sivarao's Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha . She acted in many films with Relangi Venkataramaiah and became famous hit comedian pair... |
Soundtrack
- Achammaku Nityamu Seemantamayene (Singer: Swarnalata group; Cast: Suryakantham and Ramana Reddy)
- Addala Meda Undi Andala Bhama Undi (Singers: Ghantasala, Jamuna Rani and Madhavapeddi)
- Dachalante Dagadule Daagudumootalu Saagavule (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: P. Susheela)
- Elago Unnadi Ilage Untunda Toliprema (Singer: P. Susheela)
- Mabbulo Emundi Naa Manasulo Emundi (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singers: P. Susheela and Ghantasala)
- Naa Chempa Takagane Cheli Nee Cheyi Kandenemo (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: Ghantasala)
- Oho Andamaina Chinnadana Bangaru Vannedana (Singer: Madhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi Satyam was a renowned Telugu singer and stage-actor from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He entered into films as a singer-actor in Y.V. Rao's Tamil-Hindi Biligual movie Ramadas in the year 1946. He played the role of Kabir. However, he became more popular as a playback singer...
; Jamuna (actress))