Pandanti Kapuram

Pandanti Kapuram
Pandanti Kapuram
	Film poster
Directed by	Lakshmi Deepak
Written by	Prabhakar Reddy (story); Maddipatla Suri (dialogue)
Produced by	G. Hanumantha Rao
Starring	Krishna; S. V. Ranga Rao; Gummadi; Vijaya Nirmala; B. Saroja Devi
Cinematography	V. S. R. Swamy
Edited by	K. Gopala Rao
Music by	S. P. Kodandapani
Production; company	Jayaprada Pictures
Distributed by	Poorna Pictures Private Limited
Release date	21 July 1972;
Running time	165 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

The film features an ensemble cast of Krishna, S. V. Ranga Rao, Vijaya Nirmala, Jamuna, B. Saroja Devi, Anjali Devi, Gummadi, Prabhakar Reddy. 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 National Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and the Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu. It was remade into the Hindi film Sunehra Sansar (1975) and in Tamil as Anbu Sagodharargal. Jayasudha made her screen debut as a child actor in this film (credited as Sujatha, her birth name)

Cast

Krishna as Ravi
Jamuna as Rani Malini Devi/Savitha
B. Saroja Devi as Sobha
Vijaya Nirmala as Suseela "Susi"
S. V. Ranga Rao as Narayana Rao
Gummadi as Srinivasa Rao "Vasu"
Prabhakar Reddy as Madhu
Mikkilineni as Koteswara Rao
Allu Ramalingaiah as Chengayya
Raja Babu as Sanjeevi
Sakshi Rangarao as Rudrayya
Ram Mohan as Mohan
Devika as Lakshmi
Pandari Bai as Chinnamma
Radha Kumari as Jagadamba
Jayasudha as Santhi
Sandhya Rani as Asha
Master Naresh Kumar as Ramu
Baby Dolly as Babu
Balakrishna as Botany Lecturer
Potti Prasad as Botany Lecturer's son

Production

Jamuna's character in the film, Rani Malini Devi was inspired by Ingrid Bergman's character in the 1964 film The Visit. Jayasudha made her acting debut with this film as child artist under her real name Sujatha.

Music

The music was composed by S. P. Kodandapani. 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).