Tandra Paparayudu (film)

Tandra Paparayudu
Directed by	Dasari Narayana Rao
Produced by	Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju
Written by	Kondaveeti Venkata Kavi
Screenplay by	Dasari Narayana Rao
Story by	Gopikrishna Kadha Vibhagam
Starring	Krishnam Raju Jaya Prada Jayasudha Sumalatha Pran Mohan Babu J. V. Somayajulu Gummadi
Music by	Saluri Rajeswara Rao
Cinematography	P. S. Prakash
Edited by	D. Venkata Rathnam
Production company	Annapurna Studios Padmalaya Studios
Distributed by	Gopi Krishna Movies
Release date	1986 (1986)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Tandra Paparayudu is a 1986 Telugu epic biographical war film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao and produced by U. Suryanarayana Raju under Gopi Krishna Movies. The film stars Krishnam Raju, Jaya Prada, Jayasudha, Sumalatha, Pran and Mohan Babu in the lead roles. The film is based on the life of 17th century warrior Tandra Paparayudu, the General of Bobbili, and General Bussy.^[1] The film was featured at the 11th International Film Festival of India.^[2][3][4]

Cast

• Krishnam Raju as Tandra Paparayudu
• Jaya Prada as Jyothirmayi
• Jayasudha as Mallamma
• Sumalatha as Chinnamma
• Pran as General Bussy
• Mohan Babu as Vijaya Ramaraju
• Rama Krishna as Ranga Rayudu
• Kanta rao
• M. Balaiah
• J. V. Somayajulu
• Kota Srinivasa Rao
• Betha Sudhakar
• Prabha
• Anjali devi
• Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
• suryakanthamma
• "Niramalamma"
• vijayalalitha

Awards

• Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) - Krishnam Raju
• Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer - Kondaveeti Venkata Kavi

Trivia

It is the only film for which five MPs worked with, Krishnam Raju, Jaya Prada, Dasari Narayana Rao, C. Narayana Reddy and Mohan Babu.

References

External links

• Tandra Paparayudu on IMDb