Bhagya Chakramu (transl. The wheel of fortune) is a 1968 Telugu-language film, directed by K. V. Reddy, and produced by P. S. Reddy under the Jayanthi Pictures banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, B. Saroja Devi and music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao.
| Bhagya Chakramu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. V. Reddy |
| Screenplay by | K. V. Reddy |
| Story by | Pingali Nagendra Rao |
| Produced by | P. S. Reddy |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao B. Saroja Devi |
| Cinematography | Kamal Ghosh K. S. Prasad |
| Edited by | Vasu |
| Music by | Pendyala Nageswara Rao |
Production company | Jayanthi Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 187 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot edit
Once upon a time, there was a kingdom called Narendrapuram ruled by Dharmapala, a widower who dotes on his only daughter. Karkataka, a malevolent snake charmer, a ruse to knit his sister Nagamma with the king. So, he covertly collects the mud sample from the princess's footsteps and harms her with a snake bite, which merely puts her in a trance. He now intrudes as a saint and induces Dharmapala to splice Nagamma on behalf of shield, the princess. He steers clear from her when Karkataka makes King a henpeck husband via a witchcraft paste Kamakaleekam.
Karkataka mesmerizes the public with his occult acts and feigns as a saint, Swamy Raju. Meanwhile, Nagamma is blessed with a baby girl when the astrologers predict that the elder will wed an emperor while the younger ones are emperor-like. Ergo begrudged Nagamma's ploys with Karkataka to assassinate the Princess. Accordingly, their sidekicks' murder attempts on her in a forest where she is secured and reared by a burglar, Gandragouli.
Years roll by, and the Princess grows up as Papa. Parallelly, Swamy Raju empowers authority, and evil forces prevail in the kingdom. Besides, Vikram, the prince of Udayagiri, visits the forest for hunting, where he gets acquainted with Papa, and the two endear. Gandragoli objects to it as he deems rules are betrayers. So, Vikram moves to his kingdom to fix their alliance through his mother. At that point, Swamy Raju's aides are hunting for cute girls, and they grab Papa by backstabbing Gandragoli when he obtains their symbol belt who accuses Vikram.
Eventually, Nagamma aspires to spouse her daughter Chitravati with Vikram and welcomes him through their chief minister, who detects a wile of Swamy Raju. Now Vikram gamely plans to swap his friend Mitralabham instead of him, who crushes on Chitravati. He lands in disguise as Ashada Bhuti and enrolls at Swamy Raju. Following this, Vikram tactically finds out Papa's whereabouts and is also conscious of her birth secret. Simultaneously, he knew an antidote was essential to recoup Dharmapala. At last, he acquires it with a play and ceases Swamy Raju. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Vikram & Papa.
Cast edit
- N. T. Rama Rao as Vikram
- B. Saroja Devi as Papa
- Rajanala as Swamy Raja
- Padmanabham as Mitralabham
- Mukkamala as Gandragoli
- Mudigonda Lingamurthy as Dharmapala Maharaju
- Chalam
- Peketi Sivaram
- P. J. Sarma
- Jagga Rao
- Geetanjali as Chitravathi
- Surabhi Balasaraswathi as Nagamma
- Rushyendramani
- Jyothi Lakshmi
Soundtrack edit
Music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao. Lyrics were written by Pingali Nagendra Rao.[2]
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Neetholi Vegalenu" | L. R. Eswari | 3:54 |
| 2 | "Vaana Kaadu Vaana Kaadu" | P. Susheela | 3:23 |
| 3 | "Neevuleka Nimusamaina" | Ghantasala, P. Susheela | 3:15 |
| 4 | "Kunda Kaadu Kundakaadu" | Ghantasala | 2:49 |
| 5 | "Aasa Nirasanu Chesithiva" | Ghantasala | 3:21 |
| 6 | "Rajakumari" | Pithapuram, Swarnalatha | 2:42 |
| 7 | "Manaswamy Naamam" | Pithapuram, Madhavapeddi Satyam | 2:01 |
| 8 | "Thaalaleni Thaapamaaye" | P. Susheela | 2:47 |
References edit
- ^ Cowie, Peter, ed. (1977). World Filmography: 1968. London: The Tantivy Press. p. 266. ISBN 0-498-01569-6.
- ^ "Bhagya Chakramu (1968)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
