Vishwanatha Nayakudu

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Vishwanatha Nayakudu (1987)

Directed by Dasari Narayana Rao

History, Drama · 2h 41m

The story is based on Indian historical events during the 16th century. It narrates the victory of Viswanatha Nayak on his father to express his devotion towards Srikrishnadevaraya. Viswanatha Nayak (Krishna) is the son of Nagama Nayak (Sivaji Ganesan), a successful General of Srikrishnadevaraya (Krishnam Raju) of the Vijayanagara Empire. Chola King Veerasekhara Chola invades the Madurai Kingdom and deposes the Pandya King Chandrasekhara Pandyan who was under the protection of Srikrishnadevaraya. Due to this, an enraged Srikrishnadevaraya sends Nagama Nayak to aid Chandrasekhara Pandyan. Nagama Nayak suppresses Veerasekhara Chola and takes Madurai, but then suddenly he calls off his allegiance and declining to help Chandrasekhara Pandyan usurps the throne. So, Viswanatha Nayak volunteers to face his father in the battlefield.

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Cast

Krishna Vishwanatha Nayakudu Krishnam Raju Sri Krishna Deva Rayalu Sivaji Ganesan Nagama Nayak Jaya Prada Kalavathi Kanta Rao Prabhakar Reddy Timmarusu K. R. Vijaya Lalithamba Dhulipala Nirmalamma Soudamini Padmanabham Rajasulochana Damayanthi
R
Ranganath Veerasekhara Chola

Crew

Director
Dasari Narayana Rao
Screenplay
Dasari Narayana Rao
Director of Photography
V.S.R. Swamy
Original Music Composer
J V Raghavulu
Editor
G. G. Krishna Rao
Producer
Vadde Ramesh

Details

Original title
విశ్వనాధ నాయకుడు
Release date
1987-08-14
Runtime
2h 41m
Genres
History, Drama
Original language
TE
Spoken languages
Telugu
Countries
India
Production
Vijaya Madhavi Pictures