Sudigundalu

Sudigundalu
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAdurthi Subba Rao
Written byN. R. Nandi (dialogues)
Screenplay byK. Viswanath
Story byB. S. Thapa
Produced byAdurthi Subba Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
StarringAkkineni Nageswara Rao
CinematographyK. S. Ramakrishna
Edited byT. Krishna
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Chakravarthy Chitra
Release date
  • 28 June 1968 (1968-06-28)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Sudigundalu (transl. Whirlpools) is a 1968 Indian Telugu-language philosophical film, produced by Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Adurthi Subba Rao under the Chakravarthy Chitra banner and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, and has music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. It was released on 28 June 1968.[1] The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu,[2] The Nandi Award for Best Feature Film, and the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu.[3][4] It marked the debut of Nageswara Rao's son Nagarjuna as child artist in a cameo.[5][6] The cult classic film was screened at the Tashkent Film Festival, and the International Film Festival of India.[7]

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  5. ^ Haasan, Kamal. "Bollywood blockbuster to Kollywood classic: Kamal Haasan picks his 70 favourite movies". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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