''Bobbili Yuddham'' () is a 1964 Indian

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-language

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, based on the eponymous battle between

Bobbili Bobbili is a town in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Geography Bobbili is located at . It has an average elevation of 103 metres (337 feet). History The town of Bobbili was founded during the 17th c ...

and

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kingdoms in 1757. The film was produced and directed by C. Seetaram. It stars

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, S. V. Ranga Rao with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.

Plot

The film begins with the birthday celebrations of Prince Chinna Venkatrayudu, son of Raja Rangarayudu, King of

, for which Raja Vijayaramaraju, King of Vijayanagaram, is invited. Occasionally, they undertake the sports competitions in which the Bobbili team triumphs, for which Vijayaramaraju hacks off and waits for the shot. At the same time, French invaders cracked into the country and sent a memorandum to Vijayaramaraju by General Bussi. Exploiting it, he mingles with him, seizing power over Bobbili to seek vengeance. Vijayaramaraju edicts Bobbili to pay taxes, which they gallantly deny when he gets ready for an attack. Meanwhile, Vengalarayudu, the sibling of Rangarayudu, knits Subhadra, the sister of Tandra Papa Rayudu. Soon after, Papa Rayudu senses the movement of spies in the fort who divulge the wiles of Vijayaramaraju and divert them with untrue news of their arrival from Rajam. Being conscious of it, Papa Rayudu moves, but Bussi intrigues them by proceeding in the forest route and surrounding the fort. At this level, Rangarayudu consigns Dharma Rayudu for negotiations, which fails, and all channels are blocked. Ergo, Papa Rayudu is aware of the catastrophe. The war begins, and the French army intrudes by breaking the fort walls with artilleries, leading to severe damage. The foes backstab Vengalarayudu when Subhadra also leaves her breath. Currently, Rangarayudu goes forth when his wife, Mallamma Devi, discerns their fall. To safeguard their heritage, she secretly stirs Chinna Venkatrayudu to Samarlakota. Besides, the French army cannot withstand Rangarayudu's valor. So, Bussi orders to blast the fort in which all men die and women inside, including Mallamma Devi, commit suicide. Tandra Papa Rayudu detects something fishy and rushes to Bobbili. Parallelly, Chandrayamma, wife of Vijayaramaraju, also drives to bar the battle. Amid this, she views Chinna Venkatrayudu and safeguards him. Following, Papa Rayudu lands, spots corpses on all sides along with Rangarayudu & Mallamma, and flares up. At midnight, he enters the tent of Vijayaramaraju, slaughters him when Chandrayamma also dies, and Papa Rayudu kills himself. Finally, the movie ends with Bobbili & Vijayanagaram princes uniting their hands.

Cast

as Raja Rangarayalu *

as Mallama Devi * S. V. Ranga Rao as Tandra Paparayudu * Rajanala as Vijayaramaraju *

V. Nagayya Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma (28 March 1904 – 30 December 1973), popularly known as Chittoor Nagayya, was an Indian actor, singer, music composer, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Telugu theatre. Nagayya wa ...

as Milk Man *

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as Narsarayudu * Mukkamala as Bussy *

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as Varahalu * M. Balaiah as Dharmarayudu * C. S. R. as Dubassi Lakshmanna *C. Seetaram as Vengalarayudu * M. R. Radha as Hyder Jung * Jamuna as Subhadra * Jayanthi as Chandrayamma * Geetanjali as Swarna * L. Vijayalakshmi as Dancer *Surabhi Balasaraswathi as Venkatalakshmi

Soundtrack

Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The song "Ninuchera" is based on Bhairavi raga.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1960s Indian films 1960s Telugu-language films 1960s war films 1964 films Films set in 1757 Films set in Andhra Pradesh History of India on film Indian films based on actual events Indian war films