''Pillalu Thechina Challani Rajyam'' is a 1960 Indian

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film directed by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Panthulu, M. V. Rajamma, and

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. It was simultaneously made in

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as ''Kuzhandhaigal Kanda Kudiyarasu'' () and in

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as ''Makkala Rajya'' ( ). Narasimharaju and

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play pivotal roles in the Kannada version while

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and K. Sarangapani play supportive roles in the Tamil version. This film was partly coloured by

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and processed at the Film Centre, Mumbai. Umesh made his film debut with this film.

Plot

A scientist takes children to an unknown planet, where they establish a democratic republic.

Cast

;Principal cast * B. R. Panthulu * M. V. Rajamma *

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram. Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001), better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer. He was mainly active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th centur ...

as Scientist (guest role) ;Telugu version ;Tamil version ;Kannada version

Soundtrack

Music by T. G. Lingappa for all languages. All the tunes for all the songs for the Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages are the same. Telugu Songs Lyrics were written by were written by Samudrala Sr. and

Kosaraju Kosaraju Raghavayya (23 June 1905 – 27 October 1987), known mononumously by his surname Kosaraju, was an Indian lyricist and poet known for his works in Telugu cinema. He wrote about 3,000 songs in 350 films. His lyrics are steeped in Telug ...

. Tamil Songs Lyrics were written by Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam. Kannada Songs Lyrics were written by Kanagal Prabhakar Shastry and C. Sadashivaiah.

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