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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Chanda Sasanudu<br />
| image = Chanda Sasanudu.jpg<br />
| border = no<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| screenplay = N. T. Rama Rao<br />
| story = [[Paruchuri brothers]]<br />
| producer = N. T. Rama Rao<br />
| director = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]<br />
| starring = N. T. Rama Rao<br />[[Radha (actress)|Radha]]<br />
| music = [[K. Chakravarthy|Chakravarthy]]<br />
| cinematography = Nandamuri Mohana Krishna<br />
| editing = M.S.N. Murthy<br />
| studio = [[Ramakrishna Cine Studios]]<br />
| distributor = Ramakrishna Cine Studios<ref name="indiatoday" /><br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1983|5|28}}<br />
| runtime = 151 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Chanda Sasanudu''''' ({{translation|Dictator}}) is a 1983 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film]], produced and directed by [[N. T. Rama Rao]] on his [[Ramakrishna Cine Studios]] banner. Starring Rama Rao and [[Radha (actress)|Radha]], with music composed by [[K. Chakravarthy|Chakravarthy]], this was the last film which Rama Rao acted in before he became the [[List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="indiatoday">{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Amarnath K. |date=15 July 1983 |title=Chandasasanudu, starring N.T. Rama Rao, is a typical formula film |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19830715-chandasasanudu-starring-n.t.-rama-rao-is-a-typical-formula-film-770825-2013-07-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114130720/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19830715-chandasasanudu-starring-n.t.-rama-rao-is-a-typical-formula-film-770825-2013-07-18 |archive-date=14 November 2020 |access-date=21 December 2020 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> The film was a box office hit,<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 July 2012 |title='Be spontaneous to attract cinema goers' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/be-spontaneous-to-attract-cinema-goers/article3619902.ece |url-status=live |access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref> and was remade in Tamil as ''[[Sarithira Nayagan]]''.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] as Hari Chandra Prasad and Raja<br />
*[[Radha (actress)|Radha]] as Rani<br />
*[[Rao Gopal Rao]] as Venkatesh / Venkataiah<br />
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]] as Appa Rao / Appigadu<br />
*[[Jaggayya]] as Satyam<br />
*[[Rallapalli (actor)|Rallapalli]] as Karanam<br />
*[[Chalapathi Rao]] as Dasu<br />
*[[Narra Venkateswara Rao]] as C.B.I.Official<br />
*K.K.Sharma as Police Inspector<br />
*[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] as Bhuvaneswari Devi<br />
*[[Annapoorna (actress)|Annapurna]] as Rajyalakshmi<br />
*[[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] as Jayasri<br />
*[[Jayamalini]] as Parijatham<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Chanda Sasanudu<br />
| type = film<br />
| artist = [[K. Chakravarthy|Chakravarthy]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1983<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = Soundtrack<br />
| length = 30:12<br />
| label =<br />
| producer = [[K. Chakravarthy|Chakravarthy]]<br />
| prev_title = [[Simham Navvindi]]<br />
| prev_year = 1983<br />
| next_title = [[Ramarajyamlo Bheemaraju]]<br />
| next_year = 1983<br />
}}<br />
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Music composed by [[K. Chakravarthy|Chakravarthy]]. Lyrics were written by [[C. Narayana Reddy]]. <br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Singers !!length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|"Naina Nandakumara"<br />
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Susheela]]<br />
|3:57<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|"Suku Suku Sukumari"<br />
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela<br />
|4:12<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|"Chinnari Seethamma"<br />
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
|3:32<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|"Entha Takkari"<br />
|P. Susheela<br />
|3:43<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|"Vaada Vaada"<br />
|P. Susheela<br />
|4:00<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|"Desamante Matti Kaadhoy"<br />
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
|3:41<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|"Anna Chellella"<br />
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
|2:46<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|"Chinnari Seethamma"<br />
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela<br />
|1:04<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|"Janam Thiragabaduthondhi"<br />
|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
|3:17<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Amarnath K Menon wrote for ''[[India Today]]'', "The film, although it is a sloppy patchwork quilt of stunts and sentiment, will still pull in NTR fans, trained as they are, to his cosmetic realism, stereotypes and cliches."<ref name="indiatoday" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0259243}}<br />
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[[Category:1983 action films]]<br />
[[Category:1983 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by N. T. Rama Rao]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by K. Chakravarthy]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by the Paruchuri brothers]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]</div>
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