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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Lakshadhikari<br />
| image = Lakshadhikari.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| writer = Narla Chiranjeevi<br />
| producer = [[Tammareddy Krishna Murthy]]<br />D. Venkatapathi Reddy<br />
| director = [[V. Madhusudhan Rao]]<br />
| starring = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]<br />[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]]<br />
| music = [[T. Chalapathi Rao]]<br />
| cinematography = C. Nageswara Rao<br />
| editing = Akkineni Sanjeeva Rao<br />
| studio = Ravindra Art Pictures<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1963|9|27}}<br />
| runtime = 154 minutes<ref name="citwf">{{Cite web |title=Lakshadhikari |url=http://citwf.com/film192537.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118031757/http://citwf.com/film192537.htm |archive-date=18 November 2018 |access-date=18 November 2018 |website=[[Complete Index to World Film]]}}</ref><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Lakshadhikari''''' ({{translation|Lakhier}}){{efn|A lakhier is a person with earnings of at least 1 [[lakh]] (100,000) in rupees.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hankin |first=Nigel |title=Hanklyn-Janklin |title-link=Hanklyn-Janklin |publisher=India Research Press |year=2003 |isbn=978-81-87943-04-4 |page=288 |author-link=Nigel Hankin}}</ref>}} is a 1963 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[thriller film]] written by Narla Chiranjeevi and directed by [[V. Madhusudhan Rao]]. It is the inaugural production of [[Tammareddy Krishna Murthy]] and D. Venkatapathi Reddy's company Ravindra Art Pictures. The film stars [[N. T. Rama Rao]] and [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]], with [[V. Nagaiah]], [[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]], [[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]], [[Ramana Reddy]], [[Mikkilineni (actor)|Mikkilineni]], K. V. S. Sarma, [[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]], [[Girija (actress)|Girija]] and [[Rushyendramani]] in supporting roles. It was released on 27 September 1963, and became a commercial success.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Rangaiah is a millionaire, whose loyal and trusted manager is Seethaiah. Seethaiah's wife Lakshmi takes care of Rangaiah's motherless son. Rangaiah's brother-in-law, the greedy Sivam, frames Rangaiah for murder, has him sent to prison for 20 years, and kidnaps his son. But the boy is saved by a childless couple Pichaiah and Achamma, who found him unconscious on the river bed and raise him as Prasad. Later, Achamma gives birth to a daughter, Leela.<br />
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Seethaiah's daughter Padma falls in love with Prasad. Seethaiah offers Prasad a high-ranking position in his pharmaceutical company. Rangaiah is released upon completing his prison term. Prasad learns the truth about his parentage. Strange things happen, which Prasad suspects are centered around Seethaiah's house. With help from Padma and S. S. Rao (the servant Panakalu's son), he solves the mystery and exposes Seethaiah as the real culprit for the wrong deeds.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] as Prasad<br />
*[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] as Padma<br />
*[[V. Nagaiah]] as Rangaiah<ref name="BFTP" /><br />
*[[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] as Seethaiah<br />
*[[Relangi (actor)|Relangi]] as S. S. Rao<ref name="BFTP" /><br />
*[[Ramana Reddy]] as Pichaiah<ref name="BFTP" /><br />
*[[Mikkilineni (actor)|Mikkilineni]] as Panakalu<ref name="BFTP" /><br />
*K. V. S. Sarma as Sivam<ref name="BFTP" /><br />
*[[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]] as Achamma<ref name="BFTP" /><br />
*[[Girija (actress)|Girija]] as Leela<br />
*[[Rushyendramani]] as Lakshmi<ref name="BFTP" /><br />
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== Production ==<br />
=== Development ===<br />
After working as a production controller at [[Saradhi Studios]] for years, [[Tammareddy Krishna Murthy]] established his own production company Ravindra Art Pictures (named after the poet [[Rabindranath Tagore]]) with his friend D. Venkatapathi Reddy as partner. For the company's debut production, which would eventually become ''Lakshadhikari'', Krishna Murthy signed [[V. Madhusudhan Rao]] to direct and Narla Chiranjeevi as writer.<ref name="BFTP" /><br />
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The original story was simply a "[[Drama (film and television)|family drama]]", which did not fully satisfy Krishna Murthy. When Krishna Murthy met producer Parvathaneni Gangadhara Rao, the latter advised him to include an element of suspense in the story, and Krishna Murthy liked the idea. Heeding to Krishna Murthy's wishes, Narla Chiranjeevi rewrote the story to make it look more like a [[Thriller film|thriller]]. Cinematography was handled by C. Nageswara Rao, and the editing by Akkineni Sanjeeva Rao.<ref name="BFTP" /><br />
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=== Casting and filming ===<br />
[[N. T. Rama Rao]] was cast as the male lead Prasad; the fact that he and Krishna Murthy bonded during the making of ''[[Palletooru]]'' (1952), which was Krishna Murthy's cinematic debut as production manager, helped him get Rama Rao's dates for ''Lakshadhikari''. Krishna Murthy initially chose [[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]] to play the character Seethaiah, but later replaced him with [[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] as he felt he could "conceal villainy behind his soft demeanour and mislead the audience."<ref name="BFTP" /><br />
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One scene filmed at the swimming pool of the [[College of Engineering, Guindy]] had Padma ([[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]]) in a [[swimsuit]], but it was edited out by the [[Central Board of Film Certification|Censor Board]] who declared that "the heroine should not wear a swim suit". The exterior portions of Chandamama Buildings in [[Vadapalani]] stood in for the college where Padma and Leela ([[Girija (actress)|Girija]]) study. The end of the song "Mabbulo Yemundi" required that Rama Rao and Krishna Kumari walk holding each other's hands on the seashore. As they were walking, a giant wave swept them away. Krishna Kumari did not know swimming and almost drowned, but Rama Rao held her hand tightly and saved her. Peketi Sivaram created the film's revolver sound effects.<ref name="BFTP" /><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack was composed by [[T. Chalapathi Rao]].<ref name="songbook">{{Cite web |title=Lakshadikari (1963)-Song_Booklet |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/CZB/info |access-date=20 November 2018 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref><br />
{{Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Achammaku Nithyamu Seemantamayene<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Kosaraju Raghavaiah]]<br />
| extra1 = K. Rani, Swarnalata, Vaidehi<br />
| length1 = 3:15<br />
| title2 = Oho Andhamaina Chinnadhana<br />
| lyrics2 = Kosaraju Raghavaiah<br />
| extra2 = [[Madhavapeddi Satyam]]<br />
| length2 = 2:51<br />
| title3 = Yelago Yelago Yelago Unnadhi<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Aarudhra]]<br />
| extra3 = [[P. Susheela]]<br />
| length3 = 3:32<br />
| title4 = Dachalante Dagadule Dhagudumootalu Sagavule<br />
| note4 = female<br />
| lyrics4 = [[C. Narayana Reddy]]<br />
| extra4 = P. Susheela<br />
| length4 = 3:12<br />
| title5 = Mabbulo Yemundi Naa Manasulo Yemundi<br />
| lyrics5 = C. Narayana Reddy<br />
| extra5 = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]<br />
| length5 = 3:46<br />
| title6 = Addhala Meda Undhi Andhala Bhama Undhi<br />
| lyrics6 = Kosaraju<br />
| extra6 = Ghantasala, [[Jamuna Rani]], [[Madhavapeddi Satyam]]<br />
| length6 = 3:55<br />
| title7 = Dachalante Dagadule Dhagudumootalu Sagavule<br />
| note7 = duet<br />
| lyrics7 = C. Narayana Reddy<br />
| extra7 = P. Susheela, Ghantasala<br />
}}<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
''Lakshadhikari'' was released on 27 September 1963.<ref name="Indiancine.ma">{{Cite web |title=Lakshadikari |url=https://indiancine.ma/KTV/info |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118031756/https://indiancine.ma/KTV/info |archive-date=18 November 2018 |access-date=18 November 2018 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> The film performed well at the box office, and became a trendsetter for more suspense-filled films in Telugu.<ref name="BFTP" /><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
{{Notelist}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist|refs=<br />
<ref name="BFTP">{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=15 December 2016 |title=Lakshadhikari (1963) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Lakshadhikari-1963/article16833984.ece |url-status=live |access-date=17 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221194410/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Lakshadhikari-1963/article16833984.ece# |archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0297244}}<br />
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[[Category:1960s thriller films]]<br />
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[[Category:Films directed by V. Madhusudhan Rao]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by T. Chalapathi Rao]]<br />
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