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Released
1950 · FILM

Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
164 min
Drama

Synopsis

When the malicious Prachandasena usurps the throne of Kalinga, the kingdom falls into anarchy. While King Vijayasena is whisked to safety by a mysterious veiled savior, the public flees to a forest hamlet led by the wise Chief Minister Paramanandayya and his bumbling disciples. Amidst the chaos, the brave Chandrasena wins the heart of Princess Leela, leading to a daring revolt. Through a blend of wit, slapstick comedy, and royal intrigue, the usurper’s greed becomes his undoing.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 13

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Shot by Subba Rao BScored by Susarla Dakshinamurthi

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