The read
It runs long at 2h 58m.
Synopsis
The film is a historical story, based on the 3rd century BC Maurya Emperor Chandragupta Maurya and his mentor Chanakya. It begins with the Greek invader Alexander intruding on our borders, Magadha as his last step of sovereignty. Discerning it, fear-defying scholar Chanakya is under trace of the dynamic King to hinder it.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- N.T. Rama RaoDirector
- N.T. Rama RaoScreenplay
- Pingali Nagendra RaoWriter
Cast
- N.T. Rama RaoChandragupta Maurya
- Akkineni Nageswara RaoChanakya
- Sivaji GanesanAlexander III of Macedon
- Manjula VijayakumarChhaya
- Jaya PradaAasa
- S. VaralakshmiMura Devi
- Prabhakar ReddyParvathakudu
- MukkamalaAmbhi
- Chalapathi RaoKaapalika
- JayamaliniSpecial Appearance
- Kaikala SatyanarayanaRakshasa Mantri
- Rajanala Kaleswara RaoMahapadma Nanda
Themes
politicsalexander the great4th century bc3rd century bcchandraguptakautilyachanukyagupta empiremaurya empireakhand bharatbharatmagadha