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Bobbili Yudham Story
The film begins with the birthday celebrations of Prince Chinna Venkatrayudu, son of Raja Rangarayudu, King of Bobbili, for which Raja Vijayaramaraju, King of Vijayanagaram, is invited. Occasionally, sports competitions are held in which the Bobbili team triumphs, for which Vijayaramaraju is enraged and waits for the shot. At the same time, French invaders crack into the country and send a memorandum to Vijayaramaraju by General Bussi. Exploiting it, he mingles with him, seizing power over Bobbili to seek vengeance. Vijayaramaraju edicts Bobbili to pay taxes, which they gallantly deny when he gets ready for an attack. Meanwhile, Vengalarayudu, the sibling of Rangarayudu, marries Subhadra, the sister of Tandra Papa Rayudu. Soon after, Papa Rayudu senses the movement of spies in the fort who divulge the wiles of Vijayaramaraju and divert them with untrue news of their arrival from Rajam. Being conscious of it, Papa Rayudu moves, but Bussi intrigues them by proceeding in the forest route and surrounding the fort. At this level, Rangarayudu consigns Dharma Rayudu for negotiations, which fails, and all channels are blocked. Ergo, Papa Rayudu is aware of the catastrophe.
The war begins, and the French army intrudes by breaking the fort walls with artilleries, leading to severe damage. The foes backstab Vengalarayudu when Subhadra also dies. Currently, Rangarayudu goes forth when his wife, Mallamma Devi, discerns their fall. To safeguard their heritage, she secretly stirs Chinna Venkatrayudu to Samarlakota. Besides, the French army cannot withstand Rangarayudu’s valor. So, Bussi orders to blast the fort in which all men die, and women inside, including Mallamma Devi, commit suicide. Tandra Papa Rayudu detects something fishy and rushes to Bobbili. Parallelly, Chandrayamma, wife of Vijayaramaraju, also drives to bar the battle. Amid this, she views Chinna Venkatrayudu and safeguards him. Following, Papa Rayudu lands, spots corpses on all sides along with Rangarayudu & Mallamma, and flares up. At midnight, he enters the tent of Vijayaramaraju, slaughters him when Chandrayamma also dies, and Papa Rayudu kills himself. Finally, the movie ends with Bobbili & Vijayanagaram princes uniting their hands.

Director: C. Seetaram
Cast (highlights): N. T. Rama Rao (as Raja Rangarayalu), Bhanumathi Ramakrishna (as Mallamma Devi), S. V. Ranga Rao (as Tandra Paparayudu)
Genre: Historical war drama
Notability: Dramatizes the 1757 Battle of Bobbili; music by S. Rajeswara Rao
Critical Reception: Released 4 Dec 1964; now cited as a classic Bobbili/Vizianagaram retelling, with strong performances by NTR, SVR and Bhanumathi.
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