Rajakota Rahasyam

Rajakota Rahasyam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	B. Vittalacharya
Written by	Pingali
Produced by	M. K. Gangaraju
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Devika
Cinematography	G. K. Ramu
Edited by	K. Govinda Swamy
Music by	Vijaya Krishna Murthy
Production company	G. R. Productions[2]
Release date	12 March 1971 (1971-03-12) [1]
Running time	172 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Rajakota Rahasyam (transl. Secret of the King's Fort) is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film directed by B. Vittalacharya.^[3] It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Devika with music composed by Vijaya Krishna Murthy.^[4] The film was produced by M. K. Gangaraju under the G. R. Productions banner.^[5]

Once upon a time, a king, Ananda Bhupathi, loved and secretly knitted Yashodhara. Later, he neglects her, and she gives birth to a baby boy. Being conscious of it, her father, Govardhan Maharshi, curses her to convert into a stone. Plus, the child is going to oppress his parents. King Dhanunjaya Bhupathi spots and rears him as Simhananda. Ananda Bhupathi, spouses of King Mahendra Varma's sister, without approval, are blessed with the child Vijay. Being unbeknownst, the sibling enlightened at the same Gurukul. Years rolled by, and two experts in all trades. Vijay is altruistic, whereas Simhananda is malignant and begrudges Vijay's supremacy. So, with a vast penance, Simhananda acquires the magical braid of Jatapala, which molds as a wizard. At a point, Simhananda sights & entices Kanchana, the daughter of Mahendra Varma, when Vijay shields, detects her as his cousin, and they crush. Parallelly, Mahendra Varma announces Kanchana's wedlock, and Vijay & Simhananda arrive at Swayamvar. Whereat, Simhananda utilizes his witchcraft. However, Vijay triumphs over him, but Mahendra Varma opposes it, affirming the actuality when Vijay flies with Kanchana. Infuriated, Mahendra Varma mingles Simhananda to recoup his daughter along with Ananda Bhupathi. So, he seizes them, holds Kanchana in a fort, transforms her into a parrot, and locks up Ananda Bhupathi at the hilltop. One day, a monkey steals the braid when Simhananda backs it; Caliban assaults him, and Vijay shields him. Next, combat arises between the two. At that point, Vijay's friend Madana retrieves the braid, but Simhananda snatches it and throws Vijay onto a cliff. Now Simhananda attempts to kill Ananda Bhupathi when his shadow falls on a stone when Yashodhara backs her novel form and claims he is harassing his father, which he denies. At last, Vijay lands when he realizes Simhananda is his brother and warns him to quit their parents. Finally, Vijay, with the aid of Sri Chakra Upasana, extracts evil forces from Simhananda and reforms him into a purified one.

• N. T. Rama Rao as Vijay
• Devika as Kanchana
• Satyanarayana as Simhananda
• V. Nagayya
• Mikkilineni as Ananda Bhupathi
• Dhulipala as Mahendra Varma
• Mukkamala as Govardhan Marharshi
• Ramana Reddy
• Balakrishna as Madana
• Chaya Devi as Tankai Venkayamma
• Jyothi Lakshmi as Kamini
• Meena Kumari as Madhavi
• Pushpa Kumari

Music composed by Vijaya Krishna Murthy. The song Nelavanka Thongi Choosindhi is a blockbuster hit. Music released by SAREGAMA Audio Company.

• Rajakota Rahasyam at IMDb