Zamindar
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	V. Madhusudhana Rao
Screenplay by	V. Madhusudhana Rao
Story by	Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
Produced by	Tammareddy Krishna Murthy
Starring	Akkineni Nageswara Rao Krishna Kumari
Cinematography	P. S. Selvaraj
Edited by	Akkineni Sanjeeva Rao
Music by	T. Chalapathi Rao
Production company	Ravindra Art Pictures
Release date	7 January 1966 (1966-01-07)[1]
Running time	174 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Zamindar (transl. Landlord) is a 1966 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna Kumari and music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. It was produced by Tammareddy Krishna Murthy under the Ravindra Art Pictures banner. The film is loosely based on the 1963 English film Charade.^{[citation needed]}

Plot

Saroja and her friends go for a picnic and confront the hero, Seshagiri, and his friends for accommodation in a guest house and tease each other. Saroja is the daughter of a rich man, Narahari and Seshagiri is the pampered brother of Subbarao and his wife Lakshmi. Seshagiri and Saroja fall in love.

The story takes a sharp turn with the entrance of the villain, Raju. Narahari is worried about his arrival because of the dark past between them.

Six friends, Narahari, Raju, Joginder, Johnny, Murthy, and Kumar worked in the military during the Second World War. Narahari was entrusted with the job of transporting 25 lakhs of money to a certain place in the Army. He was accompanied by the rest. All the friends decide to grab the money. They hide the money and inform their superiors that the money was seized by the enemies.

After the war, the friends decide to share the stolen amount. Joginder was discharged early from duty. Hence he was entrusted with the job of safeguarding the money. However, Joginder was arrested by the Police in Kolkata for a different reason. Narahari is left with a box belonging to Joginder, which contained clothes and an old watch.

Raju persistently asks Narahari about the stolen money of 25 Lakhs taken from Joginder. However, Narahari is ignorant about this money. Raju threatens Narahari and takes a half share of his property and kills him. Saroja mistakes Seshagiri for the murderer. Meanwhile, Johnny, Murthy, and Kumar come to Narahari's house for the money. Raju tells them that he is also in search of the same. Raju cleverly kills Kumar and Johnny. Meanwhile, Joginder comes to Narahari's house and tells the others that the money is converted into diamonds and hidden in the old watch. Murthy tries to run for the watch and is killed by Joginder. Finally, Raju is killed in a gunfight with the Seshagiri, before which he confesses his crimes in the presence of Saroja. Saroja repents for mistaking Seshagiri.

It is finally revealed that Seshagiri is an undercover police officer. The stolen money is handed over to the Government. Seshagiri and Saroja are married.

Cast

• Akkineni Nageswara Rao as Seshagiri Rao "Seshu"
• Krishna Kumari as Saroja
• Gummadi as Subbarao
• Nagabhushanam as Raja Rao "Raju"
• Relangi as Hanumanthu
• Mudigonda Lingamurthy as Narahari
• Mikkilineni as Joginder
• Satyanarayana as Johnny
• Nellore Kanta Rao as Murthy
• Ch. Krishnamurthy as Raju's Assistant
• Suryakantham as Madam
• Hemalatha as Lakshmi
• L. Vijayalakshmi as Secretary Viji

Soundtrack

Music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.^[2]