Kadaladu Vadaladu

Kadaladu Vadaladu is a 1969 Indian Telugu-language swashbuckler film, produced by K. Seetharama Swamy and G. Subba Rao and directed by B. Vittalacharya. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and J. Jayalalithaa. The film revolves around the efforts of a prince to prove the innocence of his wrongfully convicted mother. It was released on 9 July 1969 and became a success.

Plot
Once upon a time, King Anangapala of the Avanti had two wives, Vinutha Devi & Saritha Devi. Vikram is the progeny of the first and is the future holder. On his birthday, the traitors attempt to slay him, but staunch Chief Commander Veerasena shields him. Following, he detects the knaves as Chief Minister Charuvakudu, Deputy Commander Dindimavarma, including Saritha Devi with her sly brother Bhujangam as her son Vinoda Varma is next-in-line. So, they ruse with a mask knack and create an illusion of a stolen bond to the king among Vinutha Devi & Veerasena. So, the king edicts capital punishment to two when Veerasena succeeds in absconding with Vinutha Devi & Vikram to prove their innocence, but the soldiers amputate his leg. Years roll by, and Vikram grows gallant, hip to the terrible lie, pledges to remove his mother's disgrace, and lands at the fort. Following this, he acquires the faith of the king, who deputes him as his bodyguard. Vikram falls for Madhumati, Bhujangam's daughter. Here, vengeful Kiriti, the son of Charuvakudu, evolves enmity for Vikram. Meanwhile, a brawl erupts between Vikram & Vinoda Varma as he, too, entices Madhumati. By exploiting it, Kiriti intrigues by putting Vinoda Varma to death, incriminating and counterfeiting Vikram as guilty in court. Whereat, Vinutha Devi arrives, and the king denounces her. Hence, Vikram flares up and escapes with his mother. From there, Vikram chases the blackguards in disguise forms and enlightens the fact to the king by defining the rift between brutal. At last, Vikram ceases the baddies. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Vikram & Madhumati.

Production
After the success of 1967's Chikkadu Dorakadu, its director B. Vittalacharya announced his next film to be Kadaladu Vadaladu, a title he developed in a "jiffy". The film was produced by K. Seetharama Swamy and G. Subba Rao of Sri Lakshmi Narayana Combines, and written by Veeturi. Cinematography was handled by H. S. Venu, and editing by K. Govinda Swamy. Sivaiah was the action choreographer. The film's outdoor scenes were taken at Guindy Reserve Forest in Madras.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by T. V. Raju.

Release and reception
Kadaladu Vadaladu was released on 9 July 1969. Reviewing the film on 25 July 1969, Rayudu AVS of Zamin Ryot criticised the film's story and screenplay while noting that only Rama Rao's performance reaches the audience expectations. The film performed well commercially in urban areas, and much stronger in rural areas.