Lakshadhikari () is a 1963 Indian Telugu-language thriller film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao and Krishna Kumari, with V. Nagayya, Gummadi, Relangi, Ramana Reddy, Mikkilineni, K. V. S. Sarma, Suryakantham, Girija and Rushyendramani in supporting roles. It is the debut production of Tammareddy Krishna Murthy and D. Venkatapathi Reddy's company Ravindra Art Pictures. It was released on 27 September 1963, and became a commercial success. Plot Rangayya is a millionaire, whose loyal and trusted manager is Seethayya. Seethayya's wife Lakshmi takes care of Rangayya's motherless son. Rangayya's brother-in-law, the greedy Sivam, frames Rangayya for murder, has him sent to prison for 20 years, and kidnaps his son. But the boy is saved by a childless couple Pichayya and Achamma, who found him unconscious on the river bed and raise him as Prasad. Later, Achamma gives birth to a daughter, Leela. Seethayya's daughter Padma falls in love with Prasad. Seethayya offers Prasad a high-ranking position in his pharmaceutical company. Rangayya is released upon completing his prison term. Prasad learns the truth about his parentage. Strange things happen, which Prasad suspects are centered around Seethayya's house. With help from Padma and S. S. Rao (the servant Panakalu's son), he solves the mystery and exposes Seethayya as the real culprit for the wrong deeds. Cast N. T. Rama Rao as Prasad Krishna Kumari as Padma V. Nagayya as Rangayya Gummadi as Seethayya Relangi as S. S. Rao Ramana Reddy as Pichayya Mikkilineni as Panakalu K. V. S. Sarma as Sivam Suryakantham as Achamma Girija as Leela Rushyendramani as Lakshmi Production Development After working as a production controller at Sarathi Studios for years, Tammareddy Krishna Murthy established his own production company Ravindra Art Pictures (named after the poet Rabindranath Tagore) with his friend D. Venkatapathi Reddy as partner. For the company's debut production, which would eventually become Lakshadhikari, Krishna Murthy signed V. Madhusudhana Rao to direct and Narla Chiranjeevi as writer. The original story was simply a family drama, which did not fully satisfy Krishna Murthy. When Krishna Murthy met producer Parvathaneni Gangadhara Rao, the latter advised him to include an element of suspense in the story, and Krishna Murthy liked the idea. Heeding to Krishna Murthy's wishes, Narla Chiranjeevi rewrote the story to make it look more like a thriller. Cinematography was handled by C. Nageswara Rao, and the editing by Akkineni Sanjeeva Rao. Casting and