
The Emperor and the Assassin(1998)
In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.


The film is a historical story, based on the 3rd century BC Maurya Emperor Chandragupta Maurya and his mentor Chanakya. It begins with the Greek invader Alexander intruding on our borders, Magadha as his last step of sovereignty. Discerning it, fear-defying scholar Chanakya is under trace of the dynamic King to hinder it.

N.T. Rama Rao
Chandragupta Maurya

Nageshwara Rao Akkineni
Chanakya

Sivaji Ganesan
Alexander III of Macedon

Manjula Vijayakumar
Chhaya

Jaya Prada
Aasa

S. Varalakshmi
Mura Devi
Prabhakar Reddy
Parvathakudu

Mukkamala
Ambhi

Chalapathi Rao
Kaapalika

Jayamalini
Special Appearance
Chanakya Chandragupta is a history, action, war film released in 1977 exploring themes of politics, alexander the great, 4th century bc, 3rd century bc, chandragupta, kautilya. Directed by N.T. Rama Rao, it stars N.T. Rama Rao, Nageshwara Rao Akkineni, Sivaji Ganesan. The film is a historical story, based on the 3rd century BC Maurya Emperor Chandragupta Maurya and his mentor Chanakya. It begins with the Greek invader Alexander intruding on our borders, Magadha as his last step of sovereignty. Discerning it, fear-defying scholar Chanakya is under trace of the dynamic King to hinder it.
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