Mantra Dandam
| Mantra Dandam | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | K. S. Ramachandra Rao | 
| Written by | Tapi Dharma Rao (dialogues) | 
| Screenplay by | K. S. Ramachandra Rao | 
| Story by | C. Hemalata Devi | 
| Produced by | C. K. C. Chitti | 
| Starring | Akkineni Nageswara Rao Sriranjani Jr.  | 
| Cinematography | Bolla Suba Rao | 
| Edited by | M. V. Rajan | 
| Music by | Nallam Nageswara Rao S. Rajeswara Rao (Background score)  | 
Production company  | Sri Gnanambika Pictures  | 
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| Country | India | 
| Language | Telugu | 
Mantra Dandam (transl. Magical Wand) is a 1951 Telugu-language fantasy swashbuckler film, produced by C. K. C. Chitti under the Sri Gnanambika Pictures banner and directed by K. S. Ramachandra Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sriranjani Jr. and music composed by Nallam Nageswara Rao, while S. Rajeswara Rao has taken care of the background score.
The film was dubbed into Tamil with the title Arasaala Piranthavan and released in 1958.