Mahamantri Timmarusu is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language historical drama film directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao.

Before his death, he crowns his eldest Viranarasimha Raya inept, who ruses to assassinate Krishnadevaraya via Chief Minister Timmarasu / Appaji.

Timmarasu does it all in favor of Krishnadevaraya by upholding the satraps and fixing his alliance with Srirangapatnam's heir Tirumala Devi to expand the kingdom.

It makes Prataparudra fearful when his vicious & sly sibling Hamvira Deva schemes and acquits Veerabhadra owing to the peace treaty.

Hearing it, Pratapa Rudra lets down when Hamvira pledges to ruin Krishnadevaraya's clan silently and amicably sets foot at Hampi.

Periodically, Hamvira attempts to break the stick of Krishnadevaraya & Timmarasu and seeks to spoil Annapurna's brain.

Meanwhile, Krishnadevaraya announced warfare in the Bahmani Sultanate when Hamvira pesters him via Annapurna to crown Tirumala Raya before his move.

The screenplay and story by Pingali Nagendra Rao were inspired by a popular Telugu novel, Appaji, by the best-selling writer of historical fiction, Prasad (Palaparthy Ramaprasad).