Karthavyam (transl. Duty) is a 1990 Indian Telugu-language political action film directed by Mohan Gandhi, starring Vijayashanti. Written by Paruchuri Brothers, the film is loosely based on the real-life story of police officer Kiran Bedi.[2]
| Karthavyam | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | A. Mohan Gandhi |
| Screenplay by | A. Mohan Gandhi |
| Dialogues by | |
| Story by | Paruchuri Brothers |
| Produced by | A. M. Rathnam |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | D. Prasad Babu |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
| Music by | Raj–Koti |
Production company | Surya Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹90 lakh[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹7 crore[1] |
Made on a budget of ₹90 lakh, the film was a commercial success, grossing over ₹7 crore.[1] Vijayashanti won the National Film Award as Best Actress for her performance in this film. The film premiered at the 14th International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.[3]
The film was subsequently dubbed into Tamil as Vyjayanthi IPS, which was also a huge success at the box office.[4][5][6] The film was remade in Hindi as Tejasvini (1994) with Vijayashanti reprising her role, and later in Tamil as Bhavani (2011).[7]
Cast
edit- Vijayashanti as ASP Vyjayanthi, an IPS officer
- Vinod Kumar as Suribabu
- Nirmalamma† as Mahalakshmi
- Meena as Karuna
- Charan Raj as Kaasipathi
- Atluri Pundarikakshaiah as Muddu Krishnayya
- Uday Prakash as Chakravarthy, Muddu Krishnayya's son
- Sai Kumar as Murali, Srihari's son
- Nutan Prasad as ASP Ram Mohan Rao
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Constable Ranganayakulu
- P. L. Narayana as Constable Gopal Swamy
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as A. Srihari Rao, Public Prosecutor
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Defense Lawyer
- Tatineni Rajeswari as Vyjayanthi's mother
- Babu Mohan as Babu Rao
- Kakarala as Karuna's father
- J. V. Ramana Murthi as Principal Ramakrishna
- Pavala Syamala
- P. J. Sarma
Awards
edit- 1990 - National Film Award for Best Actress - Vijayashanti[8]
- 1990 - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu - Vijayashanti
- 1990 - Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu - A. M. Rathnam
- 1990 - Nandi Award for Best Actress - Vijayashanti [9]
- 1990 - Nandi Award for Best Story Writer - Paruchuri Brothers
References
edit- ^ a b c Chandra, Anupama (15 October 1993). "Telugu actress Vijayashanthi all set to woo Hindi movie audiences in Tejasvini". India Today. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Political content dominates their films: The Hindu Interview Archived 22 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine, The Hindu.
- ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "30 వసంతాల 'కర్తవ్యం'". www.andhrajyothy.com. 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "పండుగ చూస్కో". Sakshi (in Telugu). 17 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (2 July 2016). "Hollywood's Tamil conquest". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Sneha turns cop!". The Times of India. 13 November 2008. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Prakash, BVS (19 September 2009). "Tollywood loses out once again". Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
External links
edit- Karthavyam at IMDb
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