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{{short description|1979 film by Lakshmi Deepak}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Karthika Deepam poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Lakshmi Deepak]]
| producer = {{Plain list|
* G. Radhadevi Gupta
* A. Krishnaiah
}}
| writer =
| story = [[M. Prabhakar Reddy]]
| screenplay = Lakshmi Deepak
| narrator =
| starring = {{Plain list|
* [[Sobhan Babu]]
* [[Sarada (actress)|Sarada]]
* [[Sridevi]]
}}
| music = [[Satyam (composer)|Satyam]]
| cinematography = J. Satyanarayana
| editing = K. Balu
| studio = Kavitha Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1979|5|10}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| gross =
}}

'''''Karthika Deepam''''' is a 1979 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film directed by [[Lakshmi Deepak|Laxmi Deepak]] and starred [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Sarada (actress)|Sarada]], and [[Sridevi]]. [[Sobhan Babu]] won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Filmfare Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{cite web |date=4 January 2024 |title=Winners' day in Madras |url=https://archive.org/details/sobhan-won-filmfare-best-actor-award-for-karthika-deepam |website=[[Filmfare]] |page=31 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><ref name="F">{{cite web |date=19 July 2024 |title=Directory & Yearbook |url=https://archive.org/details/filmfare-awards-telugu-winners-1st-page |website=[[Filmfare]] |page=234 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

The film was remade in Hindi as ''[[Maang Bharo Sajana]]'' (1980),<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 January 1980 |title=హిందీలో "కార్తీక దీపం” |trans-title=''Karthika Deepam'' in Hindi |url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1980/Jan/25-jan-1980.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913093648/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1980/Jan/25-jan-1980.pdf |archive-date=13 September 2016 |access-date=22 January 2025 |work=[[Zamin Ryot]] |page=9 |language=te}}</ref> in Tamil as ''[[Karpoora Deepam]]'' (1985) and in Kannada as ''[[Sowbhagya Lakshmi]]'' (1987).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maang Bharo Sajana |url=http://myswar.co/album/maang-bharo-sajna-1980 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902104654/http://myswar.co/album/maang-bharo-sajna-1980 |archive-date=2 September 2022 |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=MySwar}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Sobhan Babu]] in a dual role as
** Sridhara Rao
** Raja, Sridhara Rao's son
* [[Sarada (actress)|Sarada]] as Raja's adoptive mother
* [[Sridevi]] as Radha, Raja's biological mother<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nadadhur |first=Srivathsan |date=26 February 2018 |title=Sridevi: Star for all seasons |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sridevi-star-for-all-seasons/article22857098.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=21 January 2026 |archive-date=14 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114221818/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sridevi-star-for-all-seasons/article22857098.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] as Geetha
* [[M. Prabhakar Reddy]] as Dhananjaya Rao, Geetha's father
* [[Raja Babu (actor)|Rajababu]] as Sridhara Rao's assistant
* [[Allu Ramalingaiah]]
* [[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]]
* [[Rama Prabha]]
* [[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]]
* [[Girija (actress)|Girija]]
* Attili Papa
* Sri Vani
* [[Mada Venkateswara Rao]]
* Potti Prasad
* K. V. Chalam as Driver
* [[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]]
* [[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]]
* [[Y. G. Mahendran]]
}}

== Music ==
The music was composed by [[Satyam (composer)|Satyam]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Karthika Deepam - 31 December 1979 Download |url=https://www.saregama.com/album/karthika-deepam_19646 |access-date=2026-01-23 |publisher=[[Saregama]]}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Karthika Deepam - - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn |date=1979-12-31 |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/karthika-deepam/12UvKorcAxg_ |access-date=2026-01-23 |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Aaraneekuma Ee Deepam
| length1 = 4:22
| lyrics1 = [[Devulapalli Krishnasastri]]
| extra1 = [[P. Susheela]], [[S. Janaki]]
| title2 = Chilakamma Palikindhi
| length2 = 3:44
| lyrics2 = Narala Rami Reddy
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], S. Janaki
| title3 = Chooda Chakkani Daana
| length3 = 2:54
| lyrics3 = Gopi
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
| title4 = Muvvalemo Nedemo
| length4 = 3:13
| lyrics4 = [[C. Narayana Reddy]]
| extra4 = S. Janaki
| title5 = Ey Maata Aha Telusu Adi Kaadu
| length5 = 3:46
| lyrics5 = Gopi
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
| title6 = Nee Kowgililo
| length6 = 3:18
| lyrics6 = Gopi
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
}}

== Release and reception ==
The film was released on 10 May 1979.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1126891882326384641 |user=baraju_SuperHit |title=Natabhushan #SobhanBabu garu, Sarada, Sridevi starrer Blockbuster Family film #KarthikaDeepam completes 40 years today (10/05/1979) Directed by Deepak. Music by Sathyam. |author=BA Raju's Team |date=10 May 2019 |access-date=January 23, 2026 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20260123005744/https://x.com/baraju_SuperHit/status/1126891882326384641 |archive-date=January 23, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> Prasad, reviewing the film for ''[[Zamin Ryot]]'' on 18 May 1979, praised the treatment and execution of the story, particularly appreciating Sridevi's performance.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prasad |date=18 May 1979 |title=కథ కలగాపులాంగ ఉన్న దృశ్యాలు కనువిందు చేశాయి! - కార్తీక దీపం |trans-title=The scenes of the film are a feast for the eyes! - Karthika Deepam |url=https://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1979/May/18-may-1979.pdf |work=[[Zamin Ryot]] |pages=9-10 |language=te |archive-date=30 March 2025 |access-date=22 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250330062822/https://zaminryot.com/pdf/1979/May/18-may-1979.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" |[[Filmfare Awards South]]
| rowspan="2"|[[27th Filmfare Awards South|1980]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu|Best Actor – Telugu]]
|[[Sobhan Babu]]
|{{won}}
| <ref name="F"/>
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu|Best Actress – Telugu]]
|[[Sridevi]]
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0187201}}
[[Category:1979 films]]
[[Category:1979 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1979 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Satyam (composer)]]
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:1979 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Telugu-language drama films]]

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