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| Directed by | Mohan Gandhi |
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| Written by | Paruchuri Brothers |
| Produced by | A. M. Rathnam |
| Starring | Template:Unbulleted list |
| Cinematography | Prasad Babu |
| Edited by | Gautam Raju |
| Music by | Raj–Koti
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | Template:INR90 lakh[1]
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Karthavyam (trans: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]
Made on a budget of Template:INR90 lakh, the film was a commercial success, grossing over Template:INR7 crore.[1] Vijayashanti won the National Film Award as Best Actress for her performance in this film. The film was 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 successful at the box office.[4][5] The film was remade in Hindi as Tejaswini (1994) with Vijayashanti reprising her role, and later in Tamil as Bhavani (2011).[6]
Cast
- Vijayashanti as ASP Vyjayanthi
- Vinod Kumar as Suribabu
- Nirmalamma as Mahalakshmi
- Meena as Karuna
- Charan Raj as Kaasipathi
- Atluri Pundarikakshaiah as Muddu Krishnayya
- Uday Prakash as Muddu Krishnayya's son
- Sai Kumar
- Nutan Prasad as ASP Ram Mohan Rao
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Constable Ranganayakulu
- P. L. Narayana as Constable Gopal Swamy
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Public Prosecutor Srihari
- 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
- Ravi Teja (uncredited appearance)
Awards
- 1990 - National Film Award for Best Actress - Vijayashanti[7]
- 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 [8]
- 1990 - Nandi Award for Best Story Writer - Paruchuri Brothers
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Telugu actress Vijayashanthi all set to woo Hindi movie audiences in Tejasvini, Chandra, Anupama. India Today(15 October 1993). Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ↑ Political content dominates their films: The Hindu Interview, The Hindu.
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ 30 వసంతాల 'కర్తవ్యం'. www.andhrajyothy.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ పండుగ చూస్కో. Sakshi(2017-09-17). Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ Sneha turns cop! - Times of India. The Times of India.
- ↑ Tollywood loses out once again. Times of India(19 September 2009). Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ↑ నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
External links
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