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Karthavyam (1990 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Karthavyam' 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.[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/political-content-dominates-their-films/article651505.ece Political content dominates their films: The Hindu Interview], The Hindu.
Made on a budget of 90 lakh, the film was a commercial success, grossing over 7 crore. 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.
The film was subsequently dubbed into Tamil as 'Vyjayanthi IPS,' which was also a huge success at the box office. The film was remade in Hindi as 'Tejaswini' (1994) with Vijayashanti reprising her role, and later in Tamil as 'Bhavani' (2011).
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
* 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 (in Telugu)
* 1990 - Nandi Award for Best Story Writer - Paruchuri Brothers
References
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