Karthavyam (1990 film)

Karthavyam
Karthavyam
	Film poster
Directed by	Mohan Gandhi
Written by	Paruchuri Brothers
Screenplay by	Mohan Gandhi
Produced by	A. M. Rathnam
Starring	Vijayashanti; Vinod Kumar; Nirmalamma; Charan Raj; Uday Prakash;
Cinematography	Prasad Babu
Edited by	Gautam Raju
Music by	Raj–Koti
Production; company	Surya Movies
Release date	29 June 1990;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹90 lakh
Box office	est. ₹7 crore

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]

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 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
Nirmalamma
Meena
Charan Raj
Uday Prakash
Atluri Pundarikakshaiah
Sai Kumar
Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao
Tatineni Rajeswari
Nutan Prasad
Narra Venkateswara Rao
Pavala Syamala
Babu Mohan
Ravi Teja (uncredited appearance)

Soundtrack[]

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[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Chandra, Anupama (15 October 1993). "Telugu actress Vijayashanthi all set to woo Hindi movie audiences in Tejasvini". India Today. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
^ Political content dominates their films: The Hindu Interview, The Hindu.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "30 వ‌సంతాల 'క‌ర్త‌వ్యం'". www.andhrajyothy.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^ "పండుగ చూస్కో". Sakshi (in Telugu). 17 September 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^ "Sneha turns cop! - Times of India". The Times of India.
^ Prakash, BVS (19 September 2009). "Tollywood loses out once again". Times of India. 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. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

External links[]

Karthavyam at IMDb

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[bo-1] Chandra, Anupama (15 October 1993). "Telugu actress Vijayashanthi all set to woo Hindi movie audiences in Tejasvini". India Today. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

[paruchuripolitical-2] Political content dominates their films: The Hindu Interview, The Hindu.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "30 వ‌సంతాల 'క‌ర్త‌వ్యం'". www.andhrajyothy.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.

[5] "పండుగ చూస్కో". Sakshi (in Telugu). 17 September 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2020.

[6] "Sneha turns cop! - Times of India". The Times of India.

[7] Prakash, BVS (19 September 2009). "Tollywood loses out once again". Times of India. Retrieved 24 October 2011.

[8] "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

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