Karthika Deepam (film)

Karthika Deepam
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Directed by	Lakshmi Deepak
Screenplay by	Lakshmi Deepak
Story by	M. Prabhakar Reddy
Produced by
Starring	Sobhan Babu Sridevi Sharada Geetha Gummadi M. Prabhakar Reddy
Cinematography	J. Satyanarayana
Edited by
Music by	Chellapilla Satyam
Production company	Vauhini and Prasad Studios
Release date	4 May 1979 (1979-05-04)
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Box office	₹1.5 crores(equivalent to ₹31 crores in 2019)

Karthika Deepam is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Laxmi Deepak and starring Sobhan Babu, Sridevi and Sharada. The music score by Chellapilla Satyam are memorable. Sobhan Babu won Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu). The film was declared a Blockbuster at the box office.

The film is remade as Maang Bharo Sajana (1980) in Hindi directed by Tatineni Rama Rao,^[1] in Tamil as Karpoora Deepam (1985) and in Kannada as Sowbhagya Lakshmi (1987).

Cast[]

• Sobhan Babu ... Sridhara Rao and Raja
• Sharada
• Sridevi ... Radha
• Geetha ... Geetha
• Gummadi
• Leelavathi
• M. Prabhakar Reddy ... Dhananjaya Rao
• Rajababu
• Allu Ramalingaiah
• ... Driver
• Suryakantham
• Ramaprabha
• Potti Prasad
• Mada

Crew[]

• Director: Lakshmi Deepak
• Assistant Director: Gadiraju Keshava Rao
• Screenplay : Lakshmi Deepak
• Producers: and
• Production company: Kavitha Films
• Dialogues: Madhupatla Suri
• Cinematography: J. Satyanarayana
• Operative Cameraman: J. Phani Prasad
• Art director: B. N. Krishna
• Film Editing: K. Balu
• Lyrics: Devulapalli Krishna Sastry, C. Narayana Reddy, M. Gopi and Narala Ramareddy
• Music Director: Chellapilla Satyam
• Playback singers: P. Susheela, S. Janaki, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam

Soundtrack[]

Tracks[]

• "Aaraneekuma Ee Deepam Kartika Deepam" (Lyricist: Devulapalli Krishna Sastry; Singers: P. Susheela, S. Janaki; Cast: Sridevi and Sharada)
• "Chilakamma Palikindhi Chiguraaku Pilichindi" (Lyricist: Narala Rami Reddy; Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Sridevi)
• "Chooda Chakkani Daana" (Lyricist: Gopi; Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Geetha)
• "Muvvalemo Nedemo Naalona Mroginchenu Mohana Geetam" (Lyricist: Dr. C. Narayana Reddy; Singer: S. Janaki; Cast: Sridevi)
• "Nee Kowgililo Taladachi Nee Chetulalo Kanumoosi" (Lyricist: Gopi; Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Sridevi)
• "Ye Maata Aha Telusu Adi Kaadu" (Lyricist: Gopi; Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Sharada)

Release[]

The film was released on 4 May 1979.^[2] It received positive reviews from critics and audience alike. The film became a phenomenal success at the box office and was one of the highest grossing Telugu movies of the year 1979. It had a theatrical run of 93 days in Hyderabad, 56 days in Secunderabad, 113 days in Vijayawada, 100 days in Rajahmundry, 100 days in Eluru and 118 days in Vishakhapatnam.

References[]

External links[]

• Karthika Deepam at IMDb

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