''Karthavyam'' () is a 1990 Indian

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-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

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.Political content dominates their films: The Hindu Interview
The Hindu. Made on a budget of 90

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, the film was a commercial success, grossing over 7

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. Vijayashanti won the National Film Award as Best Actress for her performance in this film. The film was premiered at the 14th

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in the mainstream section. The film was subsequently dubbed into

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as ''Vyjayanthi IPS,'' which was also a huge success at the

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. The film was remade in Hindi as ''Tejaswini'' (1994) with Vijayashanti reprising her role, and later in Tamil as '' Bhavani'' (2011).

Cast

Awards

* 1990 - National Film Award for Best Actress - Vijayashanti * 1990 - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu - Vijayashanti * 1990 - Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu -

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* 1990 -

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- Vijayashanti (in

) * 1990 -

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- Paruchuri Brothers

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* 1990 films Fictional portrayals of the Andhra Pradesh Police 1990s Telugu-language films Films featuring a Best Actress National Award-winning performance Indian action drama films 1990s action drama films Films scored by Raj–Koti 1990s police procedural films Films set in Andhra Pradesh Films based on real people Action drama films based on actual events 1990s political films Telugu films remade in other languages Political action films {{1990s-Telugu-film-stub