Pratighatana
| Pratighatana | |
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Ushakiran Movies | |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Pratighatana (transl. Resistance) is a 1985 Indian
The film is released on 11 October 1985. It was premiered at
Plot
Jhansi, wife of a lawyer Gopalakrishna, works as a college lecturer. The city life was always disrupted by a group of street criminals supported by the ruling party. These criminals humiliate Jhansi in front of a large crowd by showing her nude on the street when she refuses to take back her complaint against the criminal Kali for murdering a police officer in public. Her husband remains helpless despite being a lawyer fearing of the consequences that they may face in future if they went to court for justice. Meanwhile, the leader of the criminals, the villain, gets elected to the legislative assembly and arranges an open meeting to celebrate his election. Jhansi kills the villain in that open meeting.
Cast
- Vijayashanti as Jhansi, a college lecturer
- Chandra Mohan as Gopala Krishna, a lawyer
- Rajasekhar as Prakash, a police officer
- Charan Raj as Kalidasu, a criminal
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as a politician
- Rallapalli, a lawyer of Kali
- Suthiveluas Srisailam, a police constable
- Y. Vijaya
- Chitti Babu
- Narra Venkateswara Rao
- Vizag Prasad
Soundtrack
All lyrics are written by Veturi
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ee Dhuryodhana" | S. Janaki | |
| 2. | "Hechariko Hecharika" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 3. | "Vayasu Courtu" | S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki |
Features
- The film was a big hit at the box office and brought fame to Vijayshanti.
- This film was later remade in
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Film - Ramoji Rao
- Filmfare Award for best Telugu Actress - Vijayashanti
- Best Actress - Vijayashanti
- Best Villain - Charan Raj.
- Best Female Playback Singer - S. Janaki .
- Best Story Writer - T. Krishna.
- Best Dialogue Writer - M. V. S. Haranatha Rao
- Special Jury Award - Kota Srinivasa Rao
References
- ^ a b Collections. Update Video Publication. 1991. p. 395.
- ^ "Remakes from other languages (than Tamil)". oldmalayalam.blogspot.in. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Suman Shakya (17 March 1987). "Pratighaat (1987)". IMDb.
- ^ "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
- Pratighatana at IMDb
