Pratighatana (transl. Resistance) is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by T. Krishna. The film is produced by Ramoji Rao under Ushakiran Movies. The plot follows a woman's fight against corruption and criminalization of politics in India. The film stars Vijayshanti alongside Chandra Mohan, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Sai Kumar, P. L. Narayana, Charan Raj, Suthi Velu, Rajasekhar, Narra Venkateswara Rao, and Y. Vijaya who appear in supporting roles. Music is composed by K. Chakravarthy.
| Pratighatana | |
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| Directed by | T. Krishna |
| Written by | T. Krishna M. V. S. Haranatha Rao (dialogues) |
| Story by | T. Krishna |
| Produced by | Ramoji Rao |
| Starring | Vijayshanti Chandra Mohan Kota Srinivasa Rao Sai Kumar P. L. Narayana Charan Raj Suthi Velu Rajasekhar Narra Venkateswara Rao Y. Vijaya |
| Music by | K. Chakravarthy |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
The film is released on 11 October 1985. It was premiered at International Film Festival of India and has garnered the Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu). The film won six Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South (including Best Film –Telugu).[1] The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Poo Ondru Puyalanathu. Later it was remade in Malayalam as Pakarathinu Pakaram[2] and in Hindi as Pratighaat while Charan Raj reprise his role in Hindi.
Plot
editJhansi, 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
edit- 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
- Suthivelu as Srisailam, a police constable
- Y. Vijaya
- Chitti Babu
- Narra Venkateswara Rao
- Vizag Prasad
Production
editDirector Ravi Raja Pinisetty was originally offered the role of Charanraj however he turned down the offer.[3]
Soundtrack
editAll 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
edit- The film was a big hit at the box office and brought fame to T. Krishna and Vijayshanti.
- This film was later remade in Hindi as Pratighaat (1987) starred by Sujata Mehta and Nana Patekar.[4]
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nostalgic Trivia". Idlebrain. 10 February 2002. Archived from the original on 11 June 2003. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ 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
edit- Pratighatana at IMDb