Karthavyam_(1990_film)
Karthavyam (1990 film)
1990 Indian film
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 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 a huge success at the box office.[4][5][6] The film was remade in Hindi as Tejasvini (1994) with Vijayashanti reprising her role, and later in Tamil as Bhavani (2011).[7]