Karthika Deepam (film)

Karthika Deepam is a 1979 Telugu 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.

Karthika Deepam
Poster
Directed byLakshmi Deepak
Produced byG. Radhadevi Gupta
A. Krishnaiah
Screenplay byLakshmi Deepak
Story byM. Prabhakar Reddy
StarringSobhan Babu
Sridevi
Sharada
Geetha
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao
M. Prabhakar Reddy
Music byChellapilla Satyam
CinematographyJ. Satyanarayana
Edited byK. Balu
Production
company
Release date
  • 4 May 1979 (1979-05-04)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box office₹1.5 crores(equivalent to ₹31 crores in 2019)

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

Crew
  • Director: Lakshmi Deepak
  • Assistant Director: Gadiraju Keshava Rao
  • Screenplay : Lakshmi Deepak
  • Producers: G. Radhadevi Gupta and A. Krishnaiah
  • 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
Karthika Deepam
Soundtrack album by
Chellapilla Satyam
Released1979
GenreFilmi
Singles from Karthika Deepam
  1. "Muvvalemo Nedemo Naalona"

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.

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References
  1. Nayak, Satyarth (2019). Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess. Ebury Press. p. 41.
  2. https://twitter.com/baraju_superhit/status/1126891882326384641


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