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Karthika Deepam (film)
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<div>{{short description|1979 film by Lakshmi Deepak}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Karthika Deepam<br />
| image = Karthika Deepam poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Lakshmi Deepak]]<br />
| producer = [[G. Radhadevi Gupta]]<br />[[A. Krishnaiah]]<br />
| writer = <br />
| story =[[M. Prabhakar Reddy]]<br />
| screenplay = [[Lakshmi Deepak]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Sobhan Babu]]<br />[[Sridevi]]<br />[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]]<br />[[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]]<br />[[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]]<br />[[M. Prabhakar Reddy]]<br />
| music = [[Chellapilla Satyam]]<br />
| cinematography = [[J. Satyanarayana]]<br />
| editing = [[K. Balu]]<br />
| studio = [[Vauhini Studios|Vauhini]] and [[Prasad Studios]]<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1979|5|4}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| gross = {{INR|1.5 crores}}(equivalent to {{INR|31 crores}} in 2019)<br />
}}<br />
'''''Karthika Deepam''''' is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language film directed by [[Lakshmi Deepak|Laxmi Deepak]] and starring [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Sridevi]] and [[Sharada (actress)|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.<br />
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The film is remade as ''[[Maang Bharo Sajana]]'' (1980) in Hindi directed by [[Tatineni Rama Rao]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nayak |first1=Satyarth |authorlink1=Satyarth Nayak |title=[[Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess]] |date=2019 |publisher=[[Ebury Publishing|Ebury Press]] |page=41}}</ref> in Tamil as ''[[Karpoora Deepam]]'' (1985) and in Kannada as ''[[Sowbhagya Lakshmi]]'' (1987).<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Sobhan Babu]] ... Sridhara Rao and Raja<br />
* [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]]<br />
* [[Sridevi]] ... Radha<br />
* [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] ... Geetha<br />
* [[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]]<br />
* [[Leelavathi (actress)|Leelavathi]]<br />
* [[M. Prabhakar Reddy]] ... Dhananjaya Rao<br />
* [[Raja Babu (actor)|Rajababu]]<br />
* [[Allu Ramalingaiah]]<br />
* [[K. V. Chalam]] ... Driver<br />
* [[Suryakantham (actress)|Suryakantham]]<br />
* [[Ramaprabha]]<br />
* Potti Prasad<br />
* Mada<br />
* [[YG Mahendra]]<br />
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== Crew ==<br />
* Director: [[Lakshmi Deepak]]<br />
* Assistant Director: Gadiraju Keshava Rao<br />
* Screenplay : [[Lakshmi Deepak]]<br />
* Producers: [[G. Radhadevi Gupta]] and [[A. Krishnaiah]]<br />
* Production company: Kavitha Films<br />
* Dialogues: Madhupatla Suri<br />
* Cinematography: J. Satyanarayana<br />
* Operative Cameraman: J. Phani Prasad<br />
* Art director: B. N. Krishna<br />
* Film Editing: K. Balu<br />
* Lyrics: [[Devulapalli Krishna Sastry]], [[C. Narayana Reddy]], M. Gopi and Narala Ramareddy<br />
* Music Director: [[Chellapilla Satyam]]<br />
* Playback singers: [[P. Susheela]], [[S. Janaki]], [[S.P. Balasubrahmanyam]]<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Karthika Deepam<br />
| cover = <br />
| artist = [[Chellapilla Satyam]]<br />
| genre = [[Filmi]]<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| recorded = <br />
| released = 1979<br />
| label =<br />
| misc = {{Singles<br />
| name = Karthika Deepam<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| single1 = Muvvalemo Nedemo Naalona<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== Tracks ===<br />
* "Aaraneekuma Ee Deepam Karthika Deepam" (Lyricist: [[Devulapalli Krishna Sastry]]; Singers: [[P. Susheela]], [[S. Janaki]]; Cast: Sridevi and Sharada)<br />
* "Chilakamma Palikindhi Chiguraaku Kulikindi" (Lyricist: Narala Rami Reddy; Singers: [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], S. Janaki; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Sridevi)<br />
* "Chooda Chakkani Daana" (Lyricist: Gopi; Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Geetha)<br />
* "Muvvalemo Nedemo Naalona Mroginchenu Mohana Geetam" (Lyricist: Dr. [[C. Narayana Reddy]]; Singer: S. Janaki; Cast: Sridevi)<br />
* "Nee Kougililo Taladachi Nee Chetulalo Kanumoosi" (Lyricist: Gopi; Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Sridevi)<br />
* "Ey Maata Aha Telusu Adi Kaadu" (Lyricist: Gopi; Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela; Cast: Shobhan Babu and Sharada)<br />
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== Release ==<br />
The film was released on 4 May 1979.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1126891882326384641|user=baraju_SuperHit|title=Natabhushan #SobhanBabu garu, Sarada, Sridevi starrer Blockbuster Family film #KarthikaDeepam completes 40 years to…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=10 May 2019}}</ref> It received positive reviews from critics and audience alike.<br />
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]].<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0187201}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]<br />
[[Category:1979 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Chellapilla Satyam]]<br />
[[Category:1970s Telugu-language films]]<br />
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