Khadgam

Khadgam (transl. Sword) is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Krishna Vamsi and produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali under Karthikeya Movies. It features Srikanth, Ravi Teja, Prakash Raj, Sonali Bendre, Sangeetha Krish and Kim Sharma in the prominent roles with music composed by Devi Sri Prasad.

Khadgam
Directed byKrishna Vamsi
Produced bySunkara Madhu Murali
Written byKrishna Vamsi
Sathyanand
Uttej (dialogues)
StarringSrikanth
Ravi Teja
Prakash Raj
Sonali Bendre
Sangeetha
Kim Sharma
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
CinematographyBhupathi
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Release date
  • 29 November 2002 (2002-11-29)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Released on 29 November 2002, the film was successful.[1] It was dubbed in Hindi as Marte Dam Tak, and in Tamil as Manik Baasha. In 2005, K. Subash remade the movie in Hindi titled Insan, with Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and Tushar Kapoor.

Plot

Koti (Ravi Teja) is a wannabe film actor. He wants to be called ''Babu''. Amjad (Prakash Raj) is a driver as well as a devoted Muslim and is equally patriotic about India. His younger brother Azhar has been missing for the past year.

The cops of Hyderabad arrest an ISI terrorist Masood. In a bid to get him released, Pakistani authorities train Azhar (brother of Amjad) and send him to Hyderabad to create riots and create communal tension. Azhar came to Hyderabad and stays with his brother Amjad. His secret activities include devising and executing a plan to release Masood.

Radha Krishna (Srikanth) is a sincere and efficient police officer. He hates Pakistan for intimate reasons. It is later revealed in a flashback that Radha Krishna's love Swathy (Sonali Bendre) was killed by ISI forces. The rest of the story includes how these three protagonists prevent terrorist Masood from fleeing to Pakistan.

Cast

Awards
Year Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
2002 National Film Awards Best Film on National Integration and Communal Harmony Sunkara Madhu Murali Won [2]
Nandi Awards Nandi Award for Best Director Krishna Vamsi Won [3]
Nandi Award for Best Art Director P. Ranga Rao Won
Nandi Award for Best Makeup Artist Kishore Won
Nandi Special Jury Award Ravi Teja Won
Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu Krishna Vamsi Won [4]
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Sangeetha Won
Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Telugu Shafi Won

Soundtrack

The soundtrack is composed by Devi Sri Prasad and lyrics are written by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri, Suddala Ashok Teja and Shakti. The song "Govinda Govinda" is based on Adnan Sami's "Lift Karade".[5]

Khadgam
Soundtrack album by
Devi Sri Prasad
Released10 October 2002 (2002-10-10)
Recorded2002
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length31:28
LabelAditya Music
ProducerDevi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
Kalusukovalani
(2002)		 Khadgam
(2002)		 Manmadhudu
(2002)
Tracklist
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Meme Indians"Honey7:04
2."Nuvvu Nuvvu"Sumangali5:33
3."Aha Allari"Chitra, Raquib4:15
4."Khadgam"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:50
5."Govinda Govinda"Sri, Devi Sri Prasad4:32
6."Musugu Veyyoddu"Kalpana5:08

References
  1. "Telugu Cinema - Review - Khadgam - Krishna Vamsi - Srikanth , Ravi Teja , Prakash Raj, Sonali bendre, Kim Sharma, Sangeeta". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. "Telugu Cinema Etc". Idlebrain.com. 8 September 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. "Nandi Film Awards G.O and Results 2002". APFTVTDC. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. "Manikchand Filmfare Awards: Sizzling at 50". BSNL. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  5. "Chords & Notes". The Hindu. 2 December 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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