Summary
Karthavyam is a 1990 Telugu film directed by Mohan Gandhi. The film was a super hit and was subsequently dubbed into Tamil as Vyjayanthi IPS and became a hit there too. The lead actress Vijayashanti won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in this film.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 68
IMDb6.6
Running time
2 h 30 min
Longer than most action movies, +42 min on the typical 108
typical 108150Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 16 more
Released
1991
January 2, 1991
35 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaLanguage
Telugu
Original language
Made in
- India
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
Directing · 1
- Mohan Gandhi Director
Production · 1
- A. M. Rathnam Producer
Sound · 2
- Saluri Koteswara Rao Original Music Composer
- Thotakura Somaraju Music
Other crew · 1
- Prasad Babu Cinematography
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