Khadgam

Khadgam (English: Sword) is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali and directed by Krishna Vamsi for Karthikeya Movies. The movie was released on 29 November 2002 and was successful.[1] It features Srikanth, Ravi Teja, Prakash Raj, Sonali Bendre, Sangeetha Krish and Kim Sharma. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The lyrics were penned by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri, Suddala Ashok Teja and Shakti. The movie introduced Shafi, Subba Raju and Model Vasu as villains. It was a Blockbuster at the box-office. 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 Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar and Tushar Kapoor.

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

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

The film won many awards listed below:

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2002 Sunkara Madhu Murali[2] Best Film on National Integration and Communal Harmony Won
Krishna Vamsi Nandi Award for Best Director Won
Prakash Raj Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor Won
P. Ranga Rao Nandi Award for Best Art Director Won
Kishore Nandi Award for Best Makeup Artist Won
Ravi Teja Nandi Special Jury Award Won
Krishna Vamsi Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu Won
Sangeetha Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Won
Shafi Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Telugu 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".[3]

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. "Chords & Notes". The Hindu. 2 December 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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