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
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKrishna Vamsi
Written byKrishna Vamsi
Sathyanand
Uttej (dialogues)
Produced bySunkara Madhu Murali
StarringSrikanth
Ravi Teja
Prakash Raj
Sonali Bendre
Sangeetha
Kim Sharma
CinematographyS. K. A. Bhupathi
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byDevi Sri 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] The film won five Nandi Awards and three Filmfare Awards. The film is remade in Hindi as Insan (2005).

Plot

Koti (Ravi Teja) is an aspiring film actor. He wants to be called Babu. Amjad (Prakash Raj) is a driver as well as a devout 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 and send him to Hyderabad to incite riots and create communal tension. Azhar returns to Hyderabad and stays with his brother Amjad. His clandestine activities include devising and executing a plan to release Masood.

Radha Krishna (Srikanth) is a sincere and efficient police officer. He hates Pakistan for personal 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 revolved around how these three protagonists prevent terrorist Masood from fleeing to Pakistan.

Cast

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

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the movie was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and lyrics were written by Sirivennela Sitaramasastri, Suddala Ashok Teja and Shakti. The concept behind 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
Sontham
(2002)		 Khadgam
(2002)		 Thotti Gang
(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

Release

The film was dubbed into Hindi as Marte Dam Tak, into Tamil as Manik Baasha and into Bhojpuri as Bemisaal Hai Hum.

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. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
  3. "Telugu Cinema Etc". Idlebrain.com. 8 September 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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