Shabdavedhi

Sandeep is a strict officer who goes on a crusade against narcotics by creating an army of teenagers after the police department refused to help him in his crusade.

This film has its credit as the comeback film of Rajkumar after almost six years. This was the first time that S. Narayan, age of 35 directed a film starring the legendary actor. The film was shot locations such as K R Circle in Bangalore, Abhiman Studio on the city's outskirts, Rama Mandira in Rajajinagar, Kashmir. [3] Mysore's police commissioner Kempaiah has given guidance for star's uniforms in the movie.

The producer of the film had originally planned to have Bhanupriya as the female lead, but she was living abroad having married then. Jayaprada was then chosen as the female lead actor[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Hamsalekha composed the film's background score and the soundtrack, also writing lyrics for it. The soundtrack album consists of six tracks.[9]

Shabdavedhi received mixed reviews from critics, but it became a commercial success at the box office.[10]

The film completed 25 week-run in Kapali Theatre and 100 days in many centres across Karnataka.[11]

The first day of release was marked by an incident at Kapali Theatre. A technical snag in the audio system at the theatre reportedly led viewers to ransack the place causing the owners a loss worth ₹20 lakhs.[12]