Abhilasha (1983 film)

Abhilasha
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. Kodandarami Reddy
Based onAbhilasha
by Yandamuri Veerendranath
Produced byK. S. Rama Rao
StarringChiranjeevi
Radhika
Rao Gopal Rao
CinematographyLok Singh
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Distributed byCreative Commercials
Release date
  • 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)
Running time
145 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹16.5 lakh[2]

Abhilasha (transl. Desire) is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language legal drama film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and produced by K. S. Rama Rao. The film stars Chiranjeevi and Radhika while Rao Gopal Rao and Gollapudi Maruti Rao play vital roles and the music is composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3]

An adaptation of Yandamuri Veerendranath's novel of the same name, it revolves around a young lawyer striving to end capital punishment in India, but getting himself entangled in a murder case.In spite of being an adaptation of a novel, the core plot was observed to be similar to two American films—The Man Who Dared (1946) and Beyond A Reasonable Doubt (1956).[4][5]

The film released theatrically on 11 March 1983[6] to positive response and was a commercial success.[7][8] The film was remade in Tamil as Sattathai Thiruthungal (1984).[9]

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  4. ^ "Yandamoori Veerendranath: A Plagiarist 'Beyond A Reasonable Doubt'". indiaherald.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Happy Birthday Chiranjeevi: 5 best performances of Megastar you shouldn't miss". India Today. 22 August 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  6. ^ B. A. Raju [@baraju_SuperHit] (11 March 2019). "Megastar #Chiranjeevi, Radhika starrer Superhit Novel based film #Abhilasha cmplts 36 yrs (11/03/1983) Directed by A Kodandarami Reddy Produced by KS Ramarao in @CCMediaEnt Music by Ilayaraja" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Tanmayi, Bhawana (18 May 2018). "From Telugu bestsellers to superhits". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Abhilasha – A Kodandarami Reddy-Chiranjeevi: 6 Blockbuster hit films of the ace director-actor duo". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  9. ^ "சிலுக்கு ஸ்மிதா! (6)". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.