| Challenge | |
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| Directed by | A. Kodandarami Reddy |
| Written by | G. Satyamurthy |
| Screenplay by | Sainath Thotapalli |
| Based on | Dabbu to the power of Dabbu by Yandamuri Veerendranath |
| Produced by | K. S. Rama Rao |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Vijayashanti Suhasini Rao Gopal Rao |
| Cinematography | Lok Singh |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
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Running time | 146 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Challenge is a 1984 Indian Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and produced by K. S. Rama Rao under the Creative Commercials banner. It stars Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Suhasini and Rao Gopal Rao with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[1] This film is based on Yandamuri Veerendranath's novel Dabbu to the power of Dabbu (transl. Money to the power of Money).[2] The plot revolves around an unemployed youngster (Chiranjeevi) taking up a challenge of a successful business magnate (Rao) to earn ₹50 lakh in five years.
Challenge released on 9 August 1984 and became a critically acclaimed and commercially successful film.[3]
- ^ "Challenge". The Times of India. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Tanmayi, Bhawana (19 May 2018). "From Telugu bestsellers to superhits". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Challenge - A Kodandarami Reddy-Chiranjeevi: 6 Blockbuster hit films of the ace director-actor duo". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2020.