Prasthanam | |
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Directed by | Deva Katta |
Written by | Deva Katta |
Produced by | Ravi Vallabhaneni |
Starring | Sharwanand Sai Kumar Sundeep Kishan Ruby Parihar |
Cinematography | Shamdat Sainudeen |
Edited by | Dharmendra Kakarala |
Music by | Mahesh Shankar |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Prasthanam (transl. Reign) is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language political action drama film written and directed by Deva Katta. The film was produced by Ravi Vallabhaneni under VRC Media & Entertainment banner. The film stars Sharwanand, Sai Kumar, Sundeep Kishan (in his career acting debut) and Ruby Parihar. The film received generally positive response upon release with praise for Sai Kumar's performance. The film won two Filmfare Awards South, two Nandi Awards and was also featured at the 41st IFFI in the Indian Panorama section.[1][2] The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Padhavi. It was dubbed into hindi as "Asteen Ka Saanp".
Katta remade Prasthanam in Hindi with the same title in 2019.[3] This film is the first film in the Deva Katta's Quadriology of society which shows the perspective of a Politician on society. The film is considered one of the "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by Film Companion.[4]