Pratighatana [SEP] country of origin
Pratighatana
Pratighatana (Telugu: ప్రతిఘటన) is a 1985 Telugu action drama film about a woman's fight against corruption and criminalization of politics in India. Vijayshanti acted the leading role while Chandra Mohan acted as her husband. This film was directed by a noted Telugu director T. Krishna. The film was premiered at International Film Festival of India and has garnered the Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu). Later it was remade in Malayalam as "Pakarathinu Pakaram".
Plot.
Jhansi, wife of a lawyer Gopalakrishna,
saw her perform and predicted that she would turn out to be a good actress. In 1985, "Pratighatana", a biggest blockbuster of the year from the same director won her accolades and a state Nandi Award for the first time. She delivered a powerful performance in the song "Ee Dhuryodhana Dusshasana", penned by legendary lyricist Veturi Sundararama Murthy and powerfully sung by S. Janaki. It was her association with T. Krishna that catapulted Vijayashanthi to stardom- "Neti Bharatam", "Desamlo Dongalu Paddaru", "Pratighatana"