''Adavilo Abhimanyudu'' () is a 1989 Telugu-language

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, produced by S. Venkataratnam and directed by

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. It stars

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and Aishwarya (in her acting debut), with music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is a remake of the 1989

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film '' Douthyam''. The film won two

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Plot

The film revolves around the Indian Army's ''One Man Commando Operation'' by Captain Abhimanyu, which is about rescuing a missing military aircraft. The aircraft is presumed to be in a forest and carrying confidential military secret documents held by Captain Suresh.

Cast

as Captain Abhimanyu *

as Captain Suresh * Aishwarya as Shanti * Ranganath as Col. Raghuram * Gummadi as Major *

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as Max *Sanjeevi as Captain Raju *KK Sarma as Boxing Refery *Kuali as

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*Priyanka as Leela *

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as Kalpana

Soundtrack

The movie's music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, and the lyrics were written by

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. The soundtrack was released by AVM Audio Company.

Awards

;

(in Telugu) * Special Jury Award -

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(1989) * Best Screenplay Writer - Satyanand

References

1989 films 1989 action films 1989 adventure films 1989 romantic drama films 1980s action adventure films 1980s Indian films 1980s Telugu-language films Films about terrorism in India Films about the military Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Films set in forests Indian action adventure films Indian Army in films Indian romantic drama films Indian war comedy films Telugu remakes of Malayalam films {{1980s-Telugu-film-stub