''20va Sathabdam'' (subtitled with the translated title ''20th Century'') is a 1990

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directed by

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. The film stars Suman,

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and Lizy, with

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in a cameo role. It is produced by R. V. Vijay Kumar under the Sri Sai Ram Creations banner. The music was composed by J. V. Raghavulu. The movie shows how crime was in the 20th century. Chart-topping songs include "Ammani Minchi Daivamunnada" and "Naa Prema Nava Parijatam". The former is one of the best Telugu songs about the mother. The movie is a remake of the 1987 Malayalam movie ''

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'' starring

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, which was also remade in Kannada as Jackey (1989), starring

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reprised his role from the Kannada version. Suman later appeared in a villain role in ''

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'', the sequel of the original Malayalam film.

Cast

* Suman as Chandram / King *

as Suryam * Lizy as Rani *

*Gopi *

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as Suryam's uncle *R. V. Vijay Kumar *

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as Chandram's mother *

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*Bhavani Prasad *Koka Raghava Rao

Soundtrack

* "Ammani Minchi Daivamunnada" - *"20va Sathabdam" - *"Ammani Minchi Daivamunnada" (Sad) - *"Kaalina Manasuto" - *"Naa Prema Nava Parijatam" -

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