Anthahpuram
| Anthahpuram | |
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| Directed by | Krishna Vamsi |
| Written by | Krishna Vamsi |
| Produced by | P. Kiran |
| Starring | Soundarya Prakash Raj Sai Kumar Jagapathi Babu |
| Cinematography | S. K. Bhupathi |
| Edited by | Shankar |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Anthahpuram (transl. Palace) is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Krishna Vamsi. The film stars Soundarya, Prakash Raj, Sai Kumar and Jagapathi Babu with music composed by Ilayaraja. Inspired by the American film Not Without My Daughter (1991), the plot follows an Indian-origin woman from Mauritius who, along with her young son, becomes trapped in her husband's patriarchal and feudal household in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh.
Anthahpuram won nine Nandi Awards and three Filmfare Awards South including Best Film – Telugu. The film was partially reshot Tamil under the same name (1999) with Parthiban replacing Jagapathi Babu and it was remade in Hindi as Shakti: The Power (2002).