Ardh Satya
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| Directed by | Govind Nihalani |
| Written by | Vasant Dev (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Vijay Tendulkar |
| Story by | S. D. Panvalkar |
| Based on | Surya by S. D. Panvalkar |
| Produced by | Manmohan Shetty Pradeep Uppoor |
| Starring | Om Puri Smita Patil Amrish Puri Shafi Inamdar Naseeruddin Shah Sadashiv Amrapurkar |
| Cinematography | Govind Nihalani |
| Edited by | Renu Saluja |
| Music by | Ajit Verman |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹15 lakh |
Ardh Satya (lit. 'Half truth') is a 1983 action drama film directed by Govind Nihalani from a screenplay by Vijay Tendulkar. The film was based on the short story, Surya by S. D. Panvalkar, and featured dialogues by Vasant Dev.
In this acclaimed cop-drama, Anant Velankar, played by Om Puri, is a policeman struggling with the evils around him and with his own frailties. The film also stars Amrish Puri, Smita Patil, and Sadashiv Amrapurkar, and features a theme poem by the Marathi writer Dilip Chitre. The title of the film comes from a poem written by Chitre.