Antahpuram

Antahpuram
Poster
Directed by	Krishna Vamsi
Produced by	P. Kiran
Written by	Akkella (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Krishna Vamsi
Story by	Krishna Vamsi
Starring	Jagapati Babu Soundarya Prakash Raj Sai Kumar
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	S. K. A. Bhupathi
Edited by	Shankar
Production company	Anandi Art Creations
Release date	30 November 1998
Running time	2:17:08
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Antahpuram (English: Palace) is a 1998 Telugu action drama film produced by P.Kiran on Anandi Art Creations banner, directed by Krishna Vamsi. The film stars Jagapati Babu, Soundarya, Prakash Raj, and Sai Kumar in prominent roles with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Prakash Raj won National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) for his performance in the film. The film won three Filmfare Awards South for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress. The film also went on to win the Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor for Jagapati Babu, Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer for S. Janaki and Nandi Award for Best Female Dubbing Artist for Saritha. This film is famous for being the first film in Telugu to have Rayalaseema faction as its main plot. The film was later remade in 1999 in Tamil with the same name with Parthiban replacing Jagapathi Babu and it was remade in Hindi as Shakti: The Power (2003).

Bhanu (Soundarya) is a carefree young woman who lives happily with her guardian (Babu Mohan) in Mauritius. She is introduced to Shekhar (Sai Kumar) and they get married quite spontaneously, and are soon expecting a child. One day, Shekhar comes to know that his family is in trouble, back in India. Bhanu is confused as she believed that he was an orphan, but Shekar explains to her that his family belongs to an extremely feudal society, and unable to bear the faction and violence in the community, he migrated to Mauritius. They decide to travel to India in order to assess the situation.