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Vijay (1989 film)

1989 film by B. Gopal

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ18359138 ↗
Source-derived summary

Vijay is a 1989 Indian Telugu-language action film, produced by Venkat Akkineni under the Annapurna Studios banner and directed by B. Gopal. It stars Nagarjuna, Vijayashanti and music composed by Chakravarthy.

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by Chakravarthy. Music was released on AMC Audio Company.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Vijay (1989 film)” as 1989 film by B. Gopal. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Vijay, film and Gopal.

Editorial reviewBest approached as a cultural-object dossier: authorship and date matter, but circulation and reception often explain the wider significance. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1989—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1989. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Vijay, film and Gopal providing the first useful test.
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Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q18359138. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1989.

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This entry incorporates text from “Vijay (1989 film)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.