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 film directed by Govind Nihalani and 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 came from a poem written by Dilip Chitre.