A single movie can change the fate of a star. This has been proved many times in the history of movies. One such cult movie that made Vijayashanti as firebrand star was Prathighatana.
Released in 1985, Prathighatana established Vijayashanti as a star to reckon with. Media baron Ramoji Rao produced the movie based on some incidents that happened in Andhra Pradesh. T Krishna, popular for making movies based on the leftist ideology, was the man behind this sensation movie.