Shapatha

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{{Infobox film

| name = Shapatha

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| director = Amrutham

| writer =Rama Narayanan

| screenplay =

| producer = Rama Narayanan

| starring = Shankar Nag
Ashok
Vijayalakshmi Singh

| cinematography = N. K. Viswanathan

| editing = Rajakeerthi

| music = Shankar–Ganesh

| studio = Brindavan Productions

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1984|06|12|df=y}}

| country = India

| language = Kannada

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Shapatha ({{translation|Oath}}) is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language action film, directed by Amrutham and produced by Ramnarayan. The film stars Shankar Nag, Ambareesh, Ashok, Vijayalakshmi Singh and Nalini.{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatmovies.com/kannada/info/shapatha.htm|title=Shapatha|accessdate=2014-12-22|publisher=bharatmovies.com}} The film was a remake of Tamil film Vengaiyin Maindhan which was released on 9 March 1984.{{Cite web |title=Vengayin Maindhan (1984) {{!}} Vengayin Maindhan Tamil Movie {{!}} Vengayin Maindhan Movie: Release Date, Cast, Review, Trailer, Story, Budget, Box Office Collection |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/vengayin-maindhan.html |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=FilmiBeat }}