Hanuman Junction is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by M. Raja. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Arjun, Jagapathi Babu, Venu, Laya, Sneha and Vijayalakshmi with music composed by Suresh Peters. It is produced by M. V. Lakshmi under the M. L. Movie Arts banner of Editor Mohan. The film, notably Raja's directorial debut, is a remake Malayalam film Thenkasipattanam (2000).[1] Released on 21 December 2001, the film was a successful venture.[2] The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Singakottai.
| Hanuman Junction | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | M. Raja |
| Written by | Thotapalli Madhu (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | M. Raja Marudhuri Raja |
| Story by | Rafi Mecartin |
| Based on | Thenkasipattanam (Malayalam)(2000) by Rafi Mecartin |
| Produced by | M. V. Lakshmi Editor Mohan (presents) |
| Starring | Arjun Jagapathi Babu Venu Laya Sneha Vijayalakshmi |
| Cinematography | C. Ramprasad |
| Edited by | M. Babji Editor Mohan (supervision) |
| Music by | Suresh Peters |
Production company | M. L. Movie Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
editThe film begins with Krishna & Dasu, the besties and the notorious goons of the Hanuman Junction who hold KD & Co company. They always have enmity with a vicious opponent, Devudayya. Meenakshi, daughter of Devudayya, has loved Krishna since childhood, but he does not reciprocate it because he knows that Dasu won't accept it. Meanwhile, Sathru, a young guy appointed as manager in KD & Co, constantly receives their batter because of his stupidity. Later, it reveals that Dasu has a sister, Devi, an educated girl whom Krishna too endears as his own. Sathru is in love with Devi, which she jilted. Thus, he joined in their company to win the hearts of Devi and her brothers. As KD & Co keeps hostage a music troupe for which Sangeeta, the main singer, when the elders expel her from the house, KD shelters her.
Now, Devi affirms to Sathru that her brothers should be conjugal first. Therefore, he decides to find brides for Krishna & Dasu. With a revue, he unites Krishna with Meenakshi and tries to patch up Sangeeta with Dasu. Here, surprisingly, she loves Krishna. Due to Sathru's obfuscation, Krishna accepts the proposal, mistaking Sangeeta for Dasu's finance. Soon, Krishna reveals his love affair to Dasu when he understands Meenakshi as his spouse and starts liking her. Afterward, they bring Meenakshi home, confront Devudayya, and wedding preparations in progress. Anyhow, Sathru realizes the mishap and tries to rectify which leads to chaos. Exploiting it, Devudayya creates a rift between KD. During that plight, Dasu aims to knit Meenakshi when Krishna obstructs his way forcibly. Eventually, it results in warfare between soul mates. At last, Krishna gets ready to relinquish his love for his friendship. However, Dasu changes his mind, bands Krishna and Meenakshi together, and decides to marry Sangeetha. Finally, the movie ends with the wedding of the three couples.
Cast
edit- Arjun as Krishna
- Jagapati Babu as Dasu
- Venu as Ajaatasathru aka Sathru
- Sneha as Meenakshi
- Laya as Sangeetha
- Vijayalakshmi as Devi
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Devudayya
- Brahmanandam as Sangeetha's uncle
- Kovai Sarala as Sangeetha's Aunt
- Ali as Janaganamana
- Venniradai Niramala as Devudayya's wife
- L.B. Sriram as Chakram
- Paruchuri Venteswara Rao
- M. S. Narayana as Abbulu
- Venu Madhav as Devudayya's aide
- Rallapalli
- Besant Ravi as henchman
- Baby Sri Divya as Young Devi
- Sudeepa Pinky as Young Meenakshi
Production
editPrincipal photography began on 11 June 2001.[3]
Soundtrack
edit| Hanuman Junction | |
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| Film score by | |
| Released | 2001 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 23:56 |
| Label | Aditya Music |
| Producer | Suresh Peters |
Music composed by Suresh Peters who composed the for original Malayalam version, thus retaining all the tunes from the original. Music released on Aditya Music Company.[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Konaseemallo O Koila" | Veturi | Srinivas, K. S. Chithra | 5:08 |
| 2. | "Oka Chinni Ledikuna" | Chandrabose | Sujatha Mohan and Chores | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Golmaal Golmaal" | Veturi | K. S. Chithra, Mano, M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan | 4:52 |
| 4. | "O Prema Prema" | Chandra Bose | Suresh Peters | 5:18 |
| 5. | "Kushi Kushiga" | Veturi | Shankar Mahadevan, Swarnalatha | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 23:56 | |||
Reception
editSify rated the film 3/5 and called the film a "clean comedy." On performances, the reviewer wrote, "Venu as Sathru proves that he is excellent in comedy. Arjun as Krishna is perfect, but Jagapathi as Dasu could have been better."[5] Idlebrain.com rated the film 3.25 and stated: "The story and relationships in this film are quite complex. But the whole credit should go to the debutant director Raja to narrate a story in such a way that all the viewers understand the complex and randomly changing relationships clearly."[6]
References
edit- ^ "Telugu Cinema – Preview – Hanuman Junction – Editor Mohan – Jagapati Babu, Venu, Arjun, Laya, Sneha". Idlebrain.com. 21 December 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Telugu Cinema – Research – Analysis – Telugu cinema in first half of 2002 – Aadi, Hanuman Junction, Santosham, Jayam, Lahiri". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Mohan Raja on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.[user-generated source]
- ^ Hanuman Junction (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Suresh Peters, retrieved 14 January 2021
- ^ "Hanuman Junction". Sify. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Telugu Cinema – Review – Hanuman Junction – Jagapathi Babu, Arjun, Venu, Laya, Sneha & Vijaya Lakshmi – Raja – Editor Mohan". Idlebrain.com. 21 December 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2012.