Magadheera is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, and produced by Allu Aravind and B. V. S. N. Prasad. The film stars Ram Charan and Kajal Aggarwal, with Dev Gill and Srihari in supporting roles.[1] It was edited by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao and the cinematographer was K. K. Senthil Kumar.[2] The visual effects were designed by R. C. Kamalakannan, with assistance from Adel Adili and Pete Draper. Magadheera is the first Telugu film to list a "visual effects producer" in its credits.[3] The film's soundtrack was composed by M. M. Keeravani, who collaborated with Kalyani Malik to score the background music.[1] The film revolves around four people who lived in the 17th century; they die before their wishes are fulfilled and are reborn after 400 years. Produced on a budget of ₹350 million (US$4.2 million),[4] Magadheera was released on 31 July 2009,[5] and grossed ₹1.5 billion (US$18 million) worldwide.[6] It remained the highest-grossing Telugu film ever for five years until its takings were exceeded by those of Attarintiki Daredi in 2013.[7] The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories; it was particularly praised for its direction, performances of the film's cast, cinematography, and visual effects. As of December 2010, the film has won forty-three awards.
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At the 57th National Film Awards, Magadheera won the awards for Best Choreography and Best Special Effects. The film won nine awards at the 2010 Nandi Awards ceremony, including those for Best Popular Feature Film, Best Director and Best Special Effects. At the 57th Filmfare Awards South ceremony it won six awards, including the awards for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor, from ten nominations. Aggarwal and Srihari also garnered nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. Magadheera received thirteen nominations at the 2010 CineMAA Awards ceremony and won eleven awards, including those for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Cinematography. Aggarwal and Keeravani were nominated for Best Actress and Best Music Director, respectively. The film received ten nominations at the 2010 South Scope Cine Awards ceremony and won six awards, including those for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Cinematography.
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edit- ^ Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations and only winners are announced by the jury. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
- ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
References
edit- ^ a b Rajamani, Radhika (31 July 2009). "Magadheera is technically brilliant". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Rajamouli — Ram Charan film launched". Sify. 3 March 2008. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (1 September 2009). "VFX is the new mantra of success". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ Prasad, S. Shyam (16 March 2015). "HDK's son to make debut in costliest Kannada film ever". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (30 July 2009). "Magadheera ready to go international". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ V. P., Nicy (13 July 2015). "'Baahubali' First Weekend Box Office Collection: Rajamouli Film Breaks Lifetime Records of 'Magadheera', 'Attarinitik Daaredi' in Three Days". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Attarintiki Daredi collections crossed Magadheera". The Times of India. 27 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Best actor award for Ram Charan". The Hindu. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Cine'Maa' Awards'10: 'Magadheera' grabs it all". IndiaGlitz. 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Magadhera wins 6 Filmfare awards". Sify. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "57th Filmfare Awards South Nominations — Telugu". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "'Magadheera' bags nine Nandi awards". The Hindu. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "'Magadheera' bags best spl effects, choreography awards'". The Times of India. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Santhosham Film Awards 2009". IndiaGlitz. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ Ramchander (10 August 2010). "Winners of Santosham Awards 2010". Oneindia Entertainment. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "South Scope Cine Awards 2010 Presented". IndiaGlitz. 20 September 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "South Scope Awards 2010: Stars & style". Sify. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-23.