Maharaja is a 2005 Kannada-language family drama film directed by Om Sai Prakash featuring Sudeep and Nikita Thukral in the lead roles.[1] The film features background score and soundtrack composed by S. A. Rajkumar and lyrics by K. Kalyan and V. Nagendra Prasad. The film released on 14 January 2005.
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | Om Sai Prakash |
| Screenplay by | B.A. Madhu M.S. Abhishesh |
| Story by | B.A. Madhu |
| Produced by | R.S. Gowda |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | H.C. Venu |
| Edited by | P.R. Soundarraj |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot
editA married couple have a child and they adopt a child (Sudeep). However, their own son starts to feel vengeful about his adopted brother.
Cast
edit- Sudeep as Surya
- Nikita Thukral as Sitara
- Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as Annapoorna (Surya's mother)
- Ashok as Rajashekar (Surya's father)
- Avinash as Vishakantayya
- Doddanna as Kithapathi Naaga
- Tennis Krishna as Gunjappa
- Sundar Raj as Surya's uncle
- Dharma as Surya's brother-in-law
- Adarsh as Kiran (Surya's brother)
- Bharath Bhagavathar as Surya's brother
- Aravind as Surya's brother
- Baby Priyanka
- Baby Prathiksha
- Master Kishan
- Amulya
Soundtrack
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Language | Kannada | ||||
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Soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[2] "Kandamma Kandamma" song reused From "Chaamanthi Poobanthi" from Telugu film Puttintiki Ra Chelli.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chukku Bukku" | K. Kalyan | Malathi | 04:05 |
| 2. | "Gopala Gopala" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Rajesh, Kalpana | 04:41 |
| 3. | "Hettavaru Beku" | V. Nagendra Prasad | S. A. Rajkumar | 04:12 |
| 4. | "Kandamma Kandamma" | K. Kalyan | K. S. Chithra | 01:21 |
| 5. | "Kandamma Kandamma" | K. Kalyan | K. S. Chithra | 05:45 |
| 6. | "Kuni Kunu" | K. Kalyan | Rajesh | 05:16 |
| 7. | "Santheya Beediyalli" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Rajesh, Manjula Gururaj | 04:51 |
Reception
editFilm critic R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "Director Sai Prakash's latest offering "Maharaja" is made in the mould of a 1960s south Indian melodrama - like many of his earlier films".[3] A critic from Viggy wrote that "If you like to see Sudeep only as an action hero, Maharaja is not for you!"[4]
Awards
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| Awards won | 1 | ||||||||||
| Nominations | 0 | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "'Maharaja' - new film of Sudeep directed by Saiprakash".
- ^ http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/album/K0000075.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Maharaja Review". IANS. 14 January 2005 – via Nowrunning.
- ^ "'Maharaja' film review - a film starring Sudeep and Nikhita directed by Saiprakash".
- ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05". viggy.com.