Murali Krishnudu
| Murali Krishnudu | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Kodi Ramakrishna |
| Written by | Ganesh Patro (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Kodi Ramakrishna |
| Story by | Bhargav Arts Unit |
| Produced by | S. Gopal Reddy |
| Starring | Nagarjuna Rajani |
| Cinematography | K. S. Hari |
| Edited by | K. Sathyam |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Bhargav Art Productions[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 131 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Murali Krishnudu is a 1988 Telugu-language drama film produced by S. Gopal Reddy under the Bhargav Art Productions banner[2] and directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. It stars Nagarjuna and Rajani[3] and has music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The 1996 Kannada movie Sutradhara, starring Raghavendra Rajkumar, is loosely inspired by this movie.[4]
Plot
Murali Krishna, a multimillionaire easy going youngster, spends most of his time with girlfriends. Krishnaveni is a middle-class girl who lives with her widowed mother. She works as a dance teacher in a drama company for a living. One day, Murali's driver helps Krishnaveni by dropping her at her workplace. Everyone in the drama company assumes she is Murali's girlfriend. The drama company owner provides her with perks, hoping for a possible lucrative donation and other benefits from Murali Krishna. Krishnaveni thinks of this as an innocent misunderstanding that may fetch her better work and decides to play out the charade as Murali's girlfriend. One day, they send their company bills to Murali Krishna's company; as soon as Murali learns of this matter, he decides to confront Krishnaveni, but falls in love with her at first sight. He introduces himself as a bill collector from Murali Krishna's company. Eventually, both of them hang out together and gradually develop a liking towards each other. After some time, he reveals the truth and expresses his love to her and she also accepts it. Soon, the cruel Parasuram (Mohan Babu) enters their life, claiming to be Krishnaveni's husband. The remaining story is about the relation between Parasuram and Krishnaveni and what happens to the love story of Murali Krishna and Krishnaveni.
Cast
- Nagarjuna as Murali Krishna
- Rajani as Krishnaveni
- Mohan Babu as Parasuram
- Gollapudi Maruti Rao as Murali Krishna's grandfather
- Sowcar Janaki as Murali Krishna's grandmother
- Raavi Kondala Rao as Drama company Owner
- Gokina Rama Rao as Krishnaveni's father
- Chidatala Appa Rao
- Chitti Babu as Driver
- K. K. Sarma as Manager
- Juttu Narasimham
- Dham
- Kuyili as Item Number
- Chandrika as Parimala
- Anitha as Krishnaveni's mother
- Y.Vijaya as Kanyakumari
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:15 | |||
| Label | SAPTASWAR Audio | |||
| Producer | K. V. Mahadevan | |||
| K. V. Mahadevan chronology | ||||
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Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics was written by C. Narayana Reddy and Vennelakanti. Music released on SAPTASWAR Audio Company.[5]
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Naa Kosame Lokam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:16 |
| 2 | "Chakkani Chilakamma" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:51 |
| 3 | "Nee Abinaya Gathilona" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:24 |
| 4 | "Ettago Undholamma" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 4:04 |
| 5 | "Olole Navvindhi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 3:24 |
| 6 | "Premante Mosamani" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:10 |
| 7 | "Srimadhramaramana" (Hari Katha) | P. Susheela | 4:06 |
References
- ^ "Murali Krishnudu (Overview)". IMDb.
- ^ "Murali Krishnudu (Production)". Movie Buff.
- ^ "Murali Krishnudu (Star Cast)". Nth Wall. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Murali Krishnudu (Music)". Movie Masti Music.
- ^ "Murali Krishnudu (Songs)". Cineradham.