Makutamleni Maharaju
Makutamleni Maharaju (transl. Emperor Without a Crown) is a 1987 Telugu-language action drama film, produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad under the Sri Krishna Prasanna Pictures banner and directed by K. Bapayya.[2] It stars Krishna, Sridevi, Rajendra Prasad, Chandra Mohan and music composed by Chakravarthy.[3] The film was remade as the Hindi movie Amiri Garibi (1990). The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office.[4]
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Directed by | K. Bapayya |
Produced by | B.V.S.N. Prasad |
Written by | Paruchuri Brothers (story / dialogues) |
Screenplay by | K. Bapayya |
Starring | Krishna Sridevi Rajendra Prasad Chandra Mohan |
Music by | Chakravarthy |
Cinematography | A. Venkat |
Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
Production company | Sri Krishna Prasanna Pictures[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Plot
Pardhasaradhi (Krishna) is an idealistic young man. His father Raghavaiah (Rao Gopal Rao) does not see eye to eye with him. He ostracizes Pardhasaradhi and asks him to leave their village. Pardhasaradhi becomes enemies with J.B.(Nutan Prasad) and his gang. Meanwhile, a wealthy industrialist, Sivaram Prasad (Gummadi) comes to visit his childhood friend Raghavaiah. He proposes a marriage alliance between Raghavaiah's daughter Sumathi (Poornima) and his son Mohan (Rajendra Prasad). Pardhasaradhi secretly attends his sister's wedding. A dancer named Saroja (Sridevi) comes to perform at the wedding. Mohan is attracted to Saroja but she rejects him as she in love with Pardhasaradhi. When Sumathi arrives at her in-law's house, she is not welcomed by her mother-in-law Rajyalakshmi (Y. Vijaya) and her sisters-in-law, Rekha (Mucherla Aruna) and Rani (Chandrika). Ganapathi (Chandra Mohan), Pardhasaradhi's childhood friend, arrives in the city. Here he learns that Sivaram Prasad is his maternal uncle and that he was wedded to his cousin Rekha as a child. Now Ganapathi wants to take his wife Rekha back home with him, much to the chagrin of Rekha and her family. Mohan tries to trap Saroja, but she does not yield. Pardhasaradhi learns about Sumathi's trials. So, to protect Saroja and also for the betterment of his sister's life, Pardhasaradhi marries Saroja. Sivaram Prasad suddenly passes away, leaving Sumathi to the mercy of her mother-in-law, who immediately turns her out of the house. Meanwhile, J.B. and his gang kill Saroja's brother-in-law Joga Rao (Devadas Kanakala) and implicate Pardhasaradhi in the crime. He breaks out of jail when his father seeks his help for his sister. J.B. and his gang tell Mohan that they plan to get him married, but double-cross him to teach Pardhasaradhi a lesson. Pardhasaradhi rescues Mohan who realizes his mistake. Finally, Pardhasaradhi defeats the villains and reunites the family.
Cast
- Krishna as Pardhasaradhi
- Sridevi as Saroja
- Rajendra Prasad as Mohan
- Chandra Mohan as Ganapati
- Rao Gopal Rao as Raghavaiah
- Gummadi as Sivaram Prasad
- Nutan Prasad as J. B.
- Chalapathi Rao as Robert
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Kodandapaani
- Rallapalli as Tukaram
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as Dasu
- Devadas Kanakala as Joga Rao
- Malladi as Ramadasu Master
- Jaya Bhaskar as Lawyer
- C. H. Krishna Murthy as Rangadu
- Telephone Satyanarayana as Jailor Siva Prasad
- Gadiraju Subba Rao as Narasimhulu
- Chidatala Appa Rao as Bus Conductor
- Satti Babu as Priest
- Annapurna as Janaki
- Mucherla Aruna as Rekha
- Poornima as Sumathi
- K. Vijaya
- Chandrika as Rani
- Y. Vijaya as Rajyalakshmi
- Nirmalamma as Kanthamma
Soundtrack
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Film score by | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 24:57 | |||
Label | LEO Audio | |||
Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
Chakravarthy chronology | ||||
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Music composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi Sundararama Murthy. Music released on LEO Audio Company.[5]
S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
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1 | "Maa Kanti Jabilli" | Raj Seetharam, P. Susheela | 4:05 |
2 | "Adagandhe Ammaina" | Raj Seetharam, S. Janaki | 4:10 |
3 | "Chittadi Chittadi" | Raj Seetharam, P. Susheela | 4:12 |
4 | "Hey Hey Hero" | Raj Seetharam, S. Janaki | 4:01 |
5 | "Naina Nandhi" | Raj Seetharam, P. Susheela | 4:14 |
6 | "Arjuna Falguna" | P. Susheela | 4:15 |
References
- "Makutamleni Maharaju (Overview)". youtube.
- "Makutamleni Maharaju (Production)". Spicy Onion.
- "Makutamleni Maharaju (Cast & Crew)". Tollywood Times.com.
- "Makutamleni Maharaju (Review)". IMDb.
- "Makutamleni Maharaju (Songs)". Cineradham.