Hanuman Junction | |
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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 |
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.
The 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.
Principal photography began on 11 June 2001. [3]
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 |
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1. | "Konaseemallo O Koila" | Veturi | Srinivas, K. S. Chithra | 5:08 |
2. | "Oka Chinni Ledikuna" | Chandrabose | Suresh Peters, Sriram Parthasarathy, Sujatha Mohan | 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 |
Sify 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]
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