Maaro (film)

Maaro
Maaro
Soundtrack album by Mani Sharma
Released	2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	24:26
Label	Aditya Music
Producer	Mani Sharma
Mani Sharma chronology

Maaro
Maaro
	Violent But Silent
Directed by	Siddique
Produced by	Mamidala Srinivas ; Venu Madhav Kondle
Starring	Nithiin ; Meera Chopra ; Abbas
Cinematography	V. Jayaram
Edited by	K. R. Gowrishankar
Music by	Mani Sharma
Release date	11 June 2011;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Last updated November 23, 2024

Maaro (Violent But Silent) is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Siddique. It stars Nithiin and Meera Chopra in the lead roles.^[1]^[2] The film was shot in 2005 and in 2006 but was shelved. It was eventually released in 2011 to cash in on director Siddique's recent success with Bodyguard .^[3] The music is scored by Mani Sharma. The film was remade in Tamil as Sadhu Miranda , which ended up releasing three years prior to Maaro. The film is loosely based on the director's own 1995 Malayalam film Mannar Mathai Speaking which was based on the 1958 movie Vertigo .

Plot

A theft takes place in a bank named DID Bank in the city in which a girl is shot dead, and the manager of the bank commits suicide. The robbery involves Ram Mohan (Abbas) and ex-minister Venkatratnam (Kota Srinivasa Rao). Sundaram (Nithiin) belongs to the family affected by the theft. He meets Priya. Sundaram faces the consequences in the process of proving that Ram Mohan is the culprit.

Cast

Nithiin as Sathya Narayan Murthy / Fake Siva / Sundaram
Meera Chopra as Priya
Abbas as Ram Mohan
Kota Srinivasa Rao as ex-minister Venkatratnam
Venu Madhav as Narayana
Ali
Kalpika Ganesh as Priya's sister
Ranadhir Reddy as Ravi
Sree Vishnu as Seenu
Y. Kasi Viswanath as Priya's father
Chalapathi Rao as Doctor
Rama Prabha as Priya's grandmother
Raghu Babu
Raja Sridhar as Siva (Ram Mohan's younger brother) / Fake Murthy
Mani Sharma in a special appearance in the song “Kannulu Moose”

Production

The film was announced as Satyam Sivam Sundaram.^[4]^[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Mani Sharma and released by Aditya Music.

Track-List
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Picasso Sathiya"	Ananta Sriram	Rita, Rahul	4:49
2.	"Kannulu Moose"	Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma	N. C. Karunya, Sreeram Chandra	5:05
3.	"Edhemyna Kani"	Ananta Sriram	Sunitha Upadrashta, Murali	5:02
4.	"Maaro Maaro"	Kandikonda	Chakri	4:34
5.	"Vennele Veedhiloni"	Sri Mani	Ananta Sriram	4:22
Total length:				24:26

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References

↑ "Maaro Movie Review - Nitin, Meera Chopra, Abbas and others - 123telugu.com". 123telugu.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
↑ "Maro- A mind game". The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
↑ "Maaro review: Maaro (Hindi) Movie Review". Movies.fullhyderabad.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
↑ "Nitin's film title changed to 'Maaro'". The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
↑ "Satyam Sivam Sundaram press meet - Telugu Cinema - Nitin & Meera Chopra". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

External links

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[1] "Maaro Movie Review - Nitin, Meera Chopra, Abbas and others - 123telugu.com". 123telugu.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

[2] "Maro- A mind game". The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

[3] "Maaro review: Maaro (Hindi) Movie Review". Movies.fullhyderabad.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

[4] "Nitin's film title changed to 'Maaro'". The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

[5] "Satyam Sivam Sundaram press meet - Telugu Cinema - Nitin & Meera Chopra". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

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v t e Ramji Rao Speaking series
Original films	Ramji Rao Speaking (1989) Mannar Mathai Speaking (1995) Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 (2014)
Remakes	Arangetra Velai (1990) Hera Pheri (2000) Dhanalakshmi, I Love You (2002) Wrong Number (2002) Trin Trin (2004) Hera Pheri (2016) Gol Gappe (2023)
Related	The Living and the Dead Vertigo (1958) See The Man Run (1971) Do Ladke Dono Kadke (1979) Phir Hera Pheri (2006) Bhagam Bhag (2006) Brahmanandam Drama Company (2008) Sadhu Miranda (2008) Maaro (2011)

v t e Films directed by Siddique
Directed alone	Hitler (1996) Friends (1999) Friends (2001) Chronic Bachelor (2003) Engal Anna (2004) Sadhu Miranda (2008) Bodyguard (2010) Kaavalan (2011) Maaro (2011) Bodyguard (2011) Ladies and Gentleman (2013) Bhaskar the Rascal (2015) Fukri (2017) Bhaskar Oru Rascal (2018) Big Brother (2020)
Directed with Lal	Ramji Rao Speaking (1989) In Harihar Nagar (1990) Godfather (1991) Vietnam Colony (1992) Kabooliwala (1993) Mannar Mathai Speaking (1995) King Liar (2016) (writer only)