Magamaharaju | |
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Directed by | Vijaya Bapineedu |
Written by | Akella Venkata Suryanarayana |
Screenplay by | Vijaya Bapineedu [1] |
Produced by | Maganti Ravindranath Chowdary |
Starring | Chiranjeevi Suhasini Rao Gopal Rao |
Cinematography | M. V. Raghu |
Edited by | K. Satyam |
Music by | Chakravarthy |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
Language | Telugu |
Maga Maharaju is a 1983 Telugu film directed by Vijaya Bapineedu and produced by Syam Prasad Arts. Chiranjeevi, Suhasini, Rao Gopal Rao, Udaykumar and Annapurna played main roles. It was a commercial success. [2] The film was remade in Hindi as Ghar Sansar in 1986.
Raju (Chiranjeevi) is an unemployed youth. Raju has too many responsibilities and commitments from his family. His unmarried sister and sick parents expect a lot from him. Under these conditions, Raju meets a young girl, Suhasini, from a well-to-do family. She falls in love with him. Raju, in order to earn money, participates in a bicycle race, rides a bicycle, day and night nonstop for eight days and wins money. Later, Suhasini marries him and solves all his problems.
When T. S. B. K. Moulee was unable to adjust his dates for the film, Vijaya Bapineedu stepped in as the director. Under his direction, the film was completed and became a huge hit, leading to several successful projects as a director for Bapineedu. [3]
Music was composed by K. Chakravarthy. [4]
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nee Dari" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 6:07 |
2. | "Annalo Anna" | Madhavapeddi Ramesh | 3:04 |
3. | "Site Ramudi" | Vani Jayaram | 3:50 |
4. | "Nelalu Ninde" | S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:43 |
5. | "Maa Amma Chintamani" | S. P. Sailaja | 5:35 |
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