Maharaja (2005 film)

Maharaja
Title card
Directed by	Om Sai Prakash
Screenplay by	B.A. Madhu M.S. Abhishesh
Story by	B.A. Madhu
Produced by	R.S. Gowda
Starring	Sudeep Nikita Thukral
Cinematography	H.C. Venu
Edited by	P.R. Soundarraj
Music by	S. A. Rajkumar
Release date	14 January 2005 (2005-01-14)
Running time	154 min
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Maharaja is a 2005 Kannada-language family drama film directed by Om Sai Prakash featuring Sudeep and Nikita Thukral in the lead roles. ^[1] The film features background score and soundtrack composed by S. A. Rajkumar and lyrics by K. Kalyan and V. Nagendra Prasad. The film released on 14 January 2005.

Plot

A married couple have a child and they adopt a child (Sudeep). However, their own son starts to feel vengeful about his adopted brother.

Cast

• Sudeep as Surya
• Nikita Thukral as Sitara
• Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as Annapoorna (Surya's mother)
• Ashok as Rajashekar (Surya's father)
• Avinash as Vishakantayya
• Doddanna as Kithapathi Naaga
• Tennis Krishna as Gunjappa
• Sundar Raj as Surya's uncle
• Dharma as Surya's brother-in-law
• Adarsh as Kiran (Surya's brother)
• Bharath Bhagavathar as Surya's brother
• Aravind as Surya's brother
• Baby Priyanka
• Baby Prathiksha
• Master Kishan
• Amulya

Soundtrack

Maharaja
Soundtrack album by S. A. Rajkumar
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Kannada
External audio Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

Soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar. ^[2] "Kandamma Kandamma" song reused From "Chaamanthi Poobanthi" from Telugu film Puttintiki Ra Chelli .

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Chukku Bukku"	K. Kalyan	Malathi	04:05
2.	"Gopala Gopala"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Rajesh, Kalpana	04:41
3.	"Hettavaru Beku"	V. Nagendra Prasad	S. A. Rajkumar	04:12
4.	"Kandamma Kandamma"	K. Kalyan	K. S. Chithra	01:21
5.	"Kandamma Kandamma"	K. Kalyan	K. S. Chithra	05:45
6.	"Kuni Kunu"	K. Kalyan	Rajesh	05:16
7.	"Santheya Beediyalli"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Rajesh, Manjula Gururaj	04:51

Reception

Film critic R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "Director Sai Prakash's latest offering "Maharaja" is made in the mould of a 1960s south Indian melodrama - like many of his earlier films". ^[3] A critic from Viggy wrote that "If you like to see Sudeep only as an action hero, Maharaja is not for you!" ^[4] S. N. Deepak of Deccan Herald wrote "Director Sai Prakash has effectively handled the story which revolves around family values. He has taken care not to glorify the mannerisms of Sudeep and included a number of sentimental scenes, comedy episodes (without double meaning) and action scenes in the film. Sudeep does a great job". ^[5]

Awards

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Karnataka State Film Awards 1 0
Totals
Awards won	1
Nominations	0

Karnataka State Film Awards  :-

• Best Female Playback Singer - K.S. Chitra ^[6]

References

1. "'Maharaja' - new film of Sudeep directed by Saiprakash".
2. http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/album/K0000075.html ^{[ bare URL ]}
3. "Maharaja Review". IANS . 14 January 2005 – via Nowrunning.
4. "'Maharaja' film review - a film starring Sudeep and Nikhita directed by Saiprakash".
5. Deepak, S. N. (16 January 2005). "Maharaja". Deccan Herald . Archived from the original on 10 February 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
6. "Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05". viggy.com.

External links

• Maharaja at IMDb