Muhammad bin Tughluq (1972 film)

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Muhammad bin Tughluq
Muhammad bin Tughluq 1972 poster.jpg
Poster
Directed by B. V. Prasad
Written by Dasari Narayana Rao (dialogues)
Story by Cho Ramaswamy
Produced byV. Jagan Mohan Rao
Starring Nagabhushanam
CinematographySanjeevi
Mohan
Edited byB. Kandaswamy
Music by S. Hanumantha Rao
Production
company
Chalana Chitra
Release date
  • 11 February 1972 (1972-02-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Muhammad bin Tughluq is a 1972 Indian Telugu-language political satire film directed by B. V. Prasad. It is a remake of the 1971 Tamil film of the same name, in turn based on the play by Cho Ramaswamy. [1] [2] The film, starring Nagabhushanam as the title character, was released on 11 February 1972. [3] [4]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. Hanumantha Rao. [6]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Konte Chupula Chilakamma" Daasarathi S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. Eswari  
2."Joharu Joharu Delheeswara" C. Narayana Reddy S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus, Vijayalakshmi Khannarao 
3."Happy Birthday To You" Kosaraju S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus 
4."Allah Allah Yemitayya Nee Leela"C. Narayana ReddyS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
5."Vayasulo Roobi Roobi Dilruba"C. Narayana ReddyL. R. Eswari 
6."Nirupama Gunashali"C. Narayana Reddy P. Susheela  

Reception

A reviewer for Andhra Jyothi praised the plot, satirical dialogues, and Nagabhushanam's performance, while criticising the comedic subplots which were extraneous to the main plot. [7] Griddaluru Gopala Rao of Zamin Ryot reviewed the film more negatively, criticising the lack of novelty in the political satire, plot holes and romantic subplots. However, he praised the performances of Nagabhushanam and Krishnam Raju. [8]

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  5. ↑ "5 movies which had SP Balasubrahmanyam shining as an actor!". IndiaGlitz. 26 September 2020. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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  7. ↑ ఐ., ఎస్. (13 February 1972). "చిత్ర సమీక్ష: మహమ్మద్ బిన్ తుగ్లక్" (PDF). Andhra Jyothi (in Telugu). p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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