Muhammad bin Tughluq (1972 film)

Muhammad bin Tughluq
Poster
Directed by	B. V. Prasad
Written by	Dasari Narayana Rao (dialogues)
Story by	Cho Ramaswamy
Produced by	V. Jagan Mohan Rao
Starring	Nagabhushanam
Cinematography	Sanjeevi Mohan
Edited by	B. Kandaswamy
Music by	S. Hanumantha Rao
Production company	Chalana Chitra
Release date	11 February 1972 (1972-02-11)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

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]}

Cast

• Nagabhushanam as Muhammad bin Tughluq
• Krishnam Raju as Ibn Battuta
• Raavi Kondala Rao as Professor Ranganatham
• Ram Mohan
• Allu Ramalingaiah
• V. Nagayya
• Raja Babu as Ranganatham's son
• Sakshi Ranga Rao
• P. Venkateswara Rao
• Chalam
• Sandhyarani as Ranganatham's daughter
• S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as a singer (guest appearance)
• Potti Prasad
• Chalapathi Rao
• Rama Prabha
• Leelarani
• Susheela Rani
• Chhaya Devi
• Sukumari

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. Hanumantha Rao. ^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Konte Chupula Chilakamma"	Dasarathi	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 Reddy	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
5.	"Vayasulo Roobi Roobi Dilruba"	C. Narayana Reddy	L. 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. ^[6] 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. ^[7]

References

1. "ఎమ్బీయస్‌ : విదూషకుడు 'చో' కు నివాళి". GreatAndhra (in Telugu). 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
2. "పిచ్చికి నిలువుటద్దమా? సంస్కరణలకు మారుపేరా? తుగ్లక్ : ఓ ఇంటరెస్టింగ్ హిస్టరీ". TV9 Telugu (in Telugu). 25 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
3. "Mohammad Bin Tuglak". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
4. "మహమ్మద్ బిన్ తుగ్లక్" (PDF). Andhra Jyothi (in Telugu). 11 February 1972. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
5. "Mohammed Bin Tuglak (1972)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
6. 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.
7. Gopala Rao, Griddaluru (25 February 1972). "తుగ్లక్ - సమీక్ష" (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). pp. 13–14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

External links

• Muhammad bin Tughluq at IMDb