Muddula Mavayya

Muddula Mavayya
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Directed by	Kodi Ramakrishna
Produced by	S. Gopal Reddy
Written by	Ganesh Patro (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Kodi Ramakrishna
Story by	P. Vasu
Starring	Nandamuri Balakrishna Vijayashanti
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography	K. S. Hari
Edited by	K. Satyam
Production company	Bhargav Art Productions[1]
Release dates	7 April 1989
Running time	138 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Muddula Mavayya is a 1989 Telugu drama film produced by S. Gopal Reddy on Bhargav Art Productions banner, directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vijayashanti in the lead roles and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film recorded as Industry Hit at box office.^[2][3][4] The film was a remake of Tamil film En Thangachi Padichava.^[5] It was remade in Hindi as Aaj Ka Arjun starring Amitabh Bachchan, in Kannada as Ravimama starring V. Ravichandran.

Plot

Ranga Rao (Raja Krishnamoorthy), a rich landlord in a village, spreads terror among the villagers and threatens them to give their lands to build a liquor factory. An honest police officer (Ahuti Prasad) is transferred to the village and wants to reason behind villagers cowardliness and he wants to trap Ranga Rao at any cost. After spending five years in jail for a murder, Raja (Nandamuri Balakrishna) is back to his village. Raja always gives a tough fight to Ranga Rao and Inspector asks him what is the reason behind his enmity against Ranga Rao.

In the past, Raja was a petty thief, he loves a girl Vidya (Vijayashanti) when she comes to know Raja is a thief she reports on him then he reveals his past, Raja was an orphan who is living for his only sister Lakshmi (Seeta) and for her studies he is doing robberies. Lakshmi, after finishing her studies in the city, came back to her village. She still against Ranga Rao's conspiracy. Lakshmi and Ranga Rao's son Chinna (Ravi) fell in love each other and got married with Raja's support. Chinna went missing while Lakshmi became pregnant. Lakshmi found out that Chinna was in his father's house and it was Ranga Rao's master plan. Raja went there, but he was humiliated by Raja. In the meantime, Chinna stabbed Lakshmi but she gave birth to the baby boy before dying. The angry Raja killed Chinna. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

• Nandamuri Balakrishna as Raja
• Vijayashanti as Vidya
• Seeta as Lakshmi
• Gollapudi Maruthi Rao as Vidya's grand-father
• Raja Krishnamoorthy as Ranga Rao
• Anandaraj as Gaja
• Subhalekha Sudhakar as Raja's friend
• Ahuti Prasad as New Inspector
• Eeswar Rao as Subba Rao Master
• Brahmaji as Drunker
• Balaji as Villager
• Ravi Kiran as Chinna
• KK Sarma as Constable
• Telephone Satyanarayana as Old Inspector
• Chidatala Appa Rao as Butler Bajana Sundaram
• Kallu Chidambaram as Panthulu
• Juttu Narasimham as Butler Gajakarna
• Anitha as Hero's mother
• Heera as Servant
• Master Amith as Raja's Son-in-law
• Hema^[6]

Soundtrack

Muddula Mavayya
Film score by K. V. Mahadevan
Released	1989
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	26:42
Label	LEO Audio
Producer	K. V. Mahadevan
K. V. Mahadevan chronology
Janaki Ramudu (1988) Muddula Mavayya (1989) Muddula Menalludu (1990)

Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. All songs are blockbusters. Music released on LEO Audio Company.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Hey Raja"	Vennelakanti	SP Balu	4:27
2.	"Changu Changu"	C. Narayana Reddy	SP Balu, S. Janaki	4:09
3.	"Mavayya Annapilupu"	Vennelakanti	SP Balu, P. Susheela, S. P. Sailaja	4:46
4.	"Aaku Chatuna"	C. Narayana Reddy	SP Balu,P. Susheela	4:06
5.	"Itu Chukka Atu Pakka"	C. Narayana Reddy	SP Balu,SP Sailaja	3:58
6.	"Om Shanti"	Vennelakanti	SP Balu,P. Susheela	5:07
Total length:				26:42

Others

• VCDs and DVDs on - Universal Videos, SHALIMAR Video Company, Hyderabad

References

1. "Titles". Chithr.com.
2. "Heading". IMDb.
3. "Heading-2". Filmi Beat.
4. "Heading-3". Nth Wall.
5. http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/09/09/stories/2006090900630100.htm
6. http://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/muddula-mavayya/cast-crew.html