Mahajananiki Maradalu Pilla
Mahajananiki Maradalu Pilla (transl. Darling to Huge Crowd) is a 1990 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by M. Narasimha Rao under the Raasi Movie Creations banner, directed by Vallabhaneni Janardhan, with Vijaya Bapineedu in direction supervision.[1][2] It stars Rajendra Prasad and Nirosha, with music composed by Upendra Kumar. The film is a remake of 1989 Kannada film Nanjundi Kalyana, based on Parvathavani's Kannada play Bahaddur Ganda which was a translation of William Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew.[3][4] Upendra Kumar, who had composed the songs for the original movie, retained all the six songs from the original.
| Mahajananiki Maradalu Pilla | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vallabhaneni Janardhan Vijaya Bapineedu (Supervision) |
| Written by | Kaasi Viswanath (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Vijaya Bapineedu |
| Story by | Uday Kumar Vijaya Bapineedu (Script) |
| Produced by | M. Narasimha Rao |
| Starring | Rajendra Prasad Nirosha |
| Cinematography | V. Srinivasa Reddy |
| Edited by | Trinath |
| Music by | Upendra Kumar |
Production company | Raasi Movie Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot edit
The film begins in a village where Dr. Ram Murthy lives in their in-laws' house with his wife, Seeta, & three daughters. Once, he needs cash for one at the death door, which his brother-in-law Narayana Rao denies, and the patient dies. So, a rift arises, and Ram Murthy quits with the family, cutting the cords. Years pass, and Narayana Rao's son Ravi promises to join them and inquire about Ram Murthy. Whereat, he knows they are under the gun because of their adamant conceit daughter Devi detesting the nuptial. It pauses the remaining two Lakshmi & Saraswati wedlocks with their partners, Hari Babu & Giri Babu. Ravi sets foot into his uncle's house by forging as his father's late sibling, Kishtaiah, who escaped from death. From there, Ravi / Kishtaiah wittily charges Devi, and she seeks to discard him but in vain. Ergo, peeved-up Devi, revolts, and Kishtaiah airs her as insane, which prevails in mortifications. Since there is no choice, Devi accepts the offer of knitting Kishtaiah. Consequently, she announces her real motive is to puppet her husband, and he reversals a challenge to bend her vanity. Following this, they walk to their village. Ravi poses as a servant of his parents and unveils his deceit of wearing Kishtaiah's mask. Being conscious of it, Devi crashes, but she is stranded. Ravi acts mean towards her, which misfires when she defames him and becomes seriously ill. Ravi revives Devi with his idolization when she comprehends his virtue and bows down. Parallelly, Narayana Rao notifies Ram Murthy & Seeta about Ravi's impostor as Kishtaiah and Devi's deplorable state. Forthwith, they rush and pleasure to view their reformed daughter. At last, Ravi announces himself as Narayana Rao's son and reunites the family. Finally, the movie ends happily.
Cast edit
- Rajendra Prasad as Ravi / Kishtaiah
- Nirosha as Devi
- Satyanarayana as Dr. Ram Murthy
- Sridhar as Narayana Rao
- Rallapalli as Nakkapalli Narayana Swamy
- Brahmanandam as Dr. Vyayam Vyagreswara Rao
- Maharshi Raghava as Hari
- Dora Babu as Giri
- Srilakshmi as Aademma
- Shubha as Seeta
- Anitha as Ravi's mother
- Mamatha as Nakkapalli Rajeswari Devi
- Rajitha as Lakshmi
- Pavitra as Saraswathi
- Nirmalamma as Bamma
Soundtrack edit
| Mahajananiki Maradalu Pilla | |
|---|---|
| Film score by Upendra Kumar | |
| Released | 1990 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 24:50 |
| Label | Cauvery Audio |
| Producer | Upendra Kumar |
The film's music was composed by Upendra Kumar with lyrics written by Bhuvana Chandra. The music was released on Cauvery Audio Company.[5] Upendra Kumar retained all the six songs from the original Kannada version which also had music by himself.
All lyrics are written by Bhavana Chandra; all music is composed by Upendra Kumar
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oka Rama Katha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Koka Thadipina" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manjula Gururaj | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Espetu Papa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Mahajanaaniki Maradalu Pilla" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Manuve Madhuram" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Thappa Thagithe" | Manjula Gururaj | 4:20 |
References edit
- ^ "'Gang Leader' SP Vallabhaneni Janardhan passes away". 29 December 2022.
- ^ Desk, Tollywood (12 February 2019). "Vijaya Bapineedu passes away". Tollywood.
- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (23 April 2016). "Shakespeare influenced Kannada films too". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Jain, Manju (2009). Narratives of Indian Cinema. ISBN 9788190891844.
- ^ "Mahajananiki Maradalu Pilla (Songs)". Cineradham.
External links edit
- Mahajananiki Maradalu Pilla at IMDb