Maavichiguru (transl. New mango shoot) is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film is produced by P. Usharani under Chandra Kiran Films and presented by Sri Sravanthi Movies. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Aamani, and Ranjitha with music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film was remade in Malayalam as Kumkumacheppu (1996), in Kannada as Mangalasutra (1997) and in Tamil as Thodarum (1999). The film won three Nandi Awards.[1]
| Maavichiguru | |
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 Movie Poster | |
| Directed by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Written by | Diwakar Babu (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Story by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Produced by | P. Usha Rani |
| Starring | Jagapathi Babu Aamani Ranjitha |
| Cinematography | Sarath |
| Edited by | K. Ramgopal Reddy |
| Music by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
Production company | Sri Sravanthi Movies & Chandra Kiran Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot edit
Seetha (Aamani) is a possessive wife who suspects that all the women in the world are throwing themselves at her husband Madhu (Jagapathi Babu). Things get a little interesting after Sudha (Ranjitha) enters the picture and ends up hugging Madhu right in front of Seetha's eyes. Seetha is diagnosed with a deadly heart condition and decides to have Madhu and Sudha tie the knot for the sake of a good life for her young son. She even goes as far as getting a divorce from Madhu to make him hate her. In the end, Seetha dies, Madhu and Sudha get married, and they name the baby Seetha.
Cast edit
- Jagapati Babu as Madhu
- Aamani as Seetha
- Ranjitha as Sudha
- Brahmanandam as Head Clerk
- Babu Mohan as Gopi
- Ali as Peon
- Tanikella Bharani as Lawyer Satyanandam
- Giri Babu as Madhu's boss
- Allu Ramalingaiah Sita's grandfather
- Sivaji Raja as Assistant lawyer
- Subbaraya Sharma as Judge
- P. J. Sarma as Doctor
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Departmental Store Owner
- Ironleg Sastri as Bujjulu
- Dham as Raktha Cola
- Jenny
- Kishore Rathi
- Sri Lakshmi as Radha
- Siva Parvati as Satyanandam's wife
- Madhurima as item number
- Nirmalamma as Sita's grandmother
Soundtrack edit
| Maavichiguru | ||||
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:31 | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | S. V. Krishna Reddy | |||
| S. V. Krishna Reddy chronology | ||||
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Music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. Music is released on T-Series Music Company. All the songs were well received, but the track "Maataivvamma" was a huge chartbuster, soulfully rendered by Chitra, for which she won the Nandi Award for best playback singer, female.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kodanda Ramudanta" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Jagapati Babu, Vandemataram Srinivas, Prasanna, Allu Ramalingaiah, M. M. Srilekha, Renuka | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Kommana Kulike Koyila" | Bhuvanachandra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Mata Ivvamma Chelli" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | K. S. Chithra | 4:44 |
| 4. | "Kondamalli Kondaamalli" | Bhuvanachandra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Ramju Bhale Ramchilaka" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anupama | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Manasa Sancharare" | Sadasiva Brahmendra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 0:59 |
| 7. | "Maavichiguru Thini" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:54 |
| Total length: | 28:21 | |||
Reception edit
A critic from Andhra Today stated that "But the treatment is good and all credit is due to the director. Diwakar Babu's dialogues have helped in the movie becoming a success. The main characters do well and the songs are good".[3]
Awards edit
References edit
- ^ "Telugu actor Jagapati Babu to make Bollywood debut in Ajay Devgn's Taanaji – The Unsung Warrior". Firstpost. 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Maavi Chiguru". JioSaavn. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "REVIEWS". andhratoday.com. 13 February 1998. Archived from the original on 13 February 1998. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
External links edit
- Maavichiguru at IMDb
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