Mahanandi is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, directed by V. Samudra,[2] starring Sumanth, Anushka Shetty and Srihari in the Lead. The movie was released on 3 December 2005.[3] It was a moderate success at the box office. It was dubbed into Hindi as Ek aur Mahayudh, in Tamil as Thirupachi Aruva and into Malayalam under the title Ullasam.

Mahanandi
Theatrical Release poster
Directed byV. Samudra
Written byPolur Ghatikachalam
Produced byAnasuya Devi
StarringSumanth
Anushka Shetty
Srihari
Suman
Kota Srinivasa Rao
CinematographyVasu
Edited byNandamuri Hari
Music byKamalakar
Distributed byRS Movie Productions
Release date
  • 3 December 2005 (2005-12-03)
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CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

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Swamy leaves Rayalaseema along with his sister during their childhood after their parents are murdered by a rival faction. Swamy later takes his revenge, and becomes a powerful don when he grows up. Bhaskar, the eventual leader of the rival faction group, operates from Charlapally jail, and his main aim is to kill Swamy.

Shankar is an orphan raised by Swamy, and grows up to become the latter's body guard and right-hand man. Without asking for her consent, Swamy settles his sister Nandini's marriage with the son of Naayar. Nandini doesn't like this proposal and plans to get out of it. She lies to Shankar, saying that she wants to marry the man she loves, Kumar. She seeks Shankar's help to escape from home. Shankar, in a fix, reluctantly agrees. Before escaping, Nandini writes a letter to Swamy, saying that she is actually in love with Shankar, and that they are eloping. This letter creates a rift between Shankar and Swamy, who feels betrayed. Later, Nandini reveals to Shankar that she is actually in love with him, and not Kumar. Shankar is shocked. Meanwhile, Bhaskar tries to take advantage of the rift between Swamy and Shankar and plans his attack. During their time together, Shankar too gradually falls in love with Nandini. Eventually, Swami and Shankar come together and fight Bhaskar. They finally reconcile, but Swami succumbs to his injuries. Shankar and Nandini marry and eventually have a son, whom they name Swami.

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Soundtrack

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Maha Nandi
Soundtrack album to Maha Nandi by
Kamalakar
Released31 October 2005
Recorded2005
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTelugu
LabelMadhura Entertainment
ProducerKamalakar

the soundtrack was composed by Kamalakar. The audio of Mahanandi was released by Venkatesh at a function arranged in Fortune Katriya Hotel. Madhura Entertainments label distributed and marketed the audio. Sumanth could not attend the function as he was shooting for his other film, Godavari, near Rajahmundry.[4]

Song Title Singers Lyricist
"Yemainaa" K. S. Chithra, Hariharan Bandaru Danayya Kavi
"Tightgunna Jeans Pantu" Tippu Taidala Bapu
"Indradhanassu" Shreya Ghoshal Eeshwar Teja
"Etu Choosthe Atu Nuvve" K. S. Chithra Velpula Venkatesh
"Champakamaala" Malathi, Shankar Mahadevan Bhaskarabhatla
"Naa Panchapranaalu" K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Gurucharan
"Kathilaanti Ammayi" Adnan Sami, Sujatha Veturi

References

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  1. ^ "Mahanandi - Telugu cinema Review - Sumanth, Srihari & Anushka". Idlebrain.com. 3 December 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Samudra directs Sumanth". The Hindu. 2 June 2005. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Mahanandi review. Mahanandi Telugu movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Mahanandi - audio function - Telugu Cinema - Sumanth, Anushka & Srihari". Idlebrain.com. 31 October 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
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