Mahajananiki Maradalu Pilla is a 1990 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by M. Narasimha Rao under the Raasi Movie Creations banner,[2] directed by Vallabhaneni Janardhan, with Vijaya Bapineedu in direction supervision.[3] It stars Rajendra Prasad and Nirosha , with music composed by Upendra Kumar.[4] The film was a remake of 1989 Kannada film Nanjundi Kalyana.[5] 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[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Dr. Ram Murthy (Satyanarayana) lives with his brother-in-law Narayana Rao's (Sridhar) family along with his wife Seeta (Subha) and their three daughters. Once, Ram Murthy requires money for medicines for a patient in a serious condition, Narayana Rao refuses and the patient dies, as a result, the family splits in two. After 20 years, Narayana Rao tells his son Ravi (Rajendra Prasad) what happened, and also says that he and his sister had considered marrying Ravi to his sister's elder daughter Devi (Nirosha). Now Ravi decides to reunite the two families by marrying Devi. He presents himself to his aunt, pretending to be Kishtaiah, his father's younger son, who died 20 years ago. Ram Murthy and his family believe that he is truly Kishthaiah and let him move in with them. Devi is a proud, arrogant woman and is not interested in marriage. Kishtaiah eventually convinces Devi to marry him, and they move back to his village, where he works as a servant in his parents' house. Eventually, Devi loses her arrogant ways and becomes content with her simple life with her husband in their small house. Eventually, the truth comes out, Finally, all of them know the truth that Kishtaiah is none other than their nephew Ravi.
| Mahajananiki Maradalu Pilla | |
|---|---|
| Film score by Upendra Kumar | |
| Released | 1990 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 24:50 |
| Label | Cauvery Audio |
| Producer | Upendra Kumar |
Music was composed by Upendra Kumar. Lyrics were written by Bhuvana Chandra. The music is released on Cauvery Audio Company.[6]
Upendra Kumar retained all the six songs from the original Kannada version which also had music by himself.
The song Oka Rama Katha [7] was the retained version of Hosa Premadali.[8] The song Koka Thadipina [9] was the retained version of Nijava Nudiyale.[10] The song Espetu Papa [11] was the retained version of O Nanna Bedagi.[12] The song Mahajanaaniki Maradalu Pilla [13] was the retained version of Innu Guarantee.[14] The song Manuve Madhuram [15] was the retained version of Baduke Hasiru.[16] The song Thappa Thagithe [17] was the retained version of Olage Seridare Gundu.[18]
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 |
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