Mahatma is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Krishna Vamsi. This film stars Srikanth (in his 100th film) and Bhavana.[1][2] The music was composed by Vijay Antony with cinematography by Sharat and editing by Gautham Raju. The film was to release on 2 October, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti. Due to censor issues, the film's release was postponed by a week to 9 October 2009. The film was dubbed in Tamil as Puthiya Thalapathy and in Hindi as Ek Aur Mahanayak in 2009. The film won four Nandi Awards. The film was a box office success.[3]
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Directed by | Krishna Vamsi |
Produced by | C R Manohar |
Starring | Srikanth Bhavana |
Cinematography | Sharat |
Edited by | Gautham Raju |
Music by | Vijay Antony |
Distributed by | Golden Lion Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | ₹12 crores |
Dasu (Srikanth) is a rowdy in a basti in Hyderabad. He makes a living out of the "settlement of petty issues". A young lawyer named Krishnaveni (Bhavana) gets him bail in a petty case, and their acquaintance soon develops into romance after a series of events. On the other hand, a politician-cum-businesswoman (Jyothi) plans to set up SEZ in that basti that move is protested by dwellers headed by a genuine leader (Sekhar). Meanwhile, a local politician-cum-rowdy leader named Dada (Jaya Prakash Reddy) also protests against the businesswoman and seeks Rs. 200 crores if she wants to set up SEZ there. Dasu initially believes Dada is a good politician and works for him. When Dada tries to take advantage of Dasu, he realizes his fault and plans to contest against him at a newly floated Mahatma party. How Krishnavani and local theatre artists bring a change in Dasu and make him realize the importance of Mahatma Gandhi's ideology is a core point of the movie.
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Released | 2009 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Language | Telugu | |||
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The song "Yem Jaruguthundi" was inspired from the song "Aen Ennaku Mayakkam" from the movie Naan Avanillai. Similarly "Jajjanaka" from "Naaka Mukka" song from the movie Kadhalil Vizhunthen[4] and the song "Dailamo" from "Dailamo Dailamo" from the film Dishyum.
All music is composed by Vijay Antony.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Indiramma" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:52 |
2. | "Yem Jaruguthundi" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Karthik, Sangeetha | 5:07 |
3. | "Kurra Kurra" | Suddala Ashok Teja | Vijay Antony, Surchith, Vinaya | 4:23 |
4. | "Thalayetthi" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:22 |
5. | "Jajjanaka" | Lakshmi Bhoopal | Vijay Antony | 4:59 |
6. | "Dailamo" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Balaji, Sangeetha, Megha | 4:28 |
7. | "Neela Poori" | Kasarla Shyam | Kasarla Shyam | 3:36 |
Total length: | 30:50 |
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