Murali Krishnudu
Murali Krishnudu is a 1988 Telugu-language drama film produced by S. Gopal Reddy under the Bhargav Art Productions banner[2] and directed by Kodi Ramakrishna.[3] It stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Rajani in the lead roles[4] and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[5] The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office.[6]
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| Directed by | Kodi Ramakrishna |
| Produced by | S. Gopal Reddy |
| Written by | Ganesh Patro (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Kodi Ramakrishna |
| Story by | Bhargav Arts Unit |
| Starring | Akkineni Nagarjuna Rajani |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | K. S. Hari |
| Edited by | K. Sathyam |
Production company | Bhargav Art Productions[1] |
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Running time | 131 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Murali Krishna, a multimillionaire, is an easy going guy who spends most of his time with girlfriends. Krishnaveni is a middle-class girl who lives with her widowed mother. She works as a dance teacher in a drama company for a living. One day, Murali Krishna's car driver helps her by dropping Krishnaveni to her office. Everyone in the drama company misinterprets her as Murali Krishna's girlfriend. The drama company owner encourages her by providing additional benefits, in view getting off a possible lucrative donation and other benefits from Murali Krishna. Krishnaveni thinks of this as an innocent prank that may fetch her better work and decides to play out the charade as Murali's girlfriend. Once they send their company bills to Murali Krishna's company; as soon as Murali knows of this matter, he decides to confront Krishnaveni, but falls in love with her at first sight. Thus, he introduces himself as a bill collector of Murali Krishna's company. Eventually, both of them hang around together and gradually develop a liking towards each other. After some time, he reveals the truth and expresses his love towards her and she also accepts it. But suddenly a cruel person Parasuram (Mohan Babu) enters into their life, claiming to be Krishnaveni's husband. The remaining story is; What was the relation between Parasuram and Krishnaveni? What happens to the love story of Murali Krishna and Krishnaveni?
Cast
- Akkineni Nagarjuna as Murali Krishna
- Rajani as Krishnaveni
- Mohan Babu as Parasuram
- Gollapudi Maruti Rao as Murali Krishna's grandfather
- Sowcar Janaki as Murali Krishna's grandmother
- Raavi Kondala Rao as Drama company Owner
- Gokina Rama Rao as Krishnaveni's father
- Chidatala Appa Rao
- Chitti Babu as Driver
- K. K. Sarma as Manager
- Juttu Narasimham
- Dham
- Kueli as Item Number
- Chandrika as Parimala
- Anitha as Krishnaveni's mother
- Y.Vijaya as Kanyakumari
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:15 | |||
| Label | SAPTASWAR Audio | |||
| Producer | K. V. Mahadevan | |||
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Music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics was written by C. Narayana Reddy & Vennelakanti. All songs are hit tracks. Music released on SAPTASWAR Audio Company.[7]
| S. No. | Song Title | Singers | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Naa Kosame Lokam" | SP Balu | 4:16 |
| 2 | "Chakkani Chilakamma" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:51 |
| 3 | "Nee Abinaya Gathilona" | SP Balu | 4:24 |
| 4 | "Ettago Undholamma" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:04 |
| 5 | "Olole Navvindhi" | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:24 |
| 6 | "Premante Mosamani" | SP Balu, S. Janaki | 4:10 |
| 7 | "Srimadhramaramana" (Hari Katha) | P. Susheela | 4:06 |
References
- "Murali Krishnudu (Overview)". IMDb.
- "Murali Krishnudu (Production)". Movie Buff.
- "Murali Krishnudu (Review)". Know Your Films.
- "Murali Krishnudu (Star Cast)". Nth Wall. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- "Murali Krishnudu (Music)". Movie Masti Music.
- "Murali Krishnudu". Akkineni Nagarjuna Hit Movies.
- "Murali Krishnudu (Songs)". Cineradham.