Magadheera
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Magadheera is a 2009 Telugu film. The film is a historical drama love tale, directed by S. S. Rajamouli
S. S. Rajamouli
S.S. Rajamouli is a screenwriter and film director who works in Telugu cinema. He was introduced as a director by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starting from his first venture as a director, all his movies have had great success at the box office...

 and produced by Allu Aravind. The film stars Ram Charan Tej and Kajal Aggarwal
Kajal Aggarwal
Kajal Aggarwal is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She has also appeared in Tamil and Hindi films.Kajal made her film debut in the 2004 Hindi film Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na and entered the Telugu film industry through the film Lakshmi Kalyanam...

 in the lead roles, while actors Sri Hari Raghumundri
Srihari
Raghumudri Sri Hari, better known as Srihari , is an award-winning actor in Tollywood. He started out in Telugu cinema as the antagonist and subsequently went on to do some notable lead roles.-As lead actor:...

 and Dev Gill play other prominent roles. The film features an original soundtrack by M. M. Keeravani, art direction by R. Ravindar, cinematography by K. K. Senthil Kumar and editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao is an Indian film editor. He is younger brother of Kotagiri Gopala Rao, also a known film editor.-Brief lifesketch:...

. It released on 31 July 2009 to critical and commercial acclaim, eventually proceeding to become the second highest grossing Telugu film after its theatrical run after dookudu.

The film won, two Silver Lotus National Film Award's in the Choreography and Special Effects category. The film was dubbed and released in Malayalam as Dheera - The Warrior and in Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 as Maveeran, on 27 May 2011.

Plot

The story is told in a series of flashbacks, starting with the present time, 2009. Harsha (Ramcharan) is a stunt lover and ekes out his living by taking part in bike races and stunts. He happens to meet Indu and whenever he touches her, he is reminded of something that happened in the past. He falls in love with her and she reciprocates the love. Indu's father fights a legal battle for Udaygadh kingdom as it was his ancestral property. His brother-in-law enjoys the property illegally. The latter's son Raghuveer (Dev Gill) is spellbound by Indu's beauty and goes to their home and promises to return the entire property with the view of marrying Indu. Raghuveer's guru Ghora (Rao Ramesh) tells him that he just cannot win Indu as long as Harsha is alive. On learning that Indu's father accepted her love towards Harsha, Raghuveer kills the father and implicates Harsha in the murder. Later, Raghuveer takes Indu away to Udaygadh. Though Harsha tries to explain the truth to Indu, she doesn't believe him. In the process, Harsha drops from the helicopter and falls in a pond only to be saved by Solomon (Sri Hari Raghumundri
Srihari
Raghumudri Sri Hari, better known as Srihari , is an award-winning actor in Tollywood. He started out in Telugu cinema as the antagonist and subsequently went on to do some notable lead roles.-As lead actor:...

). Now it was Harsha's turn to prove his innocence and remind Indu of their reincarnation.

The story dates then goes back four centuries, to be precise, to 1609 AD. There is a kingdom called Udaygadh in Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

 ruled by a King (Saratbabu). Mitravinda (Kajal Agarwal) is his only daughter. Ranadev Bhilla (Dev Gill) is her cousin. Kala Bhairava (Ram Charan Tej) is a warrior who trains the army of the kingdom. His family has lived under the curse that any warrior will not live for more than 30 years, and will not accept death until he has killed a hundred enemies in the battle. He is also the personal caretaker of the royal family.

Ranadev eyes Mitravinda and wants to get the kingdom by marrying her. But the princess loses her heart to Bhairava. In order to win her hand, both Ranadev and Bhairava take part in a contest and Bhairava emerges the winner. The king, who knows about the curse, requests Kala Bhairava to reject the hand of princess as he does not want his daughter to live the life of a widow. Ranadev turns traitor and joins hands with Sher Khan (Sri Hari Raghumundri
Srihari
Raghumudri Sri Hari, better known as Srihari , is an award-winning actor in Tollywood. He started out in Telugu cinema as the antagonist and subsequently went on to do some notable lead roles.-As lead actor:...

). He invades the kingdom and kills the king. Later, Ranadev and Sherkhan reach the place where Bhairava and Mitravinda are offering prayers to Lord Siva. Sher Khan challenges Bhairava to save the princess from his men. Bhairava courageously attacks and kills 100 soldiers. Sher Khan accepts defeat. Bhairava kills Ranadev but Ranadev stabs Mitravinda. During her last moments, Mitravinda requests Bhairava to proclaim his love for her. They both fall off the cliff and the last words between them remain unsaid. The unproclaimed love of Kala Bhairava and Mithravinda and the unfulfilled wishes of Ranadev have made them take another birth four centuries later. The final showdown is more of a battle between true love and lust, where love emerges the winner.

Cast

  • Ram Charan Teja
    Ram Charan Teja
    Ram Charan Teja Konidala is an Indian film actor. He is the son of Telugu actor Chiranjeevi. He made his debut as lead actor with the film Chirutha in 2007. He currently serves on the board of directors for MAA TV. He was the brand ambassador for Pepsi and Airtel in Andhra Pradesh for sometime...

     as Raja Parthiban and Harsha
  • Kajal Aggarwal
    Kajal Aggarwal
    Kajal Aggarwal is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She has also appeared in Tamil and Hindi films.Kajal made her film debut in the 2004 Hindi film Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na and entered the Telugu film industry through the film Lakshmi Kalyanam...

     as Yuvarani Mithravinda Devi and Indira (Indu)
  • Sunil
    Sunil (actor)
    Sunil Varma is an actor from the Telugu film industry. His roles usually are to provide comic relief to the audience. In Andala Ramudu , he appeared in the lead role for the first time and his Second one as hero is Maryada Ramanna directed by S. S. Rajamouli...

     as Harsha's friend
  • Sri Hari Raghumundri
    Srihari
    Raghumudri Sri Hari, better known as Srihari , is an award-winning actor in Tollywood. He started out in Telugu cinema as the antagonist and subsequently went on to do some notable lead roles.-As lead actor:...

     as Sher Khan and Solomon
  • Dev Gill as Senadhipathi Ranadev Billa and Raghu Veer
  • Sarath Babu
    Sarath Babu
    Sarath Babu is an Indian film actor, who has acted in almost all the major south Indian languages - Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. He has been in the industry for nearly 37 years and has acted in more than 200 movies, most of them in a supporting role. He has acted in 80 films each in...

     as King of Udaigarh and Indu's Father
  • Rao Ramesh
    Rao Ramesh
    Rao Ramesh is an Indian actor and is the son of renowned Tollywood actor Rao Gopal Rao. He never wanted to become an actor. He wanted to become an acclaimed still photographer. But the destiny has other plans for him. He became a late bloomer in Telugu film industry...

     as Ghora
  • Sameer as Maan Singh
  • Chiranjeevi
    Chiranjeevi
    Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...

     (Guest Appearance in a scene after "Bangaru Kodipetta" song)
  • Mumaith Khan
    Mumaith Khan
    Mumaith Khan is an Indian film actress known for her item numbers. She has acted in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Kannada language films.-Introduction:Mumaith has two sisters...

     as Reshma , Dirt Bike race host.
  • Kim Sharma
    Kim Sharma
    -Biography:Kim was born in Ahmednagar to an Indian father and a Japanese mother and did her schooling at St. Joseph's Convent in Panchgani. She then returned to her hometown and joined a junior college. Of her college days, she said 'Having studied in a boarding school, where most of the girls were...

     as Hamsa , the dancer

Filming

90% of the film was shot at Gujarat, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

, Rann of Kutch
Rann of Kutch
The Great Rann of Kutch, also called Greater Rann of Kutch or just Rann of Kutch , is a seasonal salt marsh located in the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India and the Sindh province of Pakistan....

, and Badami
Badami
Badami , formerly known as Vatapi, is a town and headquarters of a taluk by the same name, in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India. It was the regal capital of the Badami Chalukyas from 540 to 757 AD. It is famous for rock cut and other structural temples...

 in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

. Other scenes were filmed at Ramoji Film City
Ramoji Film City
Ramoji Film City is one of the world’s largest integrated film studio complexes at over of land, situated in India near Hayathnagar and Peddamberpet on Hyderabad. It is also a popular tourism and recreation centre, containing both natural and artificial attractions including an amusement park...

 in Hyderabad. The first song of the film, "Bangaru Kodi Petta", was filmed at the Chennai Port
Chennai Port
Chennai Port , formerly known as Madras Port, is the second largest port of India, behind the Mumbai Port, and the largest port in the Bay of Bengal. Being the third oldest port among the 12 major ports of India, it is over 125 years old, although maritime trade started way back in 1639 on the sea...

. The song "Nakosam Nuvvu" was shot in Switzerland. "Panchadara Bomma Bomma" was shot at Golkonda Fort in Hyderabad.

Release

Geetha Arts
Geetha Arts
Geetha Arts is a film production company of Allu Aravind based in Hyderabad. He has produced over 25 films under this company...

 released the original Telugu version on 31 July 2009 and the Malayalam version, titled Dheera - the Warrior, on 27 May 2011. The Tamil version was released by Geetha Arts
Geetha Arts
Geetha Arts is a film production company of Allu Aravind based in Hyderabad. He has produced over 25 films under this company...

 as Maaveeran. The film completed 730 days at Kurnool
Kurnool
Kurnool is located at . It has an average elevation of 273 metres .Kurnool lies on the banks of the Tungabhadra River. The Handry and Neeva rivers also flow through the city. The K.C...

, Andhra Pradesh breaking the 500-day record set by Pokiri. To signify the achievement, the producers organized celebrations at Kurnool.

Critical reception

The film opened to generally positive reviews. The Times Of India gave a 3/5 rating and said "Ram Charan Tej showcases his horse-riding and dancing skills to perfection, while Kaajal known for simple lover girl roles transforms into a determined princess and truly impresses. Actor Dev Gil is adequate as the ruthless villain. Also kudos for the way he has visualised and presented the film". Radhika Rajamani from Rediff rated it 3/5 and explained that "Ram Charan seems to be a chip of the old block when it comes to dancing. Have a look at it for its technical brilliance". NDTV
NDTV
NDTV is an Indian commercial broadcasting television network founded in 1988. It was founded by Prannoy Roy, an eminent journalist and current chairman and director of NDTV Group. NDTV currently has more than 1,000 employees producing news from over twenty locations in India...

 who praised the lead performances and technical aspects of the film says "Ramcharan has excelled in all the departments and perfectly matched expectations. His macho image suited the warrior s character well. His ability to pen the screenplay could be seen in every frame and every scene of the film".

Sify
Sify
Sify Technologies Limited is an Internet service provider established in 1998, based in Chennai, India.-Company profile:...

 Movies noted "Cinematography plays a vital role with capturing the historic ambience of castles, romantic sojourns into scintillating locales and also into the risky stunts." According to Suresh Krishnamoorthy from The Hindu
The Hindu
The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...

 stated "Rajamouli
S. S. Rajamouli
S.S. Rajamouli is a screenwriter and film director who works in Telugu cinema. He was introduced as a director by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starting from his first venture as a director, all his movies have had great success at the box office...

, who has delivered a half-a-dozen hits and is touted as one of the most successful directors of the decade in Telugu cinema, excels in story-telling. The vast expanse of the Thar desert
Thar Desert
The Thar Desert |Punjab]] province. The Cholistan Desert adjoins the Thar desert spreading into Pakistani Punjab province.-Location and description:...

 in Rajasthan has been beautifully-showcased but what one does not understand is the colour on the screen. The sand is almost milky-bluish white!". Behindwoods gave 2.5/5 and wrote "There is great scope for action, heroics, romance and sentiments in such a plot and the director has used it extremely well. Overall, Magadheera is a film that is built on a premise which is neither unique nor holds too many surprises."

Box office

Producer Allu Aravind released the film on July 31 2009 with 500 prints in 1250 screens across the globe, the biggest ever release for a Telugu film, which included more than 1000 screens in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

. The film opened up with 25 prints overseas. At the box office, the film earned a substantial record of 20 crore in the first week of its release. In the second week, the movie's collections crossed 30 Crore in Andhra Pradesh and after five weeks, it collected 47 Crore. According to the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce, “Magadheera” was released in around 40 theatres. The film has had an unprecedented opening in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

 and has grossed more than 5 crore. The final worldwide gross of the film was estimated to be 80 crore, which was nearly twice its budget of 40 crore. In the USA, it earned around 4.5 crore. The producers spent 1.5 crore in making the Tamil dubbed version which earned over 8 crores.

Awards

Ceremony Category Nominee Result
57th National Film Awards
57th National Film Awards
The 57th National Film Awards is presented to the best of Indian Cinema released during the year 2009.Couple of new awards has been introduced for Location Sound Recordist and Sound Designer in the Audiography category, for Background Score in addition to the existing award for Best Music Direction...

Best Choreography
National Film Award for Best Choreography
The National Film Award for 'Best Choreography' winners:...

K. Siva Shankar
Best Special Effects
National Film Award for Best Special Effects
The National Film Award for Best Special Effects winners:...

R. Kamal Kannan

2009 Nandi Awards
Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards is the most Prominent award ceremony for Telugu films, Telugu Theater & Television, presented annually in Andhra Pradesh, India. "Nandi" means "bull", the awards being named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — a cultural and historical symbol of Andhra Pradesh.Nandi...

Best Popular Feature Film
Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film
The Nandi Award for First Best Popular Feature Film winners:...

Allu Aravind
Best Director
Nandi Award for Best Director
The Nandi Award for Best Director winners:...

S. S. Rajamouli
S. S. Rajamouli
S.S. Rajamouli is a screenwriter and film director who works in Telugu cinema. He was introduced as a director by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starting from his first venture as a director, all his movies have had great success at the box office...

Best Editor
Nandi Award for Best Editor
The Nandi Award for Best Editor winners:...

Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao
Best Art Director
Nandi Award for Best Art Director
This is a list of winners of the Nandi Award for Best Art Director....

Ravinder
Best Choreographer
Nandi Award for Best Choreographer
The Nandi Award for Best Choreographer winners:...

Shiva Shankar
Best Audiographer
Nandi Award for Best Audiographer
The Nandi Award for Best Audiographer winners:...

Radhakrishna
Best Costume Designer
Nandi Award for Best Costume Designer
The Nandi Award for Best Costume Designer winners:...

Rama Rajamouli
Best Special Effects Kamal Kannan
Special Jury Award
Nandi Special Jury Award
The Nandi Special Jury Award is given by the state government as part of its annual Nandi Awards for Telugu films....

Ram Charan Tej
Ram Charan Teja
Ram Charan Teja Konidala is an Indian film actor. He is the son of Telugu actor Chiranjeevi. He made his debut as lead actor with the film Chirutha in 2007. He currently serves on the board of directors for MAA TV. He was the brand ambassador for Pepsi and Airtel in Andhra Pradesh for sometime...

57th Filmfare Awards South
57th Filmfare Awards South
The 57th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2009 was held on August 7, 2010 in Chennai, India.-Nominations:...

Best Film Allu Aravind
Best Director S. S. Rajamouli
S. S. Rajamouli
S.S. Rajamouli is a screenwriter and film director who works in Telugu cinema. He was introduced as a director by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starting from his first venture as a director, all his movies have had great success at the box office...

Best Actor Ram Charan Tej
Best Actress Kajal Aggarwal
Kajal Aggarwal
Kajal Aggarwal is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She has also appeared in Tamil and Hindi films.Kajal made her film debut in the 2004 Hindi film Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na and entered the Telugu film industry through the film Lakshmi Kalyanam...

Best Supporting Actor Srihari
Srihari
Raghumudri Sri Hari, better known as Srihari , is an award-winning actor in Tollywood. He started out in Telugu cinema as the antagonist and subsequently went on to do some notable lead roles.-As lead actor:...

Best Music Director M. M. Keeravani
Best Male Playback
Filmfare Best Male Playback Award (Telugu)
The Telugu Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films.The award was first given in 1997. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.- See also :...

Anuj Gurwara
Anuj gurwara
Anuj Gurwara is a Filmfare Award winning Indian playback singer, radio jockey, actor, voice-over artist and master of ceremonies. He is most popularly known as the singer of the popular song "Panchadara Bomma" from Magadheera....


(Panchadara Bomma)
Best Female Playback
Filmfare Best Female Playback Award (Telugu)
The Telugu Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films.The award was first given in 2004. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....

Nikita Nigam
(Dheera Dheera)
Best Lyricist
Filmfare Best Lyricist Award (Telugu)
The Telugu Filmfare Best Lyricist Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films.The award was first given in 2005. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.- See also :...

Chandrabose
(Panchadara Bomma)
Special Award
Best Cinematographer  K.K. Senthil Kumar
K.K. Senthil Kumar
K.K. Senthil Kumar is a cinematographer in Indian Cinema, particularly Telugu films. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune in cinematography. His first film, as cinematographer, was Aithe, directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti. The film went on to become a hit. After...


Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was released worldwide on 28 June 2009. The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani. Lyrics were provided by Bhuvanachandra
Bhuvanachandra
Bhuvanachandra is an Indian lyricist, renowned for his work in the Telugu film industry.He is former Indian Air Force officer living in Chennai.- Films and albums :...

, Chandrabose and M. M. Keeravani. The music was launched on 28 June 2009 at Shilpakala Vedika
Shilpakala vedika
Shilpakala vedika is an auditorium and convention centre located in Hyderabad, India. The auditorium is . Large amount of terracotta was used in the building.Shilpa means sculpture, kala means art, and vedika means platform....

 by Ram Charan's father, film actor Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...

.
Song Singer(s) Duration Lyrics
"Bangaru Kodipetta" Ranjith
Ranjith (singer)
Ranjith is an Indian playback singer who originally hails from Kerala. He was brought up in Tamil Nadu and he is very famous for his playback singing in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam....

, Shivani
6:02 Bhuvanachandra
Bhuvanachandra
Bhuvanachandra is an Indian lyricist, renowned for his work in the Telugu film industry.He is former Indian Air Force officer living in Chennai.- Films and albums :...

"Dheera Dheera Dheera" Nikita Nigam, M.M. Keeravani 4:48 Chandrabose
"Panchadara Bomma" Anuj Gurwara
Anuj gurwara
Anuj Gurwara is a Filmfare Award winning Indian playback singer, radio jockey, actor, voice-over artist and master of ceremonies. He is most popularly known as the singer of the popular song "Panchadara Bomma" from Magadheera....

, Reeta
4:45
"Jorsey" Daler Mehndi
Daler Mehndi
Daler Mehndi , born August 18, 1967, is an Indian Bhangra pop singer.Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India. Since 1995 he has recorded several highly successful albums in India, and also sung as a playback singer for several Hindi movies...

, Geeta Madhuri
Geetha Madhuri
Geetha Madhuri , is a South Indian playback singer.She has recorded several songs in Telugu.-Early life:She was born on August 24, 1989 to Prabhakar Sastry and Lakshmi. She is the only daughter of her parents who are from Godavari districts and moved to Hyderabad when Geetha was very young. Her...

4:37
"Naakosam Nuvvu" Deepu
Deepu
Deepu, is a South Indian playback singer. He has recorded several songs in Telugu.His hits include Satyam Emito – Athidi, Nachore – Yamadonga, Love U Raa – Chirutha, Nakosam Nuvvu – Magadheera, Hatthiri Entha – Gamyam and so on.-Early life:...

, Geeta Madhuri
Geetha Madhuri
Geetha Madhuri , is a South Indian playback singer.She has recorded several songs in Telugu.-Early life:She was born on August 24, 1989 to Prabhakar Sastry and Lakshmi. She is the only daughter of her parents who are from Godavari districts and moved to Hyderabad when Geetha was very young. Her...

3:52 M. M. Keeravani
"Rolling Titles Music" Jassie Gift
Jassie Gift
Jassie Gift is a Malayalam film music composer and singer from Thiruvananthapuram, India. He became famous after his song "Lajjavathiye" in the film 4 the people.-Biography:...

2:58

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