| Murari | |
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| Directed by | Krishna Vamsi |
| Written by | Krishna Vamsi |
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| Produced by | N Devi Prasad Ramalingeswara Rao Gopi Nandigam |
| Starring | Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni Sonali Bendre Lakshmi Sukumari Kaikala Satyanarayana Gollapudi Maruthi Rao |
| Cinematography | C. Ramprasad |
| Edited by | Krishna Vamsi |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | Ram Prasad Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹5 crore[2] |
Murari is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language supernatural family drama film written and directed by Krishna Vamsi. The film features Mahesh Babu in the title role along with Sonali Bendre, Lakshmi, Sukumari, Kaikala Satyanarayana, and Gollapudi Maruthi Rao. The film marks Bendre's Telugu debut. Mani Sharma composed the music, Ram Prasad was the cinematographer and Peter Hein debuted as an action choreographer with this film. The film marked the last on-screen appearance of veteran Telugu actor Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry.
The film revolves around the happy-go-lucky Murari whose Zamindar ancestors have been victims of Goddess Durga's generational curse since the mid-19th century. Every 48 years, the family's heirs lose their life in their early 30s due to this curse. No matter how many religious rituals have been performed for ages, the family loses its heirs. In this generation, Murari is the one at risk of succumbing to the curse. The film deals with Murari's redemption to overcome the curse through his spiritual will, and his grandmother's self-sacrifice.
The film released on 17 February 2001 to positive reviews, was commercially successful, and was declared a Super Hit at the box office.[3] Murari has been dubbed into Hindi as Rowdy Cheetah in 2015. It won three Nandi Awards including Second Best Feature Film. The film was remade in Kannada as Gopi (2006).[4]
- ^ "Murari". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ "20 Years of Murari: 5 Lesser-known Facts of Mahesh Babu's maiden blockbuster". The Times of India. 17 February 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "9 Telugu movies that define superstar Mahesh Babu's career". Vogue India. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Gopi: Even Murali fails to save it". Rediff.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.