Murari (Rowdy Cheetah film)
Murari is a 2001 Telugu supernatural thriller film written, directed & edited by Krishna Vamsi. The film was produced by Nandigam Gopi on Ram Prasad Arts banner and was presented by N Devi Prasad and Ramalingeswara Rao. It features Mahesh Babu in the titular role while Sonali Bendre, Lakshmi, Sukumari, Kaikala Satyanarayanaand Gollapudi Maruthi Rao play important roles. Mani Sharma composed the music while Bhupati handled the cinematography. Peter Hein debuted as choreographer of action sequences with this film. It also marked the last on screen appearance of veteran Telugu actor Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry.
The film revolves around a person named Murari whose ancestors starting from an evil zamindar in the mid-19th century die accidentally once in every 48 years because of a curse by Goddess Sri Durga on the zamindar's heirs. When Murari's marriage with his love Vasundhara is rejected by his grandmother Sabari, he comes to know about the curse a day later. The rest of the film is how Murari, the victim of Goddess Sri Durga's curse this year, overcomes the curse. The film released on 16 February 2001 and is considered as one of the classic in Telugu cinema. The film was dubbed into Tamil with the same name due to Sonali Bendre's popularity there. The film was remade in Kannada as Gopi with Murali playing the lead role.
| Directed by | Krishna Vamsi |
|---|---|
| Produced by | N Devi Prasad Ramalingeswara Rao |
| Written by | Sobhan (dialogues) Krishna Vamsi (story & screenplay) |
| Starring | Mahesh Babu Sonali Bendre Prakash Raj Lakshmi Satyanarayana Dhulipala |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
| Cinematography | Ram Prasad |
| Edited by | Krishna Vamsi |
Production
company |
Ram Prasad Arts
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Release dates
| 16 February 2001 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Cast
- Mahesh Babu as Murari
- Sonali Bendre as Vasudhara
- Lakshmi as Gopakka
- Prasad Babu as Sreenu
- Sukumari as Sabari
- Kaikala Satyanarayana as Satti Pandu
- Gollapudi Maruthi Rao as Chanti
- Annapurna as Chanti's Wife
- Sudha as Ammulu
- Sivaji Raja as Suri
- Anitha Chowdary as Suri's Wife
- Chinna as Baachi
- Hema as Baachi's Wife
- Raghu Babu as Rambabu
- Ravi Babu as Bullabbayi
- Lakshmipathi as Vaali
- Prakash Raj (guest appearance)
- M. S. Narayana (guest appearance)
- Naga Babu (guest appearance)
- Achyuth (guest appearance)
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