Magadheera | |
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Directed by | S. S. Rajamouli |
Written by | S. S. Rajamouli |
Dialogues by |
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Story by | V. Vijayendra Prasad |
Produced by | Allu Aravind B. V. S. N. Prasad |
Starring | Ram Charan Teja Kajal Aggarwal Dev Gill Srihari Rao Ramesh |
Cinematography | K. K. Senthil Kumar |
Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Geetha Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 158 minutes 167 minutes (extended theatrical version) |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | ₹35–44 crore[a] |
Box office | est.₹150.5 crore[1][2] |
Magadheera (lit. 'The Heroic Man')[3] is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language romantic fantasy action film co-written & directed by S. S. Rajamouli from a story written by V. Vijayendra Prasad & dialogues written by M. Rathnam. The film is produced by Allu Aravind and B. V. S. N. Prasad under Geetha Arts. The film stars Ram Charan, Kajal Aggarwal, Dev Gill, and Srihari. It is themed on reincarnation and eternal love.
Made on a budget of ₹35–44 crore (US$7–10 million),[b] Magadheera was the most expensive Telugu film at that time.[a] The film's production began on 2 March 2008 while principal photography commenced on 19 March 2008. The soundtrack was composed by M. M. Keeravani while the cinematography was done by K. K. Senthil Kumar. The action sequences were choreographed by Peter Hein and the duo of Ram–Lakshman. It was the first Telugu film to list a "visual effects producer" in its credits.
Magadheera was released on 31 July 2009 to critical acclaim and commercial success. It is the first Telugu film to enter the 100 crore club. [8] It collected a distributors' share of ₹72.5 crore and gross collections of ₹150.25 crore at the end of its theatrical run. It became the highest-grossing Telugu film in history at that time.[1][2] Its 1000-day theatrical run surpassed Chandramukhi (2005) as the longest-running South Indian film.[9] Featured at the Fantastic Fest,[10] it won the National Award for Best Choreography and Best Special Effects at the 57th National Film Awards as well as winning six Filmfare Awards, and nine states Nandi Awards. The film's success catapulted the lead actors to stardom.
The film was dubbed into Tamil as Maveeran, and into Malayalam as Dheera: The Warrior, both of which were released on 27 May 2011.[11] Both the dubbed versions were successful and helped Ram Charan gain a good fanbase in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.[2] The Japanese-dubbed version, released in August 2018, became one of the highest-grossing Indian films at the Japanese box office.[2] Additionally, the film was remade in Odia as Megha Sabarire Asiba Pheri in 2010, and in Bengali as Yoddha: The Warrior in 2014.[12][13]
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