Magadheera

Magadheera
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. S. Rajamouli
Written byS. S. Rajamouli
Dialogues by
  • M. Rathnam
Story byV. Vijayendra Prasad
Produced byAllu Aravind
B. V. S. N. Prasad
StarringRam Charan Teja
Kajal Aggarwal
Dev Gill
Srihari
Rao Ramesh
CinematographyK. K. Senthil Kumar
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byM. M. Keeravani
Production
companies
Distributed byGeetha Arts
Release date
  • 31 July 2009 (2009-07-31)
Running time
158 minutes
167 minutes (extended theatrical version)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget₹35–44 crore[a]
Box officeest.₹150.5 (equivalent to ₹378.49 in 2023)Crore[1]

Magadheera (lit. 'The Heroic Man')[2] is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language romantic fantasy action drama 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. [7] It collected a distributors' share of ₹73.4 crore and gross collections of ₹122.3 crore at the end of its theatrical run. It became the highest-grossing Telugu film in history at that time.[1] Its 1000-day theatrical run surpassed Chandramukhi (2005) as the longest-running South Indian film.[8] Featured at the Fantastic Fest,[9] 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.[10] Both the dubbed versions were successful and helped Ram Charan gain a good fanbase in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.[1] The Japanese-dubbed version, released in August 2018, became one of the highest-grossing Indian films at the Japanese box office.[1] Additionally, the film was remade in Odia as Megha Sabarire Asiba Pheri in 2010, and in Bengali as Yoddha: The Warrior in 2014.[citation needed]


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  2. ^ Chitty, Naren; Ji, Li; Rawnsley, Gary D.; Hayden, Craig (3 November 2016). The Routledge Handbook of Soft Power. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-36936-3.
  3. ^ "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) - India". World Bank. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Rajamouli's 'Magadheera' rocking in Japan after 'Baahubali' and 'Muthu'". The Times of India. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  5. ^ Pulla, Priyanka (26 May 2010). "Tollywood tightens belt as rising costs hit production". Mint. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Bahubali Director SS Rajamouli Completes 20 Years in Industry: A Look At His Journey". News18. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  7. ^ "7 telugu movies which entered the 100 Crore club". Indian Herald. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  8. ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (31 August 2019). "'I missed Thalaivar's entry in Chandramukhi,' says Sharath Kamal". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Truly fantastic: 'Magadheera' and 'Khalnayak' part of annual festival on genre-bending cinema". 3 August 2016.
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