| Morning Raga | |
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 American theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mahesh Dattani |
| Written by | Mahesh Dattani |
| Produced by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Starring | Shabana Azmi Prakash Kovelamudi Perizaad Zorabian Lillete Dubey Nassar |
| Cinematography | Rajiv Menon |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Mani Sharma Amit Heri |
Production companies | RK Teleshow Arka Media Works |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes (American release)[1] 90 minutes (Indian release)[2] |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ₹1.5 crore[2] |
| Box office | ₹30.5 lacs[2] |
Morning Raga is a 2004 Indian English-language musical drama film written and directed by Mahesh Dattani, and produced by K. Raghavendra Rao under Arka Media Works. It stars Shabana Azmi, Prakash Kovelamudi, Perizaad Zorabian, Lillete Dubey and Nassar. The film has an extensive use of English dialogue, in addition to the Godavari dialect of Telugu language.[3]
The film focuses on three main characters — all Telugu — whose lives have each been ruined by past tragedies and how they are united by circumstance. These three are all connected by a love of music, and through this, the film explores elements of classical Indian Carnatic music, the raga, and contemporary Indian music. The film was also dubbed into Telugu as Ragam.[4]
- ^ a b "Morning Raga to release in USA on 25th March". Idle Brain portal. Archived from the original on 12 March 2005.
- ^ a b c "Morning Raga - Movie - Box Office India". Box Office India. 2004.
- ^ Ramnarayan, Gowri (31 October 2004). "Music as a metaphor". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 December 2005.
- ^ "Reviews : Movie Reviews". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2022.