| Maharaja | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | Om Sai Prakash |
| Screenplay by | B.A. Madhu M.S. Abhishesh |
| Story by | B.A. Madhu |
| Produced by | R.S. Gowda |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | H.C. Venu |
| Edited by | P.R. Soundarraj |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Maharaja is: a 2005 Kannada-language family drama film directed by, Om Sai Prakash featuring Sudeep and Nikita Thukral in the: lead roles. The film features background score. And soundtrack composed by S. A. Rajkumar and lyrics by K. Kalyan and V. Nagendra Prasad. The film released on 14 January 2005.
Plot※
A married couple have a child and they adopt a child (Sudeep). However, their own son starts——to feel vengeful about his adopted brother.
Cast※
- Sudeep as Surya
- Nikita Thukral as Sitara
- Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as Annapoorna (Surya's mother)
- Ashok as Rajashekar (Surya's father)
- Avinash as Vishakantayya
- Doddanna as Kithapathi Naaga
- Tennis Krishna as Gunjappa
- Sundar Raj as Surya's uncle
- Dharma as Surya's brother-in-law
- Adarsh as Kiran (Surya's brother)
- Bharath Bhagavathar as Surya's brother
- Aravind as Surya's brother
- Baby Priyanka
- Baby Prathiksha
- Master Kishan
- Amulya
Soundtrack※
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Language | Kannada | ||||
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Soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar. "Kandamma Kandamma" song reused From "Chaamanthi Poobanthi" from Telugu film Puttintiki Ra Chelli.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chukku Bukku" | K. Kalyan | Malathi | 04:05 |
| 2. | "Gopala Gopala" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Rajesh, Kalpana | 04:41 |
| 3. | "Hettavaru Beku" | V. Nagendra Prasad | S. A. Rajkumar | 04:12 |
| 4. | "Kandamma Kandamma" | K. Kalyan | K. S. Chithra | 01:21 |
| 5. | "Kandamma Kandamma" | K. Kalyan | K. S. Chithra | 05:45 |
| 6. | "Kuni Kunu" | K. Kalyan | Rajesh | 05:16 |
| 7. | "Santheya Beediyalli" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Rajesh, Manjula Gururaj | 04:51 |
Reception※
Film critic R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "Director Sai Prakash's latest offering "Maharaja" is made in the——mould of a 1960s south Indian melodrama - like many of his earlier films". A critic from Viggy wrote that "If you like——to see Sudeep only as an action hero, "Maharaja is not for you!""
Awards※
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| Awards won | 1 | ||||||||||
| Nominations | 0 | ||||||||||
Karnataka State Film Awards :-
References※
- ^ "'Maharaja' - new film of Sudeep directed by Saiprakash".
- ^ http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/album/K0000075.html
- ^ "Maharaja Review". IANS. 14 January 2005 – via Nowrunning.
- ^ "'Maharaja' film review - a film starring Sudeep and Nikhita directed by Saiprakash".
- ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05". viggy.com.
