Magadheera
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Magadheera (lit. 'The Heroic Man')[3] is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language romantic fantasy action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by Allu Aravind's Geetha Arts, on a story by V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film stars Ram Charan Konidela, Srihari, Kajal Aggarwal and Dev Gill. It is themed on reincarnation and eternal love.
Magadheera | |
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Directed by | S. S. Rajamouli |
Written by | S. S. Rajamouli (Screenplay) V. Vijayendra Prasad (Story) M. Rathnam (Dialogues) |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | K. K. Senthil Kumar |
Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
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Distributed by | Geetha Arts |
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Running time | 158 minutes 167 minutes (extended theatrical version) |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | ₹35–44 crore[lower-alpha 1] |
Box office | est.₹128.5 crore[1][2] |
Made on a budget of ₹35–44 crore (US$7–10 million),[lower-alpha 2] Magadheera was the most expensive Telugu film at that time.[lower-alpha 1] 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 ₹74.5 crore and gross collections of ₹128.5 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] The film 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 Hindi under the same title, Tamil as Maveeran, and into Malayalam as Dheera: The Warrior and was released on 27 May 2011.[10] Both the dubbed versions were successful and earned a good fan base for Ram Charan in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.[2] The Japanese-dubbed version of the film released in August 2018 and became one of the highest-grossing Indian films ever at the Japanese box office.[5][2] The film was remade in Odia as Megha Sabarire Asiba Pheri in 2010, and in Bengali as Yoddha: The Warrior in 2014.[11][12]