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Magadheera (2009)



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Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. S. Rajamouli
Screenplay byS. S. Rajamouli
Story byK. V. Vijayendra Prasad
Produced by
  • Allu Aravind
  • B. V. S. N. Prasad
Starring
  • Ram Charan
  • Kajal Aggarwal
  • Dev Gill
  • Srihari
CinematographyK. K. Senthil Kumar
Edited byKotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music byM. M. Keeravani
Production
company
Geetha Arts
Distributed byGeetha Arts
Release date
  • 31 July 2009 (India)
Running time
166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget35 crore[1][2]
Box officeest. ₹150 crore[3][4]

Magadheera (translated Great Warrior) is a 2009 Indian Telugu language fantasy action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli who co-wrote the film with K. V. Vijayendra Prasad. It was produced by Allu Aravind of Geetha Arts. The film stars Ram Charan and Kajal Aggarwal, with actors Dev Gill and Srihari in leading roles. The reincarnation-themed plot revolves around four people: a valiant warrior in charge of the safety of the princess, the princess who is in love with him, the commander-in-chief of the army who covets the princess, and a emperor who wants to conquer their kingdom. They all die before their wishes are granted, and the plot moves forward 400 years, at which point the Warrior's reincarnation begins to have flashbacks in a chance encounter.

Produced with a budget of 35 crore, production began on March 2, 2008, while main filming began on March 19, 2008. Cinematography was produced by K. K. Senthil Kumar and edited by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. Production design was carried out by R. Ravinder, while the action sequences were choreographed by Peter Hein and the Ram — Lakshman duo. The visual effects were designed by R.C. Kamalakannan, with assistance from Adel Adili and Pete Draper. It is the first Telugu film to include a "visual effects producer" in its credits. The soundtrack was composed by Mr. M. Keeravani, who collaborated with Kalyani Malik to compose the background music.

Magadheera was released on July 31, 2009 and was to critical acclaim and raised a distributor's share of 73 crore. Its 1,000-day theatrical release surpassed Chandramukhi (2005) as South India's oldest film.

 The film won the national award for Best Choreography and Best Special Effects at the 57th National Film Awards, as well as six Filmfare Awards, nine Nandi Awards and ten CineMAA Awards. The success of the film catapulted the main actors into stardom. In 2014 it was remade in Bengali under the name Yoddha: The Warrior.

Plot

Harsha, a dirt-bike racer, is travelling via auto rickshaw with his friend to the airport. He spots the blurry outline of a woman trying to flag the auto down, and gestures to her that it is already occupied. As he does, their fingers accidentally touch, and Harsha feels an electric current passing through him, which triggers a few fleeting images. After recovering from the shock, he flees the auto in search of the girl and inquires about her to a woman named Indira "Indu", unaware that Indu is the same woman. Indu, thinking he is stalking her, misdirects him by convincing him that the girl is her neighbour. She and her friends exploit Harsha, having him take them to places and promising that the girl will show. After Harsha beats up a group of men who were verbally harassing Indu, she starts to fall in love with him.

Meanwhile, Indu's distant cousin Raghuveer, lusts after her. He manipulates Indu and her father into trusting him. However, when he attempts to touch a sleeping Indu, he sees visions of a warrior slitting his throat. Raghuveer consults a tantrik, Ghora, who reveals that in a prior life, Raghuveer was a prince who lusted after Indu, and was killed by her lover, a warrior. Raghuveer is determined to find the reincarnation of the warrior and kill him. Meanwhile, Harsha discovers how Indu and her friends have been defrauding him, and after he pranks her in retaliation, they start to fall in love. Raghuveer discovers that Harsha is the reincarnation of the warrior, murders Indu's father and frames Harsha. As Raghuveer and Indu leave in a helicopter, Harsha fails to catch them; falling into a lake, he faces a near-death experience and gets a full vision of his past-life in 1609.

In 1609, Emperor Sher Khan is preparing to invade the kingdom of Udaigarh when he hears of the brave warrior Kala Bhairava (Harsha). King Vikram Singh's daughter, Princess Mithravindha Devi (Indu), loves Bhairava, but he holds himself back even though he reciprocates the same. Ranadev Billa (Raghuveer),the king's nephew and Mithra's cousin lusts after Mithra and plans a competition between himself and Bhairava; the winner will marry her and the loser will be banished from Udaigarh. Bhairava's victory leads to Ranadev's banishment. Vikram Singh, however, secretly requests that Bhairava not marry his daughter, because Bhairava has a high chance of dying in the ensuing battle with Khan's forces, and he does not wish to see Mithra widowed. Though shocked, Bhairava concedes to the king's request and publicly declines to marry Mithra, leaving her distraught.

Bhairava takes Mithra, his soldiers, and his caretakers to the Bhairavakona temple atop a cliff to seek blessings from God prior to the attack. Mithra demands that Bhairava admit his love for her. When he does not respond, she upsets the sacred items they have brought for the puja and, using her own blood, paints an image of Bhairava on a rock, picturing him leaving his true love to do his duty. An injured soldier arrives to tell Bhairava that Ranadev has aided Khan's army, who have killed Vikram Singh and are now rushing toward them. They arrive, and Khan challenges Bhairava to kill at least 100 of his soldiers. Bhairava completes the challenge, but is severely injured in the battle. Khan, impressed by Bhairava's bravery, has a change of heart and accepts him as his friend. However, Ranadev, invoking Khan's promise to aid him in victory, continues attacking, eventually wounding Mithra before being killed by Bhairava. A dying Mithra asks Bhairava to confess his love, but before he can respond, she dies and falls off the cliff. Distraught, he jumps off as well, following her to meet the same fate.

In the present, Harsha is rescued by a fisherman named Solomon (the reincarnation of Khan) and, with Solomon's help, visits Udaigarh. He reaches Raghuveer's palace and overhears Ghora telling Raghuveer that if Indu's past-life memories are not revived within the day they never can be, and she will be with Raghuveer forever. Harsha kidnaps Indu, with Solomon aiding him and takes her to Bhairavakona and in the process, Raghuveer accidentally kills Ghora. Raghuveer arrives by helicopter and asks Indu to come with him; however Indu sees Mithra's painting, and her past-life memories are revived. She reunites with Harsha and asks him to forgive her. An angered Raghuveer attacks Harsha who fights him, and with the help of Solomon, manages to kill him and the couple reunites.

Cast

  • Ram Charan as Kala Bhairava and Harsha
  • Kajal Aggarwal as Mithravinda Devi and Indira (Indu)
  • Dev Gill as Ranadev Billa and Raghuveer
  • Srihari as Sher Khan and Solomon
  • Rao Ramesh as Ghora
  • Sarath Babu as Vikram Singh
  • Surya as Bhoopathi Varma
  • Sunil as Harsha's gullible friend
  • Sameer Hasan as Maan Singh
  • Cameo appearances
  • Chiranjeevi in a cameo appearance in the item song "Bangaru Kodipetta".
  • Mumaith Khan as Reshma, the dirt bike race organiser. She also appears in "Bangaru Kodipetta".
  • Kim Sharma as Hamsa, a dancer who appears in the item song "Jorsey".
  • Brahmanandam as Indu's neighbour
  • Hema as Sasikala
  • Saloni Aswani as Solomon's girlfriend.

Casting

  • Ram Charan as Kala Bhairava and Harsha
  • Kajal Aggarwal as Mithravinda Devi and Indira "Indu"
  • Dev Gill as Ranadev Billa and Raghuveer
  • Srihari as Sher Khan and Solomon
  • Rao Ramesh as Ghora
  • Sarath Babu as Vikram Singh
  • Surya as Bhoopathi Varma
  • Sunil as Gautam, Harsha's gullible friend
  • Brahmanandam as Kittu, Indu's neighbour
  • Hema as Sasikala
  • Sameer Hasan as Maan Singh
  • Subbaraya Sharma as Guru Devulu
  • Chatrapathi Sekhar as Raghuveer's sidekick