| Murari | |
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| Directed by | Krishna Vamsi |
| Written by | Story & Screenplay: Krishna Vamsi Dialogues: Sobhan |
| Produced by | N Devi Prasad Ramalingeswara Rao Gopi Nandigam |
| Starring | Mahesh Babu Sonali Bendre Lakshmi Sukumari Kaikala Satyanarayana Gollapudi Maruthi Rao |
| Cinematography | C. Ramprasad |
| Edited by | Krishna Vamsi |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | Ram Prasad Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹5 crore[2] |
Murari is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language supernatural romantic family drama film written and directed by Krishna Vamsi. It stars Mahesh Babu in the title role, alongside Sonali Bendre, Lakshmi, Sukumari, Satyanarayana, and Gollapudi Maruthi Rao. The film features music composed by Mani Sharma and cinematography by Ram Prasad. It marks the Telugu debut of Sonali Bendre and action choreographer Peter Hein. Additionally, it serves as the final on-screen appearance of veteran actor Dhulipala.
The film follows Murari, a carefree young man from a zamindar family plagued by a generational curse from Goddess Durga since the mid-19th century. Every 48 years, the male heir succumbs to the curse in their early 30s despite numerous rituals to break it. Murari, the current heir, must confront and overcome the curse through his spiritual resolve.
Murari was released on 17 February 2001 to positive reviews and emerged as a commercial success.[3] The film won three Nandi Awards, including Second Best Feature Film. It was later remade in Kannada as Gopi (2006)[4] and inspired the Tamil film Pudhiya Geethai (2003), starring Vijay. Murari was also dubbed into Hindi as Rowdy Cheetah.
- ^ "Murari". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ "20 Years of Murari: 5 Lesser-known Facts of Mahesh Babu's maiden blockbuster". The Times of India. 17 February 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "9 Telugu movies that define superstar Mahesh Babu's career". Vogue India. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Gopi: Even Murali fails to save it". Rediff.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.