| Gharana Mogudu | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Screenplay by | Paruchuri brothers |
| Story by | P. Vasu |
| Based on | Anuraga Aralithu (1986) |
| Produced by | K. Devi Vara Prasad |
| Starring | Chiranjeevi Nagma Vani Viswanath Rao Gopal Rao Kaikala Satyanarayana |
| Cinematography | A. Vincent |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | M. M. Keeravani |
Production company | Devi Film Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Gharana Mogudu (transl. Intelligent Husband) is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language masala film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Nagma and Vani Viswanath with Rao Gopal Rao and Kaikala Satyanarayana in supporting roles. The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani, and cinematography was handled by A. Vincent. It is a remake of the 1986 Kannada film Anuraga Aralithu.[1]
Released on 9 April 1992, Gharana Mogudu became the first South Indian and Telugu film to collect over ₹10 crore in distributor share at the box office,[2] marking the third consecutive hit for the combination of K. Raghavendra Rao and Chiranjeevi after Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari (1990) and Rowdy Alludu (1991).[3] The film completed 100 days in 39 centres and its 100-day celebrations were held at Brahmananda Reddy Stadium in Guntur on 26 July 1992.[3] It received the Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu and was featured at the 24th International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.[4]
Plot
[edit]Raju (Chiranjeevi) is a do-gooder who helps his co-workers in a Visakhapatnam shipyard, but when his mother suffers a paralytic stroke, he moves back to Hyderabad and looks for a job. Uma Devi (Nagma), daughter of industrialist Bapineedu (Raogopal Rao) takes over the business from her father and helps it to reach new heights, which also sees her head-strong ways reach new heights. In this scenario, she not only rejects Ranganayakulu's (Kaikala Satyanarayana) son's marriage proposal, but insults them when the father-son duo show up at her house. To get their revenge, they send goons to kill Uma Devi. As fate would have it, Bapineedu shows up in the car instead of Uma Devi and is rescued by Raju, who asks him for a job, which Bapineedu readily agrees to.
Raju wins over the employees in no time and takes on the high-handedness of Uma Devi and her management. This leads to constant conflict and Uma Devi decides to marry Raju, so that he will not interfere anymore. To this end, she emotionally blackmails Raju's mother and eventually makes Raju agree to marry her. But Raju continues to trouble her even after marriage. Uma Devi's secretary, Bhavani (Vani Viswanath), is also a friend of Raju, which leads to jealousy. In the meantime, Ranganayakulu, with the help of Uma Devi's manager Sarangapani (Ahuti Prasad) schemes against Uma Devi to sabotage her factory. The rest of film deals with how Raju thwarts the schemes of Ranganayakulu and teaches Uma Devi to be humble.
Cast
[edit]- Chiranjeevi as Raju
- Nagma as Uma Devi (Voice Dubbed by Saritha)
- Vani Viswanath as Bhavani (Voice Dubbed by Silpa)
- Raogopal Rao as Bapineedu
- Kaikala Satyanarayana as Ranganayakulu
- Brahmanandam as Albithri Appanna
- Sharat Saxena as Ranganayakulu's son
- Ramaprabha as Seethamma
- Shubha as Savithri
- Ahuti Prasad as Sarangapani
- Ponnambalam as Veeraiah
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Rammurthy
- Chalapathi Rao as Chalapathi
- P. L. Narayana as Narayana
- Disco Shanti as item number in the song "Bangaru Kodi Petta"
- Gautam Raju as Yousuf
- King Kong
Soundtrack
[edit]The music and background score for the film were composed by M. M. Keeravani, with lyrics provided by Bhuvanachandra and Keeravani himself.[5]
Originally, the song "Bangaru Kodi Petta" had a different tune, but Chiranjeevi requested a more energetic, "peppy number" where he could showcase his full energy. Keeravani quickly composed a new tune at the producer's home, initially penning the lyrics as "Smuggled Goods Bandi Vachinandi." Bhuvanachandra later revised the lyrics to "Bangaru Kodi Petta," completing the writing in just half an hour.[6]
"Bangaru Kodi Petta" was later remixed by Keeravani in the Magadheera (2009).[7][8] Keeravani later reused "Hey Pilla" as "Hey Babu" for the 1996 Hindi film Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin.
| Gharana Mogudu | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 30:13 | |||
| Label | Lahari Music | |||
| Producer | M. M. Keeravani | |||
| M. M. Keeravani chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bangaru Kodi Petta" | Bhuvanachandra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra | 6:14 |
| 2. | "Kitukulu Thelisina" | Bhuvanachandra | K.S. Chitra, Mano | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Hey Pilla Hello Pilla" | Bhuvanachandra | K.S. Chitra, Mano | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Kappuko Duppati" | M. M. Keeravani | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra | 4:51 |
| 5. | "Endibe Ettaga Undhi" | Bhuvanachandra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Pandu Pandu Pandu" | Bhuvanachandra | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra | 5:01 |
| Total length: | 30:13 | |||
Box office
[edit]- Gharana Mogudu became the highest grossing Telugu film of all time, collecting a distributor share of over ₹10 crore in its initial release.[3] It also emerged as the first South Indian movie to collect a distributor share of over ₹10 crore.[2]
- Gharana Mogudu collected a distributor share of ₹1.35 crore in its opening week.[9]
- The film had a 100-day run in 39 centres[3] and a 175-day run in three centres, including a 183-day run in Sandhya 70mm, Hyderabad.[10]
- It was dubbed in Malayalam as Hey Hero. It was successful in Kerala; it collected ₹1 crore with a distributor share of ₹0.4 crore, and it had run for 175 days in the same theatre in Trivandrum.
Awards
[edit]- Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu - K. Devi Vara Prasad
References
[edit]- ^ "Top ten Kannada films to have been remade". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ a b "28 Years for Gharana Mogudu: 4 fascinating things about the Chiranjeevi starrer". The Times of India. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Gharana Mogudu was a commercial success, and it went on to become the first South Indian film to collect over Rs 10 crore share at the box office. Chiranjeevi is probably the first hero in the history of Indian cinema to take Rs 1 crore remuneration for a film.
- ^ a b c d "Gharana Mogudu: Third Hit In A Row For Chiru-KRR Combo". CineGoer.com. 4 September 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.
- ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Gharana Mogudu - 1992". TeluguFM. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011.
- ^ Narasimham, M. L. (22 September 2012). "'I wrote 'vana vana…' in the train'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023.
- ^ "On Ram Charan's birthday: A playback to some of his most memorable dance numbers". Firstpost. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (13 December 2012). "Tollywood stars dance to daddy's tunes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Chiru movies Opening week shares". NonstopCinema.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2004.
- ^ "Chiranjeevi's 175-Day Centres List". CineGoer.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012.