Maharaja
Title card
Directed byOm Sai Prakash
Screenplay byB.A. Madhu
M.S. Abhishesh
Story byB.A. Madhu
Produced byR.S. Gowda
Starring
CinematographyH.C. Venu
Edited byP.R. Soundarraj
Music byS. A. Rajkumar
Release date
  • 14 January 2005 (2005-01-14)
Running time
154 min
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Maharaja is a 2005 Kannada-language family drama film directed by Om Sai Prakash featuring Sudeep and Nikita Thukral in the lead roles.[1] 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

Soundtrack

Maharaja
Soundtrack album by
S. A. Rajkumar
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageKannada
External audio
audio icon Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

Soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[2] "Kandamma Kandamma" song reused From "Chaamanthi Poobanthi" from Telugu film Puttintiki Ra Chelli.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Chukku Bukku"K. KalyanMalathi04:05
2."Gopala Gopala"V. Nagendra PrasadRajesh, Kalpana04:41
3."Hettavaru Beku"V. Nagendra PrasadS. A. Rajkumar04:12
4."Kandamma Kandamma"K. KalyanK. S. Chithra01:21
5."Kandamma Kandamma"K. KalyanK. S. Chithra05:45
6."Kuni Kunu"K. KalyanRajesh05:16
7."Santheya Beediyalli"V. Nagendra PrasadRajesh, Manjula Gururaj04:51

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".[3] A critic from Viggy wrote that "If you like to see Sudeep only as an action hero, Maharaja is not for you!"[4]

Awards

Totals
Awards won 1
Nominations 0

Karnataka State Film Awards :-

References

  1. ^ "'Maharaja' - new film of Sudeep directed by Saiprakash".
  2. ^ http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/album/K0000075.html[bare URL]
  3. ^ "Maharaja Review". IANS. 14 January 2005 – via Nowrunning.
  4. ^ "'Maharaja' film review - a film starring Sudeep and Nikhita directed by Saiprakash".
  5. ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05". viggy.com.

External links

Om Sai Prakash
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