Maharaja (2005 film)
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| Directed by | Om Sai Prakash |
| Screenplay by | B.A. Madhu M.S. Abhishesh |
| Story by | B.A. Madhu |
| Produced by | R.S. Gowda |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | H.C. Venu |
| Edited by | P.R. Soundarraj |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
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Running time | 154 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Maharaja is a 2005 Kannada-language family drama film directed by Om Sai Prakash featuring Sudeep and Nikita Thukral in the lead roles.[1][2] 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
- Sudeep as Surya
- Nikita Thukral as Sitara
- Bharathi Vishnuvardhan as Annapoorna (Surya's mother)
- Ashok as Rajashekar (Surya's father)
- Avinash as Vishakantayya
- Doddanna as Kithapathi Naaga
- Tennis Krishna as Gunjappa
- Sundar Raj as Surya's uncle
- Dharma as Surya's brother-in-law
- Adarsh as Kiran (Surya's brother)
- Bharath Bhagavathar as Surya's brother
- Aravind as Surya's brother
- Baby Priyanka
- Baby Prathiksha
- Master Kishan
- Amulya
Soundtrack
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Language | Kannada | ||||
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Soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[3] "Kandamma Kandamma" song reused From "Chaamanthi Poobanthi" from Telugu film Puttintiki Ra Chelli.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chukku Bukku" | K. Kalyan | Malathi | 04:05 |
| 2. | "Gopala Gopala" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Rajesh, Kalpana | 04:41 |
| 3. | "Hettavaru Beku" | V. Nagendra Prasad | S. A. Rajkumar | 04:12 |
| 4. | "Kandamma Kandamma" | K. Kalyan | K. S. Chithra | 01:21 |
| 5. | "Kandamma Kandamma" | K. Kalyan | K. S. Chithra | 05:45 |
| 6. | "Kuni Kunu" | K. Kalyan | Rajesh | 05:16 |
| 7. | "Santheya Beediyalli" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Rajesh, Manjula Gururaj | 04:51 |
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".[4] A critic from Viggy wrote that "If you like to see Sudeep only as an action hero, Maharaja is not for you!"[5] S. N. Deepak of Deccan Herald wrote "Director Sai Prakash has effectively handled the story which revolves around family values. He has taken care not to glorify the mannerisms of Sudeep and included a number of sentimental scenes, comedy episodes (without double meaning) and action scenes in the film. Sudeep does a great job".[6] Music India Online wrote "Why Sudeep has accepted this type of subject? Has he really gone bankrupt? Or is he looking for money but not good roles? This is not a film for his caliber. This is an out and out tearjerker. In Kannada many such stories have come and gone".[7]
Awards
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| Awards won | 1 | ||||||||||
| Nominations | 0 | ||||||||||
Karnataka State Film Awards :-
References
- ^ "'Maharaja' - new film of Sudeep directed by Saiprakash".
- ^ "Here comes MAHARAJA". Indiainfo. 4 August 2004. Archived from the original on 9 December 2004. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Songs Download, All MP3 Songs, Raaga.com All Songs". www.raaga.com. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Maharaja Review". IANS. 14 January 2005 – via Nowrunning.
- ^ "'Maharaja' film review - a film starring Sudeep and Nikhita directed by Saiprakash".
- ^ Deepak, S. N. (16 January 2005). "Maharaja". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 10 February 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "Movie Review: Maharaja (2005)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 17 March 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05". viggy.com.