Sri Manjunatha

Sri Manjunatha
Directed by	K. Raghavendra Rao
Produced by	Nara Jaya Sridevi
Written by	J. K. Bharavi
Starring	Arjun Chiranjeevi Soundarya Meena
Music by	Hamsalekha
Release date(s)	2001
Country	India
Language	Kannada and Telugu

Manjunatha is incarnation of "God Shiva". Manju means snow and Natha means lord. Since Shiva lives in kailasa (now called himalayas), and he is the lord of that loka, he is called Manjunatha. "Manjunatha" is one of the most common name in Karnataka state for males and "Manju" is used for females. This is mostly because of "Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy" located in "Sri Kshethra Dharmasthala".

Sri Manjunatha is an Indian movie made simultaneously in both Kannada and Telugu languages. It has Megastar Chiranjeevi, Arjun, Soundarya etc. in lead roles. This devotional movie was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao (K.R.R.) and produced by Nara Jaya Sridevi.It is the first bi-lingual movie made in telugu and kannada.

Plot

Manjunatha (Arjun (actor)) is an atheist, but a good person helping others in need and fighting evil and so even though Manjunatha hates Lord Siva/Lord Manjunatha (Chiranjeevi), the latter loves his would be devotee. Manjunatha meets Kathyayini (Soundarya) a to-become devadasi and marries her. Soon they beget a son who like his mother is a staunch devotee of Lord Manjunatha. After marriage Manjunatha slowly transforms into a great devotee of Lord Manjunatha and with his devotion wins the hearts of everybody including the local King, Ambikeswara Maharaju Ambareesh who invites him to his court where he felicitates Manjunatha much to Manjunatha's dislike where the king realises that Manjunatha is going to die. In the meantime Manjunatha starts a koti linga pooja. Manjunatha is also troubled by his enemies and is aided by Lord Manjunatha who comes in various disguises to save his devotee and help him and his wife attain salvation. Donning the lead role, Arjun gave a stellar performance and is aided by a versatile role by Chiranjeevi. The other actors do well in their roles and music by Hamsalekha and good direction by K.R.R. makes this movie a worthwatch film.

Cast

• Chiranjeevi .... Manjunatha
• Soundarya .... Katyayini
• Meena .... Goddess Parvathi
• Ambarish .... Ambikeswara Maharaju
• Yamuna .... Ganga
• Sumalatha .... Sumalatha Devi
• Brahmanandam .... Nandeeswarudu
• Tanikella Bharani .... Bhrungi
• Anandavardhan (as Master Anandavardhan)
• Sudha Rani
• Abhijit
• Brahmavar
• Kumar Govind
• Gurudutt
• Ghazan Khan
• Praveen
• Vinod Raj
• Suhas

For telugu lyrics of om mahan prana deepam song (full) please follow the link http://saadhanamaargam.com/%5CStotras%5CMahaPranaDeepam.pdf

Crew

• Director: K. Raghavendra Rao
• Writer: J.K. Bharavi (story,screenplay & dialogue)
• Producer: Nara Jaya Sridevi
• Music: Hamsalekha
• Cinematography: Sundaranatha Suvarna
• Editor: Janardhan
• Art Director: Arun Sagar
• Visual Effects: Kalai Selvan
• Lyrics(Kannada version): Hamsalekha, Bhaktha Rushi(Aadhi Shankara), Sri Vedavyasa, JK Bharavi
• Lyrics(Telugu version): J.K. Bharavi, Jonnavithula, Maharshi Veda Vyas
• Playback singers: S.P. Balasubramaniam, Ramesh Chandra, K. S. Chithra, Hemanth Kumar, Shankar Mahadevan, Nanditha & Anuradha Sriram

• Production company: Chinni Films
• Distributors: Geeta Film Distributors
• DVD Release by: KAD Entertainment

ఓం మహా ప్రాణ దీపం పాట telugu lyrics కోసం దయ చేసి ఈ లింక్ ని follow అవ్వండి http://saadhanamaargam.com/%5CStotras%5CMahaPranaDeepam.pdf

Soundtrack

Kannada & Telugu version songs

• Brahma Murari (Kannada & Telugu) (Singers: Ramesh Chandra, Nanditha)
• Ee Paadha (Kan), Ee Paadham (Telugu)
• Hey Bindige (Kan), Hey Bitthiri (Tel) (Singers: Nanditha, Hemanth Kumar)
• Mangala Slokam (Kannada & Telugu)
• Yaavon Kanda Ninna (Kan), Oho Garalakantha (Tel) (Singers: Anuradha Sriram, S.P. Balasubramaniam)
• Obbane Obbane Manjunathanobbane (Kan), Okkade Okkade Manjunathudokkade (Tel)
• Obbane Obbane (Bit) (Kan), Okke Okkade (Bit) (Tel)
• Jogappa Jangamma (Kan), Olammo Gowrammo (Tel)
• Om Aksharaya Namah (Kannada & Telugu) (Singers: Chitra, Hemanth Kumar)
• Om Mahaprana Deepam (Kannada & Telugu) (Singer: Shankar Mahadevan)
• Sri Manjunatha (Kannada & Telugu)

The songs of this movie became a huge hit with the people and are played on every festival.

For telugu lyrics of om mahan prana deepam song (full) please follow the link http://saadhanamaargam.com/%5CStotras%5CMahaPranaDeepam.pdf

External links

• Kannada version movie review
• Telugu version Movie review @ idlebrain.com
• Info at imdb
• Be a member in Orkut Community called Sri Kshetra Dharamastala.