Murari (film)

This article is about the Telugu film. For Hindu deity, see Krishna.

Murari
Directed by	Krishna Vamsi
Produced by	N Devi Prasad, Ramalingeswara Rao
Written by	Sobhan (dialogues) Krishna Vamsi (story & screenplay)
Starring	Mahesh Babu Sonali Bendre Prakash Raj Lakshmi Satyanarayana Dhulipala
Music by	Mani Sharma
Release date(s)	17th February, 2001
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Murari(Telugu: మురారి) is a 2001 telugu film directed by Krishna Vamsi starring Mahesh Babu and Sonali Bendre. This is the first movie of stunt master Peter Hein he is action director for this film.

Plot summary

Circa 1800's a Jamindar (Prakash Raj) insults Durga Devi by stealing her idol in the temple in a state of intoxication.An enraged Devi kills him and puts a curse on his heirs that she is going to take one family member each every 48 years. And one male heir dies accidentally at the end of every 48 years. And the present year denotes end of another 48 years and now it's the turn of Murari (Mahesh Babu). In another village, there lives Vasundhara (Sonali Bendre). She too lives with a big combined family.Both the families of Murari and Vasundhara are releated by blood, but separated due to the family feuds.They both fall in love and these both families makes the formal arrangement of marriage But once his grandmother,who returns from her Teerdha Yatra, upon being informed by the family poojari that Murari is the one who would be subjected to death by Devi this year, refuses for the marriage. Then she reveals the dark secret that is kept under wraps that once in every 48 years, one of the family members are taken by Devi as bali.Murari overcomes the curse by Devi by performing the puja and marries his sweetheart Vasundhara.

Cast

• Mahesh Babu
• Sonali Bendre
• Lakshmi
• Prasad Babu
• Kaikala Satyanarayana
• Gollapudi Maruti Rao
• Annapurna
• Sivaji Raja
• Anitha Chowdary

Crew

• Music: Mani Sharma
• Stunts: Peter Hein
• Camera: Bhupati
• Editing, Story, Screenplay & Direction: krishna Vamsi
• Producer: Nandigam Gopi
• Theatrical Release Date: 17 February 2001

Box-office performance

• The film turned out to be a hit running for 50 days in 50 centres.^[1]
• It had a 100 day run in 34 centres.^[2]
• The film had a 175-day run in 2 centres.^[3]
• This was Sonali Bendre's first Telugu Film

References

1. ^ Cycle Stand - Telugu Cinema Trade Story
2. ^ Cycle Stand - Telugu Cinema Records - Murari 100 days centers
3. ^ CineGoer.com - Box-Office Records And Collections - Maheshbabu's 175-Day Centres List