Magaadu (1990 film)

Magaadu
Magaadu
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Madhu
Written by	S. N. Swamy
Produced by	Babu Ganesh
Starring	Rajasekhar ; Jeevitha; Lissy ; Murali Mohan
Music by	Raj–Koti
Release date	9 August 1990;
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Magaadu (transl. Man) is a 1990 Indian Telugu-language film directed by K. Madhu. The film stars Rajasekhar, Jeevitha, Lissy and Murali Mohan. The film is a remake of the 1988 Malayalam film Moonnam Mura.^[1] Rajasekhar won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu.^[2] It was dubbed and released in Tamil as Meesaikaran which was also a success. It marked Jeevitha Rajasekhar's last acting performance prior to her retirement. ^[3]

Plot

Cast

Rajasekhar as Vikram
Jeevitha as Vikram's wife
Lissy as Swetha
Murali Mohan as Police Inspector
Thiagarajan
R. Sarathkumar as SP Raju
Devadas Kanakala as Police Inspector
Babu Antony as Rowdy
Babu Mohan as Bus Passenger
Hema Sundar
Brahmaji as Ramana Babu
Ali as Bus Conductor
Baby Shamili as Vikram's daughter

Reception

Griddaluru Gopalrao of Zamin Ryot on 31 August 1990 gave a favourable review for the film, appreciating the novel storyline, tight screenplay and Rajasekhar's performance.^[4]

References

^ "Lissy Lakshmi to act in Nithin – Megha Akash's Telugu film after a gap of 25 years". Behindwoods. 1 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ "Dr Rajasekhar Weaned Off Non-invasive Ventilator and Is Stable: Hospital". News18. 27 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ "'Chennai 28' director Venkat Prabhu to helm project starring Dr Rajasekhar next". The News Minute. 24 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
^ Griddaluru, Gopalrao (31 August 1990). "బిగువైన కథ పట్టుసడలని కథనం: మగాడు" (PDF). Zamin Ryot. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

External links

Magaadu at IMDb

[1] "Lissy Lakshmi to act in Nithin – Megha Akash's Telugu film after a gap of 25 years". Behindwoods. 1 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[2] "Dr Rajasekhar Weaned Off Non-invasive Ventilator and Is Stable: Hospital". News18. 27 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[3] "'Chennai 28' director Venkat Prabhu to helm project starring Dr Rajasekhar next". The News Minute. 24 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

[4] Griddaluru, Gopalrao (31 August 1990). "బిగువైన కథ పట్టుసడలని కథనం: మగాడు" (PDF). Zamin Ryot. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

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