Magaadu (1990 film)

1990 Indian film

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 (1990-8-9)

Country| India
Language| Telugu

Magaadu (transl. Man) is a 1990 Indian Telugu-language spy 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

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## Cast

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* 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
* Rajesh as Bhargav

## Reception

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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]

## Awards

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* Nandi Award for Best Editor \- Krishnan [5]
* Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor \- Rajasekhar

## References

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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.
5. ^ https://archive.org/details/ANDHRAPATRIKA20031991/mode/2up?q=మనవరాలు

## External links

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* Magaadu at IMDb

*[transl.]: translation