Magaadu (1990 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 (1990-08-09)
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
• Rajesh as Bhargav

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

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.

External links

• Magaadu at IMDb