Hanuman Junction (film)
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Marudhuri Raja
| Hanuman Junction | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | M. Raja |
| Written by | Thotapalli Madhu (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | M. Raja Marudhuri Raja |
| Story by | Rafi Mecartin |
| Based on | Thenkasipattanam (Malayalam)(2000) by Rafi Mecartin |
| Produced by | M. V. Lakshmi Editor Mohan (presents) |
| Starring | Arjun Jagapathi Babu Venu Thottempudi Laya Sneha Vijayalakshmi |
| Cinematography | C. Ramprasad |
| Edited by | M. Babji Editor Mohan (supervision) |
| Music by | Suresh Peters |
Production company | M. L. Movie Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 159 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Hanuman Junction is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by M. Raja in his directorial debut. It stars an ensemble cast of Arjun, Jagapathi Babu, Venu Thottempudi, Laya, Sneha, and Vijayalakshmi. Produced by M. V. Lakshmi under the M. L. Movie Arts banner of Editor Mohan, the film is a remake of the Malayalam film Thenkasipattanam (2000).[1]
The music is composed by Suresh Peters with cinematography by C. Ramprasad. The film released on 21 December 2001 and was a successful venture.[2] The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Singakottai.
Krishna and Dasu are best friends and the notorious goons of Hanuman Junction, who hold KD & Co company. They always have enmity with a vicious opponent, Devudayya. Meenakshi, Devudayya's daughter, has loved Krishna since childhood, but he does not reciprocate because he knows that Dasu will not accept it. Meanwhile, Sathru, a young man appointed as a manager in KD & Co, constantly receives their batter because of his stupidity. Later, it reveals that Dasu has a sister Devi, an educated girl whom Krishna too endears as his own. Sathru is in love with Devi, which she jilted. Thus, he joined in their company to win the hearts of Devi and her brothers. As KD & Co keeps hostage a music troupe for which Sangeeta, the main singer, when the elders expel her from the house, KD shelters her.
Now, Devi affirms to Sathru that her brothers should be conjugal first. Therefore, he decides to find brides for Krishna and Dasu. With a revue, he unites Krishna with Meenakshi and tries to patch up Sangeeta with Dasu. Here, surprisingly, she loves Krishna. Due to Sathru's obfuscation, Krishna accepts the proposal, mistaking Sangeeta for Dasu's finance. Soon, Krishna reveals his love affair to Dasu when he understands Meenakshi as his spouse and starts liking her. Afterward, they bring Meenakshi home, confront Devudayya, and wedding preparations in progress. Sathru realizes the mishap and tries to rectify, which leads to chaos. Exploiting it, Devudayya creates a rift between KD. During that plight, Dasu aims to knit Meenakshi when Krishna obstructs his way forcibly. Eventually, it results in warfare between soulmates. At last, Krishna gets ready to relinquish his love for his friendship. However, Dasu changes his mind, bands Krishna and Meenakshi together, and decides to marry Sangeetha. Finally, the movie ends with the wedding of the three couples.
Cast
- Arjun as Krishna
- Jagapati Babu as Dasu
- Venu Thottempudi as Ajaatasathru aka Sathru
- Sneha as Meenakshi
- Laya as Sangeetha
- Vijayalakshmi as Devi
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Devudayya
- Brahmanandam as Sangeetha's uncle
- Kovai Sarala as Sangeetha's aunt
- Ali as Janaganamana
- Venniradai Niramala as Devudayya's wife
- L. B. Sriram as Chakram
- Paruchuri Venteswara Rao as Venkatachalam
- Chandra Mohan as Chandram
- M. S. Narayana as Abbulu
- Venu Madhav as Devudayya's aide
- Rallapalli
- Besant Ravi as henchman
- Baby Sri Divya as Young Devi
- Sudeepa Pinky as Young Meenakshi
Production
Principal photography began on 11 June 2001.[3]
Soundtrack
| Hanuman Junction | |
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| Film score by | |
| Released | 2001 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 23:56 |
| Label | Aditya Music |
| Producer | Suresh Peters |
Music composed by Suresh Peters who composed the for original Malayalam version, thus retaining all the tunes from the original. Music released on Aditya Music Company.[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Konaseemallo O Koila" | Veturi | Srinivas, K. S. Chithra | 5:08 |
| 2. | "Oka Chinni Ledikuna" | Chandrabose | Sujatha Mohan and Chorus | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Golmaal Golmaal" | Veturi | K. S. Chithra, Mano, M. G. Sreekumar, Sujatha Mohan | 4:52 |
| 4. | "O Prema Prema" | Chandra Bose | Suresh Peters | 5:18 |
| 5. | "Kushi Kushiga" | Veturi | Shankar Mahadevan, Swarnalatha | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 23:56 | |||