Hanuman Junction (film)
| 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 |
| Produced by | M. V. Lakshmi Editor Mohan (presents) |
| Starring | Arjun Jagapathi Babu Venu Thottempudi Laya Sneha |
| Cinematography | Ram Prasad |
| 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, produced by M. V. Lakshmi under the M. L. Movie Arts banner and directed by M. Raja. It stars Arjun, Jagapathi Babu, Venu Thottempudi, Laya, Sneha in the lead roles and music composed by Suresh Peters. The film was recorded as a Super Hit at the box office. The film, notably Raja's directorial debut and his only Telugu venture to date, is a remake of the 2000 Malayalam blockbuster Thenkasipattanam, directed by Rafi Mecartin.[1] The film released on 21 December 2001,[2] and became a highly successful venture.[3] the film is a super hit in all the three languages.This film is dubbed in Tamil as Singakottai and was released on 5 August 2011.
Plot
Krishna (Arjun) and Dasu (Jagapati Babu) are orphans and are close friends since childhood. Their motto in life is to win over the people and market by brute force methods. They start KD & Co. together and make a fortune. Dasu has a younger sister Devi (Vijayalakshmi). Krishna too treats her as his own sister. Three of them live together and own a fortune earned at Hanuman Junction. Krishna has a childhood sweetheart Meenakshi (Sneha).
Sathru (Venu Thottempudi) joins KD & Co. as a manager. He has a flashback. He loved Devi back in college. But she expressed her helplessness by telling him that she will marry the guy who is recommended by her brothers. Sathru is on a mission to win over the brothers to marry Devi. KD & Co. organizes a cultural show in which Sangeeta (Laya) participates as a singer. The foolishness of KD & Co. makes Sangeeta stay for four extra in Hanuman Junction, which lands her in a soup. When Sangeeta attempts suicide, Dasu and Krishna rescue her and bring her to their house.
Now Sathru and Devi decide to get a suitable girl each for Krishna and Dasu so that they will give green signal to the marriage of Sathru and Devi. From here onwards, the comedy of errors starts. The relationships among the pairs alter. If you want to know how a serious mass film turns into a comedy flick with Venu excelling as a comedy star, you've got to watch Hanuman Junction on the silver screen.[4]
Cast
- Arjun as Krishna
- Jagapati Babu as Dasu
- Venu Thottempudi as AjaataSathru aka Sathru
- Laya as Sangeetha
- Sneha as Meenakshi
- Vijayalakshmi as Devi
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as Devudayya
- Brahmanandam as Sangeetha's uncle
- Kovai Sarala as Sangeetha's Aunt
- Ali as Janagama
- Venniradai Niramala as Devudayya's wife
- L.B. Sriram as Chakram
- Paruchuri Venteswara Rao
- M. S. Narayana
- Venu Madhav as Devudayya's aide
- Rallapalli
- Besant Ravi as henchman
- Sri Divya (child artist)
- Sudeepa Pinky as Young Meenakshi
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. All songs are hit tracks. Music released on Aditya Music Company.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Konaseemallo O Koila" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | Srinivas, K. S. Chithra | 5:08 |
| 2. | "Oka Chinni Ledikuna" | Chandrabose | Suresh Peters, Sriram Parthasarathy, Sujatha Mohan | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Golmaal Golmaal" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | Mano, M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chithra, Sujatha Mohan | 4:52 |
| 4. | "O Prema Prema" | Chandra Bose | Suresh Peters | 5:18 |
| 5. | "Kushi Kushiga" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | Shankar Mahadevan, Swarnalatha | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 23:56 | |||
References
- ^ "Telugu Cinema – Preview – Hanuman Junction – Editor Mohan – Jagapati Babu, Venu, Arjun, Laya, Sneha". Idlebrain.com. 21 December 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Telugu Cinema – Review – Hanuman Junction – Jagapathi Babu, Arjun, Venu, Laya, Sneha & Vijaya Lakshmi – Raja – Editor Mohan". Idlebrain.com. 21 December 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Telugu Cinema – Research – Analysis – Telugu cinema in first half of 2002 – Aadi, Hanuman Junction, Santosham, Jayam, Lahiri". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Official Title". idlebrain.