Okka Magaadu
| Okka Magaadu | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Y. V. S. Chowdary |
| Written by | Y. V. S. Chowdary Chintapalli Ramana (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Y. V. S. Chowdary |
| Story by | Y. V. S. Chowdary |
| Produced by | Y. V. S. Chowdary |
| Starring | Nandamuri Balakrishna Simran Anushka Shetty Nisha Kothari Ashutosh Rana |
| Cinematography | Madhu A. Naidu C. Ramprasad |
| Edited by | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | Bommarillu |
Release date |
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Running time | 178 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Okka Magaadu: The Real Indian (transl. One man army) or just Okka Magaadu is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language vigilante action film written, produced and directed by Y. V. S. Chowdary. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Ashutosh Rana, Anushka Shetty, Simran and Nisha Kothari. The film's music was composed by Mani Sharma. The film was overwhelmingly criticized for plagiarism with the 1996 Tamil film Indian. The film was a huge box-office bomb and remains as one of the worst films in Indian cinema history.[1]
Plot
[edit]The film begins with Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy, an arbiter of a terrain esteemed as a deity. In his reign, that area is eternal from four sides. He resides with his grandmother. Baby / Sarada looks hyperactive, but Satyanarayana treats her as an infant. Once, Satyanarayana defenses a turtle dove and gives a call to the boy's affluent father Chief Minister Namboodriyar, who proceeds and panics, sighting his tremendous vast acolytes of Satyanarayana. He gallantly espouses them in front of CM, which infuriates him. At that juncture, Bhavani, Namboodriyar's daughter, gets fascinated with Satyanarayana. Parallelly, Aliveelu, a journalist, also crushes for him, and the two compete.
Meanwhile, the doctors, lawyers, and journalists terrifically vitiated society when a 101-year-old man, Okka Magadu, raises a missing in action against them. He allegedly kills the miscreants, but their bodies are missing, and that catastrophe creates mayhem in the country. Today, the government handed over the case to CBI under the charge of AK, who is in the thick of it. So, he makes a trap to clutch the secret killer. Plus, he views CCTV footage of the Okka Magadu abducting a judge. Upon which, AK affirms it is impossible the man is old by his body language & strength and uncovers his young shade, i.e., Satyanarayana. Since it is not feasible in his area, they silently operate at night and seize him.
Simultaneously, Namboodriyar ruses to eliminate love birds and assaults them when they stab Baby / Sarada while hindering them. Here lands Raghupati Raghava Rajaram / Okka Mogadu, Baby /Sarada's husband, a guerrilla & tall warrior whom she discerns and faints. Concurrently, CBI is under the interrogation of Satyanarayana while Okka Mogadu arrives and acquits him, stating he is a homicide. Next, he absconds from there, amid AK traces particular relevance between Satyanarayana & Okka Mogadu. So, he reaches their village and claims Okka Magadu is a traitor when enraged Baby / Sarada reveals him as a great patriot who dedicated his life to the country.
Now, the tale shifts to the pre-independence era. Raghupati Raghava Rajaram is a benevolent doctor who treats everyone equally and believes that human life is precious. Plus, he impedes participation in the movement as he promised his parents to take care of his younger. During that period, an evil British controlling authority, Douglas, omits conformity and ruthlessly kills anybody. Once, he slaughters the siblings of Raghupati Raghava Rajaram when he turns into a rebel Okka Magadu as incensed. Later, Douglas attempts to molest Sarada, an insurgent, when Okka Magadu decapitates him and knits her. Following, he knocks down Britishers gigantically. Hence, they declared independence, providing that all the revolutionaries surrendered as POW, including Okka Magadu. Before leaving, he promises pregnant Sarada to return. After 60 years, Okka Magadu escapes from their prison and reaches India. Whereat he experiences the contrast between virtual & reality. Satyanarayana is delighted to know such a man of the mark as his grandfather.
Further, Okka Magadu retrieves the ill-gotten gains of CM from the Swiss bank and endows them to human welfare organizations. Thus, the livid CM cabal planned the killing and forged it as a protest to protect Okka Magadu. He announced blood money for victims, accelerating massive suicides out of poverty. It is inevitable for Okka Magadu's famous appearance before the open court at a stadium between giant applause. On the spot, Okka Magadu exposes the diabolic shade of CM and produces the outlaws who are supposed to be slain by him before the judiciary. At last, all the criminals plan to cross the borders on a flight that crashed by Okka Magadu. After a while, a reporter moves to Sarada / Baby, and she proclaims that he will be back. Finally, the movie ends with showing Okka Magadu walking between the mountains by the side of the exploded aircraft.
Cast
[edit]- Nandamuri Balakrishna in a dual role as Raghupati Raghava Rajaram and Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy
- Anushka Shetty as Bhavani, Swamy's love interest and Namboodriyar's daughter
- Ashutosh Rana as Chief Minister Namboodriyar, the main antagonist
- Simran as Sarada alias Baby, Swamy's grandmother
- Nisha Kothari as Alivelu, Swamy's love interest
- Ravi Kale as CBI Officer
- Kota Srinivasa Rao
- Chandra Mohan
- Subbaraju as CBI Officer's assistant
- Chalapathi Rao
- Ranganath
- Sivaji Raja
- Annapurna
- Rajyalakshmi
- Raghu Babu as Namboodriyar's personal assistant
- Giri Babu
- Ravi Prakash as Ravi
- Krishna Bhagawan
- Chinna
- Chittajalu Lakshmipati
- Raghunatha Reddy
- G. V. Sudhakar Naidu
- Narsingh Yadav
- Devadas Kanakala
- Bandla Ganesh
- Salim Baig
- Sameer Hasan
- Sravan
- Prabhakar
- Ping Pong Surya
- Prasad Babu
- Narayana Rao
- Hari Prasad
- Siva Prasad
- Siva Parvathi
- Alapathi Lakshmi
- Haritha
- Karishma
Production
[edit]The project was announced on 9 August 2006. Director Y. V. S. Chowdary got the title Okka Magaadu from a song composed by M. M. Keeravani for the film Seetayya (2003). After registering the title, Chowdary began developing a screenplay tailored for a "hero worshipping" film. He believed that Nandamuri Balakrishna was "the only hero who could do justice" to the role and presented the screenplay to him during the post-production of Devadasu (2006). Chowdary said he would have scrapped the project if Balakrishna had turned it down. Chowdary described the film as a "South Indian spicy meal".[2]
Filming began in December 2006, but only three songs were completed in the following four months. After a hiatus, shooting resumed in April 2007 and completed in December that year. The film was shot in various locations, including Australia, Malaysia, Rayalaseema, Rajahmundry, and Hyderabad. The old aged looks of Balakrishna and Simran were designed by Eeswar, and the team went to the United States for 20 days to consult with make-up technicians. Applying the makeup took four hours, and removing it took one hour for Balakrishna.[2]
Soundtrack
[edit]| Okka Maggadu | ||||
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| Released | 21 December 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 35:57 | |||
| Label | Supreme Music | |||
| Producer | Mani Sharma | |||
| Mani Sharma chronology | ||||
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Music composed by Mani Sharma. Lyrics were written by Chandrabose. The music was released on 21 December 2007.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Okka Magaadu" | Rita, Bhargavi | 5:41 |
| 2. | "Devadi Deva" | Vijay Yesudas, Ranjith | 5:47 |
| 3. | "Nanu Paalinchaga" | Mallikarjun, Rita | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Aa Aaa Ee Eee" | Rahul Nambiar,Jey | 4:58 |
| 5. | "Ammatho" | Naveen, Anushka Manchanda | 4:57 |
| 6. | "Rey" | Rita | 4:37 |
| 7. | "Pattuko Pattuko" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | 4:53 |
| Total length: | 35:57 | ||
Release
[edit]Okka Magaadu was released in theatres on 11 January 2008.
Critical reception
[edit]Critic from Sify gave an unfavourable review, stating it to have "silly graphics, non-serious getups of Balakrishna, confused first half, monotonous screenplay and mediocre direction". However, he said that the songs were a "good watch", except for the last song.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Okka Magaadu Review". movies.fullhyderabad.com. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ a b "YVS Chowdary interview on Okka Magaadu - chitchat - Telugu film director".
- ^ "Okka Magadu". Archived from the original on 30 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Okka Magaadu at IMDb