Munna
Directed byVamshi Paidipally
Screenplay byVamshi Paidipally
Dialogues by
Story byVamshi Paidipally
Produced byDil Raju
StarringPrabhas
Ileana D'Cruz
Prakash Raj
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Rahul Dev
CinematographyC. Ramprasad
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Music byHarris Jayaraj
Production
company
Distributed bySri Venkateswara Creations
Release date
  • 26 April 2007 (2007-04-26)
Running time
174 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Munna is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action crime film directed by Vamshi Paidipally in his directorial debut and produced by Dil Raju. The film stars Prabhas and Ileana D'Cruz in lead roles, while Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Rahul Dev appear the supporting roles.

Munna was released on 26 April 2007.

Plot

Mahesh Kumar alias "Munna" is a college student who aim is to finish Kamalakar alias Khakha, a crime boss who keeps the entire city under his grip. It is revealed that Khakha is actually Munna's estranged father who was responsible for the deaths of his mother and Munna's young sister. Kakha's opposition Aatma asks Munna to join him, but he refuses his proposal. A mind game ensues where Khakha's second wife, son Rahul and daughter Shruthi leave him and join Munna. After many incidents including his best friend's death, Munna finds out that Aatma was working for Khakha. Aatma and Khakha plans to kill Munna in a factory, but Aatma turns against Khakha and Munna in turn of events. Khakha kills Aatma for his betrayal and commits suicide after losing everything that he worked for his life. With his vengeance completed, Munna leaves the factory.

Cast

Cameo appearance

Release

The film released on 26 April 2007.

Reception

Critical reception

Idlebrain gave 3/5 stars and praised Prabhas' performances, stylized direction and budget, but criticized its narration and wrote "There is no holistic perspective in the film. Let us wait and see if Dil Raju's 'Midas Touch' works for this film or not!."[1]

Dubbed versions and remakes

The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Vetri Thirumagan, in Hindi as Bagawat Ek Jung, in Malayalam with the same name and later in Hindustani as Rowdy Munna in 2021.

The film was also remade into Bangladesh Bengali as Amar Challenge starring Shakib Khan, Sahara, Misha Sawdagor and Shiba Shanu.

Music

The film had six songs composed by Harris Jayaraj. The Audio was launched on 23 March 2007 in the presence of guests like Krishnam Raju, Allu Arjun, Sukumar and Bhaskar. Bhaskar released the audio cassette and presented the first unit to Sukumar, Allu Arjun presented the first audio CD to Prabhas.[2] Soundtrack version of 'Manasa' featured the vocals of Sadhana Sargam while the film version retained vocals provided by Mahalakshmi Iyer. Harris Jayaraj received a nomination for Filmfare Best Music Director for his work in the film.[3][4] The song "Baga Baga" is based on Karu Karu Vizhigalal, which itself is based on Westlife’s ‘Hit You With The Real Thing’.[5][6]

Munna kumar
Soundtrack album by
Harris Jayaraj
Released23 March 2007
Recorded2007
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length30:20
LanguageTelugu
LabelSupreme Music
Aditya Music
ProducerHarris Jayaraj
Harris Jayaraj chronology
Unnale Unnale
(2007)		 Munna kumar
(2007)		 Bheemaa
(2008)
Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kadhulu Kadhulu Padha
(Andhanidhaedhee Ilalonaa)"		ViswaKK, Karthik (Chorus)5:07
2."Manasaa Nuvvunde"KandikondaSadhana Sargam, Naresh Iyer, Krish, Haricharan,
Mahalakshmi Iyer (Chorus & Humming)		5:51
3."Vasthaavaa Vasthaavaa"Ananta SriramKK, Pop Shalini5:40
4."Bhaga Bhaga Mande
(Okadochhesaadey/Power Of Munna)"		KandikondaShankar Mahadevan & Chorus4:01
5."Chammakkuro Challaa"ViswaKarthik, Anushka Manchanda, Blaaze (Chorus) &
Chinmayi (Humming)		5:00
6."Konchem Konchem Ooristhunte
(Uyyaalo Uyyaalo)"		Bhaskarabhatla Ravi KumarKailash Kher, Sujatha Mohan4:41
7."Manasaa Nuvvunde
(Mahalakshmi Iyer Version - Unreleased/Theatrical Version)"		KandikondaMahalakshmi Iyer, Naresh Iyer, Krish, Haricharan,5:51
Total length:30:20[7]
Vetri Thirumagan
Soundtrack album by
Harris Jayaraj
Released2008
Recorded2007
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length29:17
LanguageTamil
LabelNew Music
ProducerHarris Jayaraj
Tamil Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Amsa Vennila"Muthu VijayanV.V. Prassanna, Vinaiya4:52
2."Purappadu Nanba"SarathiSathyan4:02
3."Puyalukkum Neruppukkum"M.G. KanniyappanSathyan5:07
4."Thimirai Oru Pillai"SarathiPadmalatha, V.V. Prassanna5:06
5."Adi Vaama En Mayile"M. ArulPushpavanam Kuppusamy, Hemambika4:38
6."Variya Variya"Muthu VijayanYugendran, Vinaya5:32
Total length:29:17[8]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Munna - Telugu cinema Review - Prabhas & Ileana". Idlebrain.com. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Munna Audio Release". www.ragalahari.com. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "cinegoer.com". Catchy Numbers, Good Vocals. Archived from the original on 9 April 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2007.
  4. ↑ "idlebrain.com". Munna – Catchy but commonplace. Archived from the original on 8 April 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2007.
  5. ↑ "10 Songs Which Copied Their Tunes from Other Films | Telugu". Archived from the original on 27 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Srinivasan, Sudhir (30 September 2016). "Inspired stuff". The Hindu.
  7. ↑ "Munna - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn". Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Vetri Thirumagan - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn". 1 January 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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