Murari is named after Sabari's husband and thus is called with utmost respect by all family members (except Gopi, who calls him either by his name or as Kanayya (Kanhaiya)). Murari lives with his father Sattipandu ( Kaikala Satyanarayana) sister-in-law Gopi brothers Sreenayya ( Prasad Babu), Baachi ( Sivaji Raja), and Soori ( Chinna) and their respective wives and kids along with Sabari.
The present year, 2001, denotes the end of another 48 years, and Murari ( Mahesh Babu), the grandson of Sabari ( Sukumari), whose husband died 48 years back because of the curse, is expected to be the next heir to be succumbed to the curse. The Goddess infuses a mythical curse on the family's heirs, and every 48 years on the day of Diwali, one male heir from the Royal Family is succumbed to death. Subsequently, he, along with the British officers, are killed by the enraged Goddess Durga. Set up in the 19th century, during Amavasya, the dark moon lunar phase, a greedy, and lavish alcoholic zamindar ( Prakash Raj) insults principal deity Durga and attempts to steal the Panchaloha idol from the Royal Family's Temple in a state of inebriation so that he can repay his huge debt to the British officers. At the beginning of another such cycle, when a young man's life is at stake, his grandmother makes a huge sacrifice to revoke the curse. This film has been dubbed into hindi as Rowdy Cheetah.The film won three Nandi Awards.ĭue to a curse on a family, a family member gets killed every forty-eight years. The film released on 17 February 2001 to positive reviews and was commercially successful at the box office. The film deals with Murari's redemption to overcome the curse through his spiritual will, and through his grandmother's self sacrifice.
In this generation, Murari is the one to be succumbed by the curse. No matter how many religious rituals are being performed since ages, the family loses their heirs. Every 48 years, the royal family's heirs lose their life in their early 30s due to this curse. The film revolves around the happy-go-lucky Murari whose Zamindar ancestors have been victims of Goddess Durga's generational curse since the mid 19th century. The film marked the last on-screen appearance of veteran Telugu actor Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry. Peter Hein debuted as choreographer of action sequences with this film. Mani Sharma composed the music, while Ram Prasad handled the cinematography. The film features Mahesh Babu in the title role along with Sonali Bendre, Lakshmi, Sukumari, Kaikala Satyanarayana, and Gollapudi Maruthi Rao. Murari is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language supernatural drama film written and directed by Krishna Vamsi.
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