Maavi Chiguru

Maavi Chiguru (transl.New mango shoot) is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film is produced by P. Usharani under Chandra Kiran Films and presented by Sri Sravanthi Movies. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Aamani, and Ranjitha with music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film was remade in Malayalam as Kumkumacheppu (1996), in Kannada as Mangalasutra (1997) and in Tamil as Thodarum (1999). The film won three Nandi Awards.

Plot

The film begins with Madhu marrying an innocent and traditional girl, Seeta. She is very possessive towards her husband. Soon after the wedding, she vexes Madhu with her overly affectionate nature and traditional attitude. After a while, the pair are blessed with a boy.

All goes well until a mischievous girl, Sudha, arrives. Sudha joins as Madhu's secretary. Once Madhu realizes behind all the mischief there is tragedy, a friendship develops. She had lost her parents. When finding out, Madhu hugs Sudha to provide solace. Unfortunately, Seeta sees this and her suspicion regarding them turns into rage. She argues with Madhu and forbids him from touching her. From there, Seeta hounds Madhu in unusual ways.

Seeta generates bad propaganda by attributing an illicit affair between the two, which blackens Sudha. Thus, Madhu has no choice except to get Sudha home. Accordingly, Seeta quits and applies for divorce. Though Madhu adamantly opposes it, Seeta prevails and leaves their kid with her husband. During that plight, Sudha moves to rectify the chaos. An astonished Seeta reveals that she is terminally ill and has a heart problem. Hence, Seeta made this play to knit Madhu and Sudha together. Affording her husband and young son a new life. Now, Seeta pleads with Sudha to get Madhu ready for marriage, which she does. At last, Sudha reveals the truth and Seeta lives to see her final wishes fulfilled. Finally, the movie ends happily, with Madhu & Sudha leading a delightful life and naming their daughter Seeta.

Cast

Jagapati Babu as Madhu
Aamani as Seetha
Ranjitha as Sudha
Brahmanandam as Head Clerk
Babu Mohan as Gopi
Ali as Peon
Tanikella Bharani as Lawyer Satyanandam
Giri Babu as Madhu's boss
Allu Ramalingaiah Sita's grandfather
Sivaji Raja as Assistant lawyer
Subbaraya Sharma as Judge
P. J. Sarma as Doctor
Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Departmental Store Owner
Ironleg Sastri as Bujjulu
Dham as Raktha Cola
Jenny
Kishore Rathi
Sri Lakshmi as Radha
Siva Parvati as Satyanandam's wife
Madhurima as item number
Nirmalamma as Sita's grandmother

Soundtrack

Music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. Music is released on T-Series Music Company. "Ramju Bhale Ramchilaka" was copied from Aradhana (1969)'s "Roop Tera Mastana". All the songs were well received with the track "Maataivvamma" becoming a chartbuster. Rendered by Chitra, she won the Nandi Award for best playback singer, female.[citation needed]

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kodanda Ramudanta"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Jagapati Babu, Vandemataram Srinivas, Prasanna, Allu Ramalingaiah, M. M. Srilekha, Renuka	4:49
2.	"Kommana Kulike Koyila"	Bhuvanachandra	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:31
3.	"Mata Ivvamma Chelli"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	K. S. Chithra	4:44
4.	"Kondamalli Kondaamalli"	Bhuvanachandra	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:47
5.	"Ramju Bhale Ramchilaka"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anupama	3:37
6.	"Manasa Sancharare"	Sadasiva Brahmendra	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	0:59
7.	"Maavichiguru Thini"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:54
Total length:	28:21

Reception

A critic from Andhra Today stated that "But the treatment is good and all credit is due to the director. Diwakar Babu's dialogues have helped in the movie becoming a success. The main characters do well and the songs are good".

Awards

Nandi Awards

External links

at IMDb