Mrugaraju

Mrugaraju (2001)

మృగరాజు

Mrugaraju is a 2001 Tollywood film which was written and directed by Gunasekhar based on English film The Ghost and the Darkness. It stars Chiranjeevi, Simran, Sanghavi and Nagendra Babu. Mani Sharma composed music for this film. The film has been dubbed in Tamil with the title Vettaikkaaran.The Hindi version of this is available named "Rakshak, The Protector".In a jungle, there lives a man-eating lion. The latest victim of lions havoc is the death of the chief engineer who is constructing the rail bridge. The Railway department asks Aishwarya (Simran) to go on the mission of constructing the bridge. Even after Aishwarya resumes the duty, Lion starts terrorizing the crew of the construction team.

Date of release
2001-01-11
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (5)
Runtime
2h 25m
Director
Gunasekhar

Casting

Interesting facts

Mrugaraju is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language action adventure film directed by Gunasekhar. The film stars Chiranjeevi, with supporting roles played by Simran, Sanghavi and Nagendra Babu. The music was composed by Mani Sharma.

Production

The core plot of Mrugaraju was inspired by the 1996 American film The Ghost and the Darkness. Initially, Jayanth C. Paranjee was brought on board to direct the film for Devi Films in December 1998. Jayanth conceptualized the backdrop for the project but was later reassigned to direct Ravoyi Chandamama (1999) for Vyjayanthi Movies. As a result, Gunasekhar was brought in to helm Mrugaraju.

The film was produced by K. Devi Varaprasad under the Devi Films banner, with a budget of ₹15 crore. Extensive resources were allocated to create a high-budget production. For instance, ₹75 lakh was spent on a single set for a song sequence, and another ₹30 lakh was spent to recreate Amsterdam city at Annapurna Studios. Several scenes featuring the lion were shot in South Africa, with Pentamedia Graphics contributing to the visual effects.

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