''Maavichiguru'' () is a 1996 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by

S. V. Krishna Reddy Satti Venkata Krishna Reddy is an Indian film director, screenwriter, composer, and actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has garnered three state Nandi Awards and the Filmfare Best Telugu Director Award. His notable ...

. The film is produced by P. Usharani under Chandra Kiran Films and presented by Sri Sravanthi Movies. It stars

Jagapathi Babu Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, , Kannada and Malayalam films. ...

Aamani Aamani is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Telugu films in addition to a few Tamil and Kannada films. She made her debut in a lead role opposite Naresh in the Telugu film '' Jamba Lakidi Pamba'' (1992), directed by E. V. V. ...

, and

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with music composed by

. The film was remade in Malayalam as ''

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'' (1996), in Kannada as ''Mangalasutra'' (1997) and in

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as ''

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'' (1999). The film won three

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Plot

The film begins with Madhu marrying an ingénue girl Seeta who is very possessive towards her husband. Soon after the wedding, she vexes Madhu with her nature which ends up as jollity. After a few years, the pair are blessed with a boy and all goes well until the arrival of an impish girl Sudha. Sudha joins as a personal secretary to Madhu and nice amity develops between them. Once, Madhu realizes that behind her naughtiness lies the tragedy of losing her parents. Then, Madhu hags Sudha as solace. Unfortunately, Seeta views it and her suspicion turns into rage. She wrangles with Madhu and also charges him not to touch her. Therefrom, Seeta hounds Madhu in different means. Moreover, 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 also leaves their kid with her husband. During that plight, Sudha moves to rectify the muddle. Here as a flabbergast, Seeta reveals that she is suffering from a heart problem and is terminally ill. Hence, she made this play to knit Madhu with Sudha to afford a new life for her husband and young son. Now Seeta pleads with Sudha to get Madhu ready for the nuptial which she does so. At last, Sudha affirms actuality and Seeta leaves her breath seeing their alliance. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with Madhu & Sudha leading a delightful life and naming their daughter Seeta.

Cast

Jagapati Babu Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, , Kannada and Malayalam films. ...

as Madhu *

as Seetha *

as Sudha *

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as Head Clerk *

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as Gopi *

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as Peon *

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as Lawyer Satyanandam *

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as Madhu's boss *

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Sita's grandfather *

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as Assistant lawyer *

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as Judge *

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as Doctor *

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as Departmental Store Owner *

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as Bujjulu * Dham as Raktha Cola *

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* Kishore Rathi *

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as Radha * Siva Parvati as Satyanandam's wife * Madhurima as

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as Sita's grandmother

Soundtrack

Music composed by

. Music is released on T-Series Music Company. All the songs were well received, but the track "Maataivvamma" was a huge chartbuster, soulfully rendered by Chitra, for which she won the

Nandi Award The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...

for best playback singer, female.

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

;

(in

) * Best Actor -

* Best Supporting Actress -

* Best Female Playback Singer -

K. S. Chithra Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra (born 27 July 1963), always credited as K. S. Chithra or Chithra, is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. In a career spanning over four decades, she has recorded over 25,000 songs in various In ...

References

External links

* 1996 films 1990s Telugu-language films Indian drama films Films directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy Films scored by S. V. Krishna Reddy Telugu films remade in other languages {{1990s-Telugu-film-stub