Anuraga Aralithu

Anuraga Aralithu
Directed by	M.S.Rajshekar
Produced by	M. S. Puttaswamy
Written by	H. G. Radhadevi
Screenplay by	Chi. Udaya Shankar
Based on	Anuragada Anthapura by H. G. Radhadevi
Starring	Rajkumar Madhavi Geetha
Music by	Upendra Kumar
Cinematography	V K Kannan
Edited by	P. Bhaktavatsalam
Production company	Bhargavi Art Movies
Release date	1986
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Anuraga Aralithu is a 1986 Kannada film based on a Kannada Novel Anuragada Anthapura written by H. G. Radhadevi.^[1] The film starred actor Rajkumar along with Madhavi, Geetha and Pandari Bai. It was directed by: M.S. Rajashekhar. The music director and composer was Upendra Kumar. Song lyrics were by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The film was highly successful at the box office.The movie saw a theatrical run of 50 weeks.^[2] It was later remade in Tamil as Mannan , in Telugu as Gharana Mogudu and in Hindi as Laadla.^[3]

Plot

The movie's protagonist (Rajkumar) lives by high moral standards. By circumstance, he is forced to marry the lady owner of the factory where he works. He tolerates her boorish behaviour to keep his aged mother happy but upon the latter's death, decides to teach his wife a lesson.

Cast

• Rajkumar as Shankar
• Madhavi ( Voice dubbed by B. Jayashree ) as AshaDevi
• Geetha
• Pandari Bai
• K. S. Ashwath
• Thoogudeepa Srinivas
• Sadashiva Brahmavar as General Manager
• Kunigal Ramanath

Remakes

Anuraga Aralithu was remade as Mannan in Tamil starring Rajinikanth, Kushboo Sundar, Manorama, Pandari Bai, Goundamani, Vijayashanti and Visu. Then it was remade in Telugu as Gharana Mogudu a film with Chiranjeevi and Nagma in the lead roles. The movie was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and was a sensational hit. It was released on 9 April 1992. The movie was the first Telugu film to gross over 100 million rupees. It made Chiranjeevi the highest-paid actor in India and led India Today to caption its story, "Bigger Than Bachchan".^{[4] [5]}

It was again re-made in Hindi as Laadla in which Anil Kapoor and Sridevi played the lead roles. Sridevi's role was originally given to actress Divya Bharti, but due to her death on 1993 she was replaced by Sridevi. This version was not as commercially successful as its Southern predecessors.

Sound track

• "Beesadiru Thangaali Thampannu" - Vani Jayaram
• "Ganga Yamuna Sangama" - Rajkumar & S. Janaki
• "Nee Nadedare" - Rajkumar
• "Sarthakavayithu Chinna Ninna" - Rajkumar
• "Shreekanta Vishakanta" - Rajkumar

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