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<div>{{short description|2004 Kannada language sports drama film}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Maurya<br />
| image = Maurya poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = [[S. Narayan]]<br />
| producer = [[Rockline Venkatesh]]<br />
| writer = [[Puri Jagannadh]]<br />
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]'' |[[Puri Jagannadh]]}}<br />
| starring = [[Puneeth Rajkumar]]<br />[[Roja Selvamani]]<br />
| music = [[Gurukiran]]<br />
| cinematography = P. K. H. Das<br />
| editing = P. R. Sounder Raj<br />
| distributor = Rockline Productions<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2004|10|22}} <br />
| runtime = 162 minutes<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| country = India<br />
}}<br />
'''''Maurya''''' is a 2004 [[Kannada language]] [[sports drama film]] directed by [[S. Narayan]]. The film starred [[Puneeth Rajkumar]], [[Roja Selvamani]] and [[Meera Jasmine]] in lead roles.<ref>{{cite web |title= Meera Jasmine debuts in Kannada|url=http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=8645 |work=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |accessdate=30 September 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040804041733/http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=8645 |archivedate=4 August 2004 |date=30 July 2004}}</ref> This film is produced by [[Rockline Venkatesh]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.viggy.com/english/review_mourya.asp | title=Mourya film review – a film of Puneeth Rajkumar and Meera Jasmine directed by S. Narayan }}</ref> It is the remake of 2003 Telugu movie, ''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]''.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Manu's entire life is about his mother, Meena, a college lecturer. They live together in Bangalore. When Manu was a child, he was separated from his father/Meena's husband, Prathap. Manu is a passionate and great [[Kick boxing|kick-boxer]]. He later meets Alamelu "Andhra", a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] girl from [[Andhra Pradesh]] and starts to fall in love with her. Manu's happy life is suddenly jolted when kidnaps Meena dies of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]]. On her deathbed, an hospitals Meena tells Manu to meet Prathap, who was a kickboxing champion that won the championship six times in a row and is presently a kickboxing coach. Manu reluctantly accepts.<br />
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When Manu meets Prathap, he learns that he has another wife and a daughter, and is happily settled with them. Manu gets a job as a janitor and juice provider at his father's kickboxing academy. Anand is Prathap's best student, and he is sure that Anand will win the championship. Later, Manu finds out that Anand had impregnated his step-sister and abandoned her, and also abandons Prathap by getting another master and other sponsors. Prathap is attacked by several of Anand's sponsors; Manu later, who an enraged beats them up, making Prathap learn that Manu is a great kick-boxer. Prathap also finds out that Manu was also participating in the kick-boxing championship. The rest of the story is about how Prathap trains Manu to win the championship.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Colbegin}}<br />
* [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] as Manu<br />
* [[Meera Jasmine]] as Alamelu <br />
* [[Devaraj]] as Prathap, Manu's father<br />
* [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]] as Meena, Manu's mother<br />
* [[Komal (actor)|Komal]] as Manu's friend<br />
* [[Doddanna]] as broker<br />
* Rekha Kumar<br />
* Mandya Jayaram <br />
* [[Shobaraj (Kannada Actor)|Shobaraj]] as Prathap's old boxing coach <br />
* Jaidev as Anand <br />
* Maithreyi Karthik <br />
* [[R. G. Vijayasarathy]] as Alamelu's father<br />
* [[Sundar Raj]]<br />
* [[Ashok (Kannada actor)|Ashok]] as college bully's father<br />
* Jayalakshmi <br />
* Kote Prabhakar <br />
* [[Mukhyamantri Chandru]]<br />
* Yathi Raj <br />
* Aiyappa M.M<br />
* V. K. Mohan <br />
* Bank Suresh <br />
* Bhanu Prakash <br />
* Sridhar Raj <br />
* Venkatesh Prasad<br />
{{Colend}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
A song was picturised at Chikmagalur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=9309|title=Song canned for Mourya|website=Screen|access-date=12 August 2025|date=22 October 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041107110236/http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=9309|archive-date=7 November 2004}}</ref><br />
==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Maurya<br />
| type = [[Soundtrack]]<br />
| artist = [[Gurukiran]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 22 September 2004<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 24:58<br />
| label = [[Anand Audio]]<br />
| language = [[Kannada]]<br />
| producer = [[Gurukiran]]<br />
| prev_title = [[Omkara (2004 film)|Omkara]]<br />
| prev_year = 2004<br />
| next_title = [[Rishi (2005 film)|Rishi]] <br />
| next_year = 2005<br />
| misc = {{External media<br />
| audio1 = {{YouTube|PYZSUNwEE6k|Official Audio Jukebox}}<br />
}}<br />
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}}<br />
The music of the film was composed by [[Gurukiran]].<br />
{{track listing<br />
| headline = Track list<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 24:47<br />
| title1 = Amma Amma I Love You<br />
| lyrics1 = [[S. Narayan]]<br />
| extra1 = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]<br />
| length1 = 4:14<br />
| title2 = Haadali Karunaadali<br />
| lyrics2 = [[V. Manohar]]<br />
| extra2 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Lakshmi Nataraj]]<br />
| length2 = 4:04<br />
| title3 = Machchalli Kochodalli<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]<br />
| extra3 = [[Puneeth Rajkumar]]<br />
| length3 = 4:29<br />
| title4 = Pilla Pilla<br />
| lyrics4 = S. Narayan<br />
| extra4 = Udit Narayan, [[Chaitra H. G.]]<br />
| length4 = 3:49<br />
| title5 = Simplallagi Helteen Kele<br />
| lyrics5 = S. Narayan<br />
| extra5 = Puneeth Rajkumar<br />
| length5 = 3:57<br />
| title6 = Usiraguve Hasiraguve<br />
| lyrics6 = [[K. Kalyan]]<br />
| extra6 = [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]<br />
| length6 = 4:22<br />
}}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
S. N. Deepak of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' felt the film had "all essential ingredients like sentiments, action, romance and comedy" to make it "appealing." He added, "Cinematography is good. Dialogues, written by S Narayan, are catchy." Of the acting performances, he wrote, "Meera Jasmine, as an innocent Telugu speaking girl, has put in a good effort. Devaraj and Roja, as parents, suit their roles well", and praise the music on the film.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Deepak |first1=S. N. |title=Maurya |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct242004/mr3.asp |website=Deccan Herald |access-date=24 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525025239/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct242004/mr3.asp |archive-date=25 May 2006 |date=24 October 2004}}</ref> ''Chitraloka'' wrote "Compared to earlier three films of Puneeth Rajkumar this one is brisk, gripping and intelligently made even though the film is a remake of Telugu blockbuster ‘Amma Naanna Oh Tamil Ammayyi’. There is some exotic location, fine comedy and cozy atmosphere for family audience".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/2815-mourya-review.html |title=Mourya Movie Review |publisher=chitraloka.com |date=2004-10-22 |accessdate=29 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324000320/https://www.chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/2815-mourya-review.html|archive-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> ''Sify'' wrote "Heavy sentiments and action scenes are the highlights of this wholesome family entertainer. Ace director S.Narayan has remade the film (Amma Naana O’ Tamil Ammayi and M.Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi in Telugu and Tamil respectively) but takes the credit for screenplay which he is not supposed to take".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?cid=2427|title=Mourya|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=29 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041105095519/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?cid=2427|archive-date=5 November 2004}}</ref><br />
==Box office==<br />
The film was commercial successfully ran more than 100 days in 16 centers of [[Karnataka]] and was the fourth continuous 100-day run of a film for [[Puneeth Rajkumar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 5 films of power star Puneeth Rajkumar that were Telugu remakes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/top-5-films-of-power-star-puneeth-rajkumar-that-were-telugu-remakes/photostory/87365773.cms |website=The Times of India |date=29 October 2021}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|tt6536784}}<br />
{{S. Narayan}}<br />
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[[Category:Films scored by Gurukiran]]<br />
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[[Category:Films directed by S. Narayan]]<br />
[[Category:Indian sports comedy-drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian boxing films]]<br />
[[Category:Rockline Entertainments films]]<br />
[[Category:2000s masala films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in universities and colleges]]<br />
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