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{{About|1989 Telugu film||Geetanjali (disambiguation)}}
{{short description|1989 film by Mani Ratnam}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2014}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Geethanjali
| image = Geethanjali (1989 film) poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Mani Ratnam]]
| producer = C. L. Narasa Reddy
| writer = [[Rajashri]] {{small|(dialogues)}}
| story = [[Mani Ratnam]]
| screenplay = Mani Ratnam
| based_on =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Akkineni Nagarjuna]]|[[Girija Shettar]]|}}
| narrator =
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[P. C. Sreeram]]
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br/>[[V. T. Vijayan]]
| studio =
| distributor = Bhagya Lakshmi Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1989|5|10}}
| runtime = 135 minutes{{sfn|Rangan|2012|p=290}}
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Geethanjali''''' is a 1989 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romance film]], written and directed by [[Mani Ratnam]]. It stars [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] and [[Girija Shettar]], with music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. Upon release, the film met with both commercial success and critical acclaim.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} It won the [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]] and seven [[Nandi Awards]].<ref name=tcinema>{{cite web|title=Movie Retrospect : Geetanjali (1989)|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/retrospect_geetanjali_1989_printer.php|publisher=Telugucinema|access-date=11 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418221743/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/retrospect_geetanjali_1989_printer.php|archive-date=18 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> A [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-dubbed version titled ''Idhayathai Thirudathe'' was released in 1989. The film was later dubbed into [[Malayalam]] and remade in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Yaad Rakhegi Duniya]]''.

==Plot==
Prakash, a carefree, mischievous student graduates from College. During his celebration with his friends, he gets into a road accident. Although the accident is only minor, during medical tests, he is diagnosed with terminal cancer and has a few months to live. Unable to hear his mother's constant wailing, he packs his bags and leaves to his family's vacation home in [[Ooty]].

There, he meets Geethanjali, who enjoys playing pranks on people around her. In one incident, Geethanjali asks a guy to meet her near a church after sundown to elope with her. When he comes to meet her, she along with her sisters and friends play an elaborate prank by dressing up as ghosts to scare him away. When she tries to pull the same prank on Prakash, who is already aware of this, it backfires as he pulls a bigger prank on her by dressing himself as a vampire and along with aerial wire stunts, scares her.

After being unsuccessful in scaring Prakash away, Geethanjali forms another plan in which she complains to her grandmother that Prakash had asked her (Geethanjali) to elope with him. Furious at this knowledge, Geethanjali's grandmother confronts Prakash about it. Though Prakash tries his best to explain the truth, Geethanjali's grandmother chides him and humiliates him in public. Prakash becomes angry and retaliates by driving Geethanjali to a hillside area and leaving her there. Later that night, Geethanjali's youngest sister comes to Prakash and tells him that Geethanjali has still not returned home and they are getting worried about her. Prakash goes out to look for her and upon finding her shivering in the cold, brings her back to her family. Geethanjali's grandmother scolds Prakash for pulling such a stunt on Geethanjali as such things could have worsened her health condition. Curious at this, Prakash inquires about her health. To his dismay, he finds out that she has a terminal illness. This intrigues him as she is always happy and energetic. Geethanjali tells him that she's not worried about her impending death as everyone who lives in this world will be gone someday. She also tells him that she's not bothered about what happens in the future and she only lives for today. This teaches Prakash to take his own impending death in stride and live life to the fullest.

Prakash begins to fall in love with Geethanjali and pursues her. Thinking that this is also a part of his mischief, Geethanjali keeps putting him off. But one thing leads to another and soon, she too reciprocates his love. One day, Prakash's mother comes to visit him and finds out about her son's love. Not knowing that Prakash has been keeping his illness a secret from Geethanjali, his mother blurts out the truth to Geethanjali. She becomes heart-broken knowing that Prakash's condition is worse than her own. She confronts Prakash and tells him to leave her. Prakash reminds Geethanjali that everyone dies one day and so will he. He tells her that his death is no exception. But a devastated Geethanjali admits that his own life is more important to her than her own and she would not be able to see his death. She begs him to leave her and tells him that she doesn't want to see him again. That night, Geethanjali's health worsens and she is admitted in the hospital. After getting the news, Prakash rushes to the hospital to meet her, but Geethanjali's father, who happens to be a doctor, requests him to leave since Geethanjali wishes the same. Prakash becomes sad and decides to leave the town. At the same time, Geethanjali undergoes an operation for her heart. Hours after her operation, Geethanjali slowly opens her eyes. Her whole family rejoices at her recovery. Geethanjali looks at her father and tells him that she wants to meet Prakash. The family finds out that he is planning to leave the town and rush to the railway station. Prakash sees Geethanjali and turns back to run to her and hold her hand which she outstretches. The movie ends as Geethanjali and Prakash reunite and kiss.

==Cast ==
* [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] as Prakash<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Keramalu|first=Karthik|date=2021-06-22|title=Finding The Roots Of Mani Ratnam’s Geethanjali|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/telugu-features/geethanjali-movie-telugu-mani-ratnam-nagarjuna-ilayaraaja-finding-the-roots-of-mani-ratnams-geethanjali/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=Film Companion|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Girija Shettar|Girija]] as Geethanjali<ref name=":0" />
* [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Geethanjali's father
* [[Vijayachander]] as Prakash's father
* Radhabai as Geethanjali's grandmother
* [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] as Prakash's mother
* [[Aruna Mucherla]] as Prakash's doctor
* [[Dubbing Janaki]] as Lakshmi
* Padma
* Priya
* [[Neena (Tamil actress)|Baby Neena]]

;Special appearances (listed alphabetically)
* [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandramohan]]
* [[Sowcar Janaki]] as Chancellor
* [[Disco Shanti]] in [[item number]]
* [[Silk Smitha]] in item number
* [[Suthi Velu]]

==Production==
Fascinated by the script and box office performance of [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Mouna Ragam]]'' (1986), [[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Nagarjuna]] was keen on featuring in a film directed by him. Nagarjuna revealed that he used to wait outside Mani Ratnam's house every morning when the director would go on his daily walk in order to exchange conversation. After a month of regularly attempting to run into the director, Nagarjuna requested Mani Ratnam to direct a Telugu film with him in the lead role, which the director agreed to after initial reluctance.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/nagarjuna-scn.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 February 2016 |archive-date=17 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117160414/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/nagarjuna-scn.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was ''Geethanjali'', which remains the only Telugu film directed by Ratnam.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/nagarjuna-mahesh-babu-to-star-in-mani-ratnams-next/20140410.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 October 2016 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220132401/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/nagarjuna-mahesh-babu-to-star-in-mani-ratnams-next/20140410.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Girija's voice was dubbed by [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] during post-production.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=P. K. Ajith|date=2011-08-11|title=Back in action|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/back-in-action/article2346718.ece|access-date=2021-01-28|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=2 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202062049/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/back-in-action/article2346718.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Principal photography]] began on 12 October 1988 and was completed in sixty days. Most of the scenes were shot in [[Ooty]] and a few shots were filmed in [[Madras]].<ref name=tcinema/>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Geetaanjali
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1989
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 32:40
| label = Echo Music
| producer = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| prev_title = Ashoka Chakravarthy
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = [[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Siva]]
| next_year = 1989
}}

The film's music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], with lyrics by [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]].

===Songs in the Telugu version===
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 32:40
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| writing_credits =
| lyrics_credits =
| music_credits =
| title1 = Oh Priya Priya!
| extra1 = [[K. S. Chithra]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 = 5:44
| title2 = Jagada Jagada
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length2 = 4:24
| title3 = Aamani Paadave
| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length3 = 4:24
| title4 = Nandikonda Vaagullona
| extra4 = [[K. S. Chithra]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length4 = 5:02
| title5 = Om Namaha
| extra5 = [[S. Janaki]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length5 = 4:06
| title6 = Oh Paapaa Laali!
| extra6 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length6 = 4:27
| title7 = Jallanta Kavvinta
| extra7 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length7 = 4:08
| title8 =
| length8 =
| title9 =
| length9 =
| title10 =
| length10 =
}}

===Songs in the Tamil version===

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| headline = Idhayaththai Thirudaathe
| all_lyrics = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| all_music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]

| title1 = Oh Priya Priya!
| extra1 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K. S. Chithra]]

| title2 = Vidiya Vidiya Nadanam
| extra2 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]

| title3 = Kaviyam Padava Thendrale
| extra3 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]

| title4 = Kattukulle Paatu Sollum
| extra4 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K. S. Chithra]]

| title5 = Om Namaha
| extra5 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[S. Janaki]]

| title6 = Oh Papa Laali
| extra6 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]

| title7 = Aththadi Ammadi
| extra7 = [[K. S. Chithra]]

}}

==Awards==
;37th [[National Film Awards]]
* 1990 – [[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment]].<ref name="37thNFA">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/37nfa.pdf|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|title=37th National Film Awards|page=19|access-date=11 August 2012|archive-date=2 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002235001/http://dff.nic.in/2011/37nfa.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

;37th [[Filmfare Awards South]]
* 1990 - [[Manirathnam]] won [[Filmfare Award for Best Director - Telugu]].

;[[Nandi Awards]]
* 1990 – [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theyouthsabha.com/top-10-evergreen-must-watch-telugu-movies/ |title=Geethanjali listed as best evergreen Telugu movie |access-date=23 December 2014 |archive-date=23 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223104822/http://theyouthsabha.com/top-10-evergreen-must-watch-telugu-movies/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 1990 – [[Nandi Award for Best Story Writer|Story Writer]]
* 1990 – [[Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian|Best Male Comedian]]
* 1990 – [[Nandi Award for Best Choreographer|Best Choreography]]
* 1990 – [[Nandi Award for Best Cinematographer]]
* 1990 – [[Nandi Award for Best Art Director|Best Art Direction]]

== Legacy ==
Nagarjuna became the heart-throb of Telugu movie audience with ''Geethanjali''. An immense following of girls and ladies began for Nagarjuna. ''Geethanjali'' was released five months prior to another trend-setter, ''[[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Siva]]'' starring Nagarjuna. These two films helped Nagarjuna gain both class and mass audience and were the stepping stones for many more blockbusters later in his career. Ratnam also gained a huge following in Andhra Pradesh with this film.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/villain-press-meet-imagegallery-tollywood-kgosy6giiehsi.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 November 2016 |archive-date=9 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109225740/http://www.sify.com/movies/villain-press-meet-imagegallery-tollywood-kgosy6giiehsi.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was unofficially remade in Hindi as ''[[Yaad Rakhegi Duniya]]''.<ref name="tcinema" />

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book |title-link=Conversations with Mani Ratnam | title=Conversations with Mani Ratnam | publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin Books India]] | last=Rangan | first=Baradwaj | author-link=Baradwaj Rangan | year=2012 | isbn=978-0-670-08520-0 }}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0097437|title=Geetanjali}}

{{Mani Ratnam}}
{{National Film Award Wholesome Entertainment}}

[[Category:1989 films]]
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mani Ratnam]]
[[Category:1989 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Ooty]]
[[Category:Films shot in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]

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