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{{Infobox film
| name = Maharaja
| image = Maharaja Kannada Movie.jpg
| caption = VCD cover
| director = [[Sai Prakash|Om Sai Prakash]]
| producer = R.S. Gowda
| story = B.A. Madhu
| screenplay = B.A. Madhu<br />M.S. Abhishesh
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Sudeep]]|[[Nikita Thukral]]}}
| music = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| cinematography = H.C. Venu
| editing = P.R. Soundarraj
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|01|14}}
| country = [[India]]
| language = Kannada
| runtime = 154 min
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Maharaja''''' is a 2005 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[family drama]] film directed by [[Sai Prakash|Om Sai Prakash]] featuring [[Sudeep]] and [[Nikita Thukral]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.viggy.com/english/current_maharaja.asp | title='Maharaja' - new film of Sudeep directed by Saiprakash }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/southern-spice/topstory/maharaja_0804.html|title=Here comes MAHARAJA|website=Indiainfo|access-date=18 April 2025|date=4 August 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041209162323/http://movies.indiainfo.com/southern-spice/topstory/maharaja_0804.html|archive-date=9 December 2004}}</ref> The film features background score and soundtrack composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]] and lyrics by [[K. Kalyan]] and [[V. Nagendra Prasad]]. The film released on 14 January 2005.

== Plot ==
A married couple have a child and they adopt a child ([[Sudeep]]). However, their own son starts to feel vengeful about his adopted brother.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[Sudeep]] as Surya
* [[Nikita Thukral]] as Sitara
* [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan]] as Annapoorna (Surya's mother)
* [[Ashok (Kannada actor)|Ashok]] as Rajashekar (Surya's father)
* [[Avinash Yelandur|Avinash]] as Vishakantayya
* [[Doddanna]] as Kithapathi Naaga
* [[Tennis Krishna]] as Gunjappa
* [[Sundar Raj]] as Surya's uncle
* Dharma as Surya's brother-in-law
* Adarsh as Kiran (Surya's brother)
* Bharath Bhagavathar as Surya's brother
* Aravind as Surya's brother
* Baby Priyanka
* Baby Prathiksha
* [[Kishan Shrikanth|Master Kishan]]
* [[Amulya]]
}}

==Soundtrack==

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| name = Maharaja
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
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| language = Kannada
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| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|g55ogtHNMn0|Official Audio Jukebox}}
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Soundtrack was composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=Songs Download, All MP3 Songs, Raaga.com All Songs | url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/kannada/album/K0000075.html | access-date=2025-06-25 | website=www.raaga.com}}</ref> "Kandamma Kandamma" song reused From "Chaamanthi Poobanthi" from Telugu film ''[[Puttintiki Ra Chelli]]''.

{{Track listing
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| title1 = Chukku Bukku
| lyrics1 = [[K. Kalyan]]
| extra1 = [[Malathy Lakshman|Malathi]]
| length1 = 04:05
| title2 = Gopala Gopala
| lyrics2 = V. Nagendra Prasad
| extra2 = Rajesh, Kalpana
| length2 = 04:41
| title3 = Hettavaru Beku
| extra3 = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| lyrics3 = V. Nagendra Prasad
| length3 = 04:12
| title4 = Kandamma Kandamma
| extra4 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
| lyrics4 = K. Kalyan
| length4 = 01:21
| title5 = Kandamma Kandamma
| extra5 = K. S. Chithra
| lyrics5 = K. Kalyan
| length5 = 05:45
| title6 = Kuni Kunu
| extra6 = Rajesh
| lyrics6 = K. Kalyan
| length6 = 05:16
| title7 = Santheya Beediyalli
| extra7 = Rajesh, [[Manjula Gururaj]]
| lyrics7 = V. Nagendra Prasad
| length7 = 04:51
}}

== Reception ==
Film critic [[R. G. Vijayasarathy]] of ''[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]'' wrote that "Director Sai Prakash's latest offering "Maharaja" is made in the mould of a 1960s south Indian melodrama - like many of his earlier films".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/1992/kannada/maharaja/397/review.htm|title = Maharaja Review | via = Nowrunning | date=14 January 2005 |work = [[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] }}</ref> A critic from ''Viggy'' wrote that "If you like to see Sudeep only as an action hero, Maharaja is not for you!"<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.viggy.com/english/review_maharaja.asp | title='Maharaja' film review - a film starring Sudeep and Nikhita directed by Saiprakash }}</ref> S. N. Deepak of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' wrote "Director Sai Prakash has effectively handled the story which revolves around family values. He has taken care not to glorify the mannerisms of Sudeep and included a number of sentimental scenes, comedy episodes (without double meaning) and action scenes in the film. Sudeep does a great job".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jan162005/mr2.asp|title=Maharaja|website=[[Deccan Herald]]|first=S. N.|last=Deepak|date=16 January 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050210114519/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jan162005/mr2.asp|archive-date=10 February 2005|access-date=17 March 2025}}</ref> ''Music India Online'' wrote "Why Sudeep has accepted this type of subject? Has he really gone bankrupt? Or is he looking for money but not good roles? This is not a film for his caliber. This is an out and out tearjerker. In Kannada many such stories have come and gone".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicindiaonline.com/ar/i/movie_name/7612/1/|website=Music India Online|access-date=4 May 2025|title=Movie Review: Maharaja (2005)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050317000912/http://www.musicindiaonline.com/ar/i/movie_name/7612/1/|archive-date=17 March 2005}}</ref>

==Awards==
{| class="infobox" style="width: 22.7em; text-align: left; font-size: 85%; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #eef;"
|-
| colspan="3" |
{| class="collapsible collapsed" width="100%"
! colspan="3" style="background-color: #d9e8ff; text-align: center;" | Awards and nominations
|- style="background-color:#d9e8ff; text-align:center;"
!style="vertical-align: middle;" | Award
| style="background:#cceecc; font-size:8pt;" width="60px" | Wins
| style="background:#eecccc; font-size:8pt;" width="60px" | Nominations
|-
|align="center"|
;[[Karnataka State Film Awards]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|0}}
|}
|- style="background-color:#d9e8ff"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | '''Totals'''
|-
| {{won|Awards won}}
| colspan="2" width=50 {{won|1}}
|-
| {{nom|Nominations}}
| colspan="2" width=50 {{nom|0}}
|}
'''[[Karnataka State Film Awards]] :-'''
*[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]] - [[K.S. Chitra]]<ref name="KSFAW">{{cite web|url=http://www.viggy.com/english/current_state_award04_05.asp|title=Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05|publisher=viggy.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2953740|Maharaja}}
{{Sai Prakash}}

[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:2005 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:Indian family films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Om Sai Prakash]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. A. Rajkumar]]

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