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	'''''Maharshi''''' ({{translation\|Great sage}}) is a 1987 Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)\|drama film]] directed by [[Vamsy]], who co-wrote the film with Vemuri Satyanarayana and [[Tanikella Bharani]]. The film stars [[Maharshi Raghava\|Raghava]], [[Shantipriya (actress)\|Nishanti]], [[Krishna Bhagavaan]], and [[C. V. L. Narasimha Rao]]. The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]~~<~~ref name="Song"~~>~~{{Cite news \|last=Narasimham \|first=M. L. \|date=19 February 2018 \|title='Maata raani mounamidi': Rising to the challenge \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/maata-raani-mounamidi-rising-to-the-challenge/article22796773.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=5 January 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118131428/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/maata-raani-mounamidi-rising-to-the-challenge/article22796773.ece \|archive-date=18 January 2023}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ with cinematography by [[Hari Anumolu]] and editing by [[Anil Malnad]]. The film marks the debut of Raghava, who later prefixed the film's title to his name. The film was an average grosser at the box office, but later on attained cult status.~~<~~ref name=":0" /~~>~~		'''''Maharshi''''' ({{translation\|Great sage}}) is a 1987 Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[Drama (film and television)\|drama film]] directed by [[Vamsy]], who co-wrote the film with Vemuri Satyanarayana and [[Tanikella Bharani]]. The film stars [[Maharshi Raghava\|Raghava]], [[Shantipriya (actress)\|Nishanti]], [[Krishna Bhagavaan]], and [[C. V. L. Narasimha Rao]]. The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<ref name="Song">{{Cite news \|last=Narasimham \|first=M. L. \|date=19 February 2018 \|title='Maata raani mounamidi': Rising to the challenge \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/maata-raani-mounamidi-rising-to-the-challenge/article22796773.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=5 January 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118131428/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/maata-raani-mounamidi-rising-to-the-challenge/article22796773.ece \|archive-date=18 January 2023}}</ref> with cinematography by [[Hari Anumolu]] and editing by [[Anil Malnad]]. The film marks the debut of Raghava, who later prefixed the film's title to his name. The film was an average grosser at the box office, but later on attained cult status.<ref name=":0" />

	==Plot==		==Plot==
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	==Cast==		==Cast==
	*[[Maharshi Raghava\|Raghava]] as Maharshi~~<~~ref name="Song"/~~>~~		*[[Maharshi Raghava\|Raghava]] as Maharshi<ref name="Song"/>
	*[[Shantipriya (actress)\|Nishanti]] as Suchitra~~<~~ref name="Song"/~~>~~		*[[Shantipriya (actress)\|Nishanti]] as Suchitra<ref name="Song"/>
	*[[Krishna Bhagavan]] as Inspector Tilak~~<~~ref name="Song"/~~>~~		*[[Krishna Bhagavan]] as Inspector Tilak<ref name="Song"/>
	*Sanjeevi Mudili		*Sanjeevi Mudili
	*[[C. V. L. Narasimha Rao]] as Ramana		*[[C. V. L. Narasimha Rao]] as Ramana
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	== Production ==		== Production ==
	[[Karthik (actor)\|Karthik]], [[Revathi (actress)\|Revathi]] and [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)\|Rajendra Prasad]] were originally cast and even paid advances; however, they were later replaced with Raghava, Nishanti and Krishna Bhagavan.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web \|date=19 April 2014 \|title=Maharshi originally starred Karthik \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/maharshi-originally-starred-karthik/articleshow/33956080.cms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118131427/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/maharshi-originally-starred-karthik/articleshow/33956080.cms \|archive-date=18 January 2023 \|access-date=15 January 2022 \|website=[[The Times of India]]}}~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref name="sravanthi"~~>~~{{Cite web \|last=Sri \|date=1 July 2008 \|title='Sravanthi' Ravi Kishore&nbsp;— Interview \|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/sravanthiravikishore_interview.php \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407064546/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/sravanthiravikishore_interview.php \|archive-date=7 April 2014 \|access-date=13 January 2023 \|website=[[Telugucinema.com]] \|page=1}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		[[Karthik (actor)\|Karthik]], [[Revathi (actress)\|Revathi]] and [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)\|Rajendra Prasad]] were originally cast and even paid advances; however, they were later replaced with Raghava, Nishanti and Krishna Bhagavan.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=19 April 2014 \|title=Maharshi originally starred Karthik \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/maharshi-originally-starred-karthik/articleshow/33956080.cms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118131427/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/maharshi-originally-starred-karthik/articleshow/33956080.cms \|archive-date=18 January 2023 \|access-date=15 January 2022 \|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="sravanthi">{{Cite web \|last=Sri \|date=1 July 2008 \|title='Sravanthi' Ravi Kishore&nbsp;— Interview \|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/sravanthiravikishore_interview.php \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407064546/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/sravanthiravikishore_interview.php \|archive-date=7 April 2014 \|access-date=13 January 2023 \|website=[[Telugucinema.com]] \|page=1}}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released through the ECHO music label.~~<~~ref name = "Maharshi Indiancinema"~~>~~{{cite web \| url = https://indiancine.ma/ACWU/info \| website = indiancine.ma \| title = Maharshi \| access-date = 10 June 2023 \| archive-date = 10 June 2023 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230610150145/https://indiancine.ma/ACWU/info \| url-status = live}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ [[Vennelakanti]] wrote the song "Maataraani Mounamidi" in [[Telugu grammar#Alankaram or ornamentation\|mukta pada grastam]], in which the first word of each line of the [[pallavi]] is followed by the last word of the previous line.~~<~~ref name="Song"/~~>~~ That song was later remade by Ilayaraja as "Manja Podi" for Tamil film ''[[Shenbagamae Shenbagamae]]'' (1988).~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web \|last=Karthik \|author-link=Karthik Srinivasan \|date=14 October 2014 \|title=Time-traveling with Ilayaraja across his Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam songs! \|url=https://milliblog.com/2014/10/14/time-traveling-with-ilayaraja-across-his-telugu-kannada-and-malayalam-songs/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117041335/http://milliblog.com/2014/10/14/time-traveling-with-ilayaraja-across-his-telugu-kannada-and-malayalam-songs/ \|archive-date=17 November 2019 \|access-date=30 June 2024 \|website=[[Milliblog]]}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ For ''[[Nuvve Kavali]]'' (2000), [[Sravanthi Ravi Kishore]] asked [[Koti (composer)\|Koti]] to reuse the tune of "Maataraani Mounamidi" for "Kallalloki Kallu Petti".~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web \|title=Stars : Star Interviews : 'Sravanthi' Ravi Kishore – Interview \|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/sravanthiravikishore_interview_2.php \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407064546/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/sravanthiravikishore_interview_2.php \|archive-date=7 April 2014 \|access-date=2012-08-04 \|website=[[Telugucinema.com]]}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released through the ECHO music label.<ref name = "Maharshi Indiancinema">{{cite web \| url = https://indiancine.ma/ACWU/info \| website = indiancine.ma \| title = Maharshi \| access-date = 10 June 2023 \| archive-date = 10 June 2023 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230610150145/https://indiancine.ma/ACWU/info \| url-status = live}}</ref> [[Vennelakanti]] wrote the song "Maataraani Mounamidi" in [[Telugu grammar#Alankaram or ornamentation\|mukta pada grastam]], in which the first word of each line of the [[pallavi]] is followed by the last word of the previous line.<ref name="Song"/> That song was later remade by Ilayaraja as "Manja Podi" for Tamil film ''[[Shenbagamae Shenbagamae]]'' (1988).<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Karthik \|author-link=Karthik Srinivasan \|date=14 October 2014 \|title=Time-traveling with Ilayaraja across his Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam songs! \|url=https://milliblog.com/2014/10/14/time-traveling-with-ilayaraja-across-his-telugu-kannada-and-malayalam-songs/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117041335/http://milliblog.com/2014/10/14/time-traveling-with-ilayaraja-across-his-telugu-kannada-and-malayalam-songs/ \|archive-date=17 November 2019 \|access-date=30 June 2024 \|website=[[Milliblog]]}}</ref> For ''[[Nuvve Kavali]]'' (2000), [[Sravanthi Ravi Kishore]] asked [[Koti (composer)\|Koti]] to reuse the tune of "Maataraani Mounamidi" for "Kallalloki Kallu Petti".<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Stars : Star Interviews : 'Sravanthi' Ravi Kishore – Interview \|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/sravanthiravikishore_interview_2.php \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407064546/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/sravanthiravikishore_interview_2.php \|archive-date=7 April 2014 \|access-date=2012-08-04 \|website=[[Telugucinema.com]]}}</ref>

	{{Track listing		{{Track listing
	\| headline = Track listing~~<~~ref name = "Maharshi Indiancinema" /~~>~~		\| headline = Track listing<ref name = "Maharshi Indiancinema" />
	\| extra_column = Singer(s)		\| extra_column = Singer(s)
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	==Reception==		==Reception==
	Griddaluri Gopalrao of ''[[Zamin Ryot]]'', ''on'' his review, dated 8 January 1988, appreciated the visuals by cinematographer [[Hari Anumolu]]. Gopalrao however criticised the soundtrack of the film, "In addition to Telugu songs, there's even one in [[Sanskrit]] but none of them are good [''[[sic]]'']," he added.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite news \|last=Gopalrao \|first=Griddaluru \|date=8 January 1988 \|title=పెడదారులు పట్టిన ప్రేమ పిచ్చి: మహర్షి \|language=te \|pages=9 \|work=[[Zamin Ryot]] \|url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1988/Jan/8-jan-1988.pdf \|url-status=live \|access-date=5 January 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118131425/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1988/Jan/8-jan-1988.pdf \|archive-date=18 January 2023}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ Srinivas Kanchibhotla writing for ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' opined that ''Maharshi'' is Vamsy's "best work till date", He added, "Stepping away from the comedic route that he was wildly successful at, Vamsi challenges himself on convincing the audience of Maharshi's true intentions and the severity of his love that borders on obsession and madness."~~<~~ref name=":0"~~>~~{{Cite web \|last=Kanchibhotla \|first=Srinivas \|title=Mattilo Maanikyaalu - Best movies, yet box office failures - Maharshi \|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/jewels/maharshi.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921090820/http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/jewels/maharshi.html \|archive-date=21 September 2010 \|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		Griddaluri Gopalrao of ''[[Zamin Ryot]]'', ''on'' his review, dated 8 January 1988, appreciated the visuals by cinematographer [[Hari Anumolu]]. Gopalrao however criticised the soundtrack of the film, "In addition to Telugu songs, there's even one in [[Sanskrit]] but none of them are good [''[[sic]]'']," he added.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Gopalrao \|first=Griddaluru \|date=8 January 1988 \|title=పెడదారులు పట్టిన ప్రేమ పిచ్చి: మహర్షి \|language=te \|pages=9 \|work=[[Zamin Ryot]] \|url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1988/Jan/8-jan-1988.pdf \|url-status=live \|access-date=5 January 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118131425/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1988/Jan/8-jan-1988.pdf \|archive-date=18 January 2023}}</ref> Srinivas Kanchibhotla writing for ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' opined that ''Maharshi'' is Vamsy's "best work till date", He added, "Stepping away from the comedic route that he was wildly successful at, Vamsi challenges himself on convincing the audience of Maharshi's true intentions and the severity of his love that borders on obsession and madness."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Kanchibhotla \|first=Srinivas \|title=Mattilo Maanikyaalu - Best movies, yet box office failures - Maharshi \|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/jewels/maharshi.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921090820/http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/jewels/maharshi.html \|archive-date=21 September 2010 \|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox film
| name = Maharshi
| image = Maharishifilm.png
| caption = DVD Cover
| director = [[Vamsy]]
| producer = [[Sravanthi Ravi Kishore]]
| writer = {{ubl|[[Vamsy]]|[[Vemuri Satyanaryana]]|[[Tanikella Bharani]]}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Maharshi Raghava]]|[[Shantipriya (actress)|Nishanti (Shanti Priya)]]|CVL Narasimha Rao|[[Krishna Bhagavaan]]}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[Hari Anumolu]]
| editing = [[Anil Malnad]]
| studio = [[Sri Sravanthi Movies]]
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| released = {{Film date|1987|12|31|df=y|ref1=<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maharshi |url=https://indiancine.ma/ACWU/info |access-date=8 January 2021 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>}}
}}

'''''Maharshi''''' is a 1987 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[drama film]] directed by [[Vamsy]] who co-wrote the film with Vemuri Satyanarayana and [[Tanikella Bharani]]. The film stars [[Maharshi Raghava]], [[Shantipriya (actress)|Shantipriya]], C. V. L. Narasimha Rao, and [[Krishna Bhagavan]], with music composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] as the [[playback singer]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=2018-02-19 |title='Maata raani mounamidi': Rising to the challenge |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/maata-raani-mounamidi-rising-to-the-challenge/article22796773.ece |access-date=2021-01-05 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Plot==
Maharshi ([[Maharshi Raghava]]), is a carefree college youngster from a rich family. He is well noted in the college for his arrogant behaviour, maintaining a gang of friends, teasing lecturers and beating up classmates. However, things change when he meets Suchitra ([[Shantipriya (actress)|Shantipriya]]) in college. She loathes him owing to his rude behaviour and does not even talk to him when he approaches her. Maharshi takes a liking for her and tries to win her by approaching her parents and showing off his wealth. Suchitra turns down the offer even after her parents show interest. Maharshi then scares and turns away the prospective grooms who come to Suchitra's home.

Suchitra meets her childhood friend Tilak ([[Krishna Bhagavan]]), who is working as a police sub-inspector in the same town. Soon after, she expresses her wish to marry him, more with the objective of getting rid of Maharshi. When Maharshi comes to know of this, he tries to stop the wedding, but is locked up in a police station at the insistence of his own father. However, he assumes that Tilak has used his power as sub-inspector and locked him up. He tries to attack Tilak at their own home, but stops when he sees Suchitra open the door. Gradually, Maharshi slips into depression and is hospitalized.

Maharshi's pure love for Suchitra is shown when his friend Ramana ([[C. V. L. Narasimha Rao]]) drugs Suchitra and brings her to Maharshi's home, assuming that Maharshi wants a physical union with her. Maharshi slaps his friend and explains that he wants her affection and love and not her body; they carefully take her back.

Tilak tries to help Maharshi by being friends with him and helping him mingle with Suchitra. As he recovers, they suggest that he get married, but Maharshi turns crazy at the suggestion and runs away shouting. He is hospitalized again, but manages to escape from there. He snatches Suchitra's new born kid and escapes into the city with the police searching for him. In the end, as he falls from a building along with the kid, he dies, saving the kid, thus earning the good will of Suchitra.

==Soundtrack==
{{tracklist
| headline = Track Listing<ref name = "Maharshi Songs">{{Cite web |title= Maharshi |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4DtupvsrL3sYA5doitDyiV |access-date=9 December 2020 |website=[[Spotify]]}}</ref>
| collapsed = no
| all_music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<ref name = "Maharshi Songs" />
| all_lyrics =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 23:10

| title1 = Sahasam
| lyrics1 = [[Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 = 4:37

| title2 = Sumam Pratisumam
| lyrics2 = Nayani Krishnamurthy
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. Janaki]]
| length2 = 4:46

| title3 = Konalo
| lyrics3 = [[Jonnavittula Ramalingeswara Rao]]
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length3 = 4:34

| title4 = Matarani
| lyrics4 = [[Vennelakanti]]
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length4 = 4:36

| title5 = Urvashi
| lyrics5 = Jonnavittula Ramalingeswara Rao
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length5 = 4:36
}}

==Cast==
*[[Maharshi Raghava]] as Maharshi
*[[Shantipriya (actress)|Nishanti]] as Suchitra
*[[Krishna Bhagavan]] as Tilak
*[[CVL Narasimha Rao]] as Ramana
*[[Ramjagan]]

==Reception==
Griddaluri Gopalrao of ''Zamin Ryot, on'' his review dated 8 January 1988, appreciated the visuals by cinematographer [[Hari Anumolu]]. Gopalrao however criticized the soundtrack of the film, "In addition to Telugu songs, there's even one in [[Sanskrit]] but none of them are good [<nowiki/>''[[sic]]'']," he added.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gopalrao |first=Griddaluru |date=8 January 1988 |title=పెడదారులు పట్టిన ప్రేమ పిచ్చి: మహర్షి |language=te |page=9 |work=Zamin Ryot |url=http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1988/Jan/8-jan-1988.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> Srinivas Kanchibhotla writing for ''[[Idlebrain.com]]'' opined that ''Maharshi'' is Vamsy's "best work till date," He added, "Stepping away from the comedic route that he was wildly successful at, Vamsi challenges himself on convincing the audience of Maharshi's true intentions and the severity of his love that borders on obsession and madness."<ref>{{Cite web |title=MAHARSHI |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/jewels/maharshi.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921090820/http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/jewels/maharshi.html |archive-date=2010-09-21 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0251814|Maharshi}}

{{Vamsy}}

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