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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Quickgun Murugun<br />
| image = Quick Gun Murugun 2009 poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Movie poster<br />
| director = [[Shashanka Ghosh]]<br />
| producer = Phat Phish Motion Pictures<br />
| writer = [[Rajesh Devraj]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]]<br />
*[[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]]<br />
*[[Anuradha Menon]]<br />
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]<br />
*[[Raju Sundaram]]<br />
*[[Ashwin Mushran]]<br />
*[[Vinay Pathak]]<br />
*[[Kishori Ballal]]<br />
*[[Sandhya Mridul]]<br />
}}<br />
| music = {{plainlist|<br />
*Sagar Desai<br />
*[[Raghu Dixit]]<br />
}}<br />
| cinematography = R. A. Krishna<br />
| editing = Rabiranjan Maitra<br />
| studio = Phat Phish Motion Pictures<br>[[Fox Star Studios]]<br />
| distributor = Fox Star Studios<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|8|28}}<br />
| runtime = 97 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = English<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
'''''Quick Gun Murugun: Misadventures of an Indian Cowboy''''' is a 2009 Indian English-language [[Action film|action]] [[Western (genre)|western]] film directed by [[Shashanka Ghosh]] and written by [[Rajesh Devraj]]. It is a spoof on Indian western movies, featuring songs, [[melodrama]] and action sequences including a duel in a traffic jam.<br />
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The character of Murugun was created in 1994 and was featured in India's [[Channel V]] promos.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Agarwal |first1=Amit |title=Quick Gun Murugan: Channel V comes up with funny, irreverent and slightly crazy film |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19941015-channel-v-film-funny-irreverent-and-slightly-crazy-809809-1999-11-30 |access-date=10 March 2020 |work=India Today |date=15 October 1994|language=en}}</ref> Around 1998, the film version was in the works.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joshi |first1=Namrata |title=South Indian cowboy hero Quick Gun Murugan of Channel V to have feature film of his own |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19980629-south-indian-cowboy-hero-quick-gun-murugan-of-channel-v-to-have-feature-film-of-his-own-825208-1998-06-29 |access-date=10 March 2020 |work=India Today |date=29 June 1998|language=en}}</ref> In the 2007 Hindi film ''[[Om Shanti Om]]'', [[Shah Rukh Khan]] films a scene as Murugun, trying to trick his love interest into believing he is a star of [[Tamil cinema]].<ref name="autogenerated">{{cite web |url=http://www.zoomtv.in/stories/Quickgun-Murugan-fastest-on-the-draw!-/2906 |title=Quickgun Murugan fastest on the draw!|publisher=[[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom TV]]|date=7 May 2009|access-date=13 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1256078 |title=Yanna rascala... we don't mind it |publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] | date=14 May 2009| access-date= 13 September 2011 }}</ref><br />
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Eventually, the film was released in 2009. ''Quick Gun Murugun'' has been exhibited at the London Film Festival, the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, the New York Asian Film Festival and in [[The Museum of Modern Art]], [[New York City]] (MoMa).<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |url=http://www.huliq.com/13/80845/moma-celebrates-contemporary-indian-cinema |title=MoMA Celebrates Contemporary Indian Cinema |publisher=Huliq|date=28 August 2009|access-date=13 September 2011}}</ref><br />
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The film was dubbed in several languages, including Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Quick Gun Murugun is an unlikely superhero, a [[South Indian]] [[Tamils|Tamil]] [[cowboy]] whose duty is to protect the world against arch villain restaurant owner Rice Plate Reddy, who wants to create the ultimate non-vegetarian [[dosa]]. The film revolves around the adventures of Murugun along with his love-to-be Mango Dolly and Locket Lover. Murugun is a typical [[vegetarian]] cowboy who made himself into Quick Gun Murugan. He has to do something good for the world, so he believes that [[vegetarianism]] is the need of the hour.<ref name="autogenerated2"/> Murugun enters into a battle that spans time and space, from a small south Indian village to [[Heaven]] and then finally to [[Multiculturalism|cosmopolitan]] [[Mumbai]] across 25 years. He is torn between Mango Dolly, who loves him secretly, and his first love Locket Lover. His loyalty is put to the test. Mango Dolly gets hit by a bullet. While dying, she expresses her love to Murugun. Realizing that he too loves Mango Dolly, he tells her that he too loves her and that she can "stay with him". Finally, Murugun is able to succeed in his mission by defeating Rice Plate Reddy.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
* [[Rajendra Prasad (actor)|Rajendra Prasad]] as Quick Gun Murugun<br />
* [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] as Mango Dolly<br />
* [[Anuradha Menon]] as Locket Lover<br />
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Rice Plate Reddy<br />
* [[Raju Sundaram]] as Rowdy MBA<br />
* [[Ashwin Mushran]] as Dr. Django<br />
* [[Shanmugarajan]] as Gun Powder<br />
* [[Vinay Pathak]] as Chitragupta<br />
* [[Kishori Ballal]] as Mrs. S. G. Murugan<br />
* [[Sandhya Mridul]] as TV Host<br />
* Manjit Baba as Dacoit<br />
* [[Ranvir Shorey]] in a guest appearance<br />
* [[Gaurav Kapoor]] in a guest appearance<br />
* [[Robin Gurung]] in a guest appearance as a boka cameraman<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
On release, film received mixed to negative reviews. Harish V of ''Behindwoods.com'' gave a negative score of 1.5 out of 5 stars and said "Think before you step in, Mind it !!" and "Go for this if you have time to spare and you haven't seen the trailers of the movie yet."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/bollywood/hindi-movie-reviews/reviews-1/quick-gun-murugun.html |title=QUICK GUN MURUGUN - Hindi Movie Reviews|publisher=Behindwoods.com |access-date=13 September 2011}}</ref><br />
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[[Rediff.com]] gave 3.5 out of 5, saying 'From his two-minute life span on a music channel, Quick Gun Murugan has come a long way indeed and deserves this full-length feature dedicated to our very own Indian Cowboy with a buckle to die for (Stylists, may I please have a replica of the same?!). On the whole, QGM is as delicious as Mrs Murugan's dosais. As Rice Plate would have said, "A1, Tip Top!"'. Taran Adarsh gave this film 3/5 rating and described it as 'Quick Gun Murugan is an innovative experience. The adventures should appeal to the youth mainly.'Rajeev Masand of CNN IBN gave 3 stars as well. However, general public reception has been less enthusiastic, with the film generally 'flopping' wherever it has been released. Ashok Nayak of Nowrunning.com gave 3.5 on 5 stars and deemed that "Quick Gun Murugun is a tasty crisp dosa that should be enjoyed with a bit of popcorn and a lot of pepsi, but only in theatres. Go for it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/6878/bollywood.hindi/quick-gun-murugan/2299/review.htm |title=Quick Gun Murugan Review - Bollywood Movie Review by Ashok Nayak |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date=28 August 2009 |access-date=13 September 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Quick Gun Murugun<br />
| type = soundtrack<br />
| artist = Sagar Desai & [[Raghu Dixit]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 2009<br />
| recorded =<br />
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length =<br />
| label = [[Sony Music India]]<br />
| producer = Sagar Desai & [[Raghu Dixit]], Deep & DJ Chandu<br />
| prev_title =<br />
| prev_year =<br />
| next_title =<br />
| next_year =<br />
}}<br />
{{Album ratings<br />
| rev1 = [[Rediff]] <br />
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|title=''Quick Gun Murugan'' Is Pretty Good Fun|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/aug/18/music-review-quick-gun-murugan.htm|work=Rediff.com|access-date=18 August 2009}}</ref><br />
| rev2 = <br />
| rev2Score = <br />
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{{tracklist<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singers<br />
| title1 = Dialogue Mix <br />
| extra1 = Film Artists<br />
| lyrics1 = Ankur Tewari<br />
| music1 = Sagar Desai<br />
| length1 = 4:14<br />
| title2 = Murugun Superstar<br />
| extra2 = [[Raghu Dixit]], Bharat 'Barry' Krishna & Ranina Reddy<br />
| lyrics2 = Raghu Dixit<br />
| music2 = Raghu Dixit<br />
| length2 = 2:52<br />
| title3 = Mind It <br />
| note3 = Tamil Bhangra<br />
| extra3 = [[Mika Singh]]<br />
| lyrics3 = Ankur Tewari<br />
| music3 = Sagar Desai<br />
| length3 = 4:07<br />
| title4 = Kyoon Keeda Hai Aapko?<br />
| extra4 = [[Vijay Prakash]]<br />
| lyrics4 = Ankur Tewari<br />
| music4 = Sagar Desai<br />
| length4 = 4:10<br />
| title5 = Ek Tha Murugun<br />
| extra5 = Vijay Prakash<br />
| lyrics5 = Shellee<br />
| music5 = Sagar Desai<br />
| length5 = 4:48<br />
| title6 = Chat Mangni Lover<br />
| extra6 = Vijay Prakash<br />
| lyrics6 = Ankur Tewari<br />
| music6 = Classic Tamil Song<br />
| length6 = 3:48<br />
| title7 = Kuchi Kuchi Twist<br />
| extra7 = Vijay Prakash & [[Hamsika Iyer]]<br />
| lyrics7 = Ankur Tewari<br />
| music7 = Classic Tamil Song<br />
| length7 = 3:22<br />
| title8 = Naam Mera Mango Dolly<br />
| extra8 = Geeta John<br />
| music8 = Sagar Desai<br />
| length8 = 3:40 <br />
| title9 = Space Goddess <br />
| note9 = Chat Mangni Remix<sup>[[#CC|*]]</sup><br />
| extra9 = Vijay Prakash & Pratichee Mohapatra<br />
| lyrics9 = Ankur Tewari<br />
| music9 = Classic Tamil Song<br />
| length9 = 4:01<br />
| title10 = Mind It <br />
| note10 = Club Mix<sup>[[#CC|*]]</sup><br />
| extra10 = Mika & Mc Bobkat<br />
| lyrics10 = Ankur Tewari, MC Bobkat<br />
| music10 = Sagar Desai<br />
| length10 = 3:34<br />
| title11 = Aunties On The Dance Floor <br />
| note11 - Chat Mangni Remix<sup>[[#CC|*]]</sup><br />
| extra11 = Vijay Prakash<br />
| lyrics11 = Ankur Tewari<br />
| music11 = Classic Tamil Song<br />
| length11 = 3:29<br />
| title12 = Ragamuffin Mix<sup>[[#CC|*]]</sup><br />
| extra12 = Vijay Prakash, Hamsika Iyer, Mc Bobkat & Sout Dandy Squad<br />
| lyrics12 = Ankur Tewari, MC BobKat, Rahul Sout Dandy Squad<br />
| music12 = Classic Telugu Song<br />
| length12 = 3:26<br />
}}<br />
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:{{anchor|CC}}<sup>[[#Ch|*]]</sup><small>remixed by Deep & DJ Chandu</small><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1176911|Quick Gun Murugan}}<br />
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