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{{short description|2004 Kannada language sports drama film}}
{{short description|2004 Kannada language sports drama film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
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| writer        = [[Puri Jagannadh]]
| writer        = [[Puri Jagannadh]]
| based_on      = {{Based on|''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]'' |[[Puri Jagannadh]]}}
| based_on      = {{Based on|''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]'' |[[Puri Jagannadh]]}}
| starring      = [[Puneeth Rajkumar]]<br />[[Meera Jasmine]]
| starring      = [[Puneeth Rajkumar]]<br />[[Roja Selvamani]]
| music          = [[Gurukiran]]
| music          = [[Gurukiran]]
| cinematography = P. K. H. Das
| cinematography = P. K. H. Das
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| country        = India
| country        = India
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'''''Maurya''''' is a 2004 [[Kannada language]] [[sports film|sports]] [[drama film]] directed by [[S. Narayan]]. The film starred [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] and [[Meera Jasmine]] in lead roles. It was Meera Jasmine's first Kannada film and also actress-politician, [[Roja (actress)|Roja Selvamani]]'s last Kannada film to date. This film is produced by [[Rockline Venkatesh]].<ref>https://www.chitraloka.com/movie-reviews/2815-mourya-review.html</ref><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>
'''''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]]''.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Manu's entire life is about his mother, Meena, a college lecturer. They together live in Banglore. When Manu was a little boy, Meena separated from her husband, Prathap, who is his father. Manu is a passionate and great kick-boxer. Manu later meets Alamelu ([[Meera Jasmine]]) aka Andra, a Telugu girl from Andhra and starts to fall in love with her. Manu's happy life is suddenly jolted when his mother dies of a heart attack. On her deathbed, she tells him to go and meet Prathap, who is a kickboxing champion that won the championship six times in a row. Manu goes to Prathap.
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 Meena dies of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]]. On her deathbed, 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.


When Manu meets his father but sees that he has another wife and a daughter named. He sees that he's happily settled with them and gets angry. He also 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 makes his step sister pregnant and then abandons her. Anand also abandons Prathap by getting another master and other sponsors. Prathap is attacked by several of Anand's sponsors, and Manu later beats them up, making Prathap find out 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 and wins the championship.
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 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.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Colbegin}}
{{Colbegin}}
* [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] as Manu
* [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] as Manu
* [[Meera Jasmine]] as Alamelu
* [[Meera Jasmine]] as Alamelu  
* [[Roja (actress)|Roja]] as Meena
* [[Devaraj]] as Prathap, Manu's father
* [[Devaraj]] as Prathap
* [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]] as Meena, Manu's mother
* [[Komal (actor)|Komal]] as Manu's friend
* [[Doddanna]] as broker
* Rekha Kumar
* Rekha Kumar
* [[Komal (actor)|Komal]]
* [[Doddanna]]
* Mandya Jayaram  
* Mandya Jayaram  
* [[Shobaraj (Kannada Actor)|Shobaraj]]
* [[Shobaraj (Kannada Actor)|Shobaraj]] as Prathap's old boxing coach
*Jaidev as Anand  
* Jaidev as Anand  
*Maithreyi Karthik  
* Maithreyi Karthik  
*Vijaya Sarathi
* [[R. G. Vijayasarathy]] as Alamelu's father
*Sundar Raj  
* [[Sundar Raj]]
*Ashok  
* [[Ashok (Kannada actor)|Ashok]] as college bully's father
*Jayalakshmi  
* Jayalakshmi  
*Kote Prabhakar  
* Kote Prabhakar  
*[[Mukhyamantri Chandru]]
* [[Mukhyamantri Chandru]]
*Yathi Raj  
* Yathi Raj  
*Aiyappa M.M
* Aiyappa M.M
*V. K. Mohan  
* V. K. Mohan  
*Bank Suresh  
* Bank Suresh  
*Bhanu Prakash  
* Bhanu Prakash  
*Sridhar Raj  
* Sridhar Raj  
*Venkatesh Prasad
* Venkatesh Prasad
{{Colend}}
{{Colend}}


==Production==
==Production==
{{empty section|date=March 2020}}
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>
 
==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
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| released  = 15 June 2007
| released  = 22 September 2004
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| genre      = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| genre      = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length    =
| length    = 24:58
| label      =
| label      = [[Anand Audio]]
| producer  =
| language  = [[Kannada]]
| prev_title =
| producer  = [[Gurukiran]]
| prev_year  =
| prev_title = [[Omkara (2004 film)|Omkara]]
| next_title =
| prev_year  = 2004
| next_year  =
| next_title = [[Rishi (2005 film)|Rishi]]
| next_year  = 2005
| misc      = {{External media
| misc      = {{External media
| audio1    = {{YouTube|PYZSUNwEE6k|Official Audio Jukebox}}
| audio1    = {{YouTube|PYZSUNwEE6k|Official Audio Jukebox}}
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The music of the film was composed by [[Gurukiran]].
The music of the film was composed by [[Gurukiran]].
{{tracklist
{{track listing
| headline       = Track list
| headline = Track list
| extra_column   = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length   =  
| total_length = 24:47
| title1         = Amma Amma I Love You
| title1 = Amma Amma I Love You
| lyrics1       = [[S. Narayan]]
| lyrics1 = [[S. Narayan]]
| extra1         = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| extra1 = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| length1       = 4:14
| length1 = 4:14
| title2         = Haadali Karunaadali
| title2 = Haadali Karunaadali
| lyrics2       = [[V. Manohar]]
| lyrics2 = [[V. Manohar]]
| extra2         = [[Udit Narayan]], Lakshmi Nataraj
| extra2 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Lakshmi Nataraj]]
| length2       = 4:04
| length2 = 4:04
| title3         = Machchalli Kochodalli
| title3 = Machchalli Kochodalli
| lyrics3       = [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]
| lyrics3 = [[Upendra (actor)|Upendra]]
| extra3         = [[Puneeth Rajkumar]]
| extra3 = [[Puneeth Rajkumar]]
| length3       = 4:29
| length3 = 4:29
| title4         = Pilla Pilla
| title4 = Pilla Pilla
| lyrics4       = S. Narayan
| lyrics4 = S. Narayan
| extra4         = Udit Narayan, [[Chaitra H. G.]]
| extra4 = Udit Narayan, [[Chaitra H. G.]]
| length4       = 3:49
| length4 = 3:49
| title5         = Simplallagi Helteen Kele
| title5 = Simplallagi Helteen Kele
| lyrics5       = S. Narayan
| lyrics5 = S. Narayan
| extra5         = Puneeth Rajkumar
| extra5 = Puneeth Rajkumar
| length5       = 3:57
| length5 = 3:57
| title6         = Usiraguve Hasiraguve
| title6 = Usiraguve Hasiraguve
| lyrics6       = [[K. Kalyan]]
| lyrics6 = [[K. Kalyan]]
| extra6         = [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| extra6 = [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length6       = 4:22
| length6 = 4:22
}}
}}


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
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>
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>
 
==Box office==
==Box office==
The film successfully ran for 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 |language=en |date=29 October 2021}}</ref>
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>


==References==
==References==
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Maurya
Film poster
Directed byS. Narayan
Produced byRockline Venkatesh
Written byPuri Jagannadh
Based onAmma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
by Puri Jagannadh
StarringPuneeth Rajkumar
Roja Selvamani
Music byGurukiran
CinematographyP. K. H. Das
Edited byP. R. Sounder Raj
Distributed byRockline Productions
Release date
  • 22 October 2004 (2004-10-22)
Running time
162 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

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.[1] This film is produced by Rockline Venkatesh.[2] It is the remake of 2003 Telugu movie, Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi.

Plot

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-boxer. He later meets Alamelu "Andhra", a Telugu girl from Andhra Pradesh and starts to fall in love with her. Manu's happy life is suddenly jolted when Meena dies of a heart attack. On her deathbed, 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.

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 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.

Cast

Production

A song was picturised at Chikmagalur.[3]

Soundtrack

Maurya
Soundtrack album by
Gurukiran
Released22 September 2004
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length24:58
LanguageKannada
LabelAnand Audio
ProducerGurukiran
Gurukiran chronology
Omkara
(2004) 		Maurya
(2004) 		Rishi
(2005)
External audio
Official Audio Jukebox at YouTube

The music of the film was composed by Gurukiran.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Amma Amma I Love You"S. NarayanShaan4:14
2."Haadali Karunaadali"V. ManoharUdit Narayan, Lakshmi Nataraj4:04
3."Machchalli Kochodalli"UpendraPuneeth Rajkumar4:29
4."Pilla Pilla"S. NarayanUdit Narayan, Chaitra H. G.3:49
5."Simplallagi Helteen Kele"S. NarayanPuneeth Rajkumar3:57
6."Usiraguve Hasiraguve"K. KalyanSrinivas, Shreya Ghoshal4:22
Total length:24:47

Reception

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.[4] 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".[5] 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".[6]

Box office

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.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Meera Jasmine debuts in Kannada". Screen. 30 July 2004. Archived from the original on 4 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Mourya film review – a film of Puneeth Rajkumar and Meera Jasmine directed by S. Narayan".
  3. ↑ "Song canned for Mourya". Screen. 22 October 2004. Archived from the original on 7 November 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Deepak, S. N. (24 October 2004). "Maurya". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 25 May 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Mourya Movie Review". chitraloka.com. 22 October 2004. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Mourya". Sify. Archived from the original on 5 November 2004. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Top 5 films of power star Puneeth Rajkumar that were Telugu remakes". The Times of India. 29 October 2021.

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