Anuraga Aralithu

Anuraga Aralithu
Directed by M.S.Rajshekar
Produced by M. S. Puttaswamy
Written by H. G. Radhadevi
Screenplay by Chi. Udaya Shankar
Based on Anuragada Anthapura 
by H. G. Radhadevi
Starring Rajkumar
Madhavi
Geetha
Music by Upendra Kumar
Cinematography V K Kannan
Edited by P. Bhaktavatsalam
Production
company
Bhargavi Art Movies
Release dates
 1986
Country India
Language Kannada

Anuraga Aralithu is a 1986 Kannada film based on a Kannada Novel Anuragada Anthapura written by H. G. Radhadevi.[1] The film starred actor Rajkumar along with Madhavi, Geetha and Pandari Bai. It was directed by: M.S. Rajashekhar. The music director and composer was Upendra Kumar. Song lyrics were by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The film was highly successful at the box office. It was later remade in Tamil as Mannan , in Telugu as Gharana Mogudu and in Hindi as Laadla.

Plot

The movie's protagonist (Rajkumar) lives by high moral standards. By circumstance, he is forced to marry the lady owner of the factory where he works. He tolerates her boorish behaviour to keep his aged mother happy but upon the latter's death, decides to teach his wife a lesson.

Cast

Remakes

Anuraga Aralithu was remade as Mannan in Tamil starring Rajinikanth, Kushboo Sundar, Manorama, Pandari Bai, Goundamani, Vijayashanti and Visu. Then it was remade in Telugu as Gharana Mogudu a film with Chiranjeevi and Nagma in the lead roles. The movie was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and was a sensational hit. It was released on 9 April 1992. The movie was the first Telugu film to gross over 100 million rupees. It made Chiranjeevi the highest-paid actor in India and led India Today to caption its story, "Bigger Than Bachchan".[2] [3]


It was again re-made in Hindi as Laadla in which Anil Kapoor and Sridevi played the lead roles. Sridevi's role was originally given to actress Divya Bharti, but due to her death on 1993 she was replaced by Sridevi. This version was not as commercially successful as its Southern predecessors.

Character map of remakes

Anuraga Aralithu (1986)
(Kannada)		 Mannan (1992)
(Tamil) 		Gharana Mogudu (1992)
(Telugu) 		Laadla (1994)
(Hindi)
Rajkumar Rajinikanth Chiranjeevi Anil Kapoor
Madhavi Vijayashanti Nagma Sridevi
Geetha Khushboo Sundar Vani Viswanath Raveena Tandon

Sound track

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Megha Shenoy (2012-09-21). "Inspiration for remakes". Deccanherald.com. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  3. ↑ "Movie Review:Arasu". Sify.com. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
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