Mayagadu
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{{Infobox film
| name = Mayagadu
| image = Mayagadu poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Official poster
| native_name =
| director = Dilip Polan
| writer = Dialogues:
Nandyala Ravi
Mohan
| screenplay = Dilip Polan
| story = Dilip Polan
| based_on =
| producer =
| starring = {{plainlist|Venu Thottempudi
}}
| narrator =
| cinematography = Prasad K.
| editing = Nandamuri Hari
| music = Chakri
| studio = Sambasiva Creations
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2011|7|16}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Mayagadu ({{Translation|Magician}}) is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Dilip Polan and starring Venu Thottempudi, Charmy Kaur and Satya Krishnan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/charmi-seduces-venu-in-mayagudu-10859#photo-135694|title=Charmi seduces Venu in Mayagudu|work=NDTV|date=5 July 2011|access-date=21 December 2022|archive-date=21 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221050354/https://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/charmi-seduces-venu-in-mayagudu-10859#photo-135694|url-status=live}} It is a remake of the Bollywood film Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta, which was released in 2001. The film was released after much delay.{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/photogallery/mayagadu/index.html|title=Mayagadu - Venu & Charmme|date=23 June 2008|work=Idlebrain.com|access-date=9 January 2025}}
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Venu Thottempudi as Leela Krishna
- Charmy Kaur as Vandana
- Satya Krishnan as Spandana
- Raghu Babu as Raghu, Krishna's friend
- Sayaji Shinde as Chidambaram
- Ravi Babu as Ravi
- Ali as Vishwanath
- AVS
- Satya Prakash
}}
Production
The film reached its post-production stage in mid-2008. The film was delayed and resurfaced in media in late 2010.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} The delay of the film meant that it marked the return of Venu Thottempudi to the silver screen after a gap of two years.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Chakri.{{cite web |title=Mayagadu songs |url=https://www.hungama.com/amp/album/mayagadu/84648032/ |website=Hungama |access-date=18 January 2024 |language=en |archive-date=18 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118022047/https://www.hungama.com/amp/album/mayagadu/84648032/ |url-status=live }}
{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Love Me Love Me
| length1 = 4:08
| lyrics1 = Kandikonda
| extra1 = Ravi Varma, Geetha Madhuri
| title2 = Morning Morning
| length2 = 3:34
| lyrics2 = Kandikonda
| extra2 = Kousalya
| title3 = Andamaina Aasa Undi
| length3 = 4:10
| lyrics3 = Kandikonda
| extra3 = Chakri, Malavika
| title4 = Ye Face Choosina
| length4 = 3:23
| lyrics4 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| extra4 = Chakri
| title5 = Mounam Prema
| length5 = 4:22
| lyrics5 = Anantha Sriram
| extra5 = Chakri, Pranavi
| title6 = Vinna Vinna
| length6 = 4:17
| lyrics6 = Anantha Sriram
| extra6 = Chakri, Pranavi
| total_length = 23:54
}}
Reception
A critic from The Hindu wrote that the film was "As boring as sitting through a tax seminar".{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mayagadu-it-doesnt-cast-a-spell/article2233203.ece|title=Mayagadu: It doesn't cast a spell|work=The Hindu|date=16 July 2011|last=Chowdhury|first=Y. Sunitha|access-date=21 December 2022|archive-date=21 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221050352/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mayagadu-it-doesnt-cast-a-spell/article2233203.ece|url-status=live}}
References
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