Mogudu

About the film

Mogudu (transl. Husband) is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by Nallamalapu Srinivas (Bujji) on Lakshmi Narasimha Productions banner and directed by Krishna Vamsi. It stars Gopichand and Taapsee Pannu with Rajendra Prasad and Roja in supporting roles with music composed by Babu Shankar as his debut. The film recorded as utter flop at box office. The film is all about how a man truly becomes husband when he understands his wife and wins her love. The film released on 4 November 2011.

Plot

Bujji (Gopichand) is the only son of wealthy and influential farmer Anjaneya Prasad (Rajendra Prasad). The family is well knit together and has strong values and attachments. Bujji comes across Raja Rajeshwari (Taapsee) in unexpected circumstances and falls in love with her. Raja is the daughter of a powerful politician Chamundeshwari (Roja) and Shankar Rao (Naresh). The families agree to the marriage and everything seems to go smoothly.

After the marriage, Prasad asks Raja to grab the gowri devi idol and get in to the car which Raja's maternal grandmother refused to due to some bad omens may happen. But Chamundeshwari's assumption of Bujji might break it off with Raja creates a fight between the families. Prasad's second son-in-law grabs the idol. Seeing this, Chamundeshwari slaps him. In shock, Prasad slaps Chamundeshwari. In return, Chamundeshwari Slaps him with her slipper leaving everyone in shock. But Bujji enters the scenario and slaps Chamundeshwari where Raja slaps him for beating her mother. Raja, starts to cry and throws her Mangala sutra on Bujji's face leaving everyone astonished.

The next day, Raja's Maternal Uncle (Ahuti Prasad ) visits their house and gets to know what happened. He goes to Bujji's house and forces him to sign for the divorce. though Bujji refuses, he was forced to sign. Raja after seeing the divorce papers in police station leaves her heartbroken and she signs and leaves the place.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Babu Shankar. Music was released on Aditya Music. The audio was launched at Rock Heights, Hyderabad, for which several film stars attended. D. Suresh Babu unveiled the logo of the film. Rajendra Prasad released the first look trailer of the flick. NTR unveiled the audio CD and presented the first album to V. V. Vinayak.

Critical reception

Oneindia.in stated "Mogudu is a film that shows the values of a joint family, friendship, responsibility, love, and affection etc. Krishna Vamsi succeeds partly in his mission. The trademark Krishna Vamsi style and magic is missing in the film. The movie may appeal family audience. Mogudu is a mixed bag and the fans of Krishna Vamsi will not be fully satisfied with it". Rediff which gave a two stars said "Krishnavamsi's fascination for the family and for tradition is given full play in the film. The decibel levels are high: everyone is either shouting, screaming or hitting everyone else. Dialogues are tacky and it's all just one big high-voltage melodrama. On the whole, a disappointing film. NDTV said "The film is just an above average fare. It is a disappointment for the director's ardent fans who expect much from his films. However praised the lead performances, saying "Gopi Chand looks stylish in his designer wear. He is good in action sequences and shows his talent as a performer. But, it is Rajendra Prasad who steals the show with his stellar performance".

Deepa Garimella of fullhyd.com praised the film's screenplay and the casting but said that the movie is a "disappointing, unfulfilling anecdote of a newly-wed husband and a wife dealing with an unpleasant family fracas", rating it 5 out of 10.

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